Coach's Corner

  • Flowy FTP

    Flowy FTP

    Flowy FTP"...your heart, blood and intuition are telling you what to do, listen in." Cyclist or runner, most of us use a marker to judge the intensity of our workout....
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  • Legs or Lungs?

    What is your limiting factor? Think back to your last interval workout or long effort. What was most fatigued when you finished? Where your legs burning or where you out...
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  • Polarized vs Sweet-spot Training

    By Selina Campbell, PhD Polarized model vs a Sweet-spot/threshold model I often get asked when it comes to training, which way is better - Polarized model or a Sweet-spot/threshold model.I...
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  • The Power of the Pack

    Training with others have been proven over and over again to yield better results for the majority of people. Not only does it push you just that little bit harder...
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  • One Rest Day or Two?

    One Rest day or Two? Recently, Campagnolo, the famous Italian part manufacturer, wrote a short blog on what professional riders do on a rest day while competing in the Giro...
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  • Slow it Down...even more

    A few weeks ago, a few of us at TCR took at Professional Mountain Bike Course for Instructors (PMBIA). We did it to add some credibility to our upcoming camps...
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  • From the Rink to Denali

    From the Rink to Denali! By Coach Cory. One of my favourite jobs at TCR is helping people get information that is specific to them. Over the years, I have...
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  • Systems vs Goals

    By Coach Selina & Cory. We have been taught for so long that to ‘improve’ our lives, to make changes in a positive direction, we need to set ourselves goals....
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  • Periodization

    Periodization

    Periodizaton - are you doing it? The cornerstone of Kinesiology and life-balance. Knowing and planning how to schedule pressure with rejuvenation. Pressure and stress are good. It's how we cause...
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