by simpleendurance | Jan 12, 2022 | Cycling, Endurance Training, Triathlon, Workouts
Four Zwift lessons I’m learning about how to improve my riding and racing experience Learn how to improve drafting Try out the Race Partner for group rides Try out Rob Pickels’ advice on racing Learn how to communicate using Zwift Companion Four Zwift lessons to...
by simpleendurance | Dec 6, 2021 | Strength Training, Cycling, Running, Women Athletes, Workouts
Everyday Female Athletes Can Use Hormone Levels to Improve Training During Their Menstrual Cycle! Click To Tweet Women can improve training during menstrual cycle. One of the most useful ideas in Dr. Stacy Sims’ book Roar is that women don’t need to avoid...
by simpleendurance | Jul 20, 2021 | Cycling, Cyclists Over 50, Endurance Training, Mental Training, Workouts
Three Things to Know about Testing for Your Anaerobic Threshold Unless you do a blood lactate test, all of the testing options are just estimates and reasonable guesses. Ramp tests from Zwift and Trainer Road seem to be fairly accurate options. There are other ways...
by simpleendurance | Apr 30, 2021 | Endurance Training, HIIT, Workouts
Talk Tests, RPE, “Fast and Fastest” I’ve been writing a lot of training plans for runners and triathletes lately. And honestly, setting up intensities gets confusing as hell. Intensity is how hard you go during the particular workout. With most training plans I...
by simpleendurance | Apr 12, 2021 | Endurance Training, Strength Training, Workouts
When I was a middle school teacher, it was always critical for me to keep track of data, measure my students’ progress. How else would I know if they were actually learning what I was teaching? It’s the same for our fitness process. If you measure your...
by simpleendurance | Mar 10, 2021 | Endurance Training, HIIT, Workouts
Whenever I meet a new personal training client, one of the main ideas I want to get across is the benefits of HIIT or interval workouts. One way to do intervals is commonly known as HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training). HIIT are a type of interval, but...
