The Aging Athlete: Training Considerations With Amber Neben & Tim Cusick

Topics Covered In This Episode:

• Developing a training strategy
• Chronological age vs training age
• 3 key tips for masters athletes to focus on
• Building back after a serious injury
• The important factors to consider beyond just training data
• The different ways in which masters athletes may need to train
• Deciding when you should push forward with training or rest
• Common traits of older athletes who are performing at a high level

Guests:

• Amber Neben is a 3x Olympian and professional cyclist who has won multiple national and world championships. Read more about Amber Neben here.
  • IG: https://www.instagram.com/ambernebenpx4/ 
  • FB: https://www.facebook.com/amber.neben.9 
  • T: https://twitter.com/amberneben 
  • Website: https://nebenpx4.com 
• Tim Cusick is a coach to national and world champions and is the product development lead for TrainingPeaks WKO5. Read more about Tim Cusick here.
  • IG: https://www.instagram.com/tim.cusick_coach/ 
  • FB: https://www.facebook.com/tim.cusick 
  • T: https://twitter.com/tcusick123 
  • Website: https://www.velociouscyclingadventures.com/about-tim-cusick

Show Links:

• WKO5: https://www.wko5.com
• BaseCamp on Zwift: https://www.zwift.com/ca/events/tag/basecamp/view/2585580

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