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How to Set Training and Performance Goals

The offseason is the perfect time to assess our previous season, set goals and strategies for the coming season, and incorporate those into our training plans.

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Thoughts on Bicycle Saddles

A good bike saddle is one you can completely forget about when riding: no chafing, scarring, or saddle sores. In order to find a saddle that works for you, Colby talks about the anatomy of the human undercarriage and how different saddle shapes can bring you ultimate comfort.

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How Moving Training Indoors Affects Our Workouts

Dr. Stephen Seiler surveyed over 1,000 endurance athletes of different levels to find out how the basic characteristics of the training process have changed during the coronavirus pandemic. Here are the results.

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Dr. Seiler: Short Interval Stacks, Part 3

In this final video of his “short stack”, three-part series, Dr. Stephen Seiler discusses some research studies that compare short interval and long interval training and how they impact endurance capacity in already well-trained athletes.

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Dr. Seiler: Short Interval Stacks, Part 2

Dr. Stephen Seiler walks through some real-life short interval workout data to reveal some rules of thumb for how you can integrate these into your own training.

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Steve Hogg, Master Bike Fitter

Master bike fitter, Steve Hogg, discusses how to have the healthiest physiological relationship with your bikes to reduce injury and increase performance through bike fitting.

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Dr. Seiler: Short Interval Stacks, Part 1

Interval training sessions with repeats of 30:30s, 40:20s, and 30:15s have become very popular. How does the (endurance-trained) body respond to this type of high-intensity interval prescription?

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