Time-Crunched Cyclist Q&A: How to Adapt Training for 65+ Grand Masters Cyclists
Key topics in this episode: Question #1: What training metrics should change for 65+ year old Grand Masters cyclists? Should aging athletes calculate training intensities differently?How to change tr...
29 Maalis 202319min
What Training Density Is and Why It Matters for Time-Crunched Cyclists
Key topics in this episode: How 'training density' - the way we concentrate or spread out rides - affects training stimulus and adaptation.Comparisons of Tues/Thurs/Sat vs. Tues/Wed/Thurs vs. Sat/Sun ...
22 Maalis 202335min
Time-Crunched Cyclist Q&A: Adjust TSS for extreme environments? Why do I get stronger after 90 minutes on the bike?
Key topics in this episode: Question #1: Should Training Stress Score (TSS) be adjusted for extreme environments? Does actual training stress change with heat or cold enough to alter TSS?After rides ...
15 Maalis 202317min
Time-Crunched Cyclist Questions Answered: Strength Training in Base Period & Road vs. MTB Training
Key topics in this episode: Question 1: I'm a cross-country mountain bike racer. How much time should I spend training on the road vs MTB? Conditioning vs specificityTiming - when to focus more on ro...
8 Maalis 202316min
Time-Crunched Cyclist Nutrition Q&A: What & How Much to Eat Before, During, After Cycling
Key topics in this episode: Recommended calories, carbohydrate, electrolytes, and fluid for 60-90 minute rides vs. 2-3 hour rides, and longer.What to eat before workouts & how to avoid reactive hypogl...
1 Maalis 202329min
Best Recovery Strategies for Time-Crunched Cyclists
Key topics in this episode: How to 'greenlight' the idea of slowing downDo Time-Crunched Cyclists need less recovery because of low training volume?Stressors that aren't accounted for in training data...
22 Helmi 202334min
Time-Crunched Cyclist Nutrition Q&A: Fasting? Plant-based or Omnivore? And much more.
Key topics in this episode: Ideal race weight and what to do about it.How long it takes to achieve weight management goals safely.Choosing an eating style: Does plant-based vs. vegan vs. carnivore, et...
15 Helmi 202321min
Planning Training Camps for Time-Crunched Cyclists
Key topics in this episode: What a training camp accomplishes that your home environment doesn'tLet the volume be the training stressFor TCC, intervals are the norm, longer endurance rides is the nove...
6 Helmi 202324min
