By Mara Abbott, 2016 Olympian, CTS Athlete, and CTS Contributing Editor At the 2016 Redlands Classic I went down hard, and came back up with a cracked collarbone. After 10 years of professional cycling it was my first broken bone. However, when I tried explaining my ensuing fear and uncertainty, people were duly polite, but it …
Whether you are a triathlete, runner, cyclist, or another endurance athlete you need accurate physiological data to guide and monitor your training by. Lactate threshold and VO2 Max are two of the most commonly, and effectively, used performance markers used by many athletes and coaches. The point is to learn the highest intensity at which …
CTS Expands Industry Partnerships in 2018 Including ProBar, GQ-6, Rudy Project, Ultimate Direction, Fluid Recovery, Helix, and Halo Neuroscience (January 22, 2018 Colorado Springs, CO) – As performance coaching and training camps pioneer CTS celebrates its 18th Anniversary in 2018, the company today announced the addition of several new product partners. These partnerships are indicative …
January is the month people flock to gyms in the hopes of fulfilling their New Year’s Resolutions to get fit, lose weight, and build muscle. In turn, February will be a great month for physical therapy clinics as some of those same people try to fix the body parts they tweaked, pulled, and twisted. …
By Jason Koop CTS Coaching Director Author, “Training Essentials for Ultrarunning” Coaching encompasses both art and science. The science describes known facts about human anatomy, physiology, and the way humans respond and adapt to stress. Over time, coaches have developed broad standardized practices – intervals, communication, periodization, energy system development, etc. – we know …
By Syd Schulz, CTS Athlete One of the most important skills I’ve learned as a professional mountain biker is how to learn. Why? Because I used to be bad at it, and now I’m not. In order to grow as an athlete, progress in a career, or build a successful relationship, learning to learn is …
I want to finish 2017 on a high note, and to do that I need some extra motivation. So I’m issuing a challenge for myself and for you: Complete 15 hours of training from Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve. Challenge Rules We’re going to keep this really simple: there are no rules. Any …
If you were to walk into our headquarters here in Colorado Springs over the last couple months you’d likely run into one of our coaches walking around with a sleek pair of headphones before heading out for their workout. While they might be listening to music to get pumped up for their intervals, that’s …
For the family and friends of endurance athletes, finding a great gift for a cyclist, runner, or triathlete can be a big challenge. It’s not that great gifts are hard to find, it can just be difficult to know what the endurance athlete in your life really wants. So, instead of giving or getting …
Halo Neuroscience Partners With Carmichael Training Systems To Help Athletes Improve Performance (December 11, 2017) // Halo Neuroscience (Halo) and Carmichael Training Systems (CTS) have announced a partnership that will allow CTS coaches, athletes, and camp participants to accelerate training improvements by Neuropriming with Halo Sport—the first headset designed to induce hyperplasticity in the brain’s …