Garmin Load Focus Decoded: Mastering Your 28-Day Metabolic Shadow

A cumulative stacked bar chart showing 42 days of training load volume (EPOC), categorized by Low Aerobic, High Aerobic, and Anaerobic debt layers.

The Rolling Debt of Fitness: How I Use Garmin’s “Load Focus” to Build Better Athletes As a cycling coach with over 20 years of training history, I’ve seen every metric come and go. I used to believe “Power is King,” but my coaching philosophy has evolved into something far more precise: Physiology is King. Your […]

VO₂max Intervals: The Most Misunderstood Workout in Cycling—And How to Do Them “Right”

VO2Max State Vs. Zone Analysis: A Physiological graph of Interval 5 showing maximal cardiac strain (178 bpm), rock-bottom SmO2, and a 74-second metabolic penalty above 42 VO2.

VO2Max State vs. Zone: What’s Happening Under the Hood https://youtube.com/shorts/gjB6seZEVec?feature=share   I recently started using my VO₂Master again. In this session, I wanted to explore the VO2max state vs zone debate by looking at the actual physiological cost of high-intensity efforts. Earlier this week, I performed five separate 3-minute intervals at an intensity well above […]