Nate is the EF Education First Professional Cycling Performance Manager, where he works with riders to manage the training, travel, recovery, and mental acuity cycling’s biggest races demand.

This conversation brings up some unique ways to look at your training, especially in terms of Functional Threshold Power and VO2Max training!

Chapters:

00:00: Tips for traveling

4:57 Introduction to Nate

6:25 The biggest difference between pros and amateurs

8:53 The extra things pros do to ride faster

11:11 Nate’s opinions on wearables and their impact on training

16:16 What metrics Nate uses to prescribe workouts including endurance rides

18:44 Setting heart rate zones

22:30 Nate’s favorite Vo2 max workouts

28:30 Nate’s Vo2 periodisation and how it differs for pros

31:03 How pros can do too much intensity and training in between races

35:15 How to focus on the right part of your race

39:32 Internal awareness in training

44:00 Threshold training and how to increase your ftp

49:48 How to use your 5 and 20 minute power to work out your limiting factors

53:35 How does lifting benefit training

54:48 What has Nate learned that has made him a better coach

1:00:20 How to approach base training

1:02:55 What is the benefit from tempo training

1:07:02 How variety is important for training

1:08:23 Why high carb training is underrated and low carb is overrated

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