Tailwind Coaching Podcast - Cycling Fitness and Coaching Discussion

If you're wondering what kind of bike you should use for your next gravel event or what training you need for a gravel grinder, strap in. On Episode 93 of the Tailwind Coaching Podcast, Coach Rob will go full "Gravel Guru" and work through a bunch of questions and answers from readers and listeners. So if you've ever wondered why you should jump on that gravel road and go exploring

If you've ever been sidelined by a long illness, getting back on the bike can be daunting. Your fitness is down, your body feels terrible and you think you'll never dig out of the hole you're in. In this episode of the Tailwind Coaching Podcast, I'll give you a few tips to help get you back on the bike and on the road to your cycling goals.

In this episode of the Tailwind Coaching Podcast, I'll talk about how you can use an indoor trainer to build very specific fitness in a short amount of time. You'll also get a couple of my favorite interval workouts to help jumpstart your fitness building!

Fall can be a tough time to motivate yourself to ride and train. On today's Tailwind Coaching Podcast, we'll explore a few ways to get your late season mojo back. From getting dirty on a mountain bike to grinding some gravel and turning off your Garmin, these tips will help you get the most out of the season of the falling leaves.

On the inaugural episode of the Gravel Guru, I'll talk about the top tips to help you tackle your next gravel grinder. Whether it's Battenkill, D2R2, Dirty Kanza or just a fast group gravel grinder, these tips will put you on the front of the pack.

High Intensity Interval Training is one of the keys to an effective, time condensed training plan. But how do you know when you're doing too much high intensity training? How can you better plan your season to prevent burnout and overtraining? On this episode of the Tailwind Coaching Podcast, we'll talk about how to know if you're training too hard or too often. I'll also give you

Functional threshold power is one of the hallmarks of good cycling fitness. FTP intervals come in many varieties, but some are better than others. In this podcast, I'll explain the science behind my favorite FTP training intervals and give you some great workouts to try out!

Efficiency is one key to successful training. The more efficient you are, the faster you are. That's a fact. In this episode of the Tailwind Coaching Podcast, you'll learn how to train your pedal stroke muscles and improve your efficiency with these tips and workouts.

Endurance training is the bread and butter of most base training programs. You have to build that endurance base before you start layering on significant amounts of high intensity interval work. In this podcast, I'll give you five keys to make your endurance training more effective and more sustainable.

Does time of day matter when it comes to building fitness? It turns out that, yes, time of day is hugely important to the fitness gains you get out of training. What time is best? Morning? Afternoon? Evening? I'll break down the science behind the best time of day to train. I'll also offer you a couple of solutions to help build your training program around your life and the time