Athleticamps continues our series of workout clinics with “Understanding your Training Zones".

Training zones have been around for a long time, but few athletes truly understand their meaning, benefit, and purpose.

Goals for clinic:

• Define training zones and why we use them

• Understand how to use them to produce best results

• Which zone is best for your goals. How much time should you spend there.

• Specific workout instructions will be given and workout will be completed during the clinic

• Take home tip sheet that explains how to utilize training zones in your program, both outside and inside training

The basics:

What: Athleticamps Workout Clinic
For: Athleticamps athletes and guests
Cost: $59; FREE for Athleticamps coached athletes
When: May 17th; 9:00-12am (Sunday)
Where: Athleticamps Training Center and an outdoor course in Loomis

We will use this loop for the clinic.

Coming to the clinic with your training zones already determined is preferred. If you need to determine them prior to the clinic, please contact us, as we will offer all clinic participants a training zone determination test at a special rate.

There is something very special about riding a bike in Italy. Whether it’s discovering the endless bike friendly roads through rolling vineyards or over mountain passes, the region’s historic cultural history, or experiencing the warmth of family owned hotels and restaurants. The bottom line is that Italy was made for cycling, food, and culture!

The past two years Athleticamps has traveled to Italy’s best kept secret, the Bassano del Grappa region in the north. With the Pre-Alps (foothills) and Dolomites as our beautifully present backdrop, we have had an amazing time enjoying this little known cycling area. 

Please join us for a preview of this year's trip planned for August 30th - September 6th, 2020.  With itineraries planned for both riders and non-riders, this promises to be the trip of a lifetime!

What:   Informational meeting to preview this year's Italy trip planned for August 30th through September 6th
Date:   Thursday January 23rd, 2020
Time:   6-7:30pm
Where:  Athleticamps Training Center: 7700 Folsom-Auburn Rd. Ste. 130
Why:    Get inspired to take the cycling trip of a lifetime
Details: Drinks and snacks provided.  Spouses and friends interested are also encouraged to attend.

Feel free to check out our previous trips here:

• 2018 Italy trip

• 2019 Italy trip

Please RSVP by responding to this email and feel free to forward this email to anyone you feel would be interested.

If you cannot make this night, no problem, just give me a call and we can setup a time to meet at the office and review the trip.

The winter cycling season is the first step in the preparation of a successful 2020!

Over the years, a common question we hear is "Should I do strength workouts in the gym?". It's a good question. Each athlete is different, but one thing that is for sure, riders need consistent strength workouts on the bike included as part of their programs.

One of the more beneficial ones is a specific workout called HTLC, which stands forHigh Torque; Low Cadence. They are also referred to as "SFR's" or "Aerobic Strength" workouts.

Join Athleticamps for a 3 hour clinic:

• Review of workout purpose and benefits

• Technique will be explained and demonstrated

• Each athlete will be individually analyzed for proper technique

• Specific workout instructions will be given and workout will be completed that morning

• Take home tip sheet that explains how to perform these in your program, both inside and outside

The basics:

What: Athleticamps HTLC Workout Clinic
For: Athleticamps athletes and guests
Cost: $49; FREE for Athleticamps coached athletes
When: November 10th; 8:30-12am (Sunday)
Where: Athleticamps Training Center

Note - To accommodate schedules, we have combined Sean and Neilson into the same evening.

Athleticamps and Folsom Bike are delighted to announce a world class line-up for the 2019 Fall series “Conversations with the Pros” which will take place on three separate evenings at the Folsom Bike location : 

Featured will be: 

• Evan Huffman (Rally UHC Cycling) - September 26th - As a local of Elk Grove and El Dorado Hills, Evan has risen through the ranks of both the triathlon and bike racing worlds. He has two stage victories and a king of the mountains title in the Tour of California on his palmares.

• Shadrack Biwott (Brooks Racing) - October 3rd - Born in Kenya and raised in Albequeue, Shadrack has enjoyed a career that includes a standout four years at the University of Oregon,  as well as third and fourth place finishes at the Boston Marathon.

• Sean Bennett (EF Education) November 7th - Sean’s journey to the top of the bike racing is one of hard work and dedication to the sport he loves.  His ceiling is limitless.  He currently rides for EF Education First and represented his team in the 2019 Giro Di Itailia.

• Neilson Powless (Team Jumbo-Visma) November 7th - This affable Roseville resident took the cycling world by storm with his top 10 finish in the 2016 Tour of California.  He continues to post impressive results and works tirelessly for his Pro Tour team.

Each evening takes place in a relaxed setting at Folsom Bike, where Bruce Hendler, owner of Athleticamps, will moderate a Q & A session with the athletes.  We will explore such topics as where they got their start, what their sporting goals are, and where they see their themselves once their careers are over.

Tickets are $5 and can be bought with cash each evening.

There will be a raffle of various products and memorabilia with proceeds going to the athlete’s choice of charities, plus local donations to raise money for those charities.

RSVP here…

For more information, contact us here….

The Etape du Tour Ride Series encourages cyclists around the world to ride like Tour de France legends in over 10 international locations including Japan, Australia, South Africa, and Brazil.

The original L’Étape du Tour ride was established in 1993 and has grown to over 15,000 annual riders as the premiere mass participation ride in Europe. Though the course changes yearly and the ride is always a goal of passionate Tour de France fans as they get to experience the roads just days before the professional riders. Three-time Tour Champion Chris Froome serves as an ambassador for the series.

Join Athleticamps as we ride the Folsom route.  Please contact us for more details.

Check out our gallery from this year’s event here…

Breaking Away is a 1979 American coming of age comedy-drama film. It follows a group of four male teenagers in Bloomington, Indiana, who have recently graduated from high school.
 
Breaking Away won the 1979 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Tesich, and received nominations in four other categories, including Best Picture. 
 
The film is ranked eighth on the List of America's 100 Most Inspiring Movies compiled by the American Film Institute (AFI) in 2006.

What:     Free viewing of the classic cycling movie - Breaking Away
When:    Thursday, March 15th 6:30-8:300 pm
Where:   Athleticamps Training Center - 7700 Folsom-Auburn Rd. Ste. 130
Why:      Enjoy an classic cycling movie with fellow endurance athletes
Details:  Snacks and water provided. 

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One film. Five legendary athletes. The compelling and inspiring story of the journeys of tennis champion Martina Navratilova, golf great Jack Nicklaus, Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci, track and field star Edwin Moses, and Dutch Paralympian Esther Vergeer.

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What:     Free viewing of the 2016 documentary Winning
When:    Thursday, February 8th    6:30-8:00 pm
Where:   Athleticamps Training Center - 7700 Folsom-Auburn Rd. Ste. 130
Why:      Enjoy an inspirational movie with fellow endurance athletes
Details:  Snacks and water provided. 

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