Ep 20 Building your Aerobic engine through high-power/ high-intensity intervals (One doesn't even feel like high intensity!)

While it's officially "Base time" for many cyclists in the Northern Hemisphere, many are not getting 50% (or more) of what they can (or should) out of their time on the road building their Aerobic Energy System. LSD (Long Slow Distance) is still the mantra for many, and while these kinds of rides ARE necessary, they should NOT be the only kind of training that you do to help improve your riding or triathloning (if that is even a word, lol).

If you're looking to build a bigger, STRONGER engine on which to ride, race, or compete, you can & MUST use STRENGTH TRAINING, along with in-sport training, to MASSIVELY increase your Wattage. 

Perhaps the best part of using this approach, is you get BETTER results, for a fraction of the amount of time (and boredom) it takes you when doing only Long Slow Distance training!

Yet NOBODY talks about this! 

But only doing Long Slow Distances leaves us only challenging 2 of the 3 Pillars we need to build in order to increase our aerobic capacity. Don't get me wrong, you DO need long rides, runs, and swims, but when and HOW you execute them, as well as your ability to Recover & Adapt to them, play key roles.

In todays episode we discuss 2 Training approaches- 1 which can be done with strength training or riding/running, and another which is often abused and misused on the bike, in order to not only boost your Aerobic Capacity, but also your Aerobic Power- an incredibly frequently neglected part of the energy system, which leaves so much potential on the table for endurance athletes.

Yes, Strength Training for Cyclists & Strength Training for Triathletes need to be done differently, and this is one of the many ways in which we need to change the thinking!

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Strength Training for Triathlon Success Course (Training Peaks University)
https://trainingpeaks-university.thinkific.com/courses/strength-training-for-triathlon-success

4 Pillars of Athletic Development (Exercise Science: How Your Fitness Progresses Over Time)
https://youtu.be/fsXmOjIg7EU

HRV4 Training Blog post on Training Monotony
https://www.hrv4training.com/blog/new-feature-in-hrv4training-pro-training-monotony

HVT Website
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