About this episode

This episode discusses the training and racing realities for masters athletes, focusing on recovery, intensity, and evolving training priorities with age.

Do masters athletes really need more recovery, or are they simply balancing more life stress and responsibilities? In this episode, CTS Head Cycling Coach Adam Pulford breaks down the realities of training and racing as a masters athlete. We discuss recovery, consistency, intensity, strength training, race preparation, and how training priorities should evolve with age. The conversation explores both the physiological realities of aging and the habits that allow many athletes to continue impr...

People in this episode

Host: Adam Pulford

Topics covered

• masters athletes
• recovery
• training
• aging
• strength training
• race preparation

Keywords

• masters athletes
• recovery
• training
• aging
• strength training
• race preparation

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