From a career as a pro mountain biker in the 90s to running two small businesses on his own, Art O'Connor knows what it takes to be at the pointy end of a race and how challenging it is to do that when you have a limiting schedule. Find out how Art used TrainerRoad to raise his FTP by 43w and achieve 4.0w/kg for an ultra-endurance fat bike race in extreme, sub-zero conditions in this episode of the Successful Athletes Podcast.

• Continue the discussion on the TrainerRoad Forum: https://www.TrainerRoad.com/forum
• Be a guest on the Successful Athletes Podcast: https://bit.ly/2Mg8up6
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ABOUT TRAINERROAD — CYCLING’S MOST EFFECTIVE TRAINING SYSTEM
TrainerRoad makes cyclists faster. Athletes get structured indoor workouts, science-backed training plans, and easy-to-use performance analysis tools to reach their goals
• Build Your Custom Plan: https://bit.ly/2LtGP3k
• Train Together with Group Workouts: https://bit.ly/3jxlqTI
• Get Started: https://bit.ly/39W26MC
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ATHLETE INTERVIEWS THAT MAKE YOU FASTER
The Successful Athletes Podcast dissects the preparation and execution of outstanding performances by TrainerRoad athletes. From world record performances to personal records and life changing health improvements, get an inside look at what it takes to get faster.
• Subscribe to the Successful Athletes Podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2X0KEj2
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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:
• Art's athletic background as a pro and amateur cyclist, as well as a collegiate track & field athlete
• Art's background in strength training and why he is a strength coach to the stars today
• Why cyclists need strength training
• How strength training for cyclists should be different than that of non-cyclists
• How Art raised his FTP by 43w using TrainerRoad
• Why Art chose low-volume training plans
• How Art adjusted the TrainerRoad plans throughout his training
• Why Art decided to prioritize VO2max training
• How Art balances his training with two very demanding jobs
• What Art did to adjust his training when sciatic nerve pain was affecting him
• Art's deep dive into winter ultra-endurance fat biking
• What Art learned when he DNFd Fat Pursuit
• How Art approached his second attempt at Fat Pursuit
• Art's equipment selection for ultra-endurance winter fat biking
• How Art paced his effort during Fat Pursuit
• What nutrition plan Art followed for such a long and challenging race
• What lead Art to earning a second place finish at Fat Pursuit 2020

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FOLLOW TRAINERROAD

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trainerroad/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrainerRoad
• Strava Club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/trainerroad

Casper Green raised his FTP 70 watts with TrainerRoad while training for local group rides in Houston, Texas, all while being a busy father and working a demanding job in home automation. Tune in to find out the small changes he made to lose 35 pounds and how he used consistent, low-volume training to reach 4.0 W/kg in episode 38 of the Successful Athletes Podcast.

• Continue the discussion on the TrainerRoad Forum: https://www.TrainerRoad.com/forum

• Be a guest on the Successful Athletes Podcast: https://bit.ly/2Mg8up6

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ABOUT TRAINERROAD — CYCLING’S MOST EFFECTIVE TRAINING SYSTEM

TrainerRoad makes cyclists faster. Athletes get structured indoor workouts, science-backed training plans, and easy-to-use performance analysis tools to reach their goals.

• Build Your Custom Plan: https://bit.ly/2LtGP3k

• Train Together with Group Workouts: https://bit.ly/3jxlqTI

• Get Started: https://bit.ly/39W26MC

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ATHLETE INTERVIEWS THAT MAKE YOU FASTER

The Successful Athletes Podcast dissects the preparation and execution of outstanding performances by TrainerRoad athletes. From world record performances to personal records and life changing health improvements, get an inside look at what it takes to get faster.

• Subscribe to the Successful Athletes Podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2X0KEj2

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE

• How Casper raised his FTP from 214w to 284w
• What made Casper start using structured training
• What plans Casper followed to have such a big FTP improvement
• What Casper struggled with in the training process and how he overcame it
• Why and when Casper chooses evening training over morning training
• What habits helped Casper be a successful athlete
• What nutritional changes did Casper make to lose 35lbs
• How cycling has change for Casper now that he is faster
• Casper’s goals moving forward

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FOLLOW TRAINERROAD

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrainerRd 
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trainerroad/ 
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrainerRoad 
• Strava Club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/trainerroad 

Stephen Morina is a cellar worker at a winery in Napa Valley, California. It’s a beautiful place to ride, but a demanding and physically challenging job, and Stephen is on his feet for up to 12 hours a day. Using low-volume training with TrainerRoad and smart approaches to motivation, nutrition, and rest, Stephen added 106w to his FTP in less than a year. Find out how he’s achieved such impressive results amidst his busy and exhausting schedule.

• Continue the discussion on the TrainerRoad Forum: https://www.TrainerRoad.com/forum

• Be a guest on the Successful Athletes Podcast: https://bit.ly/2Mg8up6

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ABOUT TRAINERROAD — CYCLING’S MOST EFFECTIVE TRAINING SYSTEM

TrainerRoad makes cyclists faster. Athletes get structured indoor workouts, science-backed training plans, and easy-to-use performance analysis tools to reach their goals.

• Build Your Custom Plan: https://bit.ly/36uAtrM

• Train Together with Group Workouts: https://bit.ly/3amSae6

• Get Started: https://bit.ly/2NMBzsm

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ATHLETE INTERVIEWS THAT MAKE YOU FASTER

The Successful Athletes Podcast dissects the preparation and execution of outstanding performances by TrainerRoad athletes. From world record performances to personal records and life changing health improvements, get an inside look at what it takes to get faster.

• Subscribe to the Successful Athletes Podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2X0KEj2

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

• The challenge and schedule of Stephen’s job
• Why Structured Training works so well for his lifestyle
• Stephen’s tips for staying motivated
• Stephen’s FTP gains
• Nutrition and why his fastest weight isn’t his lightest weight
• Balancing rest and the desire to ride
• How small steps can add up to big things
• Stephen’s favorite Napa Valley rides

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FOLLOW TRAINERROAD

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrainerRd

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trainerroad/

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrainerRoad

• Strava Club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/trainerroad 

Michael Brophy is a Physical Therapist, partner and father who uses TrainerRoad to get faster, but also to keep in touch with friends. Using Group workouts with his friends, he’s managed to maintain over 5w/kg with diligent early morning workouts. Find out what he does to enable the sort of consistency he needs to achieve such a high level of performance.

• Continue the discussion on the TrainerRoad Forum: https://www.TrainerRoad.com/forum
• Be a guest on the Successful Athletes Podcast: https://bit.ly/3ndvWjT

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ABOUT TRAINERROAD — CYCLING’S MOST EFFECTIVE TRAINING SYSTEM

TrainerRoad makes cyclists faster. Athletes get structured indoor workouts, science-backed training plans, and easy-to-use performance analysis tools to reach their goals

• Build Your Custom Plan: https://bit.ly/3py8Yob
• Train Together with Group Workouts: https://bit.ly/3aRSOlB
• Get Started: https://bit.ly/34OL1RD

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ATHLETE INTERVIEWS THAT MAKE YOU FASTER

The Successful Athletes Podcast dissects the preparation and execution of outstanding performances by TrainerRoad athletes. From world record performances to personal records and life changing health improvements, get an inside look at what it takes to get faster.

• Subscribe to the Successful Athletes Podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2X0KEj2

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

• When Michael trains amidst his life responsibilities
  • How much of an FTP increase Michael has achieved with TrainerRoad
  • Michael’s tips for early morning workouts
  • How Michael makes sure he can be consistent with his training
  • Why Michael follows a low-volume training plan
  • How Michael uses Group Workouts to make his training more consistent
  • What is Michael’s “why” for training

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Jessica Kuepfer is an accomplished multisport athlete that has used TrainerRoad to get faster for everything from criteriums to IRONMAN and Adventure Racing. Find out how Jessica trains for each of these disciplines, how she balances the training with her demanding career as a Communications Director for a national corporation, and what she does to improve in this episode of the Successful Athletes Podcast.

• Continue the discussion on the TrainerRoad Forum: https://www.TrainerRoad.com/forum
• Be a guest on the Successful Athletes Podcast: https://bit.ly/3ndvWjT

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ABOUT TRAINERROAD — CYCLING’S MOST EFFECTIVE TRAINING SYSTEM

TrainerRoad makes cyclists faster. Athletes get structured indoor workouts, science-backed training plans, and easy-to-use performance analysis tools to reach their goals

• Build Your Custom Plan: https://bit.ly/3py8Yob
• Train Together with Group Workouts: https://bit.ly/3aRSOlB
• Get Started: https://bit.ly/34OL1RD

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ATHLETE INTERVIEWS THAT MAKE YOU FASTER

The Successful Athletes Podcast dissects the preparation and execution of outstanding performances by TrainerRoad athletes. From world record performances to personal records and life changing health improvements, get an inside look at what it takes to get faster.

• Subscribe to the Successful Athletes Podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2X0KEj2

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Jessica’s work and training schedule
  • How Jessica got started with endurance sports
  • How she balances bike, run and swim training
  • What Jessica has learned from each discipline of endurance sports
  • How adventure racing makes Jessica a better triathlete
  • How Jessica used TrainerRoad to raise her FTP by over 60 watts
  • What Jessica isn’t good at in the training process and how she is improving
  • What nutrition principles does Jessica follow

Octavio Flores Quintero used TrainerRoad to raise his FTP by 70 watts and prepare for Vallartazo – an absolute dream ride from the high mountains of Western Mexico to the coastal paradise of Puerto Vallarta. Learn how Octavio trained for this event, including how he raised his FTP and improved at VO2 Max intervals, plus how he prepared for and executed a multi-day event and much more in Episode 34 of the Successful Athletes Podcast.

• Continue the discussion on the TrainerRoad Forum: https://www.TrainerRoad.com/forum
• Be a guest on the Successful Athletes Podcast: https://bit.ly/3ndvWjT
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ABOUT TRAINERROAD — CYCLING’S MOST EFFECTIVE TRAINING SYSTEM
TrainerRoad makes cyclists faster. Athletes get structured indoor workouts, science-backed training plans, and easy-to-use performance analysis tools to reach their goals
• Build Your Custom Plan: https://bit.ly/3py8Yob
• Train Together with Group Workouts: https://bit.ly/3aRSOlB
• Get Started: https://bit.ly/34OL1RD
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ATHLETE INTERVIEWS THAT MAKE YOU FASTER
The Successful Athletes Podcast dissects the preparation and execution of outstanding performances by TrainerRoad athletes. From world record performances to personal records and life changing health improvements, get an inside look at what it takes to get faster.
• Subscribe to the Successful Athletes Podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2X0KEj2
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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:
• Octavio’s background
• Mexican cycling culture and the MTB and road cycling scene in Guadalajara
• What it takes to ride Vallartazo
• What training plan Octavio followed for a multi-day bikepacking event
• How Octavio raised his FTP from 135-203
• How Octavio got better at VO2 Max intervals
• Tips and insight into Vallartazo and other multi-day MTB events
• How Octavio plans to pivot to triathlon
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FOLLOW TRAINERROAD

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrainerRd
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trainerroad/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrainerRoad
• Strava Club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/trainerroad

Egert Purre earned an Estonian Age Group National Time Trial Championship and raised his FTP 90 watts while using TrainerRoad. Coming from a running and triathlon background, Egert proved stereotypes wrong by winning on a highly technical course and managing very complex pacing requirements. In this episode we dig into all the details of Egert’s training, equipment, nutrition and race day execution to find out what it takes to become a national champion.

• Continue the discussion on the TrainerRoad Forum: https://www.TrainerRoad.com/forum
• Be a guest on the Successful Athletes Podcast: https://bit.ly/3ndvWjT

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ABOUT TRAINERROAD — CYCLING’S MOST EFFECTIVE TRAINING SYSTEM

TrainerRoad makes cyclists faster. Athletes get structured indoor workouts, science-backed training plans, and easy-to-use performance analysis tools to reach their goals

• Build Your Custom Plan: https://bit.ly/3py8Yob
• Train Together with Group Workouts: https://bit.ly/3aRSOlB
• Get Started: https://bit.ly/34OL1RD

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ATHLETE INTERVIEWS THAT MAKE YOU FASTER

The Successful Athletes Podcast dissects the preparation and execution of outstanding performances by TrainerRoad athletes. From world record performances to personal records and life changing health improvements, get an inside look at what it takes to get faster.

• Subscribe to the Successful Athletes Podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2X0KEj2

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Egert’s background in running and triathlon
  • How Egert balances work, training and family
  • How Egert raised his FTP using TrainerRoad
  • Egert’s nutrition strategies he used to get faster
  • What were the differences between Egert’s triathlon and TT positions
  • All of Egert’s equipment choices
  • How much time Egert spent adapting to the TT position
  • What Egert did to become a better bike handler

Hormonal imbalances affect every athlete and often go unnoticed, but Austin Killips has an especially insightful perspective. Austin is a transgender woman who is focused on cyclocross and has had to learn to adjust her training through the process of transition. Tune in to learn what signs Austin has learned to recognize as hormonal imbalance, how she has learned to adjust as a result, and how she has used TrainerRoad to get faster.

• Continue the discussion on the TrainerRoad Forum: https://www.TrainerRoad.com/forum
• Be a guest on the Successful Athletes Podcast: https://bit.ly/3ndvWjT

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ABOUT TRAINERROAD — CYCLING’S MOST EFFECTIVE TRAINING SYSTEM

TrainerRoad makes cyclists faster. Athletes get structured indoor workouts, science-backed training plans, and easy-to-use performance analysis tools to reach their goals

• Build Your Custom Plan: https://bit.ly/36S48fm
• Train Together with Group Workouts: https://bit.ly/3gngkHZ
• Get Started: https://bit.ly/3gkyo5v

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ATHLETE INTERVIEWS THAT MAKE YOU FASTER

The Successful Athletes Podcast dissects the preparation and execution of outstanding performances by TrainerRoad athletes. From world record performances to personal records and life changing health improvements, get an inside look at what it takes to get faster.

• Subscribe to the Successful Athletes Podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2X0KEj2

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

• How Austin got into cyclocross
• How Austin hopes to earn her UCI pro license
• Managing work/life/training balance as a full-time bike mechanic
• How Austin used TrainerRoad to gain over 50w in FTP
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Cameron Seamons raised his FTP by 80 watts with TrainerRoad while training for the Triple Bypass Century and ultra-distance running events, all while being a busy medical school student. Tune in to find out how he manages a 50-hour work week and uses low-volume training for long-distance cycling and running in episode 31 of the Successful Athletes Podcast.

• Continue the discussion on the TrainerRoad Forum: https://bit.ly/3mFVaH4
• Be a guest on the Successful Athletes Podcast: https://bit.ly/3ndvWjT

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ABOUT TRAINERROAD — CYCLING’S MOST EFFECTIVE TRAINING SYSTEM

TrainerRoad makes cyclists faster. Athletes get structured indoor workouts, science-backed training plans, and easy-to-use performance analysis tools to reach their goals

• Build Your Custom Plan: https://bit.ly/36S48fm
• Train Together with Group Workouts: https://bit.ly/3gngkHZ
• Get Started: https://bit.ly/3gkyo5v

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ATHLETE INTERVIEWS THAT MAKE YOU FASTER

The Successful Athletes Podcast dissects the preparation and execution of outstanding performances by TrainerRoad athletes. From world record performances to personal records and life changing health improvements, get an inside look at what it takes to get faster.

• Subscribe to the Successful Athletes Podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2X0KEj2

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

• How Cameron fits in his training as a third-year med student
• How Cameron maintains a healthy relationship with training
• How Cameron manages failed workouts
• Cameron’s tips for fueling early morning workouts
• How Cameron trained to raise his FTP 80 watts
• What challenges Cameron faced during the Triple Bypass Century
• How Cameron uses TrainerRoad to help with ultra-distance running

Laura Alagna never thought she’d be standing on top of podiums and earning her Cat 2 upgrade, but with structured training on TrainerRoad and a lot of hard work, she made it happen. Listen in as Laura shares what she has done to make her successful in cyclocross, how she had to pivot and change focus when she changed categories, and how she used TrainerRoad to make it all happen.

• Continue the discussion on the TrainerRoad Forum: www.TrainerRoad.com/forum
• Be a guest on the Successful Athletes Podcast: https://bit.ly/3ndvWjT

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ABOUT TRAINERROAD — CYCLING’S MOST EFFECTIVE TRAINING SYSTEM

TrainerRoad makes cyclists faster. Athletes get structured indoor workouts, science-backed training plans, and easy-to-use performance analysis tools to reach their goals

• Build Your Custom Plan: https://bit.ly/36S48fm
• Train Together with Group Workouts: https://bit.ly/3gngkHZ
• Get Started: https://bit.ly/3gkyo5v

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ATHLETE INTERVIEWS THAT MAKE YOU FASTER

The Successful Athletes Podcast dissects the preparation and execution of outstanding performances by TrainerRoad athletes. From world record performances to personal records and life changing health improvements, get an inside look at what it takes to get faster.

• Subscribe to the Successful Athletes Podcast on iTunes: https://apple.co/2X0KEj2

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

• How Laura fits in her training with her job
• How Laura adjusts her training for long weekend rides with RCC Chicago and skills sessions
• Why Laura chose to race Cyclocross
• Laura’s tips to be a good heckler at a CX race
• What challenges Laura overcame in training for cyclocross
• How Laura get better at riding sand and mud
• How Laura is improving her cornering on her cyclocross bike
• How Laura