Off-Season Training: Why and How You Should Detrain on Purpose

Topics Covered In This Episode: What detraining is and why you need itWhat happens when you lighten your training loadHow to detrain correctlyAbsolute vs. Relative Chronic Training Load (CTL)Physical and psychological consequences of lowering CTLCoach AP's Recipe for DetrainingHow much CTL should be lost during detraining phase?Host Adam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for more than 13 years and holds a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. He's participated in and coached hundreds of athletes for endura...

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Coach Adam Pulford delivers actionable training advice and answers your questions in short weekly episodes for time-crunched cyclists looking to improve their cycling performance. The Time-Crunched Cyclist Podcast (formerly The TrainRight Podcast) is brought to you by the team at CTS - the leading endurance coaching company since 2000. Coach Adam pulls from over a decade of coaching experience and the collective knowledge of over 50+ CTS Coaches to help you cut throught the noise of training information and implement proven training strategies that’ll take your performance to the next level.