Watts Doc #46: Why Low Glycogen Training Probably Doesn't Work
When it comes to glycogen, does "train low" actually work? Rory joints to co-host as we examine and dissect the existing literature, and explore the limits of knowledge on p38 MAPK signaling as it rel...
15 Okt 20231h 46min
Perspectives #29: Managing Fitness And Rest During Race Season, with Taylor Warren
Pro cyclist and coach Taylor Warren joins for a wide ranging discussion, including how he still finds fitness improvements after a decade of training and racing, balancing rest and workouts mid season...
1 Okt 20231h 55min
Perspectives #28: Training Takes and Season Retrospective, with Maeghan Easler
This is a wide ranging conversation with professional cyclist and Empirical Cycling coach Maeghan Easler. We discuss her successful race season domestically and with the national team, American vs Eur...
22 Sep 20231h 30min
Watts Doc #45: How High Intensity Aerobic Adaptations With AMPK Do (And Don't) Work
This episode takes a long look at the mechanisms behind aerobic adaptations from high intensity exercise, starting with an early study showing how AMPK activation leads directly to mitochondrial bioge...
4 Sep 20232h 21min
Perspectives #27: Common Reasons For Fitness Plateaus and Their Fixes, with Rory Porteous
Empirical Cycling coaches Kolie and Rory sit down for an in-depth discussion of the 5 most common reasons that they see for a fitness plateaus. Touched on are reasonable expectations for fitness progr...
15 Aug 20232h 8min
Perspectives #26: The Cost of Change, with Kathryn Bertine
Former pro cyclist and successful lobbyist for the Tour de France Femmes, Kathryn Bertine joins the podcast to discuss her new memoir about these efforts, STAND, which details what it took, and what i...
28 Juli 20232h 5min
Ten Minute Tips #29: Training Myths, Part 3: Volume
This episode discusses (and debunks) five training myths regarding training volume, and your listener questions asked on Kolie's Instagram. Myths addressed: -You can overtrain on volume but not inten...
10 Juli 20231h 41min
Watts Doc #44: Calcium Is An Underappreciated Aerobic Adaptive Signal
This episode looks at two classic studies illustrating the often overlooked connection between calcium and endurance performance by way of inducing mitochondrial biogenesis through more familiar pathw...
12 Juni 20231h 24min
