Episode 65: Race Prep Training Variations (+ WHOOP review)

The Waite Endurance Podcast

It’s mid-season already for us and the WE Development MTB Team! As we dig into our second Race Prep training block for the year, we’re splitting into two different directions, requiring two different training build variations:

• short-course XCO National Championships
• long-course Leadville Trail 100 MTB

Two different target events, one around 90 minutes and the other around 7 hours, requires a different training approach and we share those customized builds with you in this episode.

Before we get to the training variation talk, we first offer up our in-depth review on the WHOOP fitness wearable we’ve been testing for the last 5+ months. We share our experience with the WHOOP device, what we’ve learned, and how we’re utilizing the data to improve our own training. We firmly believe that tracking HRV and gaining recovery insights into your own physiology is the next frontier in training and we’re excited to be putting the data to use!

Interested in trying a WHOOP device for yourself? Click the link join.whoop.com/withwe to get your own wristband AND first month FREE!

Looking for assistance in dialing in your 2021 training? Check out our downloadable training plans on Training Peaks, or consider having us create a Custom Training Plan for you. See links below for more info…

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Within the Waite Endurance Podcast we share our successful training strategies surrounding endurance cycling from Base Building to Race Preparation to Race Day!

Listening to our regular podcast will provide valuable insights into the weekly, monthly and annual training objectives that we prescribe to our WE Development Team and the hundreds of athletes we coach and train in Denver, Colorado and around the globe. Tune in each week to learn concepts you can apply to your own training program to help you maximize your endurance performance.

Training Plans. We have training plans created to help you build your base fitness (Base Builder) and sharpen your racing fitness (Race Prep) with progressive training concepts to have you reach your peak performance. Our training plans are available via Training Peaks here: https://waiteendurance.com/stock-training-plans/

** Plan Discounts for Podcast Listeners. Use code BASEBUILDER25 to receive 25% off any of our downloadable Base Builder Training Plans. Or use code RACEPREP25 to receive 25% off any of our downloadable Race Prep Training Plans. Use codes at checkout on TrainingPeaks.com **

Training Plan Subscription Service. Available now to our podcast listeners! Gain access to our entire training plan library you can work through all of our plans with one low monthly fee. Switch between Base Builder, Race Prep, Booster plans and back to Race Prep as you need to fit your specific training and racing goals. And as we create new plans, you have access to those as well! Join for as little as $20 per month and cancel anytime! https://waiteendurance.com/training-plan-subscriptions/

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