EVOQ.BIKE Cycling Podcast

Hunter Allen is the OG, and all due respect to him, but he recently sent out an email/blog that paints Polarized Training in a weird way, and then he presents some miscalculated training distributions for 10 hour a week athletes. Just want to review what Polarized Training means in my opinion, and to provide another option for time crunched athletes. I would not recommend spending 5 hours at tempo and threshold! Please leave us a 5 Star review on Apple or Spotify! thank you!!! If you're new to the channel, welcome! Check out some other training resources below. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog 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/ Donate to EVOQ.BIKE for all the Free Content: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U3YMCAUEMQ4PC

What's are some ways we can train VO2Max coming out of base, when 5x5's might just be way too much at first? There is no single best way to train the VO2 max system – as long as you are going at the right intensity for a prolonged period of time, you’re doing it right! For those new to the channel, welcome! Here are some other EVOQ resources that might be helpful to you. Good luck with the training! Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog 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/ Donate to EVOQ.BIKE for all the Free Content: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U3YMCAUEMQ4PC

I've been tapping more into the easy again, and the results are awesome!! Sometimes I ride zone 2 TOO hard; and I've gone back to bigger base blocks! If you are new here, welcome to the pod! Hope this helps, cheers! We have other resources below as well. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog 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://www.trainingpeaks.com/training-plans/search?language=en&sort.field=soldCount&sort.dir=desc&keyword=evoq&index=0 Ketones, Delta G Tactical: https://www.deltagketones.com/products/g-tactical  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: www.realmushrooms.com, Code EVOQ.BIKE Best shades: https://www.julbo.com/en_us/ Donate to EVOQ.BIKE for all the Free Content: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U3YMCAUEMQ4PC

a great email came in...it came in response to the lifting program that I promote. Hopefully these questions help you with your strength pursuits! 1. I see that your lifting plan does not include a hypertrophy phase or power phase (jump squats, power cleans, etc)? Why is this? Instead, it appears that post adaption phase, your lifting plan focuses primarily on building strength by emphasizing low rep sets for core exercises before transitioning into a maintenance phase. 2. is there a particular ratio of squat or deadlift weight I should be targeting relative to my body weight beyond which there are diminishing returns? Or, said differently, even if I can lift relatively heavy weights for a cyclist at an RPE of 8 (275lbs and 305lbs), should I? 3. Many traditional weightlifting programs have one heavy and one light session per week per core exercise (eg, squat, deadlifts and bench). Your weekly strength program makes this difficult because it recommends performing heavy squats and heavy deadlifts on different days throughout the week. So, since squats and deadlifts use many of the same muscles, one could argue that with your program one would be lifting many of the same muscles heavy twice a week. To this end, could one combine heavy squats and deadlifts on the same day earlier in the week and lighter squats and deadlifts variations later in the week? 4. Finally, My coach has me lifting after my hard interval days (currently 2x8 min FTP threshold intervals) twice per week. I'm finding that these Z4 intervals feel much more difficult than they should because of the fatigue I've accumulated from lifting heavy. If you were coaching me, would your instinct be to reduce my FTP while I'm lifting heavily or lift less heavy (say RPE of 6) so that I don't run the risk of failing the second interval? Thanks in advance for your thoughts on these questions! Here are some other resources to help you get faster, along with the strength program mentioned in the podcast. (All of which information can be FREELY acquired via our blog. This just eliminates the homework for those that don't have time to build their own training program.) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Strength (No Rides): https://www.trainingpeaks.com/training-plans/cycling/tp-366410/evoq-strength-training-no-rides Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog 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://www.trainingpeaks.com/training-plans/search?language=en&sort.field=soldCount&sort.dir=desc&keyword=evoq&index=0 Ketones, Delta G Tactical: https://www.deltagketones.com/products/g-tactical  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: www.realmushrooms.com, Code EVOQ.BIKE Best shades: https://www.julbo.com/en_us/ Donate to EVOQ.BIKE for all the Free Content: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U3YMCAUEMQ4PC

and some tricks to help you if you make the break....hope this helps you feel better on the start line and LEVEL UP! If you are new here, welcome to the pod! Hope this helps, cheers! We have other resources below as well. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog 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://www.trainingpeaks.com/training-plans/search?language=en&sort.field=soldCount&sort.dir=desc&keyword=evoq&index=0 Ketones, Delta G Tactical: https://www.deltagketones.com/products/g-tactical  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: www.realmushrooms.com, Code EVOQ.BIKE Best shades: https://www.julbo.com/en_us/ Donate to EVOQ.BIKE for all the Free Content: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=U3YMCAUEMQ4PC

Trying to figure out how to switch everything around as weather and darkness force us to change things up a lot during this time of year? Hopefully this helps! This is what an athlete had going on: The calendar is all messed up now - I am taking what I can get and working around the dark, cold days as much as I can. What are your thoughts? * Today and tomorrow the weather is holding up enough for single digits but dry. I went out on a free ride today and plan to do the same tomorrow. * On Thursday, I plan to hit the gym again and maybe hop on a quick Zwift race. * Rest on Friday * Saturday and Sunday forecast is low double digits and sunny. I was hoping for 3 hour endurance rides on each day. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog 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://www.trainingpeaks.com/training-plans/search?language=en&sort.field=soldCount&sort.dir=desc&keyword=evoq&index=0 Ketones, Delta G Tactical: https://www.deltagketones.com/products/g-tactical  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: www.realmushrooms.com, Code EVOQ.BIKE Best shades: https://www.julbo.com/en_us/

Athlete emailed me about some sessions... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog 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://www.trainingpeaks.com/training-plans/search?language=en&sort.field=soldCount&sort.dir=desc&keyword=evoq&index=0 Ketones, Delta G Tactical: https://www.deltagketones.com/products/g-tactical  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: www.realmushrooms.com, Code EVOQ.BIKE Best shades: https://www.julbo.com/en_us/

An athlete asked about some Over Under files, and James Walsh's post on Insta got me thinking of creating this video. What are the different types, and which are my favorites? Chapters 00:00 Intro, what’s this video about 01:18 Classic Over Unders 04:01 Hard Starts 05:10 Breakaway Simulation 06:31 Time Trialist Over Unders 07:35 Longer Suprathreshold with Rest Reduction 08:43 Indoor Specific Over Unders 09:15 Landry’s Head Banger Rook 10:23 My favorites 11:00 2023: will you tell a friend about EVOQ bike? Thanks! Link to the premade workouts: https://www.trainingpeaks.com/training-plans/cycling/tp-379153/lactate-clearance-top-20 ++++++++++++++++++++ Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog 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://www.trainingpeaks.com/training-plans/search?language=en&sort.field=soldCount&sort.dir=desc&keyword=evoq&index=0 Ketones, Delta G Tactical: https://www.deltagketones.com/products/g-tactical  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/

he went deep in the comments, but I can relate. weird bike life stuff can really affect LIFE LIFE stuff, mood etc. keeping the stoke high is really important, esp in January. We are not robots.

A great post race write up had me thinking some more about this. As always, this video is not telling you "YOU MUST DO IT THIS WAY", but hopefully sparks some questions and new ideas that help you improve your own performance. Good luck! I know some people have already started racing gravel in 2023! I guess the season doesn't stop anymore.  "9th place, I am pretty happy with this result mostly because I was able to hold on with top 4 guys the first two hours when everyone else dropped off early and Uhhhh they were much stronger than I. I Couldn’t hold on any longer than that and it was a tough start. The next 20 miles after that were pretty rough (probably also just needed to have more sugar) and I got passed by another group(I ended up passing most of them later on in the ride when I was a little more with it). maybe not the best pacing strategy but it was aspirational and now I know what I need to do to keep up with the fast folks."   Cordyceps link as mentioned: https://shop.realmushrooms.com?ref=62