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What is RPE and How to Use It in Training
Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE), otherwise known as FEELING, is used to help athletes, including cyclists and runners, and their coaches understand how hard an effort OR a workout feels to the athlete. There are no wrong answers but it is important that athletes and...
Test Don’t Guess? What happens if you leave Zone 2?
Join us in this episode as we tackle two thought-provoking listener questions. First up: the myth that you must undergo lab or physiological testing to effectively train. We break down the various testing options and offer insights into what to consider if you're...
Tips for Setting Up Your New Run Watch / Cycling Computer (Without Wrecking Your Day)
Embarrassingly, I expend a lot of emotional and mental energy being super pissed at my training equipment. Specifically, on new watch day/week. I recently bought a new running watch (the Garmin Forerunner 955 Solar) since my old watch was getting a little, well,...
Training
The Right Way to Warm Up and Cool Down
Raise your hand if you don't take time to warm up or cool down in your workouts. Now, raise your hand if you don't do any 'prehab,' i.e active stretching pre-workout, or stretching or foam rolling post-workout. (Be honest.) For me, having my knee get wonky last year...
Cyclists Starting to run
I was interviewed for this article in Canadian Cycling Magazine by Lily Hansen-Gillis. We discussed some of the common mistakes that cyclists make when they find that winter has come and they are tired of only riding a trainer. Among the points discussed are a...
MAF and Going Slow to Get Fast
The latest Q & A episode from the Consummate Athlete Podcast answers some common questions - see below for the player and link to your favorite podcast apps/downloads. RPE - this is the rating of perceived exertion. Many of the workouts I use with clients...
Racing
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Mindset
9 Ways to Get Yourself to the Gym When You Really, Really Don’t Feel Like It
I loved writing about ways to "trick yourself, treat yourself, and force yourself to get to the gym" because, frankly, the weather currently is COLD AF, and that means it's really tempting to put resolutions about getting fit on hold and stay huddled inside. I...
Athletic Bookworms: ROAR by Stacy Sims and Selene Yeager
Hey everyone! I've decided that for 2018, the way we're going to roll the Athletic Bookworms is going to be book-of-the-month style. I'll do two posts: one announcing the book and posing a few questions, and that's where we'll collect comments throughout the month....
31 Ways to Reset Your Running in the New Year
OK, it's January. Let's get those resolutions rolling... Over at MapMyRun.com, I wrote out a fun day-by-day set of small things you can do to reset and improve your running in the new year, from actual workouts to suggestions about cleaning out your running wardrobe...
Nutrition
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