Most cyclists hit a wall and assume they need a harder training plan. They don't. In this episode of the Roadman Cycling podcast, Anthony walks through why Zwift and TrainerRoad can't get you to your goal on their own, and what the other four things you're ignoring actually are.
Key Takeaways
I see it constantly. Someone comes in doing eight, ten hours a week on TrainerRoad, FTP hasn't moved in four months, and they're convinced they just need to push harder. We add the nutrition piece, fifteen minutes of off-bike strength work three times a week, and a basic stress mitigation habit — cold shower in the morning, five minutes of breathing before bed — same hours on the bike, and they break through inside two months. The on-bike training isn't the problem. It was never the only thing.
Zwift gives you one thing. A good cycling coach online should be giving you five: the riding, the off-bike strength and mobility work, the nutrition that actually supports the training load you're carrying, the stress mitigation side of it, and some attention to what your life looks like outside the bike. Skip any of those and you're not going to get where you want to go. It doesn't matter how good the training plan is. You can ride every day and stall completely if the other four are a mess.
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