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The Idiot’s Guide to Cycling Training Part 1
Part 1 – Consistency One of the most underestimated elements of getting fit is a very simple, turning up day in, day out. Being consistent is like regular savings into an investment every month, it doesn’t look much to begin with and then all of a sudden it’s a considerable sum and the effect of compounding over time makes a huge impact. Training in itself is a fairly simple construct with 3 different levers that we can pull in order to see some kind of training response, th

John Stirzaker
Jun 196 min read


Getting Wintered Part 3
Winter Training Considerations Base Training At last, we can start to train, it’s tempting to just jump on Zwift, start racing and imagine that will set you up for the season. Think of your fitness like a pyramid with your race condition the capstone right at the top. When the pharaohs built them, they wanted their monuments as tall as possible which meant having the widest possible base and there was a plan where each stone would go. So, your base fitness and aerobic cond

John Stirzaker
Nov 8, 20233 min read


Getting Wintered Part 2
Human-First When we think about “getting fit” and “training” we instantly think about the ways that we can get fit by doing an activity,...

John Stirzaker
Oct 13, 20233 min read


Getting Wintered Part 1
Since we started our journey as a new coaching business, we’ve adopted the latest scientific research and methods gleaned from many...

John Stirzaker
Oct 13, 20232 min read
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