Don’t be fooled by the title of this blog, Darren does NOT spend the next 300 words talking specifically about long jumping in a blog about cycling, but rather discusses how to improve many aspects of sport performance by including cycle training in your preparation for those sports.
From saddle soreness to the infamous numb bum, there are a number of minor drawbacks when choosing a bike for your fitness needs. Darren Lee walks us through a few basic stretches that he includes after every ride to avoid any discomfort.
Whether it’s a two-week planned holiday to the beach or moderate respiratory infection, there is nothing worse than seeing your hard-fought gains fading away because of everyday situations. Karyn Silenzi assures us that these setbacks are temporary and occur at various rates.
You may, or may not, be so familiar with the term FTP, so Darren Lee is here to dive deep into what FTP is… and isn’t! Darren explains FTP in the way it should be used and how you can get the most out of using FTP as a training metric.
Darren Lee talks about the dark side of social media fitness influencers and the importance of knowledge when talking about fitness and health.
Darren Lee walks us through why we use the metric data point unique to CicloZone that we call CicloZone Output Level % (COL%)
Darren Lee talks us through his top exercises one should be doing to improve their cycling.
Scott Davies talks about he got introduced to CicloZone through a virtual spin class and how he is now so addicted to it that he has invested in a new bike!
After a significant drop in fitness, Gareth Winter restarts his fitness journey and advises others that it is never to late to hit reset and reinvent yourself
Karyn Silenzi explains how Watts/kilo is a great equaliser that provides a standardised metric to compare riders of different body composition to one another.
