Question Hi Guys – quick question for you. I have a race next Sunday (Oly Tri distance) and was just wondering if you had any suggestions for workouts next week to let me recover enough but still stay sharp – been riding a lot outside and my legs probably wouldnt thank me for a usual…
How to Put out more Power using Heat Acclimation
Oppressive heat bringing down your power numbers and race results? Do you feel sapped of energy and can’t put it in top gear when temperatures reach 32°C/90°F? A recent study from the University of Oregon, Eugene might have the key to bring your performance back to par. Researchers took twelve trained cyclists and performed VO2max, time…
Workout Page Update
We’ve been quiet lately because we’ve been working on more long term projects to set us up for some really cool stuff. Workouts Today, we’re releasing an update to the workouts page. It allows filtering every which way and should make it much easier to find the workout you want. Want to find long threshold…
Initial Outdoor Workout Testing
We plan on letting you download some of our workouts to your Garmins in order to get some structured workouts outside. I recently did the 8 minute test and Picket Guard (5×12 min Over/Under) outside. Here’s what I found. I’d like some feedback from you guys. 8 Minute Test The 8 minute test was a…
Blueberry Protein Smoothie
I just made this thing for lunch and I’d thought I’d share it will all of you. Ingredients 8 oz soy milk (or regular milk) 2 large spoon fulls ricotta cheese 3 large spoon fulls Greek yogurt One handful of spinach (about the amount of a small salad) One handful of frozen blueberries (your fingers will go purple) Combine…
Ask Chad – Racing in Early Base
This is the third post in a new series where Chad answers training questions. This question came in through support@trainerroad.com Hi Nate/Reid, I intend to start Sunday morning club (road) racing but I was wondering what would be the best way to integrate a Sunday race into the Early Base:Foundation, form & Base plan etc.?…
I Quit My Job!
Who’s coming with me?! It’s time to put the work in that TrainerRoad deserves. I gave my 4 week notice at my day job today. I’ll be working full time on TrainerRoad starting March 3rd. It’s a very exciting (and scary) time for my family. I’m taking a bit of a pay cut to really…
Three New Workouts – 2×20 SST and Endurance
We’ve just added three new workouts to the feed. They were suggested by users at http://support.trainerroad.com/forums/20356951-suggest-a-workout Eichorn This is a classic. 2×20 minutes with 5 minutes rest between intervals. We give you a little warm up to wake up the legs then you get to do the work. The first interval is at 89% FTP. The…
Kurt Kinetic Power Curve – VirtualPower
This is the first post in a series where we’ll start to look closer at the power curves of certain trainers. Today, we’re going to check out the Kurt Kinetic fluid trainers. There’s four models that I know of. Kurt Kinetic Road Machine (blue – 3lbs fly wheel – not manufactured anymore) Kurt Kinetic Road…
Beta Ending Soon
This is probably news that some of you don’t want to hear, but we are close to leaving beta. We’ll send out an e-mail with advanced notice about pricing and when we’ll shut down free access. Don’t worry, it’s not that bad. You can ride TrainerRoad for 15-20 years before you spend the same amount…