100YA Mountain Biking News You Can Use
Hello, 100 Year Athletes!
100YA Mountain Biking News You Can Use:
Phase 2 of the Mountain Biking program begins on June 24! The training block will last through the end of July and focus on building muscular endurance and overall power. In the gym, we’ll focus on max strength and power movements.
If you have not yet gotten around to building your base endurance and strength for the season and want to do so, I am happy to do a repeat of Phase 1.
Are you interested in increasing your mountain biking confidence and efficiency on the trails? Or understanding how to adapt to the geometry of your new bike? We can do this with a 3-hour fundamentals (balance, core movements) clinic at Trailside bike park in June. A number of you have talked to me about this concept and I am happy to do it if we can get at least 3 people who are interested.
We are targeting the morning of June 14 (Saturday) for the first 100YA ride of the season! The goal here is not to crush 3k vert of climbing. Rather, let’s have fun, with anyone and everyone. Please ping me if you are interested in riding, so I can determine if we’ll need more than one group.
Need great carb fueling for your rides and runs this summer? Our friends at Formula369 have given us a box of free samples if you want to try it out.
Training Program Items for You To Consider:
Do you have a summer training goal? It could be a ride, run or PRs in the gym. How important is it to you? If it’s important to you, go for it! And please talk to a 100YA coach about building a plan to get you successfully across the finish line.
Ultimate MMA Conditioning is an incredible book by Joel Jamieson, as it closely parallels cross-country mountain biking training requirements - especially for rides 90 minutes and less. The high resistance, low HR (relatively) workouts are amazing for building your fast twitch muscles’ aerobic capacity - think slow, heavy sled pushes or low-cadence Zone 3 rides, and enjoy the grind.
Hexis is a cool new app I’ve found for dialing in your fueling (eating) requirements when training is getting more intense. It does not replace a registered dietician, but does do a very good job of tailoring fueling recommendations (especially carbs) to the nuances of your training plan. Let me know if you want to discuss.
Let’s get better every day.
Brian Allison
NSCA CSCS
brian@100yearathlete.com
650.996.8803