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 …

The quickest way to get from point A to B is a straight line. Applying the same logic, the fastest route to success in endurance sports will also be taking a straight line from your starting point to your end goal. Many of us are aware and have come to find that the hard way: training is not a linear …

High-intensity interval training has become an increasingly popular training regimen due to its high cardiovascular effects coupled with low time requirements. What many people may not know is that HIIT is not just for CrossFit athletes or power athletes. What is HIIT? HIIT is a form of high-intensity cardiovascular training modality that alternates between short periods of anaerobic exercise with …

A triathlon consists of four disciplines: swim, bike, run, and transitions. Most often, we only spend time training on three of those disciplines. You train hours on end meticulously fine-tuning our cardiovascular engines to produce the results we desire. What about your transitions? Perhaps you have never given much thought to this discipline because the greatest gains are to be …