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David Ertl
Coach David Ertl is a licensed USA Cycling Level 1 (Elite) Cycling Coach and a certified personal trainer through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
David enjoys sharing his years of experience and love of cycling with recreational and competitive individuals and teams. He would be happy to help you achieve your cycling goals, whatever they may be.
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I'm on Vacation...from Training Too
I'm going on vacation next week and I'm not taking my bike. My hotel doesn't have a gym, so what am I going to do to stay fit? Nothing. What's that? How can someone who works out five days a week take a whole week off? Won't I lose a lot of my fitness? Well, I may lose a little fitness but I think the rest will do me more good in the long run. By the time we get to this time of year we've been training hard for several months building back fitness from the winter and doing lots of rides and races. A week off is actually a good thing. It gives your body a chance to fully recover from the stress of training and to allow it to recover from any little injuries you may have developed. It also does a lot of good for your mental fitness too. Taking a break allows you to refresh your desire to train hard when you get back. If you take some time off and you find that you miss your training, that's a good sign. Hopefully you will be more motivated than ever when you get back.
So don't worry about losing fitness, the fitness you lose will be your top end speed and anaerobic fitness. Your solid base of strength, endurance, and aerobic fitness should hardly be affected. If you come back and start training harder after vacation, you will quickly gain back any lost fitness and may reach higher levels of fitness as well. So take a vacation from training and do it guilt-free, knowing the rest will do your fitness good.
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I'm Published!
My new book, 101 Cycling Workouts has been published and is available for purchase here. The publisher is Morgan James Publishing, and is due to hit the bookshelves in September.
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Training Plans for a Century Ride and a Multi-Day Tour
If you plan to tackle a Century (100 mile) Ride this season, or if you plan to ride in a multi-day tour, such as RAGBRAI®, be sure to check out my training plans built specifically for these types of rides.
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"101 Cycling Workouts"
"Training For Busy Cyclists"
"Basics of Cycling Training"
Training Plans
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