Functional Threshold Power

We have a wide range of odd and interesting topics for you in this week’s show.

We explore the best ways for endurance athletes to do VO2max workouts and threshold workouts with cycling coach Hunter Allen.

Physiologist Rob Pickels nerds out with Coach Trevor Connor for a deep dive into new scientific research.

Physiologist Lindsay Golich, who works with some of America’s best Olympic athletes, helps us field questions on heat, altitude, FTP testing, fasted training, and much more.

Colby Pearce outlines some key abilities that make great cyclists in this broad overview of the sport.

How accurate are threshold numbers? And why is it so difficult to find accurate threshold numbers? We discuss several common ways to find your threshold and their pros and cons.

Q&A on FTP testing, structuring recovery weeks, and the sustainability of base training, with guest coach Steve Neal

Complex training prescriptions are becoming increasingly popular. Does it really need to be that complex? What do you gain from this complexity?

At the heart of the Xert software is the notion of failure: the idea that we reveal our profile as a rider in the moments when we hit our limits.

This episode we take a close look at Sebastian Weber’s concept of VLamax to improve your training.

We speak with Hunter Allen and Dr. Andy Coggan, pioneers of the use of power meters in cycling.

Trevor and Chris field listener questions on importance of aerobic threshold, FTP, muscle soreness, and training in extreme cold.