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Mastering Time Trials: Optimizing Your Time Trial Bike
In the world of time trials, optimizing your time trial bike setup can help you go faster on the bike.. From bike position to the drive...

Philip Hayes
Dec 6, 20232 min read


Is Your Tire Choice Slowing You Down?
Choosing the right tire can significantly impact your race day performance. Many athletes underestimate how much the right tire can...

Philip Hayes
Oct 16, 20233 min read


To Eat or Not to Eat, That is the Question?
What should I eat before training?
A common question from athletes.

Philip Hayes
Jun 16, 20212 min read


Avoid GI Issues: How to Fuel Racing and Training
One of the toughest challenges faced by athletes is determining what to consume during exercise. There is so much information out there....

Philip Hayes
May 28, 20216 min read


Reflexive Performance Reset
Every now and again you come across something that really blows your mind. The Reflexive Performance Reset (RPR) is a system of...

Philip Hayes
Feb 5, 20212 min read


What is the Aerobic Threshold?
The Aerobic Threshold (AeT) is an important ceiling for endurance athletes. It marks the uppermost exercise limit before when energy is domi

Philip Hayes
Dec 17, 20203 min read


FatMax, What is it and how do you train it?
Fat combustion is the bottleneck of endurance performance in sports like running and triathlon. You can create strategies to increase your e

Philip Hayes
Nov 20, 20203 min read


What's Important?
Today one of the biggest issues athletes face is time. Maintaining a balance between family, work and training can be challenging. With limi

Philip Hayes
Nov 11, 20205 min read


Make Zwift Sessions More Interesting
Nowhere to hide: use indoor trainer sessions can be a great way to boost your bike performance.

Philip Hayes
Nov 6, 20205 min read


Nutrition: Racing and Training
One of the toughest challenges faced by athletes is determining what to consume during exercise. Selecting a nutrition strategy tends to...

Philip Hayes
Jun 21, 20205 min read


Nutrition: Some Basics
Nutritional requirements during training and racing tend to be a lot different. Determining what works for you tends to be a little bit...

Philip Hayes
Jun 21, 20202 min read


FTP Testing Tips
FTP testing is one of if not the most common benchmarks in cycling. It usually involves a 20 to 30min time trial and then you take a % of...

Philip Hayes
Jun 17, 20202 min read


Zone 2 Training: What's the Big Deal?
Why Zone 2? Nearly all athletes training towards a specific goal follow some form of structured training. Training is spread out using...

Philip Hayes
Jun 7, 20203 min read


The Female Athlete and the Menstrual Cycle
This article is a brief overview of the female menstrual cycle and endurance sports. In this piece the aim is to discuss the stages of...

Philip Hayes
Apr 16, 20204 min read


Them Zones, Them Zones Need.......
Training zones are widely used by most athletes to control training intensity. Sometimes we take them in blind faith and follow a...

Philip Hayes
Mar 9, 20203 min read


What happens when we train
Training zones are designed to help athletes control the intensity of training. What we sometimes lose sight of is the bodies...

Philip Hayes
Mar 2, 20203 min read


Training zones what are they and why do we use them?
Training zones are widely used. They are used to determine and guide training intensities in order to illicit training adaptions in the body

Philip Hayes
Feb 28, 20203 min read


The Off Season: Time for Reflection
It’s the end of the season, particularly in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s a time to take a bit of a break, recharge the batteries and a...

Philip Hayes
Nov 21, 20194 min read


Watch Setup: Power
SETTING UP YOUR WATCH Now that you have the basic concepts when using power (see here) it’s time to set up your watch for training and...

Philip Hayes
Sep 11, 20192 min read


BUT I BURN OVER 9000 CALS: REPLENISHMENT VS. REPLACEMENT
Nutrition and endurance sports can be a little over complicated at times. Magic nutritional strategies/formulas are created trying to...

Philip Hayes
Jun 14, 20193 min read
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