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Winter training is crucial to your success in cycling!

Improving your base this winter will increase your ability to produce sufficient power in relation to your body weight. i.e. You need a favorable “Power to Body Weight Ratio” to do the big days in the mountains and high intensity speed days. However the majority of this power must come from your Aerobic Engine System and therefore requires a lot of flat riding. Sounds counter-intuitive but it is a Scientific Fact!

Your base training must include a periodized weight training regimen and physiologically specific & slow (low) heart rate climbing. Preparing now for next season with low intensity heart rate training will not only increase your Aerobic Base but will make you a “Better Fat Burner” and allow for sustainable weight loss. Increasing your base this winter will increase your fitness and let you set new and loftier goals for next season.

Presented by Robert Forster PT, Physical Therapist, Author, National Spokesperson and Performance Specialist who has helped athletes win 43 Olympic Medals, NBA and Ironman Championships and Grand Slam Titles. He is an avid cyclist and has completed seven of the toughest multi-day cycling events in the world, including the TransAlp Challenge, La Ruta de los Conquistadores in Costa Rica and the B.C. Bike Race

More details on the lecture in January

24FIT Trains Your Body To Burn Fat Instead Of Carbohydrates

The Herbalife24FIT work out program was developed by Herbalife with the help of Robert Forster, a well-known physical therapist and performance specialist. He has trained some of the world’s finest athletes.

24FIT is a 24-week program, designed to build your fitness in an effective and sustainable way. This home-fitness system utilizes periodization principles to systematically vary exercises and intensity, helping to achieve maximum physical adaptation.

24Fit trains your body to burn fat instead of carbohydrates for more efficient energy usage. It makes you a “better butter burner.”

Its a 24-week program, divided into three phases, each lasting eight weeks.  Phase 1 – Stability  Phase 2 – Strength  Phase 3 – Power.   Over the course of each eight-week phase, you will be alternating between two types of  workouts:

  • Strength Training Workouts will focus on your physical structure, your muscles, bones, joints and connective tissue.
  • Metabolic Workouts will improve your metabolism (how your body burns calories).

Workout Schedule