Time-Crunched Cyclist Q&A: How to Adapt Training for 65+ Grand Masters Cyclists

Key topics in this episode:

Question #1: What training metrics should change for 65+ year old Grand Masters cyclists?

• Should aging athletes calculate training intensities differently?
• How to change training density and work:rest ratios for aging athlete
• How athlete phenotype changes training prescription
• Time-crunched vs. time-rich athletes after retirement
• Maintaining VO2 max for experienced athletes, building VO2 max for novices

Question #2: I need a recovery plan. What do I do?

• Start with sleep
• Separate hard from easy
• Listen to Episode #131 and Episode #3

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Links

• Training Zones/Advice for Aging Athlete:
  • Joe Friel: https://joefrieltraining.com/fast-after-60-70-part-8/
  • Joe’s 5-2: https://joefrieltraining.com/fast-after60-70-part-6/
• The Aging Neuromuscular System and Motor Performance:
  • https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27516536/

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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