race analysis
Case Study: 15% FTP Gain & 75+ Esports Nationals WIN!
Most athletes assume meaningful improvement has an expiration date. In coaching, I’ve found the opposite: the principles don’t change with age—the margin for error does. Here’s a coach’s perspective on specificity, progressive overload, and older-athlete considerations. This article is a case study on coaching my 75-year-old mom to a 75–79 age group win at USA…
Read MoreIdentical Normalized Power, Different Result: Why Your Race File Hides the Real Story
Every coach has seen it: an athlete comes back frustrated, and the file looks… fine. Normalized Power (NP) is close. Peak power still pops. HR doesn’t look outrageous. But the race felt messy, and the result confirms it. Here are two races one year apart that look similar on paper — until you zoom in…
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