Question: In your last column, you gave advice on buying a power meter to use for training on the mountain bike as well as how to set up training zones. Is training with a power meter similar to training with … (read more)
Question: What is the most important ability to work on for endurance racing? What is the focus for training and why? Answer: This is the second part of our discussion on important abilities to train for various mountain bike race … (read more)
Question: After having a couple months off from structured training, I now am starting to get back at it. My season starts in April with mostly XC races and some endurance races later in the year. What should my first … (read more)
Question: I’m a Cat1, 40+ racer. Now that it is the off-season and daylight is dwindling, what is the ‘minimum’ amount of riding/training, I can do in a week without suffering too much fitness loss? Should I still be doing … (read more)
Question: Now that it’s the off season, I’m thinking about what changes I can make to have a better race season next year and not just in terms of specific interval training. I found that I am getting fatigued too … (read more)
Question: I want to start training and racing with a power meter on my mountain bike. What do you recommend for a power meter and how do I establish my training zones using the power meter? Will I need a separate … (read more)
As mountain bike racing becomes more diversified it has become increasingly more difficult to excel at multiple disciplines throughout the course of a season. So we asked elite Carmichael Training Systems coach Andy Applegate to break down four of our … (read more)
Question: “A month out from the beginning of my race season as an expert/open rider focusing mostly on XC and some 50miler/100k races, what should I be aiming to achieve in my workouts?” Answer: Sounds like you are in for a … (read more)
Question: My race season is stacked with great races early on that I want to do but it would mean racing 9-10 weekends in a row. Is that doable or just stupid? If I do race that many weekends in … (read more)
Question: I work four 10 hour days, Mon-Thursday, and find it hard to get good workouts in on my work days. How can I structure a training plan to get me race ready for XC and 50 miler races next season? … (read more)