~ THE COACH by Chris Carmichael

MIX IT UP
WHEN MOTIVATION LAGS, IT'S TIME TO BREAK OUT YOUR OTHER BIKES-AND REMEMBER WHY YOU RIDE.

yoorsdJ tune to ~ for:)'WT next ~1-5p«ific period.

~ most (un w~ I've found ro dlV'efSlfy is to rotate thto!Jgh your
~ofbikts. Most of you ~ve ill rwd bike ;md ill mounuin bike; ill
lor. of )"OU illbo ~ ill C)docrou bUtt: or ill sangIespeed. Owlging bikes
<lOO mems cNnglflg the physioioglW UId Iwdmg denwxis ~ well
ilS the routl! and ~ eYl!n the peopk you ridr with. When you IIUJI:

them well. you'll kerp getting stronger and blre!y realize you'~ tf.lJn·
1"&olO)'OI.I'U be ~whm it',tirnt to ramp upapn.

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IVERSITY IS GOOD FOR MORE THAN YOUR

$lock portfolio. At aru.in times of the )'NT, It"
also a valuable training princi~. It" opposite I!
.sp«.i6city. a fund.tml"nul tenet of training: Cnte-
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al clefNrxh of oongcnts, and Ii~ for lUF
",em. mountain bikers, trackles and century nden. But sp«ificity
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Wlln JlrIOomin. st.-d)t lobi.
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doesn't h~p you In the long run If it numbs your p.w.ion for riding.
Wr. all knowcyclim who uncusingly stick to the Sime ~ol 1-2 houn.mgl=per' riOeon
tnining. group odes. mulsMW:i events yur arter~r_ Don't nWte the
misWr: of thmkmg they'tI! norTl'W, or that this is ~(s neassuy
to gel good results. You can't continually maintain razor-shMp focus Rest II( rwwmy .pin

on high-perfOl"l1'WlCe. hlgh-specifldty tnlning alone.. Nor is h ill good 2~3 hoIn tnt tflIUClroM ride 2-3houn latl9f"0U9 road ride
Idea 10 try. TI\e norm II to m. vvitty in lmllllll and to ~ lI!na jjjjii 1-31lOUn ll'IOUflUln blIle... 2-:1 bIur$ _ l i i b riM
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pmods of high and low motivation. ·Slndy "'leI '6-to'" 01 mn a41II,I",ble power. 92·"'"
01 mnlul"rn,bt. hurl r". ··Po_r Int.r"I.1:
One of the best ways to do well in pl t'Y'tJ1U .nd to krep )"OUlM'lf
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OIM up .bout ridlng.lI ~r long Is to bre.tk the ~r into pmods.
[he the twO to lhree months k.iding up to)'OUt big pl rYmU fur
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highly stl'Uttuml, one-dl~ mining: dcins chmnct inte'nl
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'NOriuJuts lind spmding molt, if not ~ eX )"OUT time on tht bIke)'Calll
~usingin)'OUreven!.lnthe_kaormonths~u-pmods,
E-CHRIS CARMICHAEl
'S UflCe Armslrong s personlll co;n:h
For mfo on co,chmg. (,imps .nd per'
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use divmified mining to krep your fitness moving forw.ird .tnd IJYr lorm.nce restmg. VIS" 'r',"flghr com

38 Iic:ydiIf OCTOBER 2008