Why Balance and Timing Are the Secrets to Peak Performance
Is more better? We explore how our bodies adapt to training and why the right amount of stress at the right times is a far better way to train than going hard all the time.
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FTL Free Member Content > Polarized Training
Nerd Lab: Eccentric Damage and a Heated Polarized Debate
NERD LAB! Our resident physiologists Rob Pickels and Trevor Connor nerd out and dive deep into new scientific research and debates. In this episode: Is cycling explosive and eccentric? Academics take on Dr. Seiler.
Q&A on Cardiac Arrhythmias, Ultra Endurance Training, Cramping in Juniors, Low Cadence Effects, and Workout Analysis Tools
We asked for your questions on our 200th anniversary episode and we got so many of them that we decided to dedicate another episode to answer them.
Q&A on Polarized Training, Ramping Down Your Season, and Ruining Workouts, with Rebecca Gross
Coach Rebecca Gross of 3six0 Performance helps us field questions on polarized training, closing out your season, if you can “ruin” workouts, spin classes, and more.
From Polarized to Individually Optimized Endurance Training in 5 Steps
Exercise physiologist Dr. Stephen Seiler walks through five steps for turning polarized training into a more personalized approach.
Moving from Polarized Training to Personally Optimized Training
Dr. Stephen Seiler presents the reasons, methods, and benefits of moving from a polarized training template to a more personalized, optimized training method that is still based on polarized training.
Q&A on Sweat Rates, Going Polarized for ’Cross, VLAmax, Big Gear Work, and Recovery Tools, with Coach Grant Holicky
In this Q&A episode, guest Grant Holicky discusses sweat rate, polarized training for cyclocross, VLamax, and recovery tools.
Dr. Stephen Seiler – The Past, Present, and Future of Polarized Training
In this episode we learn about the inception of the polarized method, and we discuss Dr. Seiler’s current research on the all-important aerobic threshold.
Bonus Q&A on Fasted Training, Goal Setting, and the Polarized Approach
We take on questions about training while fasted, goal–setting analysis, and have a discussion on the polarized training approach.
Listener Questions on Short Rides, Diet, Vegetable Oils, and Training Sub-Threshold
This Q&A episode we’ll answer questions about diet, the value of short easy rides, sub-threshold work in a polarized training model, and inflammation.
Applying the Polarized Training Model, with Dr. Stephen Seiler
Dr. Stephen Seiler breaks down the application of the polarized training model, addressing what is meant by the two thresholds—LT1 and LT2—and how to determine yours. We also discuss why it’s important not to over-estimate LT1 or LT2, and how to use them to determine your zones in a three-zone model.
Polarizing Your Training, with Dr. Stephen Seiler
This episode is a deep dive into polarized training with Dr. Stephen Seiler, Grant Holicky, Andrew Randall, Steve Neal, and Larry Warbasse.
Unpacking the Gospel of Joe Friel’s New “Training Bible”
We talk with Joe Friel about the newest edition of his bestselling cycling training book The Cyclist’s Training Bible. We touched on everything from periodization to energy systems, to Joe’s method of research…which believe it or not, has a lot to do with hundreds of 3”x5” note cards.
Which Is Better: Polarization or Sweet Spot?
Which is better, sweet spot training or polarized training? To find out, we invited in proponents of each type of training — FasCat’s Frank Overton on the sweet spot side, and Boulder Center for Sports Medicine’s Ryan Kohler to advocate for a polarized model — and let them have at it.