The Science of Zone 2 Training: Physiology, Performance & Endurance Optimization

The Science of Zone 2 Training: Physiology, Performance & Endurance Optimization

by | May 18, 2023 | AI, Alternative Training Options, Coaching, Cycling, Fat oxidation, Health, Heart rate training, Ironman, Metabolic Phenotype, Physiology, Power Profiling, Recovery, Research, Running, Sleep, Swimming, Training, Training Individualisation, Training Load, Training zones, Triathlon, Workout Reserve, Workout Wizard

Introduction: The Physiology Behind Zone 2 Training Zone 2 training has become a cornerstone of endurance programming—not just because it feels easy, but because of what it does behind the scenes. This article dives into the science of Zone 2, exploring how...
Back to the Future – Introducing the Workout Reserve.

Back to the Future – Introducing the Workout Reserve.

by | Apr 8, 2023 | AI, Alternative Training Options, Coaching, Critical Power, Cycling, HIIT, Power Profiling, Running, Training, Training Individualisation, Training Load, Triathlon, Workout Reserve, Workout Wizard

Foreword by Filip Kolodziej Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy. Several months ago, I (Filip) wrote my first blog for Athletica on the future potential of using mathematically-modelled power profiling for guiding individualised training...
Female Athlete Mystery: should she train with respect to her menstrual cycle?

Female Athlete Mystery: should she train with respect to her menstrual cycle?

by | Jan 28, 2023 | AI, Alternative Training Options, Coaching, Female, HIIT, Ironman, Menstrual cycle, Physiology, Recovery, Research, Running, Training, Training Individualisation, Training Load, Triathlon, Women

I recognise the irony in what I’m going to write about. I’m a male coach. But I’m also a post-graduate researcher investigating factors influencing substrate utilisation in women that take part in endurance-type events. And the women I coach often ask me: should I be...