NeverChill blog
Endurance training, written honestly
Pacing, power, training load, and practical ways to use your data.
How to Migrate from TrainingPeaks Without Losing History
A practical guide to preserving workouts, plans, comments, fitness context, and ride files when you move training data to a new platform.
How to Choose the Best Cycling Head Unit for Training
The best cycling head unit for training is not the one with the longest feature list. It is the one that records clean data and helps you execute hard rides.
Cycling Climbing Metrics: W/kg, VAM and Pacing
Use W/kg, VAM, gradient, duration, power and heart rate together to understand climbing performance and build a better pacing strategy.
Group Ride Route Planning: Safer, Smoother Routes
Better group ride route planning starts with the riders, then works backward through pace, terrain, stops, safety, and clear pre-ride communication.
Indoor vs Outdoor Power: Smart Trainer vs Power Meter
Indoor and outdoor power rarely match perfectly. Here is how cooling, position, trainer mode, and device choice explain the gap.
How to Import Strava Data Without Losing Your Training History
A practical guide to moving your cycling activity history while preserving routes, power files, sensor data, and the context that makes old rides useful.
Cycling Recovery Metrics: Read Sleep, HRV, and Fatigue
Recovery data helps only when it changes training decisions. Here is how cyclists should read sleep, HRV, resting heart rate, soreness, and fatigue.
How Ride Data Improves Cycling Descending Skills
Descending speed is not just nerve. Use ride data to improve cycling descending skills, cornering, pacing, and control.
Time Trial Pacing: Build a Power Plan for Any Course
A practical guide to time trial pacing, from setting target power to adjusting for climbs, descents, corners, wind, heart rate, and post-race review.
Heat Acclimation for Cyclists: Train and Race Smarter
Heat changes power, pacing, hydration, and decision-making. Here is how cyclists can adapt without turning every hot ride into a survival test.
Reading your power curve
Your power curve is the most honest chart in cycling. Here is how to actually read it - and what it tells you about pacing, fitness, and where to train next.
FTP isn't a magic number
FTP is a useful reference, not a personality trait. Here is how to retest without losing your mind, and what to actually do with the number once you have it.