By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS “Cycling keeps me sane.” We’ve all heard similar one-liners on group rides or social media posts, and there is plenty of evidence that exercise can play an important role in mental health. However, based on recent data and personal conversations with coaches and athletes throughout the …
By Jason Koop, Head Coach of CTS Ultrarunning Interventions in sport tend to borrow and steal lessons from other disciplines and redirect them in pursuit of improved performance. Take, for example, a pair of compression socks or pneumatic compression device (like the Normatec boots). These devices were originally developed for patients with poor circulation stemming …
(Colorado Springs, CO – January 26, 2021) – CTS, a pioneer in the endurance coaching and camps industry, today welcomed Calla Balliett to the company as Sales and Marketing Coordinator, and announced the promotion of CTS Coach Chantelle Robitaille to a new role as CTS Coaching Development Director. Chantelle Robitaille – CTS Coaching Development Director …
By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS For a long time I have advised athletes to cut back on or stop consuming alcohol in order to remove a barrier to improved performance. At the same time, I have to admit that I find the first slug of an ice-cold beer at the end …
By Alison Tetrick, CTS Contributing Editor Did you wake up on January 1st feeling like a different person? Well, I did. New Year, same me, but better. Every day striving to be better and choosing optimism toward 2021. I took a moment to reflect on the goals I had for 2020 and what goals I might …
About This Episode: In this week’s episode, Hillary Allen interviews Levi Younger, Rolfer and Somatic Therapist. Levi and Hillary discuss the practice of Rolfing, treating Hillary after a textbook healed injury, components of injury recovery, covering the emotional process of recovering from injury and treating the body as a more holistic system. Episode Highlights: Combining …
(Colorado Springs, January 19, 2021) – CTS, a pioneer in the endurance coaching and camps industry, today announced five new additions to their staff of 50+ professional coaches. Patrick McGlade, Jackson Brill, Tamara Kozulina, Matthew Wisthoff, and Harley Nunan bring unique strengths to the CTS Coaching Staff and are available to take new athletes …
By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS Game changing technological advances that truly improve athletic performance are relatively rare. Sure, there are iterative advances in power meters and new features added to apps, but substantive changes don’t happen very often. That’s why athletes should be excited about INSCYD, a training software and athlete …
About This Episode: In this week’s episode, TrainRight Podcast co-hosts Adam Pulford and Hillary Allen sit down to talk about how cyclists and runners should approach base training. Episode Highlights: Building the aerobic engine The traditional base training model New approaches to base training Balancing volume and intensity Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, …
We asked CTS Coaches to share some of the common mistakes they see athletes make when enthusiasm is high and athletes are motivated for the season ahead. Our coaches came up with 11 mistakes they see pop up year after year that disrupt athletes’ training, and they offered these easy solutions to keep you on …