ZNehr Coaching, LLC is a USA Cycling-certified coaching business for cyclists and endurance athletes of all ages and abilities. We specialize in creating personalized training plans for cyclists in road and gravel racing, indoor cycling, cyclocross, track, mountain biking, and (ultra)endurance riding.

Whether you want to earn your Cat 2 upgrade, get to a healthier weight, or finish your first IRONMAN, we can help you achieve your goals. We use TrainingPeaks, Strava, and our own custom training diaries, to log rides, plan workouts, and track the overall progress of our athletes.

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ZNehr Coaching Philosophies:

Structure, Numbers, Flexibility, Psychology, and most importantly: Fun.

Structure: Keep a training plan, log, journal, or diary that allows you to track your progress and aim for both short-term and long-term goals. Food logs, interval workouts, and TrainingPeaks stress scores keep us accountable and motivated for the next training block. One of our global philosophies is: Be a better person than you were yesterday. This applies to life in general, but also to cycling specifically. This doesn’t necessarily mean that you were a bad person yesterday; it’s about always trying to be better. Training logs and diaries allow us to keep track of your training, lifestyle, nutrition, and recovery, so that we can look back and learn from our mistakes.

Numbers: Quantify your training load, work output, nutritional intake, etc., to better track your progress. Numbers help us identify trends (e.g., fitness gains and weight loss) and can serve as an important training tool for athletes. But while numbers can be useful, remember that they are not the ‘be all end all.’ Yes, W/kg should tell you how fast someone can ride up a hill. But, there are many other factors – hydration, pedaling efficiency, internal and external motivation, and perception of pain – that factor into this equation.

Flexibility: Life happens. Whether it be a last-minute meeting, a kid’s soccer game, or a family emergency, it is up to the athlete and coach to be flexible with the athlete’s training. When life happens, a workout may need to be modified, time-altered, or completely scratched. Consistency is key, and missing one (or two) days of training is not the end of the world. We have one-on-one conversations with our athletes to help determine the best training plan given their lifestyle and work schedule while also maintaining structure and flexibility to help them get the most out of their training.

Psychology: The mind controls everything. If your head’s not in the game, you are doomed to fail. A successful endurance athlete needs the ability to suffer (i.e., endure pain), both physically and mentally. An athlete can have all the natural talent in the world (perfect genes and anthropomorphic dimensions, an off-the-charts VO2 Max…), but if they aren’t willing to suffer, they will never be a successful endurance athlete.

Fun: Love what you are doing. Otherwise, you’ll stop doing it. Endurance sports are hard, really hard – in order to keep your head in it and achieve your goals, you have to keep it fun. If you’re feeling down or completely unmotivated, think back to what first got you into endurance sport: was it getting out of the house, imitating the pros, or spending time with your friends? Whatever it is, add it back into your routine, and have fun!

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