By Darcy Brown, Team Brauns.com Athlete
I thought I’d make this first blog entry into a sort of introduction.
For fitness, I race in triathlons. Last year I partnered with Braun’s in support of my trip to the 2011 ITU World Championships in Beijing and was pleased to carry their logo here in Ontario, in the States and of course in China. The support from the store was fantastic and I’m very excited about the emergence of TeamBrauns.com. Read More
By Mark Brouwer
About a year ago I started Speed Factory training. With my Opus bicycle, and my Blackburn fluid trainer, I figured I was set. But as I started training, I realized something: When my trainer was cold, my speed would be quite low, and when it warmed up, my speed would be higher as the resistance changed. At first it didn’t bug me much, but as time went on I wanted to see how much power and fitness I was gaining. The problem was that I couldn’t go by speed, because depending on the temperature, my speed would be different from one time to the next. I wanted an objective standard to go by. Read More
By Winston Endall
To get the most from your time spent on the bike you need to follow a plan. Like any journey it’s hard to get where you want to go without a map. The issue is what should your plan contain. Training for cycling can seem very confusing as the demands are so varying and the workouts to improve a specific skill can be at odds with another energy system.
To go fast you need to train hard and to go long you need to improve the processes in the body that are responsible for aerobic energy turn-over. They aren’t mutually exclusive. You The goal is to end up being able to go the distance of your event as fast as possible. If you an ironman then you need to be fast at a different distance than a mountain biker going 30km. The basis of fitness is the same but the focused event specific work will vary as you get closer to the event. Read More
By Rob Brown
“What is Speed Factory?”
I found myself asking this same question after I started working at Braun’s under the tutelage of Winston Endall. Speed Factory is the name of a group of programs he designed for cyclists of all ages and abilities, from the weekend warrior on up to the competitive triathlete. It encompasses everything from coaching to nutrition to custom bike building to getting the proper fit on your bike (which is way more important than you may think!). The idea behind Speed Factory is to incorporate everything that make you a better rider and have more fun in one program. Read More
By Morten Schmidt, Team Braun’s Rider
Just saw this. Is he mad?
http://www.trainingbible.com/joesblog/2007/01/cleat-position.html
Mad or not, he’s Joe Friel, author of the Bible (The cyclist’s Training Bible)
Incidentally, when Winston at Brauns in Cambridge did my bike fitting last month, he moved my Keo and Eggbeater cleats from pretty much the front most position (under ball of my foot) to as far back as they would go, both MTB and road shoes. Although not as radical as a mid-foot position, it’s going in the same direction, and this change is working out great so far with the road-bike on it’s trainer as well as the cross-bike out on the roads. Read More
If you have a cyclist on your Christmas list or if you are looking to get in better shape yourself then consider getting a pair of snowshoes and poles. Snowshoeing is a great form of crosstraining for the cyclist as it uses a lot of the same muscles and gives you a tremendous cardio load without the pounding of running. Read More
The snow has started. There was a little dusting on the ground this morning. It’s time to move your training indoors which doesn’t work if you don’t have an indoor bike trainer. We have a large selection of trainers with one to fit your budget. In addition to trainers we have trainer accessories including riser blocks, sweat nets and training videos.
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Don’t let yourself lose the fitness you built over the summer. Get started on a winter program and go into next spring in the best shape of your life. Read More
By Winston Endall
If you ask most people where their cycling weakness lies, they will more often than not say hill climbing. Nothing sucks the snap from your legs quicker than a steep uphill grade but nothing is more satisfying than conquering a tough hill. If your goal is better fitness you can’t get a better workout than a ride that hits hill after hill. As a coach, the most common questions I get revolve around how to be stronger on the hills. Read More
If you’ve been around cycling for a while you know how important training with a power meter is to maximize your training time. The problem is price. A bike mounted power meter will set you back at least $1500. To get power measurement at a lower cost, many people opt for a bike trainer with power measurement. The price is right but the trainer doesn’t give you the optimal load. The trainers these are based on are usually magnetic so the resistance doesn’t increase as you increase speed. A fluid trainer has progressive resistance but most aren’t available with a way of measuring power. Read More
By Winston Endall
It’s getting to be that time that most folks move their bikes indoors for at least a few rides a week. Unless you’ve got a good lighting system, by the time you get home from work it’s too dark to ride so mounting your bike in the trainer is the best way to stay in shape over the cold, dark season. Read More
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