Do you cut your training spins short when the weather is bad or the road goes up? Or are you too fond of coffee stops when out for a ride? Getting your head right can help you achieve your goals; whether they’re leisure or racing based.
We all do plenty of physical training on the bike but how many of you actually train for the mental side of cycling?
Why do you ride your bike? Do you know? And if not, could this be why you’re not doing as well as you should be?
Do you give up too easy when it starts to rain or the road rises in front of you?
Do you set out to do a number of laps of a training circuit but come home halfway through?
Is the lure of the coffee shop too much during training spins?
Are you doing everything you can to reach your goals or could your head be holding you back?
Here’s a nice little video from psychologist Jim Taylor (Phd) of the Trium Group and the University of California about the psychology of cycling.
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