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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Coach Connor’s Method to Training Recovery
Recovery is at the heart of training adaptation. Without rest the body can’t rebuild and get stronger. This is why recovery is fundamental to how I coach and a focal point for my athletes.
Block Training Plan for an Elite Cyclist
The principles of block training can be applied across endurance sports, whether the athlete is elite or amateur. The biggest difference is that elite or pro athletes have more time to train.
Coach Trevor Connor
Trevor Connor has over 20 years of experience in bike racing and coaching. His love of cycling led him to work in national performance centers, collegiate cycling, team management, and to write for a major cycling magazine. He has a master’s in exercise bioenergetics and nutrition.
Coach Dean Golich
Dean Golich is Performance Director at Red Bull and Chief of R&D for the Brooklyn Nets. He also serves on the Sports Advisory Council for the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, a multidisciplinary venture that leverages science and expertise to implement meaningful changes for all people.
How to Teach Sport-Specific Movement Patterns
Joe Friel outlines his method for analyzing sport-specific movement patterns. After establishing a hierarchy to the movements, he teaches athletes each subcomponent until mastery is achieved.
Case Study: How to Teach Open-Water Swim Skills to Triathletes
Over my career, I learned how to teach triathletes to improve their swimming. I found that this method results in a significantly greater improvement in a shorter amount of time.
How to Use HIIT As a Time-Crunched Athlete
If you consider yourself a time-crunched athlete, how do you make the most of that time and incorporate HIIT into the plan?
What Makes a Happy Coach?
Joe Friel highlights the 10 most important aspects to becoming a happy coach.
Profiles in Coaching: Franz Stampfl
You’ve heard of Roger Bannister, but do you know who coached him? Joe Friel profiles the legendary and successful Franz Stampfl.
What Makes a Successful Coach?
Joe Friel details the attributes and skills it takes to be a successful coach—and produce successful athletes.
Assess Your Coaching Expertise
Joe Friel introduces the eight skill sets and knowledge bases he believes are critical for becoming an effective coach.
Improve Your Interpersonal Skills
Joe Friel explains why people skills are the most important talent required to become an effective and successful coach, and how to improve them.
Extend Your Analytical Skills
Joe Friel details the ways in which coaches can identify strengths and weaknesses in movement patterns, motivation, and training execution.
Develop Your Planning Skills
Joe Friel explores the development of annual training plans, short-term plans, and matters beyond sport-specific workouts.
Hone Your Teaching Skills
Joe Friel explains the keys to becoming both a good coach and teacher, and taking ownership in an athlete’s progress.
Deepen Your Sport-Specific Knowledge
Joe Friel describes why it is so important for coaches to fully understand the unique demands of an athlete’s event.
Expand Your Sport Science Knowledge
Joe Friel explains the importance of having a broad understanding of exercise physiology, psychology, nutrition, and other science fields.
Upgrade Your Gear & Tech Knowledge
Joe Friel describes the evolution of sports tech, explains how to keep up with new advancements, and offers tips on improving technological knowledge.