Watts Doc #57: Finding FTP By Feel Is Easier Than You Think
This episode we look into the published literature on the surprisingly tight agreement between FTP and RPE and a couple different lab-derived measures of threshold like MLSS and critical power, along ...
24 Sep 20251h 49min
Watts Doc #56: Strength Training Strategies To Avoid Weight Gain
This is a deep dive into four papers on hypertrophy and strength training, and use them to find guidelines around how cyclists can improve strength without gaining weight. We evaluate the stimulus and...
17 Sep 20251h 41min
Ten Minute Tips #63: The Best And Worst Ways To Test FTP
We take a deep look at ten commonly used ways to test or estimate FTP, and dissect how and why each method does (or is supposed to) work, how often we might expect accurate result and who it'd be accu...
11 Sep 20251h 37min
Ten Minute Tips #62: Why FTP Isn't For Setting Training Zones (And Alternative Approaches)
Our coaches sit down to discuss the downsides of using FTP as an anchor for many types of intervals, how your individual physiology can make those targets suboptimal for the best stimulus, and the man...
25 Aug 20251h 15min
Perspectives #40: Energy Expenditure And Compensation, with Eric Trexler
Dr. Eric Trexler joins the podcast for a nuanced discussion on energy expenditure and endurance sports. He explains measurement methods, the constrained energy expenditure model and its interpretation...
17 Aug 20251h 53min
Ten Minute Tips #61: Coach Q&A on Limiters, Low Volume Rest Weeks, Resuming Training, Under-Optimized Training, & More
Our coaches answer your questions on identifying limiters, how to take a rest week on a low volume plan, resuming training after a break, training for fitness vs racing, total time in zone vs structur...
10 Aug 20251h 37min
Watts Doc #55: The "Right" VO2max Training, and 30/15s Epilogue
This is a critical look at our previous podcast episodes on VO2max training, and with hindsight provide new and additional context on those training recommendations, plus other effective ways to do VO...
24 Juli 20252h 13min
Ten Minute Tips #60: The FTP Training Decision Tree
This is a practical guide to FTP training, through three lenses: where you are in your season, where you are in your training journey, and opportunity cost. In each instance we think about reasonable ...
14 Juli 20251h 25min
