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recovery

Volume Files: Power of Overreaching with a Challenge

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As an endurance athlete, we know that you’re always looking for ways to push yourself and improve your performance

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Mastering Your Breathing for Better Interval training

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Interval training is a great way to get in shape, but it can be tough on your lungs. If you’re not used to working out at a high intensity, your body can quickly run out of oxygen and start to feel fatigued. Here are a few approaches to deliberate breathing that can help you during your hardest aerobic training sessions! 

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Path in the Forest

October is in Full Effect 

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October is upon us, and with it comes the time to start thinking about transitioning from the warm summer months into the cooler autumn season. For many athletes, this transition can be a difficult one.

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The Right Way to Early Season Race Review 

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Coach Patrick covers one of the most challenging aspects of being an endurance athlete managing fatigue

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Winter Training Fueling Insights

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Coach Patrick reviews the importance of well-fueled workouts as it relates to your total health and wellness.

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The Seven Step Cycling Cooldown Process

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One of the main differences between amateur and professional riders is not the amount of training they do but their quantity and quality of recovery time. When they are not riding, pros will focus 100% on recovery, knowing that is when their bodies adapt and they become stronger. ~ British Cycling If you are a…

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Training Strategies for the Hot Hot Heat

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Coach Patrick covers some of the most effective ways to mitigate the costs associated with training in the heat – and still reap all of the benefits.

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Key Travel Habits for Endurance Athletes

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Races are happening which means we are traveling again.

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Three ways to fast-track your epic recovery

Three Ways to Fast-Track Your Epic Recovery

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Congratulations. You did it. Two years ago you would’ve laughed at anyone who suggested you could have achieved what you’ve just done.  It was epic and quad-shattering. Sleep destroying. Gut-wrenching… literally. You are nothing more than a shell of your former self, with maybe a T-shirt and a medal to show for it.  Once you…

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Nap Infographic

Power Nap Like a Professional

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What is a Power Nap A power nap is a 20- to 25-minute break that you take in the middle of your day. The target time is between 12 PM and 3 PM. This consistently lines up with the “slump” that most of us experience. Most athletes try and solve this downtrend with sugar or caffeine. Instead of…

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