Polarized Training Pathway
In collaboration with Dr. Stephen Seiler, the “father of polarized training,” we have curated everything you need to know about the 80/20 training method.
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What Exactly Is a Long Slow Distance Ride?
Coaches Trevor Connor and Ryan Kohler analyze ride data from one of Trevor’s LSD (long, slow distance) rides in order to explain the correct execution of one of these fundamental rides.
How Moving Training Indoors Affects Our Workouts
Dr. Stephen Seiler surveyed over 1,000 endurance athletes of different levels to find out how the basic characteristics of the training process have changed during the coronavirus pandemic. Here are the results.
Coach’s Corner: How to Interpret Pedaling Cadence Data
Coach Ryan Kohler and Trevor Connor demonstrate how to interpret pedaling cadence data and look for signs of poor workout execution.
Dr. Seiler: Short Interval Stacks, Part 3
In this final video of his “short stack”, three-part series, Dr. Stephen Seiler discusses some research studies that compare short interval and long interval training and how they impact endurance capacity in already well-trained athletes.
How Women Can Take Control of Training During Their Hormone Cycle
These nutrition strategies will help reduce the side effects of hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle.
How to Analyze 5×5 Intervals in TrainingPeaks
Coach Trevor Connor and Coach Ryan Kohler walk through their process for interpreting 5×5-minute interval workout sessions in TrainingPeaks.
How to Keep Your Knees Happy
Working on strength, stretching, and stability a few times a week will help keep knee pain away.
How to Climb Like an Angel of the Mountains
We dive into the physiology and physics of climbing by bike, and offer tips on how you should climb given your type of engine.
Training Intensity Zones: Research vs. Practice
Dr. Stephen Seiler explains the endurance training zones schemes he uses in research (3 zones) and in practice working with Norwegian coaches and athletes (5 zones) as part of the Norwegian Olympic Federation model.
‘Cross Skills: Effective Training Drills to Do with Your Friends
Grant Holicky breaks down the best cyclocross skill drills to upgrade your ‘cross racing with the help of some highly qualified riders.
Breakdown: How Athletes Slow Down with Age
Like it or not, we slow down as we age. Do some parts of our physiological machinery slow down faster than others? If so, what does that mean for training and endurance performance?
How Long, How Slow? Here’s How to Find Your Ideal Low-Intensity Workout Effort.
At what intensity should athletes perform long, slow distance workouts? Dr. Stephen Seiler lays out a method for athletes to figure out their own, ideal intensity and duration for low-intensity workouts.
Improving Performance by Increasing Sustainability
Reducing cardiovascular drift and increasing fiber recruitment are key components of sustainability.
Mastering the Art of Peaking
Why do we sometimes ride our best during fatigue weeks, or struggle during a recovery week? Learn the signs you should look for during your peak, recovery, and at the end of big training blocks.
This Is an Interval
Trevor Connor revisits the fundamentals of aerobic versus anaerobic pathways, and helps us understand more advanced principles of interval training.
How to Set Strava PRs, with The Pro’s Closet
We catch up with our friends at The Pro’s Closet, Spencer Powlison and Bruce Lin, to discuss their recent four-week Strava PR Challenge. In the lead up to their attempts, we helped them with training advice and “race-day” strategy tips.
Balancing Science and Experience in Your Training, with Cameron Cogburn
How do you, as an athlete, combine your understanding of sport science and your training and racing experience to most effectively map out your training? That question is the basis for today’s episode, one in which we drift between the philosophical and the practical.
Strength and Conditioning, with Jess Elliott of TAG Performance
Strength and conditioning coach Jess Elliott is here to help you understand why it is so important to make time for off-the-bike strength and conditioning work.