Ask a Cycling Coach - TrainerRoad Podcast

• How does sitting at a desk affect my recovery? • How to get the most out of every interval • Lactate threshold vs. training with power • Individual Leg Drills • How to add swimming and running to TrainerRoad triathlon training plans • How to train for a Gran Fondo • How to train for an epic training camp • How to train for a season of road racing • How to prioritize your season's races • How to train during a business trip or vacation • How to calculate power zones • Should I avoid tempo or, "grey zone" training? • How to incorporate sports into your cycling training plan • Why you should follow a structured training plan • How to avoid getting dropped • How to plan a year of training • Which approach should I take with base training?

• How much improvement should I expect in my FTP? • Should you expect a decline in FTP during the off season? • How do I raise my FTP? • How to add swimming and running workouts to TrainerRoad training plans? • Should masters athletes do high intensity intervals? • How to adapt a triathlon training plan for duathlon • How to do form sprints • Reverse periodization • Running as cross training for cyclists • Nutrition planning for base training • Weight training for cyclists • Using a TT bike on the indoor trainer • How do I compare heart rate zones to power zones? • How often should I assess my FTP? • How to shorten your training plan • Is there such thing as too much sweet spot work? • How to not lose weight for cyclists • How to taper for your A-Race

• How to prevent cramping for cyclists • Does shaving my arms and legs make you faster? • How much improvement should you expect from a training plan? • Is low-intensity training or high-intensity training better for endurance athletes? • How weight loss affects triathlon bike splits • Power meter price wars • How to shorten your training plan • How to use indoor training for mountain bike racing • How to incorporate cross training with road racing • How to maintain peak fitness for a long period of time • Is track racing or indoor training more effective for endurance athletes? • Aluminum or carbon wheels for a cobbled sportive? • What tire pressure should you run in your tires? • How to ride cobblestones, gravel and rough roads on a road bike • How to raise your FTP for triathlon • How to plan a big training block for cyclists • How to adjust your training plan for a week off • How should you make up for missed workouts in your training plan • How to train for cyclists with ketogenic, low carb or paleo diets • How to start training after a serious injury • How to transition from Half-Ironman training to Full • How to use indoor cycling for recumbents and Velomobiles

• How to use your FTP to build a race plan • How to structure your work / recovery weeks in a cycling training plan • How to adjust your training plan if you aren't improving • How to incorporate commuting into my base training? • How to follow TrainerRoad's Sweet Spot Base training plan • How to maintain peak fitness for a long period of time • How to shorten your training plan when you're time crunched • How to accommodate a training camp in the middle of your training plan • How to prioritize races in your race season • How to avoid heart rate spikes • Which heart rate monitors are best for cyclists • How to reduce or increase your training volume in the middle of a training plan • How to train for short, hard climbs • How to lay out a multi-year training plan • How to adjust your training for a busy schedule or travel • Recovery tips for cyclists who travel • How to determine your amount of training volume • Which approach should you take for base training?

• Numbness in teeth and gums during high-intensity intervals • Is base training necessary? • How to know when you've 'peaked'? • What is TSS and how does heart rate affect TSS? • Ironman bike training for runners • How weight training can improve cyclists' bone density • How to stay motivated with indoor training • How to choose between sweet spot and traditional base training • How to use heart rate for cyclists • How to adjust your training when tired • How to know when to adjust the intensity of a workout • How to avoid training in the 'grey zone' / why interval training works • How to measure your lactate threshold • How cadence affects power output • How to adjust your training for family time • How to train between races • How fasted training affects your performance • Crossfit as cross training for cycling • Why is my outdoor power higher than my indoor power • Why is my indoor power higher than my outdoor power • How TrainerRoad can structure your interval training

• How to become a faster climber • Why you should get rid of needless tension in your body when training • How to ride faster in the flats • How to choose between oval and standard chainrings • How to plan your meals around training • How to train for cycling at an old age • How to manage training stress • Why you should always train with a power meter • Why mid-season slumps happen and how to manage them • How to train for a long event with short training • How to control your electronic trainer with your power meter • Why does my power meter read differently than my electronic trainer • How to combine running with an indoor cycling plan • How your heart rate zones relate to your power zones • How to manage cramping for cyclists • Can I race during base training • How to use the Kinetic inRide 2.0 with TrainerRoad

• How to prepare for an XC Marathon endurance race • How to train for a long distance time trial • How to use high-intensity interval training for endurance racing • How to become a faster climber • How to pick the right base training plan • How to compare data from a power meter to VirtualPower • How does power output relate to heart rate • How does bike fit affect power output • How to find your FTP • How to raise your FTP • How much should a cyclist train • Is it okay to use a TT bike on the trainer • How to prepare for a training camp or big block of training

• How to plan your nutrition for training • How to become a faster climber • How to add volume when training for cyclocross • What to eat before training in the morning • How to become a faster cyclist in less time • How your base training plan will make you faster • How to recover after an Olympic Distance Triathlon • How to adjust your training after vacation • How to extend your base training • What is ultra endurance racing • How does FTP relate to VO2 Max • How to train for a full Ironman • Can I skip base training • How to train for Leadville • How to use TrainerRoad outdoors • How to train for a Gran Fondo • How to train for road racing • How to train while recovering from a knee injury • How to taper for a 40k time trial • How to build core strength for cycling • How to start training for a beginner cyclist • How to use TrainerRoad's training plans • How to increase FTP with lower-intensity intervals • How to train for a Sprint Triathlon • How to train for a sportive • How to incorporate running into triathlon training • How to incorporate cross country skiing into cycling training • How to use weight lifting for cyclists • How to pace a time trial • How to raise your average speed as a cyclist • Traditional base training vs. sweet spot • How to use indoor training for elite cyclists • How to train for The Dirty Kanza • How does bike fit affect power output • Is on-the-bike and recovery nutrition necessary for low volume training • How to work group rides into base training • How to train for track racing

• How to train in the offseason for triathletes • Post-season Ironman Training • How to adjust your training when sick • How to use resting heart rate to measure recovery • Is base training still needed if I'm an experienced cyclist? • How to structure a road racing training plan • Should I train in my aero position even though my power output is lower? • How to train for a long season of racing • How to fit group rides into your training plan • How to use FTP to create heart rate training zones • How to incorporate commuting into a training plan • What is the best training plan to use in order to lose weight • How to train for 10 km - 15 km time trials

We talk faster bike splits and how to be a faster triathlete with multi-time IRONMAN Champion and 7th place Kona finisher Liz Lyles in this special episode of the TrainerRoad Ask a Cycling Coach podcast.

We talk faster time trialling with nationally ranked Cat 1 time trialist and road cyclist In this special episode of the TrainerRoad Ask a Cycling Coach podcast.

• How to incorporate weekend rides into a training plan • How to adjust your training if you're feeling tired • Which training plans to follow for multiple peaks • Why your threshold heart rate is different when running and cycling • Fast and slow twitch muscle fibers and long term changes • How to train for an Olympic distance Triathlon • How to adjust your training during recovery from an injury • How to become a better climber • Self-coaching vs. hired coaching • Back-to-back build plans • How to train for Race Across America (RAAM) • What to do in between training blocks • How to know how much time you should take off in the off season • How to use cyclocross as cross training • How to train for a Sportive or Gran Fondo • How to lose weight and manage Caloric deficits with cycling • How to pick a training plan and how power-to-weight ratios affect this • How to manage overuse knee injuries for cyclists

• Seasonal FTP testing • Gran Fondo training • Weight training for cyclists • FTP testing out of the saddle vs. in the saddle • Offseason training for triathletes • Pre-race and mid-race nutrition, and recovery meals • Improving short power for ultra-endurance athletes • Gravel race training • Cross-training on rest days • Cadence training for cyclocross • VO2 max-based training zones vs. FTP-based training zones

• How to structure a cycling training plan • How to use heart rate zones in conjunction with power zones • What is the optimal cadence? • How to avoid and deal with Burnout • How to use Training Stress Score (TSS) • Bike fit and proper riding position • How to use heat training for cyclists • How to train for a Half-IRONMAN • Pacing strategies for endurance riders • How to train for Cyclocross season • How to follow TrainerRoad training plans outdoors • Power output discrepancy between indoor and outdoor training • How to train for Criterium racing • Using TrainerRoad with Sufferfest videos • Nutrition guidelines for cyclists • How to follow your training plan on vacation • How to become a faster climber • Using TrainerRoad's Workout Creator • How to use left / right power measurement • Using TrainerRoad with Tacx trainers • When to bail out on a workout • Using Heart Rate Variability (HRV) to adjust training