Before we get into how to use a power meter, let’s talk about how to establish your baseline Functional Threshold Power (FTP). Establishing Your Functional Threshold Power (FTP) According to Racing and Training with Power by Hunter Allen, Andrew Coggan, and Stephan McGregor, a 20-minute all-out time trial (TT) will help us determine your Functional Threshold Power (FTP). … [Read more...] about How to Use Power for Cycling
D3 Multisport Training Tips
Mental Healthlete: Will Murray Talks Mental Conditioning
In this episode of the Mental Healthlete podcast, Bill Garrels talks with Colorado Triathlete contributor and D3 Multisport coach Will Murray. My guest today is Will Murray. Will is a ten-year USA Triathlon Level 1 coach with specialties in mental conditioning, youth coaching, and trauma treatment. He works with athletes in his coaching with D3 Multisport in Boulder, … [Read more...] about Mental Healthlete: Will Murray Talks Mental Conditioning
A Beginner’s Guide to Setting Your Training Zones
Heart rate training can be confusing due to the many different types of terminology used and the many opinions on how we determine what our threshold zone is. Additionally, there are many different charts that give us a variety of ranges which adds to the confusion. This is an example of information overload, and to a beginner triathlete, this can seem incredibly confusing. My … [Read more...] about A Beginner’s Guide to Setting Your Training Zones
After the Setback, Now What?
You were doing so well. Training was on track, you were feeling stronger and fitter, and things were looking up. Until they weren’t. You caught COVID or a cold. Massive demands from work and life got in the way. An injury came out of nowhere. And now you have a setback. How do you address the setback and get on the comeback trail? In Jim Collins’ book, BE … [Read more...] about After the Setback, Now What?
