The Training Edge

What should you do when your training plan delivers personal bests? Repeat the exact same year, or layer on more volume? And what should you adjust when your power stalls out entirely?In this episode, we break down how to manage both sides of training adaptation: riding positive momentum without burning out, and systematically diagnosing plateaus before throwing out the whole program.In this episode, we cover:Managing Success: Can you repeat a previous year's training block and see identical gains, or does progress require micro-reinventions?Diagnosing the Stall: How to distinguish between an endurance durability issue, a threshold plateau, and simple under-fueling or over-pacing.Cardiovascular vs. Mechanical Limiters: How to tell whether your lungs and heart are hitting a ceiling or your muscular framework is breaking down.Programming Timelines: Giving the body adequate room for a minimum dose-response before jumping ship to a new training methodology.Expectations vs. Reality: Auditing whether your training actually failed or if you simply missed the subtle physiological adaptations taking place.You can find more episodes and training articles at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.trainingedgecoaching.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trainingedgecoaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow host Isaiah Newkirk :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@isaiah.newkirk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Co-host Elliott Baring : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@elliottbaring

We’re back from a wild summer of racing and training, and we’re jumping straight into an elite coaches' roundtable. Today, we break down what went into coaching 1st and 2nd place at Leadville, dissect lessons from racing and directing in Europe, and tackle the big nutrition question: is traditional carb loading actually dead?You can find more episodes and training articles at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.trainingedgecoaching.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trainingedgecoaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow host Isaiah Newkirk :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@isaiah.newkirk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Co-host Elliott Baring : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@elliottbaring

In this episode, we explore the physiological challenges of racing and training in the heat and how to optimize your fueling strategy based on data-backed sweat testing. We dive into findings from the Unbound Sweat Lab—partnering with Hdrop and Neversecond—to explain why looking beyond generic hydration and fueling metrics is essential for endurance performance.You can find more episodes and training articles at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.trainingedgecoaching.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trainingedgecoaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow host Isaiah Newkirk :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@isaiah.newkirk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Co-host Elliott Baring : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@elliottbaring

Our athletes took on Unbound in an epic mud year! What were our takeaways and what does the data tell us about how to conquer Unbound in the mud?!You can find more episodes and training articles at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.trainingedgecoaching.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trainingedgecoaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow host Isaiah Newkirk :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@isaiah.newkirk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Co-host Elliott Baring : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@elliottbaring

Are athletes losing their edge? In this episode, we tackle a growing trend in sports and fitness: the reluctance to train to absolute failure and being over robotic with intervals. When we back away from the red line, we aren't just leaving physical gains on the table—we're losing the ability to then find it and use it in key events/races. Tune in as we break down how being afraid of "to failure" workouts limit your potential, sabotages key training adaptations, and keeps you from reaching the next level.You can find more episodes and training articles at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.trainingedgecoaching.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trainingedgecoaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow host Isaiah Newkirk :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@isaiah.newkirk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Co-host Elliott Baring : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@elliottbaring

Thinking about racing Sea Otter next year? We’re pulling back the curtain on one of the biggest events in US off road racing. With 20+ athletes on course and our own numbers pinned on, we saw it all. We break down the technicalities of the course, what the data told us about our athletes' performances, and the "rookie mistakes" we’d fix for next year. Whether you’re a Sea Otter veteran or adding it to your 2027 bucket list, this is your tactical guide to Sea Otter.You can find more episodes and training articles at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.trainingedgecoaching.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trainingedgecoaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow host Isaiah Newkirk :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@isaiah.newkirk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Co-host Elliott Baring : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@elliottbaring

To build on part one, today we’re talking about all things heat acclimation! We discuss the physiological adaptations that occur, different methods of heat acclimation (there’s more than one), and specific protocols to follow. Most importantly, we discuss how heat training is an added stressor on the body that requires special coaching approaches to adapt to the added stress while still accomplishing key training goals. You can find more episodes and training articles at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.trainingedgecoaching.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trainingedgecoaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow host Isaiah Newkirk :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@isaiah.newkirk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Co-host Elliott Baring : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@elliottbaring

Riding in the heat and not feeling acclimated yet? Tune in for insight into what is happening physiologically with these conditions and how to make adjustments in order to maximize your training. This will be a two part series with the next episode discussing heat acclimation protocols and best practices. You can find more episodes and training articles at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.trainingedgecoaching.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trainingedgecoaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow host Isaiah Newkirk :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@isaiah.newkirk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Co-host Elliott Baring : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@elliottbaring

A common question we get a lot as coaches is “I am feeling a bit under the weather today, should we adjust the training?!”. While we are not doctors nor do we have medical degrees, this is a very common thing to ask your coach. We chat about navigating the early onset of minor and moderate sickness, how to make changes based on how you feel and even how to re-enter into training when the body is ready.You can find more episodes and training articles at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.trainingedgecoaching.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trainingedgecoaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow host Isaiah Newkirk :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@isaiah.newkirk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Co-host Elliott Baring : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@elliottbaring

A constant question we receive from athletes is, "How much should I be racing?" On today's podcast, we unpack that question from all angles. Are you racing too much, and is it impacting your ability to peak? Or are you racing too little, and is it limiting the race practice or efforts you need to be at your best?You can find more episodes and training articles at⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.trainingedgecoaching.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@trainingedgecoaching⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow host Isaiah Newkirk :⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@isaiah.newkirk⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Co-host Elliott Baring : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@elliottbaring