How to Manage Competition Stress
Coach Julie Young explores the science, mental skills, and strategies that help us manage the stress of racing.
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Sport Psychology > Training Concepts
Why Is It So Hard to Go Easy?
You know your workout is supposed to be easy, but you just can’t help dropping the hammer sometimes. A leading neuroscientist lifts the lid on what’s going on in your brain when this happens—and what you can do about it.
Q&A on Annual Training Plans, Race Stress, and Body Image, with Julie Young
We’re joined by coach and athlete Julie Young who helps us field questions on how to build an annual training plan, coping with race stress, and overcoming body image issues.
Training Camps for Time-Crunched Athletes
Just because you have limited time doesn’t mean you can’t create a training plan that involves an overload stimulus. We show you how.
Training in Alignment
How much training is too much? Where is the drop-off in terms of time spent training and race-day results?
The Benefits of Taking an Off Season
Many athletes worry that they will lose fitness if they skip too many days of training. While detraining does occur over time, there are also many benefits to taking a break.
How to Race and Win with the Right Mindset
Mindset in cycling, especially racing, is an important and frequently neglected side of our training. Mindset is often all that separates the best from second best and can be the difference between reaching the podium or finishing a race.