How To Leverage Late-Season Fitness For Big Gains

The Time-Crunched Cyclist Podcast by CTS

OVERVIEW
The end of the summer cycling season is the best time to leverage a season's worth of fitness and training without the pressure of upcoming goals. It's the time when you can go have epic adventures, work on performance limiters, go hunting for Strava PRs and KOM/QOMs, complete end-of-season performance tests, and much more. Coach Adam Pulford helps you decide whether to take a break (some people need it, others don't), and how to make the most of the days when the weather is still warm and there's still abundant daylight.

TOPICS COVERED

• What to do if you still have energy and motivation
• How to tell if you need time off instead of pushing through
• Examples of late-season training challenges and adventures

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RESOURCES

• Podcast: Different Types of Field Testing
• Training Limiters

HOST
Adam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for nearly two decades and holds a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. He's participated in and coached hundreds of athletes for endurance events all around the world.
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챕터

1. How To Leverage Late-Season Fitness For Big Gains (00:00:00)

2. Welcome and Purpose of the Show (00:00:06)

3. The Case for One More Push (00:00:53)

4. Are You Fresh or Fried (00:02:03)

5. Aligning Breaks with Seasons (00:02:52)

6. Event Ideas and Fall Challenges (00:04:16)

7. DIY Goals: Segments, Camps, Testing (00:06:13)

8. Work Your Limiters Now (00:08:23)

9. Wrap-Up and Calls to Action (00:11:03)