How often does your state of mind alter according to the weather outside, who is going to turn up, how well you slept the night before etc…..? I wonder how many people take this into consideration when they decide to execute a pre-planned training session written over a week earlier?
Very rarely if ever is this [...]

Why does it matter?
I never have really paid much attention to this concept, basically because my weight over the years has vary rarely changed. I would always be about 80kg in the off season and then 78kg going into a race.
Back in 2008 in the days when I owned a power meter and my Functional Threshold [...]

G’day guys,
There are lots and lots of different ways to taper for a race and I’ve tried my share of a few and tried a few out on the people I coach. I’ve used a 5 week taper, 3 week taper and 10 day taper and even a reverse taper.
I’ve also had what I thought was the perfect [...]

I get this question quite a bit
“How do I go about improving my bike in the offseason?”
Answer
Between now and your next IM you have a few choices
1. Raise FTP
2. Develop your strength
3. Develop your sustainable power
4. Develop your endurance.
That’s four areas you can focus on and the area you need to focus will depend on [...]

I recently, bought the latest issue of Inside Triathlon, it’s the first tri-magazine I have bought in a long time. What caught my attention was the article on Lance Armstrong and how Chris Carmichael will prepare Lance for Kona. The article also asks some other coaches to give their personal insights as though they were [...]

There seems to be two schools of thought when it comes to high volume and low intensity training as opposed to low volume and high intensity training. Quite frankly I think you need a balance of both. Choosing the appropriate option depends on the event you are training for, the time you have available to [...]

Why it is important to know this term?
Your Functional Threshold Heart Rate (FTHR) or your Functional Threshold Power (FTP) are essential numbers for all athletes and is something that everyone should know.  That includes sprint athletes right up to and including Ironman athletes. Knowing your FTHR is the first step in being able to set [...]