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A high power to weight in cycling will not win you the race.
By Stephen Gallagher, Ex Professional Cyclist and Co-Director of Forme Coaching. As a coach and a rider I fully understand the importance of the science of training and the necessity to concentrate on your functional threshold power (FTP), Vo2max, and...
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The Secret to Successful Training For Cyclists and Triathletes.
By Stephen Barrett MSc, CSCS, Coach Scheduling training for cyclists and triathletes can be a very complex matter. Depending on who writes your program you may have specific workouts scheduled anything from a day and sometimes up to 3 months in...
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Confidence, where has it gone?
By Stephen Gallagher March is often a time of year when the excitement of racing is at its highest and the anticipation of how winter training and its fruits against your fellow peers arrives. But this can also be a...
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Training Insanity is No Longer
By John Madden Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. Albert Einstein I have been beating myself up and down the roads for some years now. My face twisted and body bent against the...
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The Magic Equation for ‘Making It’ on the Bike
By Stephen Gallagher We often ask and hear reasons why someone has ‘made it’ or not in cycling. Many times these questions are left unanswered or put down to suggestions such as…he didn’t have the hunger, he was burnt out, he didn’t...
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Dan Fleeman gives key advice on Climbing.
Someone once asked Robert Millar’s advice on climbing – his response was typical of the man; ‘Ride hills, lots.’ For some people climbing hills comes easily, almost second nature, for others it can be more of a struggle, but we...
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Confessions of frustration on how to train.
By Stephen Gallagher Training?…do we really know what this means or what we are doing? Is it the case training is just what we call exercising? In my eye training is progressing, getting better in whatever aspect you are aiming...
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Is Cycling a Lifestyle Choice?
Today at Forme Coaching central we reflected on the initial few months of the business. What a rollercoaster ride it has been so far. Many have signed up to coaching packages, already changing how they eat after nutrition consultations with...
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Why use a power meter as a training aid? by Dan Fleeman
There are many reasons to use a power meter but the main ones that come to my mind are listed below: • Getting to know yourself, what are your strengths, what are you weaknesses and what needs improving are...
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Welcome to Forme Coaching
Woohoo! Welcome to Forme Coaching. A totally amazing concept in cycling coaching!! I think it was one morning in May driving to my work in Belfast (the big smoke in Northern Ireland!) and en route I was leaving Stephen to...
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