All Episodes

Episode 199 - Balancing Weight Loss / Performance and Coaching Advice

Episode 198 - Does Following a Training Plan Really Matter and Estimating Your Lactate Turn Points

Episode 197 - Nutrition Tracking, Accounting for Changes in FTP, and Aero vs Vented Helmets

Episode 196 - Wave Periodization, Cramping, and Are XCO Elites Riding Easier Than You?

Episode 195 - Coaching Up Ignition Co-Founder Drew Dillman as he Takes On His FIRST Leadville 100

Episode 194 - Navigating Wearables and Data-Driven Training Insights

Episode 193 - Is AI Coming for Our Jobs?!

RERUN: Episode 142 - TrainingPeaks Special

Episode 192 - Late-night Training and Nutrition Timing, Polarization Nuances, and New Bike Day vs Run What You Brung

Episode 191 - Durability vs Recoverability, Longevity, and Training for BIG CLIMBS

Episode 190 - Training While Acclimating to Altitude, Pacing with Heart Rate, and Ultra Racing Prep

Episode 189 - Running for Cycling Fitness and HEAT TRAINING!

Episode 188 - Building for Leadville: Training Strategies, Injury Management, and Altitude Preparation

Episode 187 - KOM Hunting and Utilizing AI for Training Optimization

Episode 186 - Breaking Through Stagnation, Pedaling Heel Up vs Down, and Plyometrics for Cyclists

Episode 185 - INSANE VO2max Workouts, Balancing Training with Vacations, and Multiple Peak Periodization

Episode 184 - Optimizing Warmup and Coaches Anecdotes

Episode 183 - Multidisciplinary Training, Balancing Parenthood and Quality Plan Execution, and Training Platform Nuances

Episode 182 - Season Transitions, Breck Epic Training, and All Things Sea Otter

Episode 181 - Adding Volume with Z3 and Are Side Pockets Killing Your Aero Game

Episode 180 - Balancing Training with Demanding Jobs, Night Race Fueling, and XERT Breakthroughs!

Episode 179 - Training while traveling, carb intake fluctuations, and torque training

Episode 178 - HR Zones, Racing in the Base Season, and Hilly Terrain

RERUN: Episode 146 - Travel Tips, CTL, and RLT

Episode 177 - Navigating Elite Racing with Type I Diabetes ft. Justin McQuerry

Episode 176 - Balancing Training with Family and Home Life

Episode 175 - Leadville Prep Rapid Fire

Episode 174- Heat Training for the Cold, New Cyclists, and Repeatability Training

Episode 173 - Goal Setting Pt. 2

Episode 172 - Goal Setting Pt. 1

Episode 171 - Training for a Race Series and Preparing for Extreme Climbs

Episode 170 - Two-a-Days, Training Motivation, and Coaching Junior Cyclists

Episode 169 - Adapting Your Training to BIG Life Changes

Episode 168 - Zwift Racing, Snorkel Training, and Should You Be Increasing Lean Mass for Improved Glycogen Stores?

Episode 167 - The Ins and Outs of Ventilatory Rate

Episode 166 - Electrolytes, AI Training Plans, and Climbing Events

Episode 165 - Indoor Trainer Tips and Improving Climbing Performance

Episode 164 - Offseason Intervals, Oxygen Inhalation Therapy, and Playing to your Strengths

Episode 163 - Rapid Fire!

Episode 162 - Fat Max Zone, Training Through Weight Loss, and Off-season Planning

Episode 161 - Cyclocross Specificity and Stage Race Training

Episode 160 - Hill Repeats, Enduros, and Recovery Weeks

Episode 159 - Cyclocross Workouts and Offseason Structure

Episode 158 - Max Aerobic Power, General Periodization, and Improving Fitness While Decreasing Training Time

Episode 157 - Intensity for Ultras and Flip Flop Training

Episode 156 - Non-responders, Leg Strength, and FTP Fluctuations

Episode 155 - Time-crunched Gym Sessions, Gravel and Marathon MTB on a Time budget, and Does Mowing the Grass Count as Training?

Episode 154 - Pre-ride Snacks and Returning to Training

Episode 153 - Caffeine and Multisport Training

Episode 152 - Mountain Bike Skills, General Heat Training, and Interpreting Lab Data

Episode 151 - Gauging FTP and Rest Weeks for Low Volume Training

Episode 150 - Pacing Strategies, Emerging Emphasis on Respiratory Rate, and 6h Racing on 6h Training

Episode 149 - Body Composition, Coaching Education, and Cooling Techniques

Episode 148 - Crank Length and HR vs Power TSS

Episode 147 - Hot Ride Fueling, When Endurance Rides Are No Longer Endurance Rides, and Post-Interval Pacing

Episode 146 - Travel Tips, The (debatable) Importance of Tracking CTL, and RLT

Episode 145 - Poor Air Quality, Cross Country Starts, and Heat Adaptation

Episode 144 - Training Camps and Time Crunched Polarized

Episode 143 - Grip Strength, Recovery Protocols, and LT1 vs LT2

Episode 142 - TrainingPeaks Special

Episode 141 - Genetic Potential, Racing on Rest Weeks, and Training for Long Races

Episode 140 - Training Camps and the MidSouth Double

Episode 139 - Training Through Travel, Intro to Power Meters, and General vs Specific Training

Episode 138 - Big Race Prep, Power vs HR Limit, Recovery

Episode 137 - Sweat Testing and Balancing Work Fatigue and Training

Episode 136 - Nutrition on a Budget and IT Band Syndrome

Episode 135 - Time Crunched Ultra Training, From Sea Level to Altitude, and Should You Be Combining Intervals and Endurance Riding

Episode 134 - Bouncing Back from Illness, Rest Days, and Durability Testing

Episode 133 - VO2max, Ineffective Training, and Reverse Periodization

RERUN: Episode 91 - L/R Power Imbalances, Goal Setting 101, and VO2max Training

Episode 132 - Bike Fit Follow-up, Breaking Up Monotony, and My Legs Hurt, What Gives?

Episode 131 - Cram Training, 24 Hour Relays, and Lifting for Sprinters

Episode 130 - Indoor vs Outdoor Value, What to Add With Increased Volume, and Maximizing FTP Plateau

Episode 129 - All Things Bike Fit

Episode 128 - Heat Training, Avoiding Burnout, and Saddle Sores

Episode 127 - Intervals for Short Races and Cross Training

Episode 126 - Nutrition Follow Up, Is Sugar Water a Viable Fueling Option, and Easy Z2

Episode 125 - Everyday Athlete Volume, Endurance Intensity, and Is One Month of Structure Enough?

Episode 124 - Nutrition Discussion

Episode 123 - Cadence Drills, Heart Rate Fluctuations, and Quantifying Stress

RERUN: Episode 77 - New Year New You - A Conversation on Goal Setting

Episode 122 - A Year In Review and Plans For the New Year

Episode 121 - Rest Intervals and Optimal Time of Day To Train

Episode 120 - All Things Volume Blocks

Episode 119 - Returning to Training, Late Season Base, and Less But More OR More But Less

RERUN: Episode 73 - Holiday Break Training, Alternative Base Seasons, and How to Review Your Season

Episode 118 - Flat vs Climbing Fitness and Are Three-a-Days a Good Idea?

Episode 117 - How Train When You Have More Time On Your Hands and What Does It Take To Get To The Elite Level

Episode 116 - How Useful is RPE and Making Z2 Fun

Episode 115 - Gran Fondo Training and Incorporating “Fun Rides”

Episode 114 - Breaking Through FTP Plateau and Off-season HIIT

Episode 113 - Maximal vs Marginal Training Gains

Episode 112 - How to Turn Those Commuter Junk Miles Into Quality Rides and Heat Training

Episode 111 - HIIT Training Effect on Sleep Hygiene and Power Meters for Gravel

Episode 110 - Honing Your Peak Fitness, Fatigue Cramps, Creatine for Cycling Performance

Episode 109 - Finding Max Heart Rate, Cycling Back Pain, and Progression/Periodization Alternatives

Episode 108 - Z2 Guidelines, Research Topics, and Training Without Power

Episode 107 - Intensity for Mountain Bikers, Tempo Intervals, Sleep Aids

Episode 106 - Can Heat Training Help With Racing at Altitude and How to Execute VO2max Workouts

RERUN | Episode 5 - Top 5 Training Mistakes Everyday Athletes Make

RERUN | Episode 37 - Top 20 Maximal vs Marginal Gains

Episode 105 - What You’re Missing While Riding Zwift, Pre-Race Sleep Tips, and European Dream’n

Episode 104 - Cram/Panic Training and How to Balance Training While Working a Manual Labor Job

Episode 103 - Sauna vs Heat Training Protocols, Trainer vs Outdoor Time, Single vs Dual-Sided Power Meters

Episode 102 - Bottles vs Hydration Pack and Low Calorie Density Foods

RERUN | Episode 18 - Altitude Training

Episode 101 - What to do When Things Don’t Go to Plan and Active Recovery Fun

Episode 100 - Group Dynamics, Electrolyte Management, Cramping, and Dialing Your Nutrition

Episode 99 - Heat Training, The Drink Mix vs Gel Debate, and Zwift vs TrainingPeaks

Episode 98 - Determining Potential

Episode 97 - Strength Training for Time Crunched Athletes and Category Upgrade Transitions

Episode 96 - Training on Less Than 1hr/Day, Strength Maintenance, and Aid Station Planning

Episode 95 - Z2 Training and Finding Your LT1, VO2max, and Rest Intervals

Episode 94 - Ultra Endurance Fueling and Pacing Strategies and Cross Country Mountain Bike Training Volume

Episode 93 - Tire Inserts, Coaching Athletes with Medical Conditions, and How to Carry Your Tools

Episode 92 - Training Through Injuries, Everesting Prep, and Ramp Test vs 20min FTP Protocol