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Coach Trevor Connor outlines how coaches and masters athletes can better address the physiology and psychology of aging in their training.
A growing wave of masters athletes is making the case that older athletes have a lot to look forward to as they age. Here’s what science has to say about physiology and performance as we age.
In this video, Joe Friel highlights three key factors for coaches to focus on to ensure their aging athletes remain fit and well.
In part two of our new video series, Dr. Stephen Seiler talks with his daughter about her recovery from overtraining and injury.
We know him as a sports scientist, but he’s also a father and coach. In this eight-part video series, we see Dr. Stephen Seiler in all three roles as he talks candidly with his daughter Siren about her return to training after struggling with an eating disorder and RED-s.
Former XTERRA world champion and coach Melanie McQuaid talks with us about the pros and cons of top athletes becoming coaches.
How do you attract, nurture, and retain talented young riders? We find out in the latest Fast Talk Femmes podcast.
At age 18, Spanish cyclist Juan Ayuso signed with World Tour team UAE Team Emirates. In this podcast, Dr. San Millán discusses Ayuso’s successful move to the pro peloton and the obstacles facing American junior cyclists.
Young athletes need coaches to know more than just skill and execution of sport. Top coaches share what they’ve learned about developing juniors.
We review some of the key findings in recent research on junior athlete development.
What’s the story behind the rise and development of Olympic champion Kristian Blummenfelt—and what can other coaches learn from it? His coach Arild Tveiten shares his insight with Joe Friel.
Endurance coaching can be as rewarding as it is challenging, yet knowing how best to tackle those testing times can help make the success stories all the sweeter. In this latest module, we lift the lid on some of the minutiae of endurance coaching.
We all need goals to help us stay on track, but what’s the secret to effective goal setting? Two top coaches share their secrets.
USA Triathlon’s CEO Victoria Brumfield speaks to the importance of welcoming people from all communities into the endurance sports world.
It can be challenging when athletes aren’t compliant or lack motivation, but it can also be a great opportunity for change or growth.
Coaching isn’t always easy, but when those moments of success come, the rewards are often deep and meaningful.
Encouraging your athletes to build self-awareness can bring a myriad of benefits, some more obvious than others.
Knowing what energizes you as a coach will cultivate performance. It also creates bandwidth for situations where energy and outcome are not yet dialed.