TrailFit Training (Trainer’s Profile)

 

Eric Orschel is a physical and health education teacher who has worked extensively with athletes coaching high school mountain biking and cross country running, while teaching outdoor education as well as fitness and strength training. His university experience included 3 years testing national team athletes in the exercise physiology lab at the University of Toronto. Combined with qualifications as a Certified Fitness Appraiser his background in exercise physiology with practical applications to sport training is extensive.

Eric Orschel has been actively competing in mountain bike racing for 21 years. In the first 5 years of racing he competed as a Pro/Elite Mountain Biker at Ontario Cups, Canada Cups and World Cups actively racing on the Ontario Team in both 1993 and 1994. In the last 15 years he has competed as a Veteran and Master Expert Racer culminating with a selection to the Canadian National Team in both 1997 and 1998 for World Championships. He has also been an event organizer thru that same 20 years, best known for the Uxbridge Icebreaker and the weekly series races originally at Fred’s Farm and now at the Durham Forest. He has been recognized in Ontario as the MTB Organizer of the year in 2003 and MTB Contributor of the Year in 2007.  As a racer in the Master Expert category over the last 2 years he has continued to maintain podium appearances and has placed 2nd in the overall category in both 2009 and 2010.

 

Eric’s qualifications include a Bachelor’s of Physical Education with a major in Exercise Physiology, Bachelor of Education, and a Master’s in Education all thru the University of Toronto. He has certificates as both a Certified Fitness Appraiser and Registered Fitness Appraiser.

 

 

What does Eric’s TrailFit training program offer?

 

Eric will develop a training plan and workouts that are as specific as possible to your needs as an athlete and your goals as a racer.  He will work to help you improve both your riding fitness and technical skill as a mountain biker. Eric is committed to personal fitness and maintaining a good aerobic core for mountain biking. He will introduce riders to new and challenging workouts that will enhance and improve fitness in the long term. The following explains his commitment to the Fall Session, Winter/Spring Session and Summer Session.

 

 

TrailFit Training Program Costs and Information

 

Fall Training

 

The Fall training program will run from Sept 15th to Nov. 15th and involve the following activities in terms of skill development and aerobic improvement.

 

Trail Running

Cyclo-Cross Training

Technical Trail Riding

Endurance Trail Riding

Endurance Road Riding

 

Program riders can choose the activities that they wish to become involved in. The main focus will be on developing a stronger aerobic component in all riders that will improve all endurance.

 

TrailFit will develop specific training activities for each rider with specific attention to time limitations, physical fitness, and type of training. TrailFit will develop direct heart rate training zones for each rider based on standard heart rate norms and rider information. An example is attached to this, Haley Training Program to Crank.

 

TrailFit (Eric Orschel) will commit at a minimum to meeting each rider either in a group or individually twice each month in riding/trail running workouts.

 

Costs: $150 per month

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Winter/Spring Training

 

The Winter Training program will run from Nov. 15th to April 15th and involve the following activities in terms of aerobic improvement, strength training, plyometric exercises and P90X Training

 

Trail Running

Bike Rollers

Plyometric exercises

Weight Training

Cross Country Skiing

Snowshoeing

 

The main focus of this session will be on maintaining aerobic fitness, increasing mountain bike muscle strength, and cross training into other activities that will support the fall training component.

 

TrailFit will develop a specific strength training component for each rider with specific muscle exercises for each rider including appropriate weights, sets and repetitions

. Cross Country Skis and Snow Shoes will be made available to clients that need them for the winter training session.

 

TrailFit (Eric Orschel) will commit at a minimum to meeting each rider in a group or individually at least twice a month in workout sessions.

 

Costs: $125/month plus $75 for the initial strength training session to evaluate

Correct technique and starting weights.

 

 

Summer Race Season Training

 

The summer race season will run from April 15th to Sept. 15th and will involve race training and specific workouts to improve race fitness and technical trail skills.

 

Activities will include;

 

Endurance Road Rides

Technical Trail Riding

Intense Interval workouts (Road and Trail)

 

 

TrailFit will develop a specific workout schedule for each rider with specific trail and road workouts with specific emphasis on a blend of intensity of workouts, endurance rides both on and off road as well as selected technical training sessions.

 

TrailFit (Eric Orschel) will commit at minimum to meeting each rider in a group or individually at least 3 times a month in workout sessions. As well those riders that will be riding the Ontario Cup Circuit will benefit from pre-riding sessions with me on the day before each Ontario Cup race with specific course evaluation and practice to prepare for these races.

 

 

Costs $175/month for Senior Racers (over 18) and $150/month for those under 18.

 

 

 

Riders will be required to give me end of week (Sunday) updates on training progress which can be emailed, as well as detailed information of upcoming competitions and races that you have entered. Consistent feedback is essential to improvement and proper fitness development throughout each Training Segment.

 

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