The methodUnder the hood
the method —Most cyclists train too much, too hard, and always the same. They avoid what's difficult and do what comes easily. That feels nice — but it doesn't make you better.
what often goes wrong —
Where it usually goes wrong
Too hard, too often
No recovery built in. You need rest to lock in your fitness — the body adapts during recovery, not during the ride.
Blind spot
You do what feels good. Your weak points — VO2max or fatigue resistance, say — stay weak.
Wrong stimulus
Not the right training at the right time. Variation without a plan is just randomness.
No explanation
You follow a schedule but don't understand why. The moment something slips, you don't know what to change.
how I do it —
From where you are now to your goal
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Where you stand now — with or without data
I start with an intake call: your goals, your level, your available time. Got ride history as fit files from Garmin or Wahoo? Based on that I can already build a well-considered multi-week plan. But it's not a hard requirement to start.
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A tailored plan, with room to adjust
I tune the build and the emphasis to your goal, the hours you have and your age. The schedule builds steadily and I adjust it every week: going better than expected, the bar moves up; getting too heavy, we adapt it before you overtrain.
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Weekly review and explanation
Every week we go over the past week — how it went — and the week ahead, with explanation. Why Z2 this week, what does that interval session actually do? You know what you train and why, and that motivates.
If you do the same thing every time, you get the same thing out.
— Rob
who is Rob —
Data and feel — both count
Behind Watt zegt Rob is me: physician, experienced in data analysis, and on the bike at WV Amsterdam for years. That combination goes into every schedule I make.
More about me →Ready to do it differently?
The intake is free. Only after our call do you decide.