Threshold

In this week’s show, we talk about how we deal with the stress of competition, whether threshold intervals are old news, and the mental side of dealing with health setbacks.

We have a wide range of odd and interesting topics for you in this week’s show.

We explore the best ways for endurance athletes to do VO2max workouts and threshold workouts with cycling coach Hunter Allen.

How accurate are threshold numbers? And why is it so difficult to find accurate threshold numbers? We discuss several common ways to find your threshold and their pros and cons.

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.