Scott Cole Coaching

This is a question I hear a lot, "why is my heart rate higher/lower than this guy I train with?"

Every individual’s Heart Rate (HR) is highly unique to that person, comparing one person’s heart rate to another is comparing apples and oranges!  A person’s HR is determin...

Let’s blow your mind right now: no matter how hard you ride, there’s no Lactic Acid in your muscles. 

Don’t worry, not everything you know about “lactic acid” is wrong, just most of it.  When you’re working hard it’s actually “Lactate” that your body is producing rathe...

My rule of thumb is to eat on any ride that is over 90min long.  Then, the minimum you should do is one “eating episode” per hour you will be riding (round up to the next hour, i.e. a 2:45 long ride you should eat a minimum of 3 times).  I like to use the term “eating...