Professional cycling coach. NCCP Comp Dev. PMBIA lvl 2 Air certified.
Horseshoe Valley, Ontario
Joined March 2009
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A common consulting theme is athletes hitting the gym hard but not seeing any measurable improvements in their top end(sprint power) and wondering why. It's often the on the bike sprint training portion that is missing.
Spring in Toronto is wild, it's a full blizzard right now 3 to 4 cm of snow possible , but will be 20 degrees tomorrow.
I'll say it again, fit is fit, OFFSA Cross Country Ski results, 3 out of top 8, (150+ total) are multisport athletes with a cycling focus. XC skiers always come out of winter with big fitness, and a freshness on the bike that is tough to beat.
Annual FTP ramp test rant : Ramp test "FTP" result 239w, at a 97% effort cause at 100% I pass out and am useless the rest of the day and I told my partner I'd stop going that hard. So if I really went to 99% closer to 245w. 🧵
If you want to use a ramp test to narrow down an FTP setting that's fine, but TEST that result, I would caution against blindly set it and base everything off of it.
Watch the start of the elite mens race, looked at my phone for 30 seconds, look back up and MVDP already has a 15 second lead, next level
Follow up to my last thread. Todays FB page lurking. Incomplete workout on "insert online platform here". Yes there can be a mental component to not finishing a challenging workout but there is also another common reason.
FTP up to max power is HIGHLY individual, meaning two riders, same weight, same health, same nutrition. Can have very different zones above FTP, based on their specific power curves.
Advice for the new year: Hiring a private coach is a large investment and commitment, no argument there. For all the folks who are training for an event or large challenge, and leaning on online platforms and podcasts to self-train/coach and keep their budgets tight. 🧵
To have an experienced coach hear your story, look at your training plan, look at your training history and answer your questions, I believe is pretty invaluable. I'm not sure what others charge, mine are 50 bucks, others are likely more or less.