Here is the reality of focus. Whatever you decide to focus on will be your reality. If you choose to focus on the negatives or choose to see what’s wrong in your life or a situation, they will be the things that are exaggerated. You are going to learn to focus on these things and…

Although we haven’t hit winter yet, the weather has definitely been giving us a little taste of what’s to come. Flooding, rain, fog, cooler weather and with 3 months still to go until the official start of winter. Australia being a huge country has different types of Winter but no matter where you are, the…

Many cyclists will spend thousands of dollars getting the lightest most aero mountain bikes, upgrade their components for lighter parts, power meters, aero helmets but very few seem to take full control of their diet and nutrition. The one thing that if done right, can vastly improve performance. What you eat on and off the…

When we think of pro cycling the main parts of the body that really stand out are the legs. But if you are serious about cycling its time to drag your self to the gym and start working that core! A common misconception when we are talking about core strength is that we need these…

Participation of women in sport has increased significantly since the early 1980s. It is generally widely assumed that women and men have equal response to training and their physiological responses don’t differ too much between the genders. Turns out, this is not true. Research in sport is generally based on male studies as women have…

Which is better for cycling? High Intensity Interval training (HIIT) has really increased in popularity over the last 5 to 10 years. But is the saying “No gain without pain” really true? What is HIIT? HIIT is defined as performing different cardio workouts as fast and as hard as an athlete can manage. This intensity…

To optimise your mountain bike training, you need to find the ideal balance between training/work and recovery. While training provides the stimulus, recovery gives us the adaptation and allows our bodies to positively adapt to a higher level of work…also known as supercompensation. Without sufficient recovery the hard training wears us down and with each…

Matty Dall once said to me “Stop pedalling! You’ll ride much faster!” Can you believe this guy, I thought he had rocks in his head but alas he turned out to be the smartest guy I know. Until I asked him to explain himself I thought about signing him up to the closest mental institution.…