What Training Density Is and Why It Matters for Time-Crunched Cyclists

Key topics in this episode:

• How 'training density' - the way we concentrate or spread out rides - affects training stimulus and adaptation.
• Comparisons of Tues/Thurs/Sat vs. Tues/Wed/Thurs vs. Sat/Sun workout patterns.
• Best training pattern for time-crunched criterium and road racers.
• Best training pattern for time-crunched gravel and mtb marathon racers
• Are long rides about building fitness or about experiential learning?
• Should Time-Crunched Cyclists stick to the plan or take advantage of epic days with friends? 

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Links

• Influence of Interval Training Frequency on Time-Trial Performance in Elite Endurance Athletes
• Training Density: When to Improve it and When to Leave it Alone:
• Block Periodization vs Traditional Periodization:

Guest
Jim Rutberg has been an athlete, coach, and content creator in the outdoor sports, endurance coaching, and event industries for more than 20 years. He is the Media Director and a coach for CTS and co-author of several training and sports nutrition books, including Training Essentials for Ultrarunning with Jason Koop, Ride Inside with Joe Friel, and The Time-Crunched Cyclist, The Time-Crunched Triathlete, The Ultimate Ride, Chris Carmichael’s Food for Fitness, Chris Carmichael’s Fitness Cookbook, The Carmichael Training Systems Cyclist’s Training Diary, and 5 Essentials for a Winning Life with Chris Carmichael. He writes for trainright.com and his work has appeared in Bicycling, Outside, Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, Velonews, Inside Triathlon, and on numerous websites. A graduate of Wake Forest University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Physiology, Jim resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with his two sons, Oliver and Elliot. He can be reached at jrutberg@trainright.com or @rutty_rides on Instagram.

Host
Adam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for more than 13 years and holds a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. He's participated in and coached hundreds of athletes for endurance events all around the world.

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