Topics Covered In This Episode: The ‘4 Whats” Questions coaches ask during season reviews How to use the ‘4 Whats’ to plan the season ahead Host Adam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for more than 13 years and holds a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. He’s participated in and coached hundreds of athletes for endurance …

Topics Covered In This Episode: Why Chris Carmichael stepped down as CEO of CTS Introduction to Jeff Pierce, the new CEO of CTS A brief history of the Endurance Coaching Industry in the US The future of personal coaching as AI and machine learning increase availability of dynamic training plans Host Adam Pulford has been …

Topics Covered In This Episode: Living through the highs and lows of 2021 and 2022 Staying motivated through illness and injury Practical tips for training through adversity How joy (and dancing) create balance with tough training Host Adam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for more than 13 years and holds a B.S. in Exercise …

Topics Covered In This Episode: Absolute strength vs. Resilient strength The principles of Foundation Training The differences between Foundation Training and Yoga for performance Foam rolling (does it work and should you do it?) The role of movement in hydrating tissues Getting stronger and faster without increasing muscle size Increasing ‘rate of force production’ Breath …

Topics Covered In This Episode: Benefits of Strength Training Why strength training shouldn’t be just off-season or cross training If you’re going to do strength training, it’s best to do it year round A Simple Process to Follow: 4 Strength Training Levels we use at CTS to identify where to start How to use these …

Topics Covered In This Episode: What detraining is and why you need it What happens when you lighten your training load How to detrain correctly Absolute vs. Relative Chronic Training Load (CTL) Physical and psychological consequences of lowering CTL Coach AP’s Recipe for Detraining How much CTL should be lost during detraining phase? Host Adam …

Topics Covered In This Episode: What you should think about before hiring a coach Some of the biggest benefits athletes see working with a coach How the coach-athlete match process works How to know if a coach is a good fit for you Pros and cons of having a local coach Guest Dominic Guinto has been …

Topics Covered In This Episode: Top 5 factors for faster climbing: pacing, increasing power to weight ratio, wise equipment choices, course intel, personal intel How to use Strava as a pacing and KOM/QOM planning tool Using RPE to gauge pacing and sustainability Are you a Steady or Punchy climber? Pacing for climbs you have never …

Topics Covered In This Episode: Determining key workouts vs. everything else What to do when you miss a key workout Example: Missed a key Tuesday interval workout Example: Missed a key Thursday workout before big weekend Example: Missed long ride on a weekend day Adjusting training start times based on recovery-duration-between-key-workouts When to do or …

Topics Covered In This Episode: What to do differently once you’ve been training for a while. The value of cycling skills work – even at the Women’s WorldTour level How recovery and doing less off the bike makes you faster on the bike Perspectives athletes can change that lead to improved performance. Race day tactics …