Workout of the Week: Progressive Short-Course Triple Brick
We’re always racing on tired legs, but overdoing it too often can lead to illness, injury or overtraining.
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Potluck: Long Workdays, Training Races, and Varying Base Rides
Our hosts bring their questions on working out at the end of a long day, how to manage when training races are too easy, and if base ride intensities should be varied.
Workout of the Week: 2 × 20 Micro Intervals
This workout focuses on minimal gear shifting between intervals to better maintain speed in a race.
What It Takes to Race The Tour de France, with Alex Howes and Neal Henderson
We’ve all seen on TV how hard the Tour de France is, but what does it take for these riders to push themselves so far day after day?
Workout of the Week: Race Block Neuromuscular Session
Maintain high-end fitness with super short sprints and long recoveries.
Revisiting Episode 8: The Importance of Neuromuscular Training
Originally titled “Stop Your Legs from Fighting (Themselves),” we look back at episode 8 to see how our views—and the science—has changed regarding neuromuscular work.
The Secret to Buying Speed in Triathlon
You don’t need to spend huge amounts of money on gear to see significant gains in your triathlon times.
Workout of the Week: Upper-Body Strength Circuit
These moves can reduce the risk of injury while improving upper-body and core muscular strength and endurance.
USA Cycling and Fast Talk Laboratories Launch Two New CEU Courses for Coaches
4-credit courses focus on Coach-Athlete Communication and The Art & Science of Training Plan Creation
When Is Fast Tech Too Fast?
When does an innovation in speed cross the line of fair competition or safety?
Workout of the Week: Tempo Run
Tempo runs aren’t the most glamorous of hard runs, but they’re critical to helping you run faster and stronger.
Lennard Zinn’s Cycling Gear Essentials
Lennard Zinn shares his decades of experience to help cyclists of all levels navigate what gear they do and don’t need when starting a new cycling discipline.
Improve Your Triathlon Transitions
Transitions are the fourth discipline of triathlon racing that can make or break your results.
Workout of the Week: Start Preparation
Practice gradually tapering your speed for events with fast starts.
Do All Athletes Need Regular Blood Testing?
Blood tests can help tell whether an athlete is overtrained or performing at their best, but is it a good idea for athletes to do regular testing? We discuss with Dr. Lauren Rudolph.
Workout of the Week: Lower-Body Mobility Routine
Prevent injury during race season with a regular lower-body mobility routine.
TrainingPeaks and Fast Talk Laboratories Partner to Offer Free Business of Coaching Courses through TrainingPeaks University
Two free courses show coaches how to start up and scale up their coaching businesses to profitability.
Evolution of the Holistic Athlete with Dirk Friel
We talk with TrainingPeaks founder Dirk Friel about how athletes, coaches, and training software now focus on the whole athlete instead of only training plans.