The truth about base training for time-crunched cyclists—what to cut, what to keep, and what actually moves the needle.
In this course for coaches, exercise physiologist Dr. Paul Laursen reveals the four physiological pathways that drive the fitness-boosting adaptations from training.
Upgrade your client conversational skills! This course shows how to communicate confidently with athletes, set clear expectations, and handle tough conversations with professionalism.
Sports nutrition experts Ryan Kohler and Trevor Connor show how to create personalized race-day sports nutrition plans that match the energy needs of your athletes given the demands of their chosen events. This course explores case studies including the Leadville Trail 100 MTB and draws from research by Dr. Iñigo San Millán.
This course shows the basics of when and how to use HIT, based on the latest science and insights from Dr. Stephen Seiler.
This course shows cycling coaches how to read the most important power metrics, understand what they mean for a workout and in the context of weeks and months of training, and then transform this power-based analysis into clear coaching decisions.
Most training plans succeed at workouts and fail at recovery. This online course shows how to make recovery a key, active ingredient in your training plans, so athletes absorb workouts more effectively.
In a world where AI hype is boundless, this course from Dr. Paul Laursen of Athletica.ai reveals real world ways coaches can leverage AI for their athletes and shows why human coaches are critical to athlete success.
Dr. Jennifer Harris and Boulder Junior Cycling’s founder Pete Webber show better ways to coach advanced junior cyclists.
One of the Top Experts in the world on protein joins us to talk about why athletes need protein and whether we’re getting too much or too little.
Across cycling disciplines, American riders male and female had exceptional success. USA Cycling’s Chief of Sports Performance details the highlights, addresses.
Athletes can now perform sweat analysis, check skin temperature, and monitor insulin in the field. But should they? We review the latest in nutrition technologies. We also talk about the potential adverse impacts of carbohydrates and caffeine on our health.
Former elite distance runner Siren Seiler-Viken exposes the truth about focusing on light racing weight: performances will suffer and health will deteriorate.
This episode highlights the Further Initiative — a groundbreaking research project on female ultra-endurance athletes conducted in partnership with Lululemon and the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific.
For our 400th episode we invited three of the most prominent names in exercise physiology to discuss where we are and where we’re going in endurance sports science.
Physical therapist Carol Passarelli reveals the truth about “tight upper traps” in cyclists, what the usual causes are, and how to fix neck pain.
In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss whether there is a true ceiling to our potential, whether there’s a value in “wintering” or taking time off, and what cross training our hosts recommend.
As athletes, we understand the need for training plans, but have you ever considered applying the same principles to your nutrition? This episode discusses how it’s done.