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7 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…
Read MoreNine practical tips to maximize your cycling and running strength training
Nine practical tips to maximize your cycling and running strength training Strength training is critical for cyclists and runners, especially older riders and women. What we’re going to dig into in this article is the specifics of how I assign strength training to my athletes. In addition to being certified as a cycling and running…
Read MoreCycling Over 40 is a Great Way to Build Endurance, Fitness, and Health
Cycling Over 40 is a Great Way to Build Endurance, Fitness, and Health As we step into our 40s or 50s (or older!), maintaining our fitness becomes more crucial than ever. In fact, it’s often the perfect time to embrace healthy habits that keep you feeling energized and ready to tackle whatever life throws your…
Read MoreFive Ways to Train Smarter, Not Harder, as an Endurance Athlete Over 50
Five Ways to Train Smarter, Not Harder, as an Endurance Athlete Over 50 As we age, we start realizing our bodies can’t do what they did in our 20s, but we are better at other things. We can’t continue to push ourselves to the limit with every workout or every week. As athletes age, this…
Read MoreYour Guide to High-Intensity Interval Training to Improving Cycling and Running Fitness
Your Guide to High-Intensity Interval Training to Improving Cycling and Running Fitness Are you looking for a way to take your fitness and performance to new heights? Look no further than high-intensity interval training (HIIT)! This powerhouse training method has taken the fitness world by storm, and for good reason. Whether you’re a cyclist or…
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