Ask a coach: 'I'm stuck in a training rut, how can I start improving again?'

Putting in the time on the bike but not getting anywhere is incredibly frustrating, we explain how to escape this unsatisfying fitness stalemate and go on to achieve your best

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In this age of online training plans and workouts, do you ever find yourself with a burning question you’d like to directly ask a cycling coach? Well, now is your chance to ask away! In this series, we’ll be putting your questions to expert coaches – send them in at anna.abram@futurenet.com

What do you do if you get stuck in a training rut and your fitness plateaus? This is a situation that lot of us can find ourselves in at some point: no matter what you do in training you simply don’t seem to improve. Luckily, in these circumstances, there are a number of things that you can do. 

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James Spragg

Sports scientist and coach James Spragg is one of the experts who will be answering your questions in Cycling Weekly's ASK A CYCLING COACH series which comes out every Wednesday. Working both in research and applied settings, he currently runs Intercept Performance Consultancy

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