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Base Training for Cyclists, Runners, and Triathletes: How to Build Endurance, Strength, and Recovery for a Successful 2025 Season
Base Training for Cyclists, Runners, and Triathletes: How to Build Endurance, Strength, and Recovery for a Successful 2025 Season As we look toward the 2025 season, it’s time to lay the foundation for your best year yet. This begins with a structured base period, a crucial phase in any endurance athlete’s training plan. Base training…
Read MoreHow Cyclists Over 50 Can Maximize Their Online Training
How Cyclists Over 50 Can Maximize Their Online Training As cyclists age, staying fit and strong on the bike requires a more strategic approach to training. For cyclists over 50, using online training platforms like Zwift, My Whoosh, and Rouvy can be a game-changer. These platforms offer a variety of training tools to help maintain…
Read MoreCaffeine Supplementation: Debunking Myths and Uncovering the Truth for Endurance Athletes
Caffeine Supplementation: Debunking Myths and Uncovering the Truth for Endurance Athletes Caffeine is one of the few supplements that work. For most people, caffeine supplementation seems to benefit aerobic endurance the most, which is great for runners, cyclists, and triathletes. For most people, 3 to 6mg per kg of body weight is the dosage recommendation…
Read MoreHarnessing Heart Rate Variability for Masters and Age-Group Cyclists, Runners, and Triathletes
Harnessing Heart Rate Variability for Masters and Age-Group Cyclists, Runners, and Triathletes As an endurance sports coach, I work to balance training stress and recovery for my athletes. Whether you’re a cyclist, runner, or triathlete, one tool I use for its ability to enhance training and recovery is Heart Rate Variability (HRV). By understanding and…
Read More7 Ways HIIT Supercharges Your Heart, Muscles, and Metabolism for Peak Performance
7 Ways HIIT Supercharges Your Heart, Muscles, and Metabolism for Peak Performance For everyday endurance athletes, the quest for improved performance like in gravel racing, trail running, and cyclocross, often focuses on long Zone 2 workouts that build stamina, durability, and endurance. However, incorporating High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) into your training regimen is as important…
Read MoreMastering Heat Acclimation: Strategies for Endurance Athletes in Cycling, Running, and Triathlon
Mastering Heat Acclimation: Strategies for Endurance Athletes in Cycling, Running, and Triathlon It’s summer in the northern hemisphere and that means hotter temperatures for bike and running races as well as triathlons.  And if endurance athletes don’t acclimate to the hotter temperatures, their performances on race day will suffer and they’ll risk injury and heat…
Read MoreBoost Your Aerobic Power: Mastering VO2max with HIIT and Long, Slow Distance Training
Boost Your Aerobic Power: Mastering VO2max with HIIT and Long, Slow Distance Training Your VO2max – or the maximum amount of oxygen your body can use during intense exercise – is a measure of your aerobic fitness and endurance. The higher your VO2max, the more oxygen your body can take in and use, which means…
Read MoreRace to Your Peak: Key Recovery Strategies for the Tour of America’s Dairyland and Chicago Grit
Race to Your Peak: Key Recovery Strategies for the Tour of America’s Dairyland and Chicago Grit The Tour of America’s Dairyland and Chicago Grit (formerly Intelligentsia Cup) are coming. You’ve done all the training, you’re peaked, and ready to go. Racing many days in a row requires a careful balance of hard efforts and recovery. …
Read MoreOptimize Your Cycling Potential: Balancing Endurance and Intensity Workouts
Optimize Your Cycling Potential: Balancing Endurance and Intensity Workouts I’ve been having discussions with one of my newer cycling athletes about endurance riding. They consistently ride sort of hard all the time, and often add extra rides in at similar pacing. And while there’s a place for riding sort of hard, like in group rides…
Read MoreDial In Your Warm-Ups for Endurance Events: Maximizing Speed Without Burning Matches
Dial In Your Warm-Ups for Endurance Events: Maximizing Speed Without Burning Matches I know a pro cyclocross racer who does a warmup before the race that is so intense I wonder if the rider was burning too many matches before the race began. Warming up before a race is tricky: Too much and you’re burning…
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