Leveraging Lab and Field Testing to Create a Bigger Aerobic Engine

The Time-Crunched Cyclist Podcast by CTS

Topics Covered In This Episode:

• To build base properly, you must ride aerobically (zone 2 & below)
• You can only build so much base, then you have to move on in tuning your engine (move beyond zone 2, or from foundation to main floor)
• Your best engine, or house that you build, will be a combination of the intelligent work you do on the bike combined with how much time you actually have to put into it. Volume works.
• Your Ford Focus is fine! This means if you have the budget (available time) to afford a Ford Focus (limited training time) rather than a Porsche (unlimited training time), optimize to get everything you can out of the Ford.

Guest:

Renee Eastman is a CTS Premier Level Coach and has been coaching with the company for more than 20 years. She has a master's degree in exercise science, has worked for USA Cycling, and is a 6-time Masters National Champion.

Show Links:

• Renee Eastman bio: https://trainright.com/coaches/renee-eastman/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/renee.eastman/?hl=en
• What is Lactate Threshold:
  • https://trainright.com/lactate-threshold-and-how-do-cyclists-train-it/

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Chapter

1. Leveraging Lab and Field Testing to Create a Bigger Aerobic Engine (00:00:00)

2. Lab Testing for Time-Crunched Cyclists (00:00:07)

3. Aerobic Capacity and Field Testing Methods (00:16:19)