How to Be Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Coach Julie Young explores ways to develop mental skills to embrace discomfort as fuel for growth and performance.
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Should We Race by Numbers? With Dirk Friel
Should you pay attention to the numbers on your head unit while you’re racing? If so, which ones, and when? We dive in with TrainingPeaks co-founder Dirk Friel.
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Your Guide to High-Intensity Training
HIT has many proven benefits and several big limitations. Trevor Connor explores how HIT works, its effects, and the most effective high-intensity interval workouts you can choose for specific gains.
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How Much High-Intensity Training Do You Need?
High-intensity training offers many benefits. It also has limitations. We explore just how much HIT work you need to perform at your best.
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How to Maximize Recovery During Multi-Day Events
Stage races and other multi-day events offer special challenges, particularly when it comes to recovery. We explore three of the key elements to maintaining good performances day after day.
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How to Assess and Modify Training Mid-Season
Making a mid-season assessment of your training, and effectively modifying it (if needed), takes skill and confidence. We discuss how to do it, particularly when it comes to structure, recovery, limited time, and top-end form.
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Basic Performance Data Analysis Pathway
Analyzing your training is a critical aspect of improving fitness. With the help of Dr. Stephen Seiler, Colby Pearce, Julie Young, and many others, we explore how and why to monitor and analyze data, and explore different approaches to interpreting and managing your workout data.
How to Manage Race-Day Anxiety
Coach Grant Holicky explains how athletes can better manage anxiety through visualization, routine, and reframing.
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Effective Two-A-Day Workout Strategies, with Neal Henderson
Can cycling twice in one day produce the same benefits as one long ride? Do “two-a-days” yield adaptations you can’t get any other way? We explore.
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What to Pack for a Mountain Bike Race
These simple, critical tips from a veteran mountain bike coach will help you reduce race-day stress, increase enjoyment, and improve your chances of a great performance at your next off-road event.
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The Physiology of the Race Season, with Dr. Iñigo San Millán
We explore the physiology of race season—how to find top-end fitness, how long it takes, and the best ways to do it.
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The Importance of the Long Ride
Are you tempted to throw out those five-hour rides—not enough time or willpower, or maybe you find them boring? Don’t do it! Trevor Connor explores the adaptations that can only be gained from long, slow miles.
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Q&A on Judging Fatigue, Overtraining in Triathletes, and the Crossover Effect, with Melanie McQuaid
Three-time XTERRA world champion and owner of MelRad Coaching, Melanie McQuaid, joins us to discuss how to judge fatigue, the effects of overtraining, and the “crossover effect.”
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How to Prepare for Events at Altitude
Training and racing at elevation can have a significant impact on performance. We explore some ways to improve your preparation for races at altitude.
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Cycling Interval Training Pathway
Interval workouts are a fundamental part of any endurance training program. Learn exactly what intervals are, why they are so important, and how to properly execute interval workouts with the help of Sebastian Weber, Neal Henderson, and Dr. Stephen Seiler.
Should You Drink to a Schedule or to Thirst?
Dr. Stephen Cheung explores whether you should drink according to a fixed schedule or if thirst is enough to dictate how much you drink.
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Training Principles from the 1980s Are (Still) All You Need, with Jeff Winkler
With regard to physiology principles, what has and has not changed since the 1980s? We compare the science, equipment, and analysis software, then and now. Which decade wins? Stay tuned.
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Can Ketones Help Fuel Endurance Performance?
Exogenous ketones reached “super fuel” status in 2016. Since then, research hasn’t been so positive. We explore the potential benefits of supplementation with ketone esters.
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