Fitness – Power versus Repeatability
Many of us track our power numbers with an interest in achieving max power output and hitting the #BOOM of [...]
How Zwift is Changing How We Train in the Off-Season
When we look outside to find rain, snow, or traffic-choked roads, many of us head indoors for exercise. The increasing popularity [...]
Preparing for Canadian CX Nationals – power insight
Photo: Steve Morris We were lucky enough to race on the 2018 Canadian National Cyclocross Championships course during a [...]
Xploits: Preparing for – and racing – the 7,390km NorthCape-Tarifa race with Chris Bennett
By Chris Bennett As I lay in the hospital after four hours of facial reconstruction surgery following a [...]
The Demands of Cyclocross and How to Train For Them
The mere mention of cyclocross can make some rider’s heart race with excitement. Usually riders who love a little mud. Or [...]
Hunting Segments with Power
Everyone can agree that achieving new personal records out on the road is one of the things that makes cycling so [...]
Is it time for a mid-season break?
Lately you haven’t had the ‘snap’ you had in the spring. Maybe you’re lacking the motivation to ride and it has [...]
Training Using Xert’s Adaptive Training Advisor – PEZ Cycling News
The Xert Adaptive Training Advisor (XATA) uses advanced analytics to not just model your current fitness, but to individually prescribe workouts [...]
Using Xert before, during and after a Training Camp
Each spring as the sun stays out a little longer and the looming race season closes in many of us are [...]
Sweet Spot, Threshold and Polarized Training … By the Numbers
Researchers, coaches and sports scientists continue to discuss and evaluate various traditional and alternative forms of training, sometimes quite vocally. There [...]