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Be as coachable as possible…
Be as coachable as possible… by Shawn Heidgen, ALP Cycles Coaching I had an idea in mind for this blog post, especially after recent events with a few of my athletes and a conversation I had with Alison (Powers). This led me to google things like, “What makes a Champion,” and various similar topics.  Although […]
Training Sessions to Build Form For Summer – Part 2
[This article originally appeared on Dig Deep Coaching and is a follow-up to a previous article.] We continue on our theme of essential training sessions to maintain your fitness over the summer period and how this is best done when limited to time and wanting to continue the progress after a hard spring building fitness. Coaches […]
Training Sessions To Build Form For Summer – Part 1
[This article originally appeared on Dig Deep Coaching.] We all have ambitions of riding fast this summer and, after a long winter of training, where slow and steady base miles are largely the order of the day to build endurance, now is the time to up the intensity. There’s something for everyone, depending on your […]
Keep going…get ahead of the rest!
by Stephen Gallagher, Dig Deep Coaching Head Coach Vacation, kids off for the summer, demands in work or perhaps reduced motivation for the bike, all can play their part at this time of the year.  This is where the importance of CONSISTENCY comes into play even more so. So you have been committing to getting […]
A High Power to Weight Will Not Win You The Race
by Stephen Gallagher, DigDeep Coaching Head Coach As a coach and rider, I fully understand the importance of the science of training and the necessity to concentrate on your functional threshold power (FTP), Vo2max and sprint etc.  How this directly impacts on your fitness and, in turn, enables you to gain results and performances in […]
How to Balance Racing and Training
by Stephen Gallagher, DigDeep Coaching Head Coach We are entering part of the year when all of our focus is on the first races and how we are going to fare against our peers after a hard winter’s training.  The excitement is part of the anticipation, as the sign on sheet awaits to kick off […]