So you finished a hard block of training and you are scheduled for a much needed recovery week. So now what... For me recovery isn’t just sitting on the coach doing nothing. Here’s my approach! 1. Active Recovery: I prefer low-effort workouts to total rest to get blood circulating and reduce inflammation so I’m primed for your next ride. For me if I’m on the bike I will do about 100w. This is letting-your-grandmother-beat-you easy. And you don’t have to limit yourself t

Ever wonder what it takes to be a team leader for the Tour De France. Let's take a step back, what does it take to be a domestique or team worker at the Tour De France? This is a great article by Andrew Hood. Read Article:

As a coach, I'm a huge proponent of base miles and at ZBT I've developed a number of tests to help determine how developed your base aerobic system is without spending thousands of dollars in the lab. I assumed that since I was a Cat 1 getting good results that I had a good base fitness, boy was I wrong. The follow article by VeloNews talks more in depth about the importance of base training and how much a successful cat 1 was able to improve by focusing on his base fitness