A reader asked me a few days ago if aerobic capacity training, which is what I suggest you probably need a bit more of in your training if you’re a typical senior athlete, means you should aim to … [Read more...] about Aging: Matching the Mesocycle to Your Recovery
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Intervals, Part 2
In Part 1 of this series on interval training I tried to make the case that intensity, not volume, is the key to high performance. Most athletes measure their progress toward race goals by adding up … [Read more...] about Intervals, Part 2
Estimating Your FTP
If you train with a power meter (highly recommended) then you probably know that setting up power training zones is best based on your Functional Threshold Power (FTP). That’s the average maximal … [Read more...] about Estimating Your FTP
Would You Believe It? Another 30-Minute Test Question!
I knew someone would ask. I don't know why this whole matter of the 30-minute test is so difficult for folks to understand. So here's the latest question, the one which I mentioned in a … [Read more...] about Would You Believe It? Another 30-Minute Test Question!
Recovery and Overtraining
It's that time of year when the risk of overtraining increases for many athletes due to the warmer weather and the rapidly approaching race season. This is not something to be taken lightly. … [Read more...] about Recovery and Overtraining
Overtraining
I was asked by a magazine today to briefly describe overtraining. That’s a timely question as this is the time of year when endurance athletes are likely to experience this. While most athletes seem … [Read more...] about Overtraining
Reverse Periodization
Yesterday on a recovery ride around Tuscany with Jesper Olesen, a Dane I met in Lucca where I’ve been training for the last several weeks, he asked me about something that always gets me going – … [Read more...] about Reverse Periodization
Speed, Power, Heart Rate and Fitness
One of the best measures of fitness change is your output-input ratio. That may sound quite technical but you use this a lot when talking about your car. You call it “miles per gallon” or “kilometers … [Read more...] about Speed, Power, Heart Rate and Fitness
Aging and Performance, Part 3
It's been a week since I last posted here. I returned late yesterday from several days in Bangkok where I spoke at the Asia Fitness Conference. It's always interesting to talk with athletes … [Read more...] about Aging and Performance, Part 3
Top 10 Most-Read Posts of 2010
Following are the 10 blog posts from this site which were the most read in 2010. #1 below never ceases to amaze me as it’s #1 every year and shows no sign of slowing down. Only three posts from 2010 … [Read more...] about Top 10 Most-Read Posts of 2010
Thoughts on Training #5: Motivation
In Thoughts on Training #4 I mentioned the role of persistence and patience in training. Persistence is all about the unrelenting drive to accomplish an achievable goal. Nose to the grindstone. Daily … [Read more...] about Thoughts on Training #5: Motivation
Aging: The Veteran’s Transition Period
So far I’ve covered all of the common periods in the season and how they might be tweaked to match the unique needs of the senior athlete – Prep, Base, Build, Peak and Race. That brings us to … [Read more...] about Aging: The Veteran’s Transition Period
The Weightlifting PMC, Part 2
In Part 1 of this two-part series on setting up a Performance Management Chart on TrainingPeaks for strength training I only got as far as describing why you should only have one combined chart for … [Read more...] about The Weightlifting PMC, Part 2
Problems With Determining FTP
A while back I received an email from a triathlete who explained that he got different FTP results if he did a 20-minute test on his Watt Bike indoor trainer versus doing a 40km time trial on a tri … [Read more...] about Problems With Determining FTP
Aging: Customizing the Prep Period
In recent posts I’ve been describing how you can alter periodization to allow for better recovery and higher quality training at the same time by altering the length and design of your microcycles and … [Read more...] about Aging: Customizing the Prep Period
Aging: Customizing the Peak Period
The Peak period follows Build 2b and is one of the shortest of the season. Now you’re down to just a couple of weeks until race day. Gaining fitness is out of the question. There isn’t enough time to … [Read more...] about Aging: Customizing the Peak Period
What’s Important to Your Success?
The above title is the key question that must be asked before starting to train for a specific A-priority race. Many don’t and simply train randomly. That’s works alright in the first year or so after … [Read more...] about What’s Important to Your Success?
How To Recover (Follow-Up)
I originally posted on this topic back in 2010 (here). But I’ve seen a need to revise it given some of the questions I’ve gotten from athletes who eat a high-fat diet. Along the course of … [Read more...] about How To Recover (Follow-Up)
Services
Coaching Joe coaches only a few road cyclists or triathletes each year. He carefully selects professional and amateur athletes who have high goals relative to their abilities and the potential to … [Read more...] about Services
Aging: Your Aerobic Capacity
In the last few posts (here, here and here) I’ve made the point that as we age the training variable we probably most need to focus on is aerobic capacity (VO2max), according to the research on … [Read more...] about Aging: Your Aerobic Capacity
Recovery Week Design
In the last few days I posted a couple of tweets about the recovery week and got some good questions back. One of them was about how a recovery week should be designed. I'll get to that shortly, … [Read more...] about Recovery Week Design
More on Bone Health
About two weeks ago I posted here showing that cyclists may experience a loss of bone minerals possibly resulting in brittle bones and an increased likelihood of breaks. I mentioned then that I would … [Read more...] about More on Bone Health
Aging: Hormones, Training, Risk and Reward
Since I started this aging series I’ve been getting lots of emails from older athletes. Perhaps the most frequent comment I hear from them has to do with recovery. Almost all tell me they recover … [Read more...] about Aging: Hormones, Training, Risk and Reward
The Aging Athlete – My First 68 Years
Defining the “aging athlete” is difficult, especially in the conventional way with a number representing age. But more importantly, this is a highly personal matter--when am I going to be an old … [Read more...] about The Aging Athlete – My First 68 Years