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Entries in Training (91)

Wednesday
May082013

How To Attain Your Target Body Fat Percentage

We all choose to train, workout or exercise for many different reasons. Some of the most common reasons individuals choose to lead a healthy lifestyle are to change their body composition, get leaner, lose weight, look better and perform better.

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Wednesday
Apr102013

Busting the “Big Lungs” Myth

You know that guy. The guy that comes out to the weeknight group ride and just rides people off of his wheel. He just throws down the power. "He’s gotta have a big pair of lungs.” Well, yes, Joe could possibly have a big pair of lungs, but do the size of his lungs really have anything to do with his performance ability as a cyclist?

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Monday
Mar182013

Should You Subscribe to TrainingPeaks Premium or Buy WKO+?

A question we often hear and see in forums is, “Should I buy a Premium subscription to TrainingPeaks.com, or should I get TrainingPeaks WKO+?” In our view, the two products are complementary - while TrainingPeaks.com now offers many of the analytical features of WKO+, they are not simply “desktop” and “online” versions of one another.

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Monday
Feb112013

Curing the February "Holiday Hangover"

Ugh, February, you make my head hurt. The motivational “high” of the New Year is wearing off, and (for us Northern Hemisphere dwellers) it’s still so cold and dark at 6 a.m. So how do you stay on track with your training after this “holiday hangover”?

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Thursday
Feb072013

Five Things You Never Knew About WKO+, by Hunter Allen

WKO+ is our powerful desktop analysis software that takes the data from your power meter and helps you translate it into the best training and racing strategy for you.

Here are five things you never knew about WKO+.

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