Even Ultra-Endurance Athletes Need a Little HIT
You might never sprint during an Ironman or ultra-running race, but that doesn’t mean you can’t benefit from some HIT.
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FTL Athlete Member Content > HIT
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?
Your Guide to High-Intensity Training
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.
A Deep Dive on Interval Execution
Learn how and why you should select certain intervals, how to integrate them into your training plan, when to do them, and how to properly execute them.
Do Sprints Within Endurance Rides Improve Adaptations?
Dr. Stephen Cheung attempts to answer the question of whether it’s productive to incorporate intensity into an endurance ride.
What Does It Take to Train for Paris-Roubaix? Dr. Seiler Explores.
In this workshop, Dr. Stephen Seiler dives into the specifics of a famous Mat Hayman training session and also discusses how to “measure” high-intensity repeatability.
Exploring the Relationship Between Muscle Fiber Type, HIT, and Overtraining
Dr. Cheung discusses new research that explores the relationship between muscle fiber-type density, high-intensity training, and an athlete’s risk for overtraining.