Is There a Value to the One-Hour Easy Ride?
We all understand the purpose of high-intensity intervals and long endurance rides, but is there a value to kitting up and doing a workout that’s both short and easy?
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Fast Talk Podcast > Threshold
Race Stress, Threshold Work, and Dealing with Health Setbacks
In this week’s show, we talk about how we deal with the stress of competition, whether threshold intervals are old news, and the mental side of dealing with health setbacks.
Potluck Discussion: Angling Our Hoods, Reconsidering Long Thresholds, and Extreme Measures
We have a wide range of odd and interesting topics for you in this week’s show.
How to Make VO2max Workouts and Threshold Workouts Work for You, with Hunter Allen
We explore the best ways for endurance athletes to do VO2max workouts and threshold workouts with cycling coach Hunter Allen.
Mission Impossible: Determining Your True Threshold
How accurate are threshold numbers? And why is it so difficult to find accurate threshold numbers? We discuss several common ways to find your threshold and their pros and cons.
Listener Questions on Short Rides, Diet, Vegetable Oils, and Training Sub-Threshold
This Q&A episode we’ll answer questions about diet, the value of short easy rides, sub-threshold work in a polarized training model, and inflammation.