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Everesting at High Altitude with JJ Zhou

After successfully Everesting in January of 2018, TrainerRoad athlete JJ Zhou decided to take on a new Everesting challenge —Everesting on Mount Everest. On this week’s successful athletes podcast, JJ goes over his preparation for his Mt. Everest ride and what he did to adjust his pacing, training, and planning for a high altitude goal. …

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The Brain’s Use of Energy and What it Means to Cyclists

Both mental and physical energy are finite resources. Can you train your brain to use this energy more efficiently?

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How to Maximize Your Available Training Time

Schedules change all the time. Sometimes life happens, and you find yourself with minimal time to train. At other times, you find yourself with tons of time for training. Whether you have extra or minimal time, you can make the most of the time you have to maintain or increase your fitness.

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Power Curves, Plateaus, Growth Hacking and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 264

Learn how to analyze your power curve to help direct your training, what to do to end a plateau in your fitness, a deep dive into if training your ability to handle a higher cognitive load will make you faster and more in Episode 264 of The Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast.

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How to Create Healthy Training Habits

Knowing how to recognize unhealthy training habits and make positive adjustments can make you faster, prevent exercise addiction, and help you foster a positive long term relationship with your sport. For more information on structured training check out Ask a Cycling Coach Ep 259. Find links to mentioned studies and join the discussion on the…

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