Over a century of training and racing, coaches and athletes have continually experimented with the balance of volume and intensity. Today’s best practices look to maximize both a high volume of training and a small but potent dose of high-intensity work.
National Team Coach and Nutritionist Kristen Arnold helps us explore maximizing your nutrition as an athlete, gives advice for how junior women can reach the next level, and shares her experience managing national projects.
The timely combination of running facilities and stopwatches gave running a leg up on other endurance sports, inviting more structured training and innovation.
Nordic skiing is a great multi-planar sport for cyclists to do during the off season. Add in a cooldown spin after a ski session for a multi-modal workout.
World-renowned sports scientist Dr. Peter Hespel explains the potential benefits of ketone supplementation for athletes.
The early European cycling scene was convinced that more miles and more racing made champions. By the 1980s, a new generation of pros was redefining the goal and the roadmap to get there.
Let’s go back to a 2018 interview with this year’s Vuelta a España winner, Sepp Kuss, and hear about his jump to World Tour.
Coach Joe Friel recounts the relatively short history of endurance sports to identify the athletes and coaches that influenced how we train and race today.
Sometimes the only reason I’m motivated to do an actual interval workout is all the pumpkin pie I have in my immediate future.
Dr. Stephen Seiler interviews two-time Olympic speedskating champion Nils van der Poel and his coach, Johan Röjler.
For this week’s potluck we discuss a host of questions, from getting sick during a target race, training in cold weather, and approaching the off season.
Fall and winter should be a time for building mobility and resilience, and a simple strength routine can help us maintain or reestablish proper movement patterns and durability.
Sports scientist Dr. Allen Lim details the direct correlation between gut health and athletic performance.
While many athletes and coaches rely on TrainingPeaks to analyze and archive their training data, there are several other notable programs worth considering.
Gear up for a new Fast Talk Podcast series. First up: what are muscle fibers, what do we mean by slow-twitch and fast-twitch, and what are type IIa fibers? Our hosts cover everything you need to know about these all-important fibers.
If you’re new to cyclocross, try this workout to tailor your fitness to the unique needs of the sport.
AI training software is here to stay. We talk with Dr. Paul Laursen about where it may go and how it may impact training and coaching in both good and potentially bad ways.
Lukacs recently attempted the Guinness World Record for the longest single-event triathlon, raising thousands of dollars for cancer research in the process.