Kristin A Cyclist
"I bought my first road bike and went to a class with no previous experience. Three months later I'd not only learned to shift the gears but had the stamina and technique to go on a 7-day cycling journey."
Mike M Cyclist
"For 6 months, all my training was inside the center. I felt strong but had no idea how this would translate to the road. My first outside ride was the 75 mile Vino Fondo and it was the best ride of my life. There was a lot of sweat on my part but the key was the personally designed workouts for every client, every session."
Abbey S Triathlete
"The camp I attended was an excellent value. It was focused on me and my improvement. This works and there are numbers to prove it! I am much stronger and have a much better sense of my endurance capacity."
Bill F Cyclist
"I am thoroughly impressed and thankful for the expertise Jim and his team bring to STL cycling. Their personal attention to fully evaluate my physiological performance on the bike through lactate threshold testing and power testing established the data set to customize a personalized training program. This evidenced based and scientific approach to designing a training program substantially improved both my endurance and power. Power Up Cycling has demystified how a proper and cost effective training program is designed to improve one's performance. I cannot thank you all enough and I look forward to continuing my training with Power Up Cycling!"
Dawn H Cyclist
"I have been training at Power Up since it opened, 2 classes weekly. As a recreational cyclist, the benefit of my training at Power Up has been immeasurable. For the last 4 years I have ridden multiple week long cycling trips through Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, Wisconsin and the Adirondacks region. I have felt prepared for all of my rides, including climbs of numerous mountain passes, thanks to Power Up. You don't have to be a racing cyclist or triathlon competitor to reap the rewards of training with Jim and his excellent coaching staff. Plus, it's FUN!!"
Gail F Cyclist
"I did not think that after 22 years of cycling I could improve on the hills, which I have always struggled with, especially being over the age of 50. With the long cold winter we had this past year, I spent many hours indoors training at Power Up. The individualized course selections and variety of training kept things interesting, even when I wasn't sure that what I was doing was challenging enough. I BELIEVED in Jim and the other coaches, followed the training and accomplished PRs on Schluersburg two weeks in a row, the first after riding 100 miles the day before. It is possible to improve!"
Sean G Elite-leve cyclist
Having Jim as a coach has been a life changing experience. He has allowed me to reach my highest sustainable training potential and to achieve results that I never would have thought possible. While Jim is a fantastic coach on the bike, he provides valuable insight off the bike as well. He has helped me become a better bike racer as well as a better person. We take our training plan seriously but never forget that a little laugh is the most important part in our coach/athlete relationship
Scott M. Professional Cyclist
Having Jim as a coach has elevated my cycling career at a rate that I did not think was possible. On the bike Jim's coaching style allows for great improvements in power and fitness. Jim also offers some of the best advice in tactics and race craft that has helped me to reach results that I did not think was possible. The most important trait that Jim has as a coach is his role as a mentor and as a role model for me and the Gateway Devo Team. I look up to Jim not only as my coach but also as a great friend.
Dave S Triathlete
For a couple of years I watched my training partners slowly improve their cycling times while I stayed stagnant. The reason? They were attending classes at Power Up, receiving instruction from Jim and his coaches. Somewhat reluctantly I decided to give it a go, and after just a few classes I asked myself, "Why did you wait so long?!" I'm now hitting times I never thought possible. I actually just posted a PR in the cycling portion of a recent half-Ironman, even though I'm now in my late 50s.
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In the first session, you will ride a “trials” course. The coach assigned to the class will ask you several times during the session about your perceived effort and will adjust the workout accordingly.
This class is free and is designed to give you an idea of how the training works and give us an idea of your general fitness level. We will use this information at your second session, during which you will take a Functional Threshold Power (FTP) test. That test will provide our coaches with information that we use to set your training zones. These zones are used to create individualized training sessions for you. The FTP test will be repeated periodically as you get stronger and progress toward your goals.
Once your evaluation is complete, every time you come into Power Up you will be given a workout specifically designed for you based on your fitness, experience and goals. Throughout the class, the coach checks on each person to ensure he or she understands their workout and is doing it as prescribed. If an adjustment to the workout is needed our coaches are there to do it.
