Hello and Welcome!

I'm Jon and I'm a Strength and Conditioning Coach, with a passion for cycling!

My day job is a University lecturer in Strength and Conditioning, where I teach throughout all levels of undergraduate studies and supervise students with their research interests.  

I am also a consultant strength and conditioning coach to the Football Association and the British Military, which have given me an excellent insight into high performance sport over the last 6 years. 

In 2019 I acted as Directeur Sportif to a winning 8-man Race Across America team, which is a 3000-mile event that starts in Oceanside on the west coast and finishes in Annapolis on the east coast. 

The racers completed the event in a little over 5 1/2 days. It's this project that kickstarted my research and programme development within cycling due to the year of preparations prior to the event. The data collected over this time period was huge, which is why I am using it to write my PhD by publication.

Personally, I’m a husband and a father of two young girls. I’ve always been a keen cyclist, moving from cross country to road as I moved from the Lake District to London for University. I now live in Hertfordshire and try to complete a few sportive’s and other events, such as the Red Bull Timelaps event per year. 

I’m also contemplating competitive time trails due to the training commitment it takes to cycle some longer events, such as the Fred Whitton Challenge. Although, I am signed up to ride it one last time this year!

My training time is limited, but being structured allows me to maximise my sessions in order to facilitate a ‘competitive’ time in most events that I enter. I probably train less than a lot of people, but it’s focussed and that’s the key. You can view my Strava here.

There are probably a lot of reasons behind the lack of strength and conditioning within the mainstream sport, such as time availability however there's a lot of positives to gain from even the simplest introduction of strength exercises.

For example, injury reduction, better cycling economy and increasing average speed to name a few.  

Having searched through social media and the usual platforms available to cyclists - the information on the whole is few and far between to begin with, but also lacking any intensity, focus or explanation of why it can help you. 

There were still a lot of questions I found myself asking.  Hopefully, by providing some straightforward underpinning knowledge, you will be able to apply the information I provide and improve your cycling performance- no matter your level.

Stay Tuned!!

~ JC