Gold Coaching

Leave no Stone Unturned

Gold Coaching is for cyclists who are dedicated and results-driven. Aimed at the truly dedicated rider who wants to maximise their performance by using everything available.

As always I start by gaining an understanding of you as a person and an athlete by:

Building a detailed rider profile through questionnaire and interview as well as reviewing your historical training data
Helping you define your short, medium and long-term goals
Creating a Periodised annual plan based around your goals for the coming season
Giving nutritional advice on achieving a healthy training diet

Next we move onto improving the effectiveness of your training by:

Calculation of your individual heart rate zones
Calculation of your individualised power-based training zones using WKO iLevels (not just based off FTP)
Power Profile testing to define your current fitness and to identify your strengths and weaknesses as a rider
Creating your bespoke training plan uploaded to TrainingPeaks
Defining a custom Strength & conditioning programme in TrainingPeaks
Upgrading you to a FREE TrainingPeaks Premium account

Your progress is then monitored and reviewed at key stages:

Every week we review your progress against the plan and (if necessary) adjust next week's plan
Trhoughout the season we conduct formal and informal Power-Duration Curve testing and analyse it with WKO5 software to trasck progress as closely as possible
At the end of the season we conduct an End-of-Season Review to agree what worked well and what didn't and plan for the next season utilising WKO analytics

As well as having the physical fitness for the demands of your event, we also need to ensure you are fully prepared in other ways like:

Making sure you have the appropriate equipment: bike, gearing, clothing etc
Having a plan for the tactics you intend to employ in a race or event
Having an effective pacing strategy. This is crucial in events like Time Trials or long distance sportives and Gran Fondos
Making sure you're psychological prepared, like having effective strategies for pre-race nerves