Fartlek Sprinting intervals is an unstructured interval session which basically involves riding along and doing some short, sharp intervals at appropriate time periods. The main idea is to try and make really hard intervals a little more interesting and fun. Fartlek was developed in Sweden and simply means ‘speed play’. It was used by the […]

When training, I’m frequently asking myself – how much do I need to rest before the next hard training session? The amount of rest is a key factor in determining the quality and efficiency of training. If you gave insufficient rest, training could be counter-productive. Take too much rest and you never stretch yourself satisfactorily. […]

The logic of pyramid intervals is to try and train at very high intensity for short periods of time.  The effort / duration of the intervals are increased to a crescendo before reducing the effort level or duration. Hence the idea of ‘pyramid’ – you build up to peak effort. This frequent high intensity intervals […]