We've seen it a hundred times. A cyclist posts their ride and leads with the number - 287 watts.

We are eight weeks into a twelve-week block. The legs are there. The numbers say we're gaining fitness, but something is off.

We are eight weeks into a twelve-week block. The legs are there. The numbers say we're gaining fitness, but something is off.

With wearables, monitors and even mattress sensors becoming more and more common and accessible, there’s a chance that many of us have access to Heart Rate Variability (HRV) data. And many of us in the endurance world probably track our HRV. But there's a good chance some of us are using the data wrong — and on the mornings it matters most, that misread could cost us.

A research note, sent to me by one of my coach mentors, written by Dr. Jeff Rothschild (PhD in Sport Nutrition and Sport Nutritionist at High Performance Sport New Zealand) inspired me to touch on the subject of iron.

Math, Algorithms, Machine Learning, Large Language Models, Artificial Intelligence. I've been thinking about this topic for a long time and want to share some thoughts. Although all of these have impacted the profession of coaching (I've written about it before here), this musing is a bit different. part of elite athlete performance. It's really detailed, super challenging and always changing. I learn a lot from coaching professionals and also from other coaches who do the s

To all the athletes out there that don't think they're athletes... I love studying and being a part of elite athlete performance. It's really detailed, super challenging and always changing. I learn a lot from coaching professionals and also from other coaches who do the same.

I recently read a very interesting article called "The Science of Coachability" by Alex Hutchinson, on Outside Online. I've summarized it below.

OK cyclists - here's one for you all to re-think. If you've ever been told to "scrape mud off the bottom of your shoe", "pull up on the backstroke" or "pedal in small circles", you're not alone.

We must be tenacious with intent when doing hard things. When we do hard things, either mentally or physically, it's a challenge to keep going. Day after day, week after week, etc.

Although he's been through both severe illness as well as injuries in the past, nothing truly prepared him for his bad MTB accident last year at the RedBull Rampage in Utah in the Finals. I am pasting his injury update directly from the article in PinkBike written this week.

I read somewhere (I cannot remember where, so sorry to the author!) a phrase that got my attention recently: Adult-Onset Competition Disorder. This made me laugh at loud! Yes, I will gladly attach my definition to this phrase as I believe I was once afflicted with this disorder (well, for like 45 years of my life).