Since summer isn’t going out without a fight, we are going to drop our main tips and strategies for dealing with extreme heat and humidity. The topic has been swirling the web it seems, and we think we might know a thing or two about a thing or two on this one since we live […]
Coaches on Couches Ep. 55 – How To Dominate Hills – A Cycling Guide To Billygoat Status
For those of you who curse, fear, or soil yourself over a bump in the road, we cover our entire guide for improving your climbing ability. A blueprint for hill domination so to speak. The 4 major keys to making these improvements are: 1. Practice 2. Optimizing Technique and Efficiency (this is where we spend […]
Coaches on Couches Ep. 54 – Taper Like a Boss and Manage Taper Insanity
It never fails that within a “tapering period” (we are not big fans of the term), a lot of athletes lose their ever lovin’ minds! They just can’t handle changes in volume, plan poorly, freak out, and make stupid mistakes that affect their race performance. NOT YOU! WHY? Because on this episode we are going […]
Coaches on Couches Ep.53 – The Golden Rules of Bike Racing As a Team
If you race your bike with a group of other people in the same clothing as you, be it a road race, criterium, or on gravel, there are a set of commandments thou shalt follow 95% of the time to insure you all race as a team. Why? A team is stronger than any one […]
Coaches on Couches Ep. 52 – You Had a Bad Day…Let’s Deal With It!
Guess what? Stuff happens. As a triathlete, cyclist, or runner, if you swim, bike, and/or run fairly often, you are going to have some bad days here and there. Some that are out of your control and some that you could have prevented. It’s inevitable. Happens to the best in the world, and the newbie […]