How to Use TrainingPeaks as a Training Diary - A Tool for Pro Cyclists & Cycling Enthusiasts Alike

Ever wonder how to train like a professional cyclist? Want to know how to be a better cyclist?

It's actually more than pushing the pedals: In fact, the same is true whether you want be a professional athlete or are wondering what a workout plan for beginner cyclists looks like: it's all in the details.

Keeping a training diary to schedule workouts, record your cycling data, and plan next steps based on your progress will help you understand what your fitness level is, spot trends in how your body reacts to training, how much high intensity training vs endurance cycling you've been doing, and what you need to do to reach the next level as an athlete.

Creating and following a training plan, tracking your cycling workouts and knowing how to analyze your cycling data is the best way to avoid overtraining and undertraining. Training Peaks is a next-level training diary that makes all of this easy and fun for you and for your coach. This video will show you how to use some of TrainingPeak's basic features, and navigate the desktop version of the TrainingPeaks app.

If you're wondering how to find a cycling coach, TrainingPeaks can match you with one of their certified cycling coaches, who will create a plan and work with you to reach your cycling goals.