HIIT or High-intensity interval training is often touted as the holy grail of training for athletes who have very little time to train or who have stopped seeing gains in their regular training. The big question is does HIIT live up to the hype and is it right for your training regimen and performance goals. This week Coach Rob digs deep on an athlete consult to discover what is hype and what really works!
The FTP Show
Recently Coach Rob has received quite a few questions about FTP AKA Functional Threshold Power. So Coach decided to cover FTP on this week’s Endurance Quick Cast. Rob covers the basics of FTP, why knowing your FTP is important, how to set training zones and Coach Rob even gives out a plan or two to improve your FTP!
You Can’t Improve What You Don’t Measure
Having a power meter, learning about the different power terms/jargon and watching the wattage numbers wiz by on your bike computer is going to loose it’s appeal shortly after you get your power meter installed. So what is a cyclist to do? Test and test regularly! Why? You can’t improve what you Don’t Measure Dr. H. James Harrington , a … Read More
June-July Athlete Q&A
We love our question and answer shows. We learn so much from our athletes, readers, and listeners. Coach Rob answers questions about, tubualrs, HR straps, Performance Management Analysis, the Cost of Coaching, Breathing Techniques, Comment Troll and has and offer on FREE Training Plans and FREE Consults.
Bench Talk – Guest interview and its all about power and power meters
As promised we have a guest on the show and we are going to talk about power and power meters for cyclists. This show is jam packed with information. Join Coach Rob an Josh Matthews the owner of PowerMeterCity.com as they spend time talking about all things power and power meters
Getting faster the fastest way possible
I am taking a quote out of context but was once told by a couple of notable cycling coaches that “speed is a byproduct of power and that searching for faster speeds was irrelevant” and that “I should be trying to figure out how to build more power”. Please remember that I am taking a quote out of context here … Read More