About this episode: In this week’s episode, Adam Pulford interviews Olympic athlete Christopher Blevins who earned Team USA’s one spot in the men’s cross country mountain bike race at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. They discuss Blevins’ journey from a young BMX racer to the Olympics and how he’s preparing for the likely extreme conditions …
About this episode: In this week’s episode, Adam Pulford interviews two of his athletes DJ Brew and DJ Battle. They discuss how Adam approaches each of their training and individualizes how he coaches Brew and Battle to get them to their goals and athletic potential. Episode Highlights: Understanding your athlete phenotype How to fit in …
By Chris Carmichael, Founder and Head Coach of CTS Power meters are everywhere, and now with app-connected smart trainers and smart bikes athletes indoors and outside are training with power. All that data is great, and advanced training software can help make sense of it, but as a coach I see athletes making two big …
About this episode: In this week’s episode, Coach Adam Pulford lays out the 3 most important cycling workouts you need to include in your training, why each workout is important, how to organize them in your training, and how to do them properly to increase your performance and durability. Episode Highlights: The 3 most important …
About this episode: In this week’s episode, Adam Pulford interviews TrainRight co-host, Hillary Allen, about her new book release; Out and Back: A Runner’s Story of Survival and Recovery Against All Odds. They discuss why Hillary was inspired to write her book and how so many of the lessons learned through her recovery can apply …
It’s time to move on from Zone 2! When it’s time to develop the speed and power for high-intensity, race winning efforts, you need to build anaerobic capacity. Anaerobic capacity is a major factor in whether you make the breakaway, stay with the pack over the summit, charge up a technical feature on the …
About this episode: In this week’s episode, Adam Pulford interviews world-renowned Professor of Sport Science, Dr. Stephen Seiler. During their discussion, they touch on polarized training and do a deep dive into the intricacies of developing athletic durability. Episode Highlights: How to take a long-term approach to goal setting and development Quantifying and qualifying endurance …
About this episode: In this week’s episode, Adam interviews coach and product leader of WKO, Tim Cusick, and dives into periodization, the different training modalities, and why getting your training rhythm right is critical to your overall training plan. Episode Highlights: What is periodization and how to use it for your training The different training …
About this episode: In this week’s episode, Hillary Allen interviews athlete Laura King about how she kept her identity as an athlete during pregnancy and now in motherhood. Episode Highlights: How to balance pregnancy and motherhood with your athletic identity Giving yourself permission to meet your own needs Disproving myths around athletes and pregnancy Guest …
By Reggie Miller, NBA Hall of Fame, MTB Racer, CTS Contributing Editor I get asked this question all the time on my rides or at my races, “Why do you push yourself on the bike, you could have easily just been a weekend warrior cyclist after your basketball career?” Perhaps they’re right. I played competitive …