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How to Train During the Holiday Dead Zone: Choosing the Right Path for Your Winter Fitness

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Every endurance athlete knows the strange stillness that settles over the last week of December. The world takes its hands off the wheel. Work slows. Schedules dynamited. Days blur together with the smell of pine needles and leftovers. It’s the closest thing we get to collective inertia.. And for most athletes, this “dead zone” between…

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Solving for Winter Illness Protocol

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How to Restart Training Safely After Illness or Fatigue Interruptions are normal—especially in winter. Cold temperatures, stress, and immune response all increase the friction on training. Missing a few days is not a crisis. What matters is how you come back. This protocol outlines a structured way to restart without risking relapse. Save it. Use…

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Week 5 OutSeason® Guide: How to Nail Your Long Indoor Ride of the Winter Season

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Week Five of the OutSeason® is here, and 4 solid weeks are behind you. Your fitness is rising, your routine is settling in, and now you’re stepping into one of the turning points of winter training: your first long indoor ride of the season. This is the moment in the OutSeason® when we stop pretending…

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The Principle of Specificity: Why your training plan is costing you precious time on race day

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The specificity-focused week teaches your body how to hold race pace, especially under fatigue. The traditional week teaches your body how to run easy. One of these athletes crosses the finish line strong. The other is simply hoping.

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Masters Need Strength: Intervals Are Weight Lifting for Your Endurance Self

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Most athletes think strength means lifting heavier. But for the Masters athlete, the real strength you need is the capacity to go hard — to hit intensity with precision, and then recover like a pro. Intervals are how you “lift” your heart, lungs, and legs. Every rep is a set for your cardiovascular system: stress,…

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Season Planning as a Competitive Advantage

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Transform your athletic training with insights that prioritize simplicity and consistency over the overwhelming noise of data. Experience firsthand the journey of an Ironman competitor who, guided by a high-profile coach, achieved personal bests through a straightforward training approach. This episode shares valuable lessons on how thoughtful coaching can cut through the clutter of wearable…

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2024 Half Iron Training Plans by Endurance Nation

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As we roll into the new year, Endurance Nation is proud to present the 17th edition of our Half Ironman distance training plans. You choose the 70.3 event, and we can get you to the start line ready to execute and the finish line with time to spare!

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Faster Masters Mindset Series: Confronting Your Ego and Margin of Error

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Hey, fellow Dude Guy listeners! Strap in as we unravel the complexities of the ‘masters mindset’ within the endurance sports arena, and take a peek into the world of aging athletes who bring a wealth of experience to the table. We tackle the stereotype that masters are sly competitors, and instead celebrate their strategic acumen…

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Managing Early Season Adjustments

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Are you feeling frustrated with your training schedule and need some help adjusting it to better fit your lifestyle?

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