Tips and Hints

How to boost VO2max — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2006-07-04 13:24

 

aboc C4P receipe — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2006-07-04 13:25

 

Guide to carbo loading — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2006-07-10 18:21

A modern approach to carbohydrate loading for cyclists

Guide to Hydration — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2006-11-23 08:31

Our recommendations for hydration before, during and after riding

Eating for cycling — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2006-07-10 18:18

An overview of eating strategies for endurance cyclists

Your first crit — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2006-07-10 18:18

A guide to riding your first criterium or road race

Getting started with coaching — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2006-07-10 18:17

An introduction to the things you need to think about if you're considering being coached

Glossary of terms — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2010-01-09 03:12

A list of the terms aboc uses to describe various training exercises, and explanations of the drills

Polar heartrate monitor transmitter settings — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2006-07-10 18:16

How to change the power output of your Polar S series speed or cadence sender

How to treat roadrash — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2007-11-18 22:39

A guide from the Canberra Cycling Club on how best to treat road rash

Guide to buying spin trainers — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2008-05-01 21:04

A discussion on the various types of spin trainers available, and why you may want one

Training in hot weather — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2006-11-23 17:27

A guide to managing the risks of riding in hot conditions

Weight training for cyclists — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2008-06-24 23:04

An overview of some weight training of use to endurance (road and track) cyclists

Tactical riding on a windswept course — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2006-07-11 11:38

How to use the wind to your advantage!

Warming up for races — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2008-09-01 23:35

The aboc guide to warming up for road races, criteriums, handicaps and so on

Track bike gear chart — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2006-09-06 08:10

A table listing gear inches against chainrings and sprockets for 700c road/track bikes

Bunch ride Safety — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2006-09-14 17:48

the aboc guide to safer bunch riding, when it's safe to ride in bunches, when is a bunch unsafe etc

Chris Sheppard on cheating by doping — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2006-07-10 18:20

 

Cycling Widow — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2006-07-20 02:42

Sarah Mithen's Cycling Widow story, published in Ride magazine

How to ride the Melbourne to Warrnambool road race — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2006-10-23 12:06

Carl's guide to riding and surviving the longest single stage UCI road race in the world

A modern approach to stretching — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2008-09-01 23:38

David Fleckenstein's Low load, long duration (LLPD) stretching method

Aki Sato on sprinting — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2007-02-08 14:33

a great short article on sprinting by Aki Sato

training with power — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2007-04-03 13:23

Andrew R Coggan's excellent article on training with power

Save the environment and yourself, ride a bike! — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2007-07-24 21:24

Catherine Deveny writes in the Melbourne Age a wonderful article about why we should ride, it's reproduced here

Riding the AUDAX Alpine Classic in hot weather — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2008-01-10 01:50

My experience when riding the 2006 AAC when it was stinking hot

How to ride a road handicap — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2008-06-03 19:58

Road handicaps are hard, here's how to ride them

Why we don't use strength-endurance anymore — by Dr Andy Coggan — last modified 2008-06-17 11:01

From an article by Dr Andy Coggan, reproduced with his permission, entitled "Strength endurance" training: a physiologist's view

Combination Training — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2008-08-25 03:38

Combining Strength and power with endurance training may not be ideal for sprinters - or explaining a little about the interferance effect that aerobic training has on anaerobic development.

What is cadence? — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2008-08-31 22:53

Heard about it but not sure what it means?

The aboc Spag Boll — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2009-07-14 03:53

the receipe for the aboc spagetti bolla

The aboc chocolate-chilli icecream — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2009-02-23 03:03

Orginally by James Tan at Mietta's

The benefits (or not!) of weight training — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2010-01-06 19:19

Does weight training help cyclists? The short answer is maybe, or yes, depending on how it's done and at what stage of a rider's development it's done and what sort of cyclist is training.

What is DOMS? — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2009-05-27 00:22

Many myths need dispelling

Saris PowerTap cadence sender switching — by Carl Brewer — last modified 2009-07-10 01:24

The PowerTap 2.4 speed and cadence sensor is switchable between speed and cadence