How do you reach the podium in not one sport, but three—and all in the same season? We chat with McBride and their coach, Mateo Mercur, to find out more.
In this week’s show, we talk about marginal gains in the Tour, how best to approach training races, and what to do if you encounter an emergency mid-ride.
Coach and sports nutritionist Ryan Kohler shares his sports nutrition guide for endurance mountain bike races.
Triathlon can be a demanding sport—so how can you set yourself up for success? We asked former pro triathlete and six-time Ironman 70.3 champion Emma-Kate Lidbury to share her top tips.
We explore the best ways for endurance athletes to do VO2max workouts and threshold workouts with cycling coach Hunter Allen.
If you have an energy deficit day after day, it can have devastating effects on your health and performance. Find out how to get it right with our guide to low energy availability.
Deep dives into endurance topics.
We explore the past, present, and future of coach education with Joe Friel and Jon Tarkington.
Not everything that happens to us at altitude is positive, nor do we all respond the same way. We discuss the ins and outs of altitude camps, and how to make sure you benefit from them.
As a coach, helping your athletes achieve their performance potential is an important task, but it’s rarely an easy one. In Module 6 of The Craft of Coaching, Joe Friel, together with several top coaches, share their experience on every aspect of this journey to peak performance.
As a coach, you are in a privileged position to have a great impact on your athlete’s development. Learn how to use this wisely.
Work with your athlete to create a race plan for the season—and then build your training plan from there, but remember there’s plenty to factor in.
Coaches Joe Friel and former pro cyclist Ben Day talk about setting goals and how measuring progress must include “more than just numbers.”
Joe Friel provides an overview of the key training metrics that help coaches quantify training load and plan for performance.
Joe Friel explains the data that helps coaches plan athlete training load while also factoring in recovery.
Joe Friel addresses the problems that athletes most commonly face en route to their goals: training plateaus, inconsistent training or lack of motivation, inadequate sleep, and prioritizing performance at the expense of health.
There’s a fine line separating performance and athletic potential. This case study illustrates the real consequences of overtraining and how training load can be better managed to avoid the high-stakes gamble altogether.
In this video, Joe Friel discusses how best to bring an athlete to form by striking the right balance between fitness and fatigue. It can be a fine line—and will be different for every athlete.