MTN LAB - Performance Coaching

High Tribe Vibes!
This summer our community has been getting after it!💪🏼

Congrats and Micheal LaRosa on your successful Grand Teton Summit!

You two Rock! ❤️
Keep living large you earned it!

For those folks over their “prime” and still wanting to express or build aerobic fitness then DISPARITY is the method for your chosen endurance activities.

I (.coaching) created this whiteboard drawing years ago to illustrate the importance of polarizing your training efforts to achieve optimal aerobic fitness and longevity.

Understanding how the aerobic mechanisms work will help you discern what the priority should be for your training build.

Disparity in simple training terms means:
Easy Effort - zone 1-2
Hard Effort - Race pace and beyond

Most folks find themselves stuck in the middle NO MAN Zone where their effort is not easy but just a sustained GRIND.

Unfortunately the middle zone doesn’t build fitness … it only contributes to fatigue and the “sense” of doing something hard and “meaningful “…. Cause who doesn’t want to raise adrenaline and cortisol to feel something?

The problem is you end up flattening your overall power and limiting your aerobic capacity….because the middle effort doesn’t train power or sustainability.

Here is what you need to do:

CHILL OUT: make an easy day an EASY day. If you use a HR monitor then keep it at 50-65% of your Max HR. Duration needs to be between 45min - 2 hrs relative to personal goals and needs.

GET AFTER IT: days that open up for hard efforts means don’t negotiate with your mind… stretch yourself and your limits. This can be done in interval fashion or MIXED efforts for trail riding or running. Use the hills and terrain as a guide to push yourself.

REST DAY: means do activities that don’t cause fatigue or use of vital energy reserves. Fuel the body, massage or walk in nature to restore and repair.

Alright that’s all for today!
Enjoy your summer on the bike, trail or water!

Big Shoutout to for reaching the top of Mount Kilimanjaro ✨🤘🏼🔥

We love seeing our community push their limits and use their fitness to discover new places!

Way to Kiffin…EPIC!