Training
Celebrate the New Site and Logo By Making Me Do Pushups or Intervals!
Celebrate the New Site and Logo By Making Me Do Pushups or Intervals! Celebrate the new Simple Endurance Coaching website and logo with me! Share the new website on your Facebook or Instagram page with the hashtags #simpleendurancecoaching and either #pushups or #intervals, and I’ll do a pushup or interval for you live next week!…
Read MoreUse Periodization to Plan What Kind of Training You Do To Prepare for Your Event
Use Periodization to Plan What Kind of Training You Do To Prepare for Your Event Your goal event is in a few months. How do you prepare? How do you organize your training so that you’re at your best for the event? One way to prepare is to organize and plan your training with a…
Read MoreYou Can Quickly Improve Speed And Strength With HIIT But Results May Short-Lived
You Can Quickly Improve Speed And Strength With HIIT But Results May Short-Lived High-intensity interval training (HIIT) receives a lot of attention from casual gym-goers to elite athletes. And with good reason. HIIT for runners and cyclists works – not only to build speed, power, and VO2max, but to build aerobic endurance and general fitness.…
Read MoreYoga for Athletes: Unlocking Effective and Complete Recovery
Yoga for Athletes: Unlocking Effective and Complete Recovery Yoga for recovery might be the secret to faster recovery and improved performance. Yoga, once thought of as a practice reserved for 20-something former gymnasts and really flexible people, is now being recognized by cyclists and runners as a powerful tool for boosting athletic recovery. From relieving…
Read MoreShort on Time? Optimize Training to Improve Endurance Performance
Short on Training Time? Optimize Training to Improve Endurance Performance Given limited available time, how can we structure training to improve performance? Or put another way, what is the minimal amount of time to train and still improve performance while running or riding? The answer is, as usual, it depends – mostly on your goals…
Read MoreIf Training in All Intensities Deliver Solid Results, What Training Should You Do?
If Training Intensities Delivers Solid Results, What Training Should You Do? Training in higher-intensity zones usually brings about more positive adaptations. Yet if you do too much intensity, you’ll stagnate and/or burn out. So we learn two things from this: One, we need a balance of intensity and endurance, and two, we can target certain…
Read MoreHow to Use the Triangle of Health to Improve Superior Durability and Performance
How to Use the Triangle of Health to Improve Superior Durability and Performance As an age-group runner or masters’ cyclist, the Triangle of Health can build our durability and help us accomplish our best performances. If all you do is run, and all you do is ride your bike, you’re not reaching your performance potential…
Read MoreFueling for Performance: Optimizing with Specifically Timed Nutrition
Fueling for Performance: Optimizing with Specifically Timed Nutrition Whether you’re training for a race or simply trying to improve your personal best, proper nutrition is essential for fueling your body and achieving peak performance. But with so much conflicting information out there, it can be difficult to know what to eat before a workout, on…
Read MoreThree Effective Ways for Runners to Monitor Interval Intensity
Three Effective Ways for Runners to Monitor Interval Intensity If you are an everyday runner hoping to improve your performance for your target event, you need to do some speed work – or intervals. Intervals, or kicking up your intensity for short periods, build speed, endurance, efficiency of movement, as well as bring a host…
Read MoreImprove Cycling Performance: Unveiling the Effects of Intervals
Improve Cycling Performance: Unveiling the Effects of Intervals Most types of cycling training will bring results. Whether you’re doing endurance riding or VO2max intervals, you’re going to improve your fitness. Understanding the differences between the types of training can help you tailor your training to your specific goals and needs. Each type of interval targets…
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