Clarke Boulter Cycling Coach

Clarke Boulter Cycling Coach INCREMENTEL | Performance coaching for masters cyclists
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📍 Based in Dubai | Coaching Worldwide

The INCREMENTEL sistema blends science with real-world cycling experience, giving you the tools to train with purpose and push beyond your limits.

10/09/2026

COMPLETING EVERY WORKOUT DOESN’T ALWAYS MEAN THE TRAINING LOAD IS RIGHT.

One client was improving in some areas, but his estimated VO₂ max was falling. He said he wasn’t fatigued, yet his enjoyment and motivation were also dropping.

No single measure tells the whole story. But taken together, these changes suggested fatigue was building and his training needed adjusting.

I reduced his overall load and encouraged him to spend more time riding for fun. His enjoyment returned, the fatigue cleared and his performance improved significantly.

Sometimes the best way to move forward is to do less for a while.

For more practical training advice for cyclists over 50, register for my emails.

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08/09/2026

YOUR FTP MAY NOT BE WHY YOU’RE GETTING DROPPED.

VO₂ max is the horsepower of your aerobic engine. FTP still matters, but if your VO₂ max is low, every surge or climb uses more of your available capacity. That makes it harder to respond, recover and go again.

That doesn’t mean making every ride hard. The right VO₂ max workout needs to fit around your current fitness, other training and recovery.

Complete my free Performance Review and I’ll give you a personalised VO₂ max workout to help you build the horsepower to hold the group.

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07/09/2026

ZONE 2 ISN’T ALWAYS THE BEST USE OF LIMITED TIME.

Easy riding should still make up most of your training. But if you only have 30 or 45 minutes, deliberately increasing the intensity can create a stronger aerobic training signal than cutting an already short Zone 2 ride even shorter.

That doesn’t mean turning every limited-time ride into tempo or threshold work. These sessions create more fatigue and must be balanced against your other hard rides, strength training and recovery.

Use intensity when it solves a problem, not simply because riding harder feels more productive.

What do you normally do when you’re short of time?

YOUR BEST SEASON IS BUILT IN THE OFF-SEASON.Most cyclists either stop training for too long or continue riding without a...
06/09/2026

YOUR BEST SEASON IS BUILT IN THE OFF-SEASON.

Most cyclists either stop training for too long or continue riding without any real structure.

Taking a proper break is important. But once you are physically and mentally refreshed, the work towards next season should begin.

That means setting clear goals, rebuilding your training progressively and using the lower cycling volume to develop the strength and physical capacity that are harder to build in-season.

This is where coaching matters. The right balance of recovery, easy riding, intensity and strength depends on what you want to achieve, your starting point and how your body responds as training builds.

If you want to identify what your off-season should focus on, start with a free Personalised Performance Review.

05/09/2026

THE OFF-SEASON ISN’T TIME OFF. IT’S WHERE NEXT SEASON IS BUILT.

Today’s fat-bike ride in the desert was a bit of fun, but it was also a reminder that training doesn’t always have to look the same.

After a long period of focused training, take some time off. You’ve earned it, and both your body and mind will benefit from it. But don’t allow a short break to turn into several months of doing very little.

If you want to get close to your physical potential, you need to keep building all year round. The off-season is every bit as important as the part of the year when you’re chasing your main cycling goals and, in some ways, it’s more important.

It gives you the opportunity to review what held you back, build strength, increase your aerobic capacity and work on areas that can be difficult to prioritise when group rides, challenges and events take over.

Your training shouldn’t remain the same throughout the off-season. The priorities should change as you move from recovery, into rebuilding and then towards the more specific demands of your next goal. It still needs to be planned and structured.

If you live somewhere cold, a good indoor training setup is essential. Make it somewhere you actually want to train, with everything ready so you can simply get on the bike. A cold, draughty garage that takes 20 minutes to set up is never going to help consistency.

And if you think you hate indoor cycling, try changing your mindset towards it. Embrace it as a tool that allows you to train consistently and precisely, whatever the weather is doing.

Your next breakthrough won’t be built when the season starts. You’re building it now.

What are you planning to improve this off-season?

04/09/2026

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF DETERMINATION.

Michael had open-heart surgery last year. This year, he returned to racing, but this 100 km race was the big goal he had been steadily working towards.

Last weekend, he did it.

Michael raced 104 km in 4 hours 27 minutes. He joined a group of five after 28 km, worked hard on the front and stayed strong throughout.

His verdict: “Best race this year!”
Overall satisfaction: 10/10.

My role was to help him structure his training, prepare for the race and arrive with the fitness, tactics and confidence to perform.

Michael did the work. An inspiring and thoroughly deserved achievement.

03/09/2026

YOU CAN BE VERY FIT AND STILL BE WEAK.

Cycling builds a strong aerobic engine. But it does not fully protect the strength, muscle and bone that become increasingly important as we age.

That does not mean lifting is a shortcut to a higher FTP. The cycling research is mixed and mostly in younger riders. But strength work can help preserve physical capacity that cycling alone does not fully maintain, and may help you hold a hard effort later in a long ride.

This week’s email includes a simple gym-based strength workout for cyclists. Next week, I’ll break down the science and where strength training can benefit cycling performance.

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02/09/2026

MORE HARD RIDING ISN’T WHAT TAKES YOUR FITNESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

It is easy to assume that getting fitter means simply adding more rides or making every ride harder.

But real progress comes from putting the right structure around your training.

Hard VO2 max work needs to be correctly placed and recovered from. Low-intensity riding needs to be consistent enough to build your aerobic engine. Strength training gives you the physical capacity to keep progressing, particularly as a masters cyclist.

These things work together, but the right balance depends on your current fitness, available time and recovery.

That is what I help clients put in place through coaching, including tailored VO2 max workouts and personalised strength programmes.

Start with a Personalised Performance Review. Link in the first comment.

01/09/2026

TRAINING HARDER COULD BE THE REASON YOU’RE NOT GETTING FITTER.

Every ride creates stress and fatigue. The improvement only comes afterwards, when your body has enough time to recover and adapt.

If you begin the next session before you’ve recovered properly, fatigue can reduce the quality of your training and gradually hold back your progress.

The goal is not simply to do more. It’s to create the right training stimulus, then recover well enough to absorb it and complete the next important session properly.

Are you giving your body enough time to adapt?

31/08/2026

PLATEAUED? DON’T JUST TRAIN MORE.

If you are already putting the rides in but your fitness has stopped moving forward, you have two choices: add more training volume or give your training some structure.

For most cyclists, structure is the best place to start.

Keep most rides easy enough to build your aerobic engine and recover properly. Then include a smaller amount of genuinely hard work, such as VO2 max intervals, to give your body a reason to adapt.

A simple 80/20 split gives every ride a purpose.

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