12 years of cycling training advice in 13 minutes

I’ve noticed that as long as I ride my bike five days a week and lift weights one day I constantly get faster

As an adult with a physically active career, finding the time to recover is the hardest part. During my easy weeks or weeks off, I can double my volume and feel more recovered by the end of the week.

If you feel exhausted and want to skip training, then just go for a joyride and enjoy the nature with a recovery ride. No habbits broken, and you still did something. (Of course you should not ride when everything hurts like hell, only when it hurts a little bit :D )

I've heard multiple coaches say that other than nutrition the main thing amateurs get wrong is too high of intensity on endurance rides and too low of intensity for Zone 5+ efforts.

I love that this is becoming so simple.. just get on the bike and ride as much as you can.. sometimes ride really hard if you feel like it, but mostly just ride and you will get better.!😃 I don’t do complicated

Great video. Even though I feel like I knew everything you've said. It is really well summarized and I like how calmly you talk. Probably will get back to this video in a few months.

Very motivating. I'm very consistent and relentless, but videos like yours, and this one in particular, really stokes the fire when times grow monotonous.

really thank you for the video, really some things that i need to hear.

Thank you so much for this knowledge! Really appreciate it! :-)

Great advice, thanks for sharing 👍

This is ON POINT 100% well done

Great content and advice. It makes a lot of sense.

Fantastic video!

Injury is why im riding a bike now! A broken back puts a damper on the 10 mile hikes... Im still working off the weight gain from bedrest.

Like the video and agree with all your points. My performance went to a whole new level when I started doing more elevation work. I sort of use my elevation work in lieu of strength training for the most part. Is there any better terrain to train on than rolling hills? It is like the best interval workout, and you can hit it at an easy pace or an intense pace depending on the day and how you are feeling. My Strava headline on an intense day is "Crushing Hills and Recovering on the Flats". :)

Very solid advice.

Thank you very much, for the great and very well summarized advice's

1. Consistency is/can be boring 2. What if your body for no clear reason suddenly stops recovering as well as previously (maybe even following just the same program which worked quite well the year before), and even easy workouts feels like you have been training hard? Then it´s not so easy to just "follow the program" and keep it consistent. 3. I truly believe in strength training, but I also find that it affects my cycling training negatively as I´m left with sore and or fatigued muscles. Finding the balance between enough and not enough strength training is difficult.

So much truth in what you say. I truly believe it. I'm convinced it's the Consistent miles I put in that allow me to out perform riders many years younger than me even though I ride an old Merida 300 (aluminum) and they All ride bikes much lighter (carbon fiber) with much better components. (I'm 60) Of course there are some whom I will never be able to match, but I can give them a run for their money! Time in the saddle!!! Miles, miles, miles. Great job and thanks for the video. Gene in South Korea

great advice.