The World's Best Training Partner
For many endurance athletes, focused training is often a solitary activity. Even for folks who do group rides, runs and pool sessions,...
Rethinking Carbohydrates for Endurance Athletes
We live in a time where we're constantly bombarded by information - especially about nutrition. The problem for endurance athletes is the...
Can I get faster without getting fitter?
At first, this question might seem like an odd one to ask. Can't we always get fitter? Typically yes, but often no - especially if our...
Finding the Right Training Volume
Endurance sports are really lifestyle sports – where success comes when athletic pursuits are integrated well with the rest of life. When...
Full-On, Full-Off Power for Off-Road Racing
I was having a discussion with one my off-road athletes this morning about the type of power required for mountain bike and cyclocross...
The Cure for the Common Workout : Tempo Intervals With Bursts
The Tempo Trap Most training programs for endurance athletes include a fair number of ‘tempo’ workouts (80-90% of FTP; ‘medium-hard’). ...
The Four Minute Workout
Four minutes. To good to be true? The whole workout might take a bit longer than four minutes, but it only requires 3 to 4 minutes of...
Improve Your Pedal Stroke For Better Power Production
Maximize your watts, you work hard for them! Even though it looks like a simple circle, the motion of pedaling a bike well is...
Breathe Deeper!
As promised, this is the follow up to our last tip on relaxing tension in our bodies when training and racing. Today we’re focusing...
Relax. It will make you faster.
This tip applies to every discipline of endurance sports. The concept is pretty simple: Basically, if we aren't generally relaxed when...
