Today, it’s cycling and what makes you stronger, faster and more efficient. How do you get there? We get into cycling blocks and why they may or may not be your answer. Do you even have the fitness to attempt one? We look at having a master plan of attack. We talk intervals and intensity and power. We look at “stress buckets” and how you have to reduce one to fill the other. We also get into a nice little nugget toward the end about the Importance of Zone 2 riding and how you can do it more effectively. 

TOPICS: 

• August is Full On Gas
• Alaska - Atmospheric River? 
• Living for experience
• Lake Tahoe memory 
• Decision making and toughness
• Triathlon: A giant puzzle/whack a mole 
• Cycling: General strengths and weaknesses 
• Cycling Blocks 
• Understanding Stress Buckets 
• You need a Master Plan
• Don’t sacrifice just for the sake of it
• In order for a block to work . . . 
• Having enough fitness for it to matter
• You need a big enough cake to make it work
• Ironman is an aerobic event 
• “I just want to hammer it, Coach”
• Fast vs. the ability to hold it 
• Building Aerobic Capacity
• Master where you’re at first
• More is often the mistake
• If we can’t do the small things right, don’t do big things
• The hardest work is getting all your workouts done
• Finding Zones in your cool down
• Efficiency is King 

Mike Tarrolly - CrushingIron@gmail.com

Robbie Bruce - C26Coach@gmail.com

www.c26triathlon.com