Most athletes are in search of that one workout or training secret that can help them unlock their best performances. Well, the secret is out and, and that secret is training consistency.  We can marvel at the Strava profiles of professional athletes that make us ooh and aah for workouts they (seem to) perform effortlessly and hit out of the …

Many of The Sufferfest training plans incorporate outdoor workouts on the weekends, allowing you to work on your tan and still get a structured training session. The key to having a successful outdoor workout is understanding how to decode and read the descriptions. When you click on a given outdoor workout in your Calendar in The Sufferfest app you’ll see a detailed …

The human body relies on three different energy-producing pathways to fuel our muscles during activity. While most endurance sports will rely heavily on aerobic respiration, it takes all three systems to create varying efforts that you incur during a race or training sessions. High-intensity efforts will utilize a different pathway, as will long-endurance base rides.  To begin, we will look …

Many athletes have heard of Sweet Spot Training, but not all have implemented this tool into their training programs efficiently. When used properly, sweet spot training can help to improve your functional threshold power and your ability to conquer mentally difficult efforts.  What is Sweet Spot Training? Simply put, sweet spot training is efforts that range around 86-95% of your …