
Transformative Endurance Challenges
Can a simple bike race change you forever? Jana, Ryan, Trevor, and Chris describe the lessons they learned in each of their respective N1 Challenges.
Periodization, polarized training, interval workouts—your performance depends on how you train. Master the key training concepts in endurance sports and you will look at every workout with new eyes.
Can a simple bike race change you forever? Jana, Ryan, Trevor, and Chris describe the lessons they learned in each of their respective N1 Challenges.
The RPE scale is often overlooked in a world of power meters and heart-rate straps. Dr. Stephen Cheung explains how and why you can use RPE to improve your training, even if you collect data.
Mentors help athletes by providing guidance, teaching a philosophy, and serving as a confidante. Do you need a mentor to reach your full potential?
We examine the pros and cons of using chronic training load (CTL) as well as the ways it can take your endurance sports training off track.
Coach Connor busts several myths as he discusses the good, the bad, and the ugly of CTL.
Nerd Lab! In this episode, Mr. Pickels nerds out with Coach Trevor Connor for a deep dive into new scientific research findings.
Making a mid-season assessment of your training, and effectively modifying it (if needed), takes skill and confidence. We discuss how to do it, particularly when it comes to structure, recovery, limited time, and top-end form.
Can cycling twice in one day produce the same benefits as one long ride? Do “two-a-days” yield adaptations you can’t get any other way? We explore.
Learn how and why you should select certain intervals, how to integrate them into your training plan, when to do them, and how to properly execute them.
With regard to physiology principles, what has and has not changed since the 1980s? We compare the science, equipment, and analysis software, then and now. Which decade wins? Stay tuned.
Coaches Ryan Kohler and Trevor Connor discuss tips, tricks, and the underlying principles to help you design a training camp.
Just because you have limited time doesn’t mean you can’t create a training plan that involves an overload stimulus. We show you how.
Dr. Stephen Seiler demystifies training scores and metrics, giving athletes a clear definition of the fundamental principles of sport science.
In an age when athletes often focus on the specifics, we address the importance of focusing on the fundamentals: training, recovery, and functioning gear—the things that will bring you the greatest return for your investment of time, sweat, and energy.
Dr. Stephen Seiler answers five endurance training questions on heart rate, zones, polarized training, rest, and much more.
How much training is too much? Where is the drop-off in terms of time spent training and race-day results?
If your dad were a world-class exercise physiologist like, say, Dr. Stephen Seiler, how would you train? Probably pretty effectively. In this case study of one, Dr. Seiler chats with his daughter and runner, Siren, to review her career and training methods.
Crunching numbers is one thing, but if you want to turn data into victory, here are a few key things you should do and a few things to avoid.