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// Episode Overview:
What you rest for is what you're investing in. Group rides, interval days, training races, goal races... you can't be completely fresh and rested for all of them, but when should you train through an event versus tapering for it? Should you rest for a few days before big weekend group rides or treat them like any other training day? Scheduling rest and recovery is as important as scheduling aerobic endurance work or high intensity intervals. Coach Adam Pulford teaches you how to know the differences between using a short rest to freshen up, a structured taper to maximize performance, or a long rest to deload between training phases.
// Topics Covered In This Episode:
00:00 - Intro
02:54 - How training works
05:11 - How to "freshen up" your legs for important training sessions
09:02 - When to train on tired legs
10:40 - Resting before a new training phase
12:30 - What "coming in fresh" looks like
13:47 - Building recovery into your annual training plan
// HOST
Adam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for more than 14 years and holds a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. He's participated in and coached hundreds of athletes for endurance events all around the world.
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