FTL Coach Member Content

We explore the best ways to stay active, safe, and comfortable as child birth nears.

Improving your ability to push beyond your perceived limit can bring many rewards, from watts to wins.

By stringing together several days of high-intensity training, then adequately recovering, overload blocks can produce big gains.

Adding days to your microcycles will help you improve recovery, which can improve HIT sessions. It’s a win-win.

Hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle influence training, recovery, and performance. Individual tracking and targeted strategies help female athletes adapt and thrive.

The cardiovascular system powers endurance performance. Explore how training reshapes the heart, what causes cardiovascular drift, and why too much exercise may carry long-term risks.

Hormonal regulation plays a vital role in energy balance, recovery, and performance—disruptions can lead to fatigue, stagnation, or overtraining.

The era of AI-augmented endurance coaching is here. New tools don’t just collect data—they intelligently interpret, adapt, and learn, helping data-driven coaches and athletes to refine their training.

Doing more sprint work and cadence drills on your rides could lead to substantial performance gains.

The closer we get to peak fitness, the more vulnerable we may become to illness. We explore how to prevent illness, and how to train effectively when it strikes.

As more athletes decide to dive into do-it-yourself lactate testing, we explain how to best conduct measurements and how to avoid the most common mistakes.

Whether it’s toxic algae blooms, wildlife encounters, or boat traffic, there are many safety considerations to take into account when swimming in open water.

The importance of a strong core for athletic performance can’t be overstated. Trevor Connor details the various benefits of a strong core, and the disadvantages of a weak one.

This client-centered counseling approach enhances your ability to guide your athletes toward improved motivation and commitment.

Understanding when and how to introduce HIIT can make all the difference in an athlete’s ability to absorb training and optimize performance.

In part 3 of our series on movement literacy for cyclists, Dr. Stacey Brickson delves into stability and strength to make you a healthier cyclist.

In part 2 of our series on movement literacy for cyclists, Dr. Stacey Brickson delves into mobility and flexibility to make you a healthier cyclist.

In this multi-part series, Dr. Stacey Brickson details several tools built on a hierarchy of mobility, flexibility, stability, and strength, designed to make you a healthier cyclist.