The Best Features of TrainingPeaks, Strava, and Garmin Connect
We highlight the most powerful features of each of the three most popular training analysis tools.
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A New Coaching Model: Building Better Athletes Through Our Virtual Performance Center
We believe modern coaching doesn’t optimally fulfill the needs of the modern athlete. That’s why we’re introducing our community, education, and coaching membership, Fast Talk Laboratories.
How to Create a Race-Day Sports Nutrition Plan, Part 1
The best cyclists know that race-day nutrition must be planned—quantity, types of food, and timing that will best fuel your body for best performance.
Sports Nutrition Pathway
Sports nutrition is one of the most personal and controversial subjects among athletes. Everyone has an opinion; often those claims lack scientific basis. With the help of world-renowned experts, including Dr. Asker Jeukendrup, Dr. Timothy Noakes, and Dr. John Hawley, we examine the nuances of fueling your body for performance and health.
How to Create a Pacing Strategy for Climbing by Bike
Coach Kohler details why creating a pacing strategy for climbing by bike is so critical, and the best ways to do it.
The Most Powerful Features of Intervals.icu
Head Coach Ryan Kohler details his favorite features of intervals.icu, a relatively new data analysis tool.
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1 // Building a Foundation for Success in Coaching
Coach Joe Friel details what it takes to be a good, happy, and successful coach, then explains the eight most important assets of an effective coach.
2 // The How and Why of Coaching
Indoor Cycling Pathway
Used strategically, riding inside can be a beneficial way to keep motivation high, effectively add intensity, and stave off winter training doldrums. With the help of Joe Friel, Dr. Stephen Seiler, and others, we explore all aspects of riding inside.
Workout of the Month: Gravel Ride
Coach Ryan Kohler explains the best way to improve durability so you can consistently and repeatedly ride a strong tempo.
Workout of the Month: Base Ride + Tempo Builds
Coach Ryan Kohler details this base-season workout that will help you maintain a high aerobic output over a long duration.
A Deeper Dive into Intervals.icu
Coach Ryan Kohler highlights his favorite Intervals.icu analysis tools and how to use them to improve your training.
Q&A on Thanksgiving Mind Games, Jan Ullrich Effect, and Food as Medicine
We gathered some of our favorite nutrition-themed questions on the psychology of food, the advantages of eating before or after a big meal for weight management, winter weight, and much more.
Cycling Base Training Pathway
The concept of base training has been a part of endurance training for decades. Laying a foundation of fitness early in the season sets the stage for success later on. With the help of Joe Friel, Dr. Stephen Seiler, and Dr. Andy Pruitt, we explore the how and why of this fundamental aspect of endurance training.
Training Distribution for Triathletes
If you’re new to triathlon, equal training among the three sports may be all you need. But for advanced athletes, a more sophisticated approach involves unequal distribution between the disciplines.
Key Cycling Stretches
Coach Connor details several key stretches that he recommends all cyclists do to improve force generation, stability, and range of motion.
Recovery Pathway
It’s often undervalued, and sometimes altogether ignored; but it shouldn’t be. Recovery from workouts is as important to the training process as the workouts themselves. With the help of Dr. Stephen Seiler, Dr. Shona Halson, Dr. Andy Pruitt, and many others, we examine this critical but often neglected component of exercise physiology.
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