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 …

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 …