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.
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Individualizing HIIT Workouts by Season and Athlete Phenotype
Understanding when and how to introduce HIIT can make all the difference in an athlete’s ability to absorb training and optimize performance.
The Stable and Strong Athlete
In part 3 of our series on movement literacy for cyclists, Dr. Stacey Brickson delves into stability and strength to make you a healthier cyclist.
The Plastic, Flexible Athlete
In part 2 of our series on movement literacy for cyclists, Dr. Stacey Brickson delves into mobility and flexibility to make you a healthier cyclist.
Movement Literacy for Cyclists
In this multi-part series, Dr. Stacey Brickson details several tools built on a hierarchy of mobility, flexibility, stability, and strength, designed to make you a healthier cyclist.
Sweat Rate, Composition, and the Importance of Fluid Balance
We detail the integral role that water and sodium play in our physiological processes, and how understanding sweat rate and composition can improve performance, recovery, and health.
Dr. Seiler’s 12 Training Truths for Endurance Development
After 30 years of studying exercise endurance training, Dr. Seiler distills it all into 12 fundamental practices.
Unlocking Your Full Potential: Insights from a Metabolic Assessment
Physiological testing is a powerful tool to fine-tune your training and optimize performance.
Workout of the Week: Sub-Threshold Intervals
Hit the sweet spot with a sub-threshold ride for those winter days that aren’t too cold.
Workout of the Week: Full-Body Strength Routine
Endurance athletes of all disciplines can benefit from a regular full-body strength routine.
Workout of the Week: Base Sprints
Get the best of both worlds by incorporating several high-intensity sprints into your base rides.
Workout of the Week: Maintenance Swim
Keep your swim fitness up to speed with a regular maintenance session for off season.
Workout of the Week: Incline Treadmill Power Hour
No hills? No problem! Simulate hill running on the treadmill with this 1-hour workout.
Workout of the Week: Hot Laps for Holistic Training
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.
Workout of the Week: Variable Cadence Ride
Try this trainer ride that utilizes three rounds of 27-minute intervals—each at varying cadences—to target multiple energy systems in one workout.
Workout of the Week: Marathon Intervals
Mimic the demands of a full marathon without having to go the distance.
Workout of the Week: Iron Race Prep Swim
Be ready for your Iron-distance swim with a 2.4-mile workout broken up into sets.
Workout of the Week: Threshold 18K
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.
Recognizing & Recovering from Concussions
When it comes to concussions, a slow and steady recovery is the fastest way back to athletic performance.