When riding at a low cadence the muscle needs to generate more force to turn the pedals due to the greater resistance. By training at a low cadence we can do specific strength training whilst on the bike. This is great for all cyclists including triathletes and mountain bikers.
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Saturday Swim Session: Drills & Technique to Enhance Your Swimming
If you can improve your efficiency you will swim faster and longer more easily. This session utilises Drills to improve your efficiency and is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer Ocean Swims.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Drills & Technique to Enhance Your SwimmingFriday Fartlek Run: Joe Friel’s Marathon Test Set
Joe Friel uses this session every 4-6 weeks for his athletes to test their marathon fitness. Outside of testing it provides a really great training stimulus to develop your speed. It is perfect for both full and half marathon runners and triathletes alike.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Joe Friel’s Marathon Test SetWednesday Windtrainer Workout: Bike Radar’s Pyramid Scheme
The ability to ride at and sustain threshold intensity will give you an advantage over your competitors and this session develops that physiological trait. This is great for all cyclists including triathletes and mountain bikers.
View More Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: Bike Radar’s Pyramid SchemeSaturday Swim Session: Swim Golf to Improve Your Efficiency
If you can improve your efficiency you will swim faster and longer more easily. This session utilises Swim Golf to improve your efficiency and is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer Ocean Swims.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Swim Golf to Improve Your EfficiencyFriday Fartlek Run: 30min Time Trial
I utilise this session mainly with Ultra- and Trail runners where I measure their intensity with Heart Rate. Although the purpose of this session is to assess their fitness, it also provides a great training stimulus and can be used for success with all runners including triathletes.
View More Friday Fartlek Run: 30min Time TrialWednesday Windtrainer Workout: Bike Radar’s Into the RED
The ability to ride at or above threshold intensity will give you an advantage over your competitors and this session develops that physiological trait. This is great for all cyclists including triathletes and mountain bikers.
View More Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: Bike Radar’s Into the REDSaturday Swim Session: Mixing In Other Strokes
Incorporating a range of strokes into your swimming will help you develop the feel for the water, making you more effective with your freestyle. This session is perfect for Ironman and Olympic distance triathletes or people doing longer Ocean Swims.
View More Saturday Swim Session: Mixing In Other StrokesFriday Fartlek Run: Andrew Simmons’ Pyramid 2
This session is great to improve speed for runners over 5-10km as well as half and full marathon distances. It is perfect for both runners and…
View More Friday Fartlek Run: Andrew Simmons’ Pyramid 2Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: Bike Radar’s Boost Your Pace
The ability to ride at or above threshold intensity will give you an advantage over your competitors and this session develops that physiological trait. This is great for all cyclists including triathletes and mountain bikers.
View More Wednesday Windtrainer Workout: Bike Radar’s Boost Your Pace