Dealing with Problematic Athletes
It can be challenging when athletes aren’t compliant or lack motivation, but it can also be a great opportunity for change or growth.
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Finding Success as a Coach
Coaching isn’t always easy, but when those moments of success come, the rewards are often deep and meaningful.
Why Your Athletes Need to Know Themselves
Encouraging your athletes to build self-awareness can bring a myriad of benefits, some more obvious than others.
The Power of Finding Your Why
Knowing what energizes you as a coach will cultivate performance. It also creates bandwidth for situations where energy and outcome are not yet dialed.
Who’s Responsible for What in the Coaching Relationship?
Taking ownership of the best practices for performance can help the coach-athlete relationship work at its best. Use this list to troubleshoot your existing client relationships.
Workout of the Week: High-Intensity Bike Wake-Up
Don’t make the mistake of doing all your base season riding at a low intensity. Spice things up with this HIIT workout.
Where to Draw the Line
The lines between life and sport can quickly blur. Difficult issues like weight loss or obsessive behavior can lead to big problems for coaches.
Fast Talk Femmes: Should Endurance Athletes Train to Their Menstrual Cycles?
In the first episode of our female-focused podcast, we chat with Jennifer Sygo about all aspects of sports nutrition as it relates to female endurance athletes.
Introducing the Fast Talk Femmes Podcast—with Julie Young and Dede Barry
Learn more about what female endurance athletes need to thrive with our new podcast, hosted by two former pro cyclists.
How to Build a Better Athlete
Strength and conditioning coach Erin Carson shares her insights and expertise on building durable, happy, successful athletes—and it’s about more than just lifting weights in the gym.
Balancing Athlete Data and Devices
The options for data and devices are endless and some athletes need their coach to intervene. Coaches Ryan Kohler and Alison Freeman describe the metrics that matter most.
Key Areas of Mobility For Endurance Athletes
Moving well is the key to consistent training, but what are the key areas of mobility for endurance athletes? We find out in this video interview with strength coach Erin Carson.
Criteria for Setting SMART Goals
The goal belongs to the athlete—not the coach. It’s the coach’s job to help the athlete give shape to the final product.
Defining the Athlete’s Goal, Some Hits and Misses
Goals are best evaluated in the rearview mirror. Joe Friel reflects on the goals of three endurance athletes, highlighting lessons learned.
Common Challenges of Coaching Endurance Athletes
The typical endurance athlete is time-crunched, which triggers a number of challenges for coaches around rest and recovery.
Finding True Motivation—with Sonya Looney
Understanding your sources of motivation can be key to achieving your athletic potential, yet it’s a topic that can also be surprisingly complex. We talk with mental performance expert Sonya Looney on how to find your motivation.
Workout of the Week: Over Unders
Get your year off to a good start with this fun but challenging over-under cycling workout.
Will Giving Up Alcohol Make You a Better Athlete?
Dry January seems to gain in popularity every year. But just what kind of an impact can abstaining from alcohol have on athletic performance? We find out.