Mackay Cyclist Training Camp

Hosted by Mackay Cycles with 8 Limbs Yoga, Mass Nutrition, Work and Play Therapies and Jody Walker participants spent an intensive three days challenging their usual cycling training.

10 keen and eager to lean local cyclist took part. 

The camp comprised of riding 120km at a moderate to hard pace, including an individual and teams challenge and race tactic sessions.  Off the bike we had a great session on Yoga thanks to Dave at 8 Limbs Yoga, explaining and showed the benefit of yoga for cyclist. 

Nev from Mass Nutrition explained the importance of diet and what to do and what to avoid to help with recovery and general health.  Kirsty and Peter from Work and Play therapies aided the guys recovery with a light rub down and recovery massage.  Jody a qualified nutritionist from Day and Night Chemist helped us understand the benefits of a healthy diet and general ideas for day to day eating.

Quotes from some of the participants:

“Biggest take home for me was the effectiveness of the recovery techniques, and the nutritional advice. I went home yesterday amazed that I had legs to push as hard as I did in the race simulations after two days of doing hard yards, including two TT's the day before. I took one look at the pool and thought "it's not an ice bath but it would come close" and gave my legs a treat. I'm even giving Quinoa a go for lunch today.”

"The entire 3 day program was incredibly well structured and ran smoothly. The training was done at a suitable intensity and the information on tactics and nutrition delivered in an easy to understand fashion. While there are many things I'll be taking away from the weekend, the most valuable lesson to me was the importance of recovering after training so that you can give 100% when you do train."

"The Mackay Cycles Training Camp was the best 'cycling tour' training I have participated in to-date.  It is always a mental challenge to think how you are going to back up on the third day of a tour, for a hard road race. The Training Camp showed us how to achieve this, plus more."