With the evolution of science and technology and as the ever-increasing number of training tools creep their way into our cycling training lives, many forget about some of the basics such as...

Most of us get nervous, excited, sometimes anxious before racing, after all, you only want to do your very best, and aim to beat previous best results. 

It goes without saying that preparation...

In last week's blog we were talking about sprinters needing to have a greater capacity than just raw power to be competitive in track sprinting. We know that a rider with a lot of raw power is...

Article: Michael Jordan – Physiological Performance Analyst

When Emily and I were first talking about sprinting in track cycling and what makes a person a pure sprinter we almost ended up...

Max Dal Santo has not only represented Australia in weight lifting, he has also coached a number of successful cyclists and helped them to achieve their best results on the bike through structured...

Jordan Kerby became World Champion in the Pursuit, during the last week. He is local to Brisbane where the Track Cycling Academy live, work, coach, write and ride. Cameron Meyer became World...

 ‘It is not surprising that pH regulation adapts to exercise training and that this adaptation is important to performance.’

This sentence comes from Acta Physiologica, a journal...

We had a question come into our coaching program regarding aerobic exercise.

I do talk about it a lot....

The question asked at what percentage of maximum should steady state rides be ridden?

Criteriums are becoming super popular amongst all cyclists - they're the hybrid event that sees track and road riders converge over the 20, 30, 40 minutes plus final few laps. 

If you're a...

I’ve been having conversations with people about higher cadence versus bigger gears in relation to Individual Pursuit performance. This has come from looking at results from our Queensland...