VO2 Master meets Garmin Dynamics: Quantifying Metabolic Economy and Chassis Demands on Peavine Dirt
When analyzing Garmin Cycling Dynamics MTB telemetry across a full season, true progress isn’t just about riding faster—it’s about understanding how I rode faster. By comparing my lab-calibrated VO2 Master telemetry, dual-sided power metrics, and pedaling dynamics from my June 20th, 2026 baseline effort against my August 10th PR on the Halo Loop, the underlying […]
Real-Time Decompensation: Decoupling and the Anatomy of My Failed Workout
Every endurance athlete knows the feeling of hitting a wall, but few can see it coming down the track with mathematical precision, which is why monitoring your Garmin Performance Condition is so vital during hard blocks. Yesterday, I set out to complete a critical high-intensity maintenance block: 7×3-minute VO2max intervals targeting north of 270 watts. […]
Stamina, Speed, Strength, and Skill – 4 Spokes With a Hub called “Consistency”.
Cycling Stamina and Strength: The S4 Framework Building elite cycling stamina and strength is the foundation of the S4 performance framework used by high-performance athletes.In the world of professional cycling, we often get distracted by the latest gear or chasing the highest wattage. But at its core, your performance is a wheel supported by four […]
Threshold or VO2 Max? Decoding My Highest 30-Minute Power with AlphaHRV and SmO2
Training is rarely perfect, especially when I am wearing two hats at once. Today’s session was a 30-minute block of 3/3 Over-Unders—three minutes just above threshold wattage, followed by three minutes at 95% of FTP. I designed this session to challenge the metabolic limits of my oxidative system through focused SmO2 threshold training while staying […]
Garmin Load Focus Decoded: Mastering Your 28-Day Metabolic Shadow
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: 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 […]