Hunter Allen

by Tim Cusick, PCG master coach Okay, first of all, I am not a trainer guy! Part of what I love about cycling is getting…

by Tim Cusick, PCG Elite/Master Coach Cyclocross has to be one of the hardest forms of bicycling racing out there, and because of its short…

by Hunter Allen, PCG Founder/CEO and Master Coach I really don’t like the term “base training” because it produces images of long, slow distance training…

By Gordon Paulson, PCG Elite/Master Coach Understanding power zones can unlock the impressive potential of your power meter and ensure your training is targeted to…

by Hunter Allen, Peaks Coaching Group Founder/CEO and Master Coach Weight loss is partially a math problem. Thirty-five hundred calories equals one pound of fat.…

By Todd Scheske, PCG elite/master coach Criteriums, or “crits” as they’re often referred to, are short course races from 800 meters to 5 kilometers in…

By Brig Brandt, PCG Elite Coach If you’re a mountain biker, you are very likely to race in the mud if you haven’t already, which…

The season awaits! After a long, hard winter, it’s finally time to get outside. Whether this is your first year racing or your twentieth, preparation…

By Stephen McGregor, PhD, PCG Master Coach When I was a wee lad, I played soccer in high school. My coach at the time was…

By Sam Krieg, Peaks Coaching Group Elite Coach A deck of cards is built like the purest of hierarchies, with every card a master to…

By Hunter Allen, PCG Founder/CEO and Master Coach What you do this winter can really make or break your season in the coming year. Winter…

By Tim Cusick, Peaks Coaching Group president and elite/master coach I’m 48 years old, and I wanna go faster! There, I said it. This happens…

Yeah, I know. We don’t want to think about the W word yet. Winter’s a long time away yet! But I believe in preparation, and…

by Thomas Prehn, PCG Consultant The paceline is a rather honorable facet of bicycling, in that everyone shares the work of breaking the wind. Riders…

By Tim Cusick, PCG President and Elite Coach One of my favorite (and most frustrating) things about racing is how hard it is to win.…

By BJ Basham, PCG Master Coach Cycling is all about efficiency. It’s easy to find stuff we can buy for our bikes that’s supposed to…

By BJ Basham, PCG master coach. I was working with a team of riders preparing for an important local race, and as I was writing…

by BJ Basham, PCG master coach The start of the season is here, and the early spring training race series are beginning. Many riders see…

by Hunter Allen, PCG CEO/Founder and Master Coach originally posted on TrainingPeaks.com Winners think differently. They do. There are many books about winners: why they…

By BJ Basham, Master PCG Coach I have worked with many riders in the years I’ve been coaching, and I think of them all as…

Through years of racing and coaching, I’ve concluded that the best athletes have mastered three areas in their lives and fitness: physical training, mental training,…

by Tim Cusick, PCG President and Elite Coach Old man winter has arrived! The combination of limited daylight, cold temperatures, and increased family obligations during…

By Bill McLaughlin, PCG Elite Coach Here, at the end of the season, is the time we rest and recover from the hard work of…

by Tim Cusick, Peaks Coaching Group President and Elite Coach Life sometimes gives us moments to reflect on who we are and why we do…

by Hunter Allen, PCG Founder/CEO and Master Coach A power meter, as we all know, is a measuring tool. It measures the torsion (twisting) of…