The Fundamentals of Sports Nutrition: How to Use Intuition to Improve Fueling
Data has its benefits, but only when we learn to apply an intuitive approach to our fueling can we unlock the most efficient and healthy sports nutrition habits.
Data has its benefits, but only when we learn to apply an intuitive approach to our fueling can we unlock the most efficient and healthy sports nutrition habits.
Crunching numbers is one thing, but if you want to turn data into victory, here are a few key things you should do and a few things to avoid.
HIT has many proven benefits and several big limitations. Trevor Connor explores how HIT works, its effects, and the most effective high-intensity interval workouts you can choose for specific gains.
Hit the sweet spot with a sub-threshold ride for those winter days that aren’t too cold.
Endurance athletes of all disciplines can benefit from a regular full-body strength routine.
Get the best of both worlds by incorporating several high-intensity sprints into your base rides.
Keep your swim fitness up to speed with a regular maintenance session for off season.
No hills? No problem! Simulate hill running on the treadmill with this 1-hour workout.
Though this workout is especially useful for cyclocross athletes, cyclists of all disciplines can benefit from this less-structured training session and break from the monotony of late season.
Try this trainer ride that utilizes three rounds of 27-minute intervals—each at varying cadences—to target multiple energy systems in one workout.
Mimic the demands of a full marathon without having to go the distance.
Be ready for your Iron-distance swim with a 2.4-mile workout broken up into sets.
Olympic triathlete Matt Sharpe has given us a long run workout that’s perfect for building endurance in the last leg of a half-iron distance triathlon.
When it comes to concussions, a slow and steady recovery is the fastest way back to athletic performance.
This is a great swim workout that helps athletes become comfortable swimming at different speeds.
Runners and cyclists can work on this circuit year-round to create a stable platform to drive force into the foot strike or pedal. Just like other aspects of training, consistency over time will pay off.
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Mimic race conditions on a climb with threshold hill repeats.
Improve your fitness in the pool with a swim workout that gets progressively harder with each set.
We’re always racing on tired legs, but overdoing it too often can lead to illness, injury or overtraining.
This workout focuses on minimal gear shifting between intervals to better maintain speed in a race.