The Time-Crunched Cyclist Podcast by CTS

How Training VO2 max Also Increases FTP (and vice versa) (#291)


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OVERVIEW
In Episode 291 of "The Time-Crunched Cyclist Podcast", Coach Adam Pulford answers a listener question about the relationship between FTP and VO2 max training, particularly how and why targeting training to improve either will typically raise both.

TOPICS COVERED

  • Think of training intensities as a continuum, not as neat little boxes
  • Descriptions of primary energy systems
  • How FTP and VO2 max are directly related
  • How to organize training to maximize both FTP and VO2 max

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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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