The Fundamentals of Sports Nutrition: How to Use Intuition to Improve Fueling
Data has its benefits, but only when we learn to apply an intuitive approach to our fueling can we unlock the most efficient and healthy sports nutrition habits.
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What Training Data Tells Us, and When to Ignore It
Crunching numbers is one thing, but if you want to turn data into victory, here are a few key things you should do and a few things to avoid.
Your Guide to High-Intensity Training
High-intensity training has many proven benefits, and several significant limitations. We explore the science of HIT, and suggest the most effective high-intensity intervals.
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How Much Recovery Is Enough?
World champion athlete and coach Melanie McQuaid details the numerous factors that impact how much recovery an athlete needs after long endurance events.
Understanding the Relationship Between VO2max and VLAmax
While VO2max is well studied, VLamax is a relatively new concept. Understanding the relationship between the two measures will help you better define your training.
Base Training for Time-Crunched Athletes
It’s hard to find time to fit in the long, slow miles that traditionally comprise the base season. Coach Trevor Connor offers suggestions for improving life-training balance, understanding quality versus quantity, and more.
How to Get the Most from Zwift
Whether you’re looking to race, train, or test your fitness level, we explore best practices for using the virtual cycling and running platform.
Relieving Foot Pain from Cycling
Dr. Andy Pruitt explores common sources and potential treatments for relieving pain under the ball of the foot.
Indoor Cycling Basics
Chris Case explains why indoor cycling differs from outdoor riding, then offers tips to help you get the most out of your indoor sessions.
Don’t Kill What You Love
Hard to define and often difficult to recognize, burnout is not only a mental struggle, it can also have physical symptoms. We explore the causes and consequences of burnout, and ways to keep the flame alive.
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.
Recovery 101
Coach Trevor Connor explains the complex immune system response that leads to recovery, and why it happens in the first place.
The Relationship Between Performance Level and Training Stress
Eighty percent of what you need to know about endurance training can be illustrated by a simple graph. Coach Connor and his mentor Glenn Swan explore this simple concept.
A Beginner’s Guide to Cyclocross
Coach Julie Young breaks down the art and training of cyclocross—from training to skills, racing to drills.
Could Respiration Be Your Limiter?
Athletes spend much of their time training their legs and heart. What about our lungs? Steve Neal breaks down the components of respiration to help explain why it could be holding you back.