October is upon us, and with it comes the time to start thinking about transitioning from the warm summer months into the cooler autumn season. For many athletes, this transition can be a difficult one.
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Coach Patrick covers one of the most challenging aspects of being an endurance athlete managing fatigue
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Coach Patrick reviews the importance of well-fueled workouts as it relates to your total health and wellness.
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One of the main differences between amateur and professional riders is not the amount of training they do but their quantity and quality of recovery time. When they are not riding, pros will focus 100% on recovery, knowing that is when their bodies adapt and they become stronger. ~ British Cycling If you are a…
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Coach Patrick covers some of the most effective ways to mitigate the costs associated with training in the heat – and still reap all of the benefits.
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Races are happening which means we are traveling again.
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Congratulations. You did it. Two years ago you would’ve laughed at anyone who suggested you could have achieved what you’ve just done. It was epic and quad-shattering. Sleep destroying. Gut-wrenching… literally. You are nothing more than a shell of your former self, with maybe a T-shirt and a medal to show for it. Once you…
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What is a Power Nap A power nap is a 20- to 25-minute break that you take in the middle of your day. The target time is between 12 PM and 3 PM. This consistently lines up with the “slump” that most of us experience. Most athletes try and solve this downtrend with sugar or caffeine. Instead of…
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There’s nothing quite like being in the middle of an adventure and completely running out of gas. Not just figuratively speaking, but literally, nothing left inside the tank. Not only do your legs feel hollow but your arms feel heavy. Your gaze is blank and your mind, well, it’s in trouble too. Maybe you’ve even…
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Bet that llama caught your attention, eh? The llama is our official mascot of RocketBike Camp, in honor of the VLaMax metric that we covered in our first post in this series. Remember, Llama Knows Best! In this next installment of our RocketBike Camp education series, we are covering the concept that we call Peak…
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