Performance Process

Could an easier warm up add 35 watts to a rider’s TT power? Yes!

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How much thought do you give your warm up? Where did your warm up protocol come from? For most riders it’s a borrowed routine, something a coach prescribed, or they read online from a pro team, or just something they’ve always done. But what if your warm up is actually costing you performance instead of priming you for it? How hard should it be? And how long should it last? By asking those…