Power Plus+ Cycling

Interesting.........doesn’t appear to be a consensus about how to approach base layers in hot weather. I’m in the camp of using a jersey that’s designed with very hot temperatures in mind and no base layer. How about you?

Should you still wear a base layer in the summer? Should you wear a base layer under your jersey in summer as well as winter? We quiz the experts – and start a heated debate

Just change “swimmers” to “cyclists” (or runners or triathletes...). A really informative article for anyone looking to move away from animal based proteins but worried about impact on performance. Lots of associated nutrition benefits by moving to plant based also - complete vitamin complexes for one (whole - ie all the vitamers for the particular vitamin).

5 Plant-Based Protein Alternatives for Swimmers Protein intake is critical for swimmers. Here are five plant-based protein options that can serve as a replacement for meat.

Yesterday’s interval workout. Russian steps and a pyramid up to FTP / VO2 Max + levels. Yielded a pretty classic “polarized training” profile with less than 10% of the time spent in that “junk” zone, zone 3, with the bulk of the time in zones 4, 5 and 6 and recovery zones 1 and 2. The term “junk miles” referring to Zone 3 is curious to me - I totally get this terminology for racing cyclists as much of a race is spent in either the very high end of recovery / cruising in the bunch. But I’m thinking for triathletes Z3 and low Z4 efforts are by far the norm so not junk at all. What do you guys think? Which zones do you spend most of your training time in?