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Skills to pay the bills

Skills to pay the bills

As it comes to develop excellence and top performance in sport, you have to be aware and work as well on your technique skills, especially if the discipline demands technical skills or souplesse. Skill training

LEOMO Type-R DSS

LEOMO Type-R DSS

Pedal Stroke Intelligence (PSI) by LEOMO can be used to analyze pedaling technique to determine how your DSS Dead Spot Score is affected in relation to resistance, your strength and cadence. Each point on the graph represents

Polar Heartrate Monitor

Polar Heartrate Monitor

Polar products now available at etape3. Organize your training with eqipment of the pioneer in heartrate measurement. Train for example with the newest products like the Polar Vantage V and Polar Vantage M. etape3 is your partner

LEOMO Type R

LEOMO Type R

Allows to record motion analysis for bikefitting or to capture motion and its efficiency under real-time conditions. The Leomo Type R offers a wide range of functions and lots of data: correctly interpreted it is perfect to

Polar Vantage M

Polar Vantage M

The all-round multisport watch with GPS and pulse measurement on the wrist. A wide range of features such as Polar Precision Prime, Training Load Pro, Running Index Running Program, Swim Metrics, Smart Calories, Training Benefit, Sleep Plus

Mallorca Training Camp

Mallorca Training Camp

Training Camp Mallorca
Spring, basic kilometer, first tempo training and then off to the training camp on Mallorca. Without a doubt an experience. The weather is usually better than at home, with sunshine the first tan comes,

UltraSports Sports Nutrition

UltraSports Sports Nutrition

As it comes to effectiveness of training, you have to know and be aware about your recovery. Several aspects are important – here is one: Nutrition. As soon your training is finished, your recovery begins. Carbohydrates, to

Coaching for Cyclists

Coaching for Cyclists

Not only world champions work with coaches. Top athletes usually have a lot of experience and yet they work with coaches and consultants to keep their head in the game and focus on what they do and

WADA Coach True Play True

WADA Coach True Play True

Doping-free sport – clearly a condition when it comes to sports coaching at etape3. As an athlete, you will be supervised by a WADA certified coach who has completed the WADA Coach True Anti Doping

Goals and self-reflection

Goals and self-reflection

It´s not the size of your goal: the podium at “your competition” or just losing weight. Having goals is good because it lifts your self-confidence (and your performance) when reaching them. In the goal setting process, it

FTP MAP Borg TSS VLamax W/kg IF HR VO2max RPE

FTP MAP Borg TSS VLamax W/kg IF HR VO2max RPE

The list of various metrics for training control and training optimization is growing. Each generates different values ​​that need to be correctly tested and interpreted in order to control, monitor

Training and coaching in cycling

Training and coaching in cycling

You do sports and want to have fun. When are you having fun or how big is the fun? Achieving goals is fun, great joy, and often has positive side effects in your private and

Work out more effectively

Work out more effectively

Depends not only on the content of the training, but also on the preparation and recovery. Instead of taking all time for pure training and perhaps even stressing yourself, you can easily schedule a 15Before/20After. Before

Bikefit

Bikefit

Still time left to improve your position before the season starts. The winter period is perfect to work on a bikefit and – if necessary – on a bodyfit. Depending on what you want to achieve, time is required

Performance diagnostic

Performance diagnostic

The first training block of the early season should be done. Now it’s time to control your current performance, to get you to the next block with updated training zones. The so-called monitoring is essential if you want

Recovery

Recovery

In training, stimuli are set, in recovery, the body adapts to stimuli. Unfortunately, this topic is still given too little attention, although it is an essential part of the development and thus of the success of the athletes training.

Periodisation

Periodisation

Part of the season is over, time for a résumé and / or a recovery period before the next season can be tackled. How was your season so far – achieved your goals and were fully on schedule? Every

Pro-Bikegear

Pro-Bikegear

Pro Bikegear and a proper bikefit powers your performance. Excellent bike equipment, tested, approved and used by several pro teams – now available at etape3. Find the saddle that matches your anatomy, choose between different bars in shape and

FAST-formula

FAST-formula

The fast-formula is a sports nutrition and exercise optimized concept, which is divided into 3 areas to increase the athlete’s performance and increase general wellbeing. The nutrition expert dr. Feil of the company Ultra Sports, has created a simple

Challenge – Handmade Tires

Challenge – Handmade Tires

Clincher or tubular handmade in Italy.
The season is already started, time to explore excellent tires! At etape3 you will find a selection of the best tires from Challenge, handmade in Italy. You get clincher as

Comfort Zone

Comfort Zone

Sometimes you have to leave your comfortzone. What does it take, what does it mean?
It can start with making a decision – to leave your comfortzone, when you have to, when you want to get ahead. Small

FTP/ lactate threshold testing

FTP/ lactate threshold testing

Good to have some facts, when you want to get ahead with your training.
What facts? For example your current level of fitness, its related training zones and your development.
How to get this

Bikefitting

Bikefitting

Still winter season means still time to work on improvement before the season get kicked off. Effective cycling and power output depends on several aspects. Finding the right position on a bike to ensure good aerodynamic, effective power

Goals und Motivation

Goals und Motivation

Goals – essential to set, if you want to achieve your dream. To maintain your motivation, you should consider to work with process goals and outcome goals. Process goals are small goals along the road

Your season

Your season

The cycling season has started. Time to earn fitness on the cycle and improve your core strength in the gym and on the yoga mat, preferable with an individual plan, designed to meet your possibilities and

Perfomance analysis at etape3

Perfomance analysis at etape3

A Performance Analysis indicates your performance level and is an essential tool and guideline to control your training and lead you to success. Training zones get calculated by measuring lactate, watt and heartrate during a performance

Ultra Sports at etape3

Ultra Sports at etape3

Competence as it comes to sports nutrition for the athlete: Ultra Sports – „Made in Germany“ by Dr. Feil and his Scientific team. A complete range of high quality products for base, performance, recovery and protection

Bikefitting at etape3

Bikefitting at etape3

The very reliable system bikefitting is the effective way to do a correct bike fitting. A 10 point measurement of anthropometric data delivers key data for the laser XY-positioning tool, which ensures a very precis adjustment of

Sports coaching in a holistic approach

Sports coaching in a holistic approach

Biomechanical and anthropometric data for bike fitting, performance analysis as guideline for training, event preparation and much more for the cycling enthusiast. Visit etape3 for a non-binding talk plus coffee and get information about