Today, we’re launching Masters Triathlon training plans and updating our existing Triathlon plans, including Masters triathlon plans that use a 2:1 load-to-recovery week ratio, standardized 3:1 load-to-recovery ratio for non-masters plans, improved ramp rates and trajectories for all 3 disciplines, and more.

Today, we’re launching Masters training plans, lowering the intensity of our existing plans, and adding the ability to change the workout duration of any workout in a plan!

You can now upload and analyze your running activities on TrainerRoad. Simply connect your Strava or Garmin Connect accounts to TrainerRoad and the work is done automatically for you!

Ivy and Nate join Coach Jonathan for multiple questions on nutrition that will give you actionable tips for big improvements, as well as discussions on multi-day event pacing, race anxiety, and new possible podcast host events and challenges! TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE 0:00 Welcome! 0:09 Intro 5:40 Dropper posts and other innovations in bike […]

Bonking is a dreaded experience, an exhaustion of fuel and shutdown of the body’s ability to exert itself. The term gets thrown around a lot, but if you’ve ever felt it you know how bad it can be, and how hard it is to recover from. So just what is a bonk, why is it a bad thing, and how can you avoid it?

Amber Pierce and Alex Wild join Coach Jonathan for a guide on how to crush long climbs, sleep’s effect on training adaptations, and whether it matters if you train at a specific time of day with consistency. Tune in and share this episode with your friends! TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE 0:00 Welcome! 0:10 Intro […]

VO2 max isn’t fixed—structured training can meaningfully raise it. Here’s what VO2 max is, what determines it, and the cycling intervals that improve it over time.

With over 100 million workouts completed during the last ten years, TrainerRoad athletes have gained an incredible amount of experience, so we asked what useful tips they’d learned along the way.

Cycling recovery drinks are the quickest and surest way to get in the calories, carbs, and protein you need after your workout. There are numerous benefits to recovery drinks, and timing them correctly will help you feel confident that your glycogen stores are replenished for your next workout.

Eating the right food at the right time can make all the difference in your training. The best food for cycling isn’t the same for every athlete, though, and will change with the timing, intensity, and duration of your upcoming workout.