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Structured workouts: indoors or outdoors?
Just because a workout has a structured workout file attached doesn't mean you can't take that ride outdoors.

Sans Chaine
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Tired legs: you should still start your workout
Managed fatigue is part of the training process. Don't just pull the plug, hop on and give your workout a shot before making a decision.

Andrew Randell
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Adjusting the cadence in a workout: work on the edge of your comfort zone
Adjust the cadence targets in the workouts to make them more your own.

Sans Chaine
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You can't always chase the watts: how Marc changed his riding
Not every ride can be a yardstick to check in on your training. We need to enjoy our training, enjoy the rhythm and experience of it.

Sans Chaine
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Zwift: using your structured workout vs riding on a course
There are several ways of running your Zwift workout, each with its benefits.

Sans Chaine
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Checking in on your systems
We need to check-in periodically to keep an eye on how our aerobic and anaerobic systems relate to one another.

Sans Chaine
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Should you progress your VO2 workouts?
We want to personalize the training program as much as possbile. A little analysis on your VO2 workouts will help you make it your own.

Sans Chaine
3 min read
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Using heart rate and power: how do they relate?
Adding in a heart rate component to your training is important, but it can be confusing. Your power and heart zones may not align.

Sans Chaine
3 min read
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Fuelling podcast: eating for your workout
The science and practical application of eating for your workout. No one diet fits your needs, it depends on the workout.

Sans Chaine
1 min read
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Manage your warm-up based on how you feel
You aren't going to feel amazing every day but it is important to try. Manage your warm-up by feel, you may end up having an amazing ride.

Sans Chaine
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Training Peaks: our three metrics power, heart rate, cadence and how to look at them in a workout
Three metrics define how to do a workout: power, heart rate and cadence. Take a closer look at your workouts in Training Peaks.

Sans Chaine
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Fuelling your VO2 block
When doing hard work there is a direct correlation between sugar in and watts out.

Sans Chaine
2 min read
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Training Peaks: editing the structured workout to make it your own
Editing the structured workout is easy.

Sans Chaine
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Training hours: you can always add time at endurance
You can always add time at your endurance pace. Cycling is a sport that rewards time spent training, just be sure it doesn't fatigue you.

Sans Chaine
1 min read
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The workouts don't change: who you are as a rider changes how you should do the workouts
Each ride has unique physical characteristics. Let’s look at how different types of rides might approach the same workout.

Sans Chaine
6 min read
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How and why to do your tempo
Pushing the watts when a ride is hard is great. First though you have to get to that point in the ride and have the energy left to push

Sans Chaine
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Threshold is racing
You might not think so but if you are riding at threshold it is like racing.

Sans Chaine
1 min read
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Training Peaks: creating a lap to help analyze your data
Some times you need to create a lap manually so you can look at a specific part of your ride data.

Sans Chaine
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Managing your data files in Training Peaks
On occassion you will have to manage where your data files ends up on Training Peaks.

Sans Chaine
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Determining FTP: a brief history of FTP and how to do it the Sans Chaine way
For many FTP has become the primary measure of a cyclist’s ability but no one number can define a rider. Determine FTP the Sans Chaine way.

Sans Chaine
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