8 Worst Race Day Nutrition Errors
It is incredibly easy to mess up your race day nutrition. The typical advice you read online (e.g. 120g/hr–144g/hr carbs) is very unrealistic for most people and often influenced by …
How did we get Warm-Ups so Wrong?
local_fire_department The Warm-Up Myth Science says everything you believe about warm-ups is probably incorrect 🙈 Why do cyclists love warm-ups so much? Well let’s start with some non-specific claims about …
Myths about Fat Oxidation and Exercise (aka is it time to forget about FatMax)?
Carbohydrates in their base form glucose or glycogen (in the muscles) can be turned into ATP very quickly, but you only get 2 molecules of ATP per glucose molecule. Therefore …
How *not* to do a roll down test to find your best tyre CRR
Why this roll-down test quickly went downhill David Arthur of cycling weekly recently did a roll down on youtube. It was a pretty nice attempt at face value and it …
The Magic of Interval Training (HIT or HIIT)
Just how good is high Intensity interval training compared to other types of exercise? Name a fitness trend. Chances are you will mention HIIT training. High intensity interval training (HIIT) …
Sweetspot or Sourspot?
Is sweetspot really the best training method for 99%? Sometimes you can be wrong without even knowing it. You might believe in something 100% and your friends might believe it …
Is FTP physiologically real…or does it exist only in Coggan’s imagination? (updated 2022)
Background Everyone has an opinion on FTP, their own FTP, your FTP, my FTP, their dog’s FTP. There is no denying that FTP has been a success in the sense …