Yoga: Chest openers for cyclists – Bike Magazine Australia

By  Kylie Terraluna  Photos Jamie Cleary Yoga’s chest opening postures are designed to counter balance that ‘hunched-over effect’ cycling has on your body – to realign your posture by stretching you back out again and releasing you from pain. You’ve possibly spent long periods bent over to ride, so it makes sense to hold some … Read more

Peaks Challenge Training Guide – Bike Magazine Australia

The Taper Phase is the most enjoyable. This is the time where you recover from the previous 10-12 weeks of hard training, allowing for adaptation and super-compensation to occur – meaning increased performance! While the main focus for these two weeks is on recovery, it is also important to include a few key ‘hit-out’ sessions. … Read more

Peaks Challenge Training Guide – Bike Magazine Australia

1-1.5hr mainly low intensity. Keep cadence fairly high (90-120rpm). Flat terrain or wind-trainer (little resistance). Use perceived effort rather than heart-rate or power. After at least a 15mins easy warm-up include:  10mins Tempo pace (perceived effort 4/10, solid but not hard) 10mins easy  Then 3x3mins high threshold pace (perceived effort 6-7/10, hard but not flat-out) … Read more

Peaks Challenge Training Guide – Bike Magazine Australia

Remember to use progressive overload when setting up your training program. You will notice that weeks one-three of this program have increasing load. The fourth week is best used for recovery and adaptation, before another overload week, followed by more recovery to finish this six-week training block. It will be important to take this last … Read more