Increase Your FTP With Taylor Warren, CS VELO & Source Endurance

Jan 8, 2024

Taylor Warren, a coach with Source Endurance and a Cat 1 Roadie for CS Velo, shares insights on improving your cycling performance. He delves into the significance of FTP training, offering practical tips for measuring and boosting your threshold power. The conversation also covers the importance of tapering strategies, strength training in off-seasons, and how to balance high-intensity anaerobic workouts with recovery. With personal anecdotes and tailored advice, Taylor emphasizes that individualized training is key to cycling success.

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Intro

00:00 • 3min

Exploring the Interplay of Hiking and Cycling Training

03:22 • 5min

Optimizing Anaerobic Training for Athletes

07:52 • 21min

Interval Training Preferences and Seasonal Gym Strategies

29:02 • 2min

The Art of Tapering in Athletic Training

31:08 • 11min

Optimizing FTP Through Innovative Training

42:20 • 11min

Tailored Training for Cyclists

53:00 • 5min

Taylor is a coach with Source Endurance, and Cat 1 Roadie with CS Velo. We had a great chat on FTP Training, Strength Training, and Anaerobic Blocks. Some other topics that sprung up are tapering and block periodization. Keep up with Taylor: Instagram - @taywar92 Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 2:09 Hiking as cross training 4:30 When to do what training 9:24 How to factor in endurance work in 13:01 How long should your periodised phases be 20:55 Block periodisation 26:35 Factoring in recovery mid season 27:25 Managing fatigue and Vo2 sessions 29:40 Gym work and cycling 31:32 Tips on Tapering into an event 41:56 Measuring and improving FTP 48:16 Over-unders and building FTP 53:58 Closing thoughts on individuality of training 👋🏽 If you're new to the channel, welcome! Check out some other training resources below. ⭐️If you enjoy the podcast, please Follow on Spotify and Leave a 5 Star Review on Apple. 🔔The best way to support the channel is to SUBSCRIBE and turn ON Notifications so that we can get the best guests to bring you the best interviews possible! ⚡️Check out our sponsor's links below: I personally use these products DAILY, have asked for their support, and want to share them with You! EVOQ Website: https://www.evoq.bike/ Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/ThTYry6kuE Subscribe to Our Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/ggRc4n Follow Along on Strava: https://www.strava.com/pros/5889 EVOQ Training Packs: https://www.evoq.bike/training-packs TrainingPeaks Store Programs: https://tinyurl.com/TP-Store Ketones, Delta G Tactical: https://tinyurl.com/DeltaGKetones CODE Brendan for 15% off Lactigo: www.lactigo.com/brendan MORE WATTS and LESS BURN Airofit: https://www.airofit.com/?sca_ref=476545.3AVnm3vdGW Best Chamois Cream: https://www.hellobluecbd.com/, Code Brendan Cordyceps Mushrooms: https://shop.realmushrooms.com?ref=62 Best shades: https://www.julbo.com/en_us/ Calorify: https://calorify.com Discount Code EVOQ Donate to EVOQ.BIKE for all the Free Content: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U3YMCAUEMQ4PC