Podcast Episodes

How Frequently Should You Test and Update Training Zones?

Season 3 Episode 173

This episode is also packed with practical advice on how to optimize your training, even when you're up against tight schedules. We delve into what b…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Should Cyclists Lift Weights and Ride on the Same Day?

Season 3 Episode 172

Amateurs, Masters, and Time-Crunched Cyclists benefit from both strength training and endurance training, but struggle to fit both into limited avail…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Answers to Your Zone 2 Questions, with Coach Adam Pulford

Season 3 Episode 171

Have you ever been puzzled by the intricacies of zone two training? Wondered how it could elevate your cycling performance? Coach Adam Pulford is bac…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Leveraging Lab and Field Testing to Create a Bigger Aerobic Engine

Season 3 Episode 170

Topics Covered In This Episode:

To build base properly, you must ride aerobically (zone 2 & below)You can only build so much base, then you have to mo…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Sugar Burner vs. Fat Burner Cyclists in Lab Testing, Training, and Competition

Season 3 Episode 169

Want to discover how lab testing can elevate your endurance and performance? Coach Adam Pulford and CTS Premier Coach Renee Eastman are back to demys…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Zone 2: Testing to personalize your Zone 2 and improve base training

Season 3 Episode 168

Get ready to unravel the intricacies of Zone 2, LT1, LT2, lactate threshold, lab testing, and carb/fat oxidation with our head physiologist and CTS P…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Can Strategic Detraining Boost Long-Term Performance?

Season 3 Episode 167

Ever wondered why athletes strategically take a break from rigorous training? With Coach Cliff Pittman, we examine the necessity of allowing your bod…

2 years, 6 months ago

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Combining Strength Training and Cycling, for Time-Crunched Cyclists

Season 3 Episode 166

Topics covered in this episode:

Question 1: How to use Zone 3 training intensity to boost aerobic fitness?Question 2: How to combine strength training…

2 years, 6 months ago

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The Best Sports Drink Strategies for Cyclists, with Kristin Arnold MS, RDN, CSSD

Season 3 Episode 165

Key topics in this episode:

Quick review of sports drink ingredients Use cases for high carb drink mixesTemperature-related considerations for high ca…

2 years, 6 months ago

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How to Get Faster with "Intensive" and "Extensive" Cycling Workouts

Season 3 Episode 164

Topics covered in this episode:

What are the characteristics of "intensive" vs. "extensive" intervals?What do these two types of intervals do differen…

2 years, 6 months ago

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