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Jun 19
4 min

Heart rate zones

Let’s start with the main reasons to use training zones. By using a power meter and/or heart rate monitor you can specify your workout.

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Mark Turnbull

Jun 19
4 min

How cyclists can increase pain tolerance

Suffering paves the path to victory in the sport of cycling. But everyone’s tolerance for pain is different.

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Mark Turnbull

Jun 19
4 min

The basics of training

Before you start exercising vigorously, there might be some basics you should familiarize yourself with.

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Mark Turnbull

Jun 5
8 min

Fitness Components and Human Physiology

To prescribe the correct variables (reps, intensity, rest etc) to suit our goals and abilities you need to consider how the fitness compo...

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Mark Turnbull

May 29
4 min

Why you might be overthinking anaerobic threshold / FTP Sebastian Weber - INSCYD

How many times have you looked at your power meter or heart rate monitor and wondered if you were going too far above your threshold? Alt...

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Mark Turnbull

May 13
4 min

IS ERG MODE KILLING YOUR TRAINING?

With the advent of the smart-trainer, indoor turbo sessions have made a massive leap into the 21st century. In addition to allowing you to c

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Mark Turnbull

Apr 15
2 min

What is the guide for optimal nutrition during my indoor training program?

During the COVID-19 lock-down the majority of cyclists I coach have switched to an indoor training program.

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Mark Turnbull

Apr 7
3 min

Gaining maximal results with polarised cycling training

As a cycling coach, during the COVID-19 quarantine many cyclists find themselves searching the internet for training advice.

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Mark Turnbull

Apr 3
3 min

6 Tips to stay active during quarantine

I’m sure many of you are feeling some mixed emotions during the quarantine, and are unsure how to stay on track toward your training goals.

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Mark Turnbull

Mar 24
3 min

A high VO2max alone is not good enough!

Swedish cyclist Hannes Bergström Frisk turned professional in June 2018, at the age of 23.

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Mark Turnbull

Mar 24
1 min

Do you need to adjust your power zones for indoor training?

With the imposed quarantine you are riding the smart trainer more than normal and you may have noticed that indoor wattage can be different.

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Mark Turnbull

Mar 23
2 min

Variables to consider with indoor riding

As it looks like we'll all be spending a great deal on time on the indoor trainer over the next few weeks (months)

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Mark Turnbull

Mar 10
3 min

The importance of a good warm-up

You see more and more cyclists warm-up before events on a stationary trainer. A good warm-up should not only spin the legs but include some

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Mark Turnbull

Feb 28
4 min

VO2max - the size of the engine

In the endurance world, there’s always a lot of bragging about personal data, performances and numbers. A classic question that often comes

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 24
25 min

Comparison of Short-Sprint and Heavy Strength Training on Cycling Performance

To compare the effects of short-sprint training (SST) and heavy-strength training (HST) following a 4-week strength-training period on sprin

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 24
3 min

Relationship between training load of professional cyclists during training and racing

A high energy demand is required for training and racing in road cycling. On a daily basis, road cyclists are exposed to several stress fact

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 24
4 min

Relation between Critical Power and Functional Threshold Power - Karsten

Critical power (CP) provides a valid and reliable testing method (1) to monitor changes in endurance fitness

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 24
3 min

Power distribution, properties during the preparation period of professional cyclists

Athletic training improves exercise performance and modifies body composition. The influence of training volume and intensity during the gen

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 24
2 min

Different types of HIIT training

If you’re new to high intensity interval training (HIIT), it may appear to be a bit daunting at first glance. Which strategy do you apply t

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 24
3 min

Functional threshold power in cyclists: validity of the concept and physiological responses

Functional threshold power (FTP60) is the highest power that a cyclist can maintain in a quasi-steady state for approximately one hour witho

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 17
4 min

Lactate and Performance

Lactate is the byproduct of glucose utilization by muscle cells. The higher the glucose flux into the cell, the higher the lactate productio

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 16
11 min

Training periodisation across the year

Traditional periodisation always has base, preparatory, specialisation phases with subsets of each. As we advance as coaches training stra

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 9
4 min

How to improve pedaling efficiency

Cycling is technically not a very complicated sport. In essence, cycling is one of the few truly cyclical sports that exist, which actually

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Mark Turnbull

Jan 9
4 min

The Valverde example; getting older and better

As you get older you lose muscle mass as a person, both the volume and the number of muscle fibers clearly decrease. The muscles also lose

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