About Us
How it started…..
AchievePTC was founded by Dana Williams based on a combination of his passions of health, fitness, sport, personal connection and helping others achieve their goals.
Whether you are a weekend warrior or an elite athlete, choosing Achieve will provide you with personalized programs and coaching to help you to optimal performance and health.
Our Vision
To be the premier cycle coaching group in Northern California and beyond.
Why
There’s lots of companies and individuals offering coaching and training. You may be asking yourself:
‘Why should I start to work with AchievePTC?’
Well, that’s a good question. The best answer is to share the Achieve philosophy (what makes us different), a few testimonials from Achieve athletes and specifics on what we do to create a community of individuals who value their health, strive to do their best and like to have fun. If this fits with what you are looking for then we would love to have you as an AchievePTC athlete.
Our Philosophy
There are a number of different training techniques to improve cycling fitness. Achieve coaches and athletes are busy balancing leisure time, family life, work and athletic goals. Following a fair amount of research and practice, Achieve found that there isn’t one specific training style that fits every rider. Therefore, the coach will assess the different priorities, responsibilities and objectives of each athlete/client and devises a training program that best suits them.
The ability to produce and maintain a high power output is arguably the most important physiological aspect of an endurance cyclists success. This is referred to as anaerobic threshold or maximum lactate stead state. All other things being equal, the rider with the highest power output between point A and B will be the fastest, simply because maintaining a higher power output translates into greater speed.
Every person’s psychological make up is different. It’s important to understand these dynamics (metabolic capacities) when designing a customized training program. In order to understand each individuals metabolic capacities, AchievePTC utilizes INSCYD performance software. Based on the results of a performance assessment, training programs are created with customized zones to provide the right amount of stress to ones anaerobic and aerobic system, matched with the right amount of recovery. This facilitates physiological adaptations that leads to improved performance.
Communication between athlete and coach is of utmost importance. Following a well-designed training program balanced with recovery results in improved fitness. However, there are many other factors involved in achieving cycling goals beyond simply improved fitness. These factors cannot be understood without effective communication; just ask any Achieve athlete. Therefore, each Achieve athlete has scheduled check-in calls with their coach, in addition to email, text messaging, and other forms of communication. We are passionate about helping our athletes achieve their goals and use these communication tools to hold them accountable.
“I have grown tremendously as both an athlete and a person. I am so honored to have you as a coach, mentor and friend and forever thankful for your guidance in helping me revive my cycling spirit and achieve dreams I never thought possible.”
— Jim S.