We’re BACK! After a 13 month hiatus, the Waite Endurance Podcast is back for 2024. We’re kicking off the first episode of our 4th season with a coaches introspection of impactful findings from across the past several years. We touch on lessons learned, methods molded, and philosophies refined that will impact our coaching moving forward into the new year. Join us for discussions around: Combining the foundational knowledge of coaching, psychology, and exercise physiology to develop and retain athletes in cycling Analyzing, collaborating and researching to solve problems using widely available ..read more

v4.1 21-Week BASE BUILDER Plan for Competitive MASTERS Cyclists w/ Daily HRV Readiness Modifiers As 45+ Masters cyclists we can still train as hard as we may have in our younger days… the difference now at 45+ years of age is that we need more recovery between workouts and more time across the progression (ie. lower ramp rates) to allow for effective adaptation. The other big difference at 45+ years is that we are losing muscular strength & Vo2 max at rapid rates! It is critical to put extra emphasis on strength training & high-intensity training, in the right doses, to slow down the s ..read more

With our 9th & 10th National Championships added to the WE Development trophy cabinet, we’re eager for the 2024 WE Development program! Coaches Cody & Kathy Waite are putting together an ever-improving program for developing the next generation of XCO mountain bike racing in the United States. Entering its 6th season, WE Development is eager to reach the goal of getting more US riders to the biggest events in Europe and across the globe! For 2024, we will continue to offer the highest level of junior development for 15-16 USAC juniors, 17-18 UCI juniors, and U23 racers; totaling 30 rid ..read more

Use Code WAITEENDURANCE10 for 10% discount. Proceeds go to the WE Development Junior Development Team. Shop the 2023 WE Team Shop through January 15th.   The post appeared first on Waite Endurance ..read more

The Waite Endurance Podcast fueled by The Feed. _______________________________________________________ This is part 4 of our 4-part mini-series of episodes that unpack and dive deep into the specifics of our newly released v4.0 Downloadable Training Plans. Our new for 2023 training plan progressions run through our three training blocks: Base Prep, Base Builder and Race Prep that culminate in a peak performance at your next A-event. In this final part 4 episode, we dig into our final training block: Race Prep With your general fitness established from base training, you’re ready for event-spe ..read more

The Waite Endurance Podcast fueled by The Feed. _______________________________________________________ This is part 2 of our 4-part mini-series of episodes that unpack and dive deep into the specifics of our newly released v4.0 Downloadable Training Plans. Our new for 2023 training plan progressions run through our three training blocks: Base Prep, Base Builder and Race Prep that culminate in a peak performance at your next A-event. In this part 2 episode, we dig into our first training block: Base Prep This block gets the legs moving and wheels rolling after your ‘between season’ or off-seas ..read more

The Waite Endurance Podcast fueled by The Feed. The Feed is offering our podcast listeners $20 store credit when they sign up for an account at: https://thefeed.com/teams/we-podcast-2022 _______________________________________________________ Well, it’s been a minute, or more like 10 weeks (gasp), since we last recorded… We left-off back in late July, before MTB National Championships, before leaving with WE Development riders to World Cups, and with the cliff-hanger of Cody’s “sub-optimal” Leadville preparation compare & contrast discussion (ooooh!). We know you’ve all been kept on t ..read more

Due to COVID-19 we’re unable to host our 16th annual in-house Base Builder Program… So instead, we’re making our Remote Base Builder bigger and better! Built off our 15-year successful In-House Base Builder program, our Remote Base Builder Program allows athletes that can’t train with us in-house to train with us remotely on their own. Follow the same training program, join the same coach-led discussions & workouts via ZOOM, weekly podcasts and videos. Be a part of our WE Training Squad from anywhere across the globe in the comfort of your own home. More robust features. Liv ..read more

It’s summer time and it’s hot! Training creates heat which is not a problem in cooler temperatures, but when the air temp is high, thermoregulation becomes more difficult and training can suffer. In this week’s show, we run through the benefits of training in the heat (hint: there are many and they are good!) along with the challenges of training in hot weather, and finish things off with tips to manage the heat and make the most of the summer months. Prior to the heated discussion, we discuss block 2 of our Season Salvation Plan and Aerobic Threshold Training. What is it, how does it compare ..read more

The Waite Endurance Podcast fueled by The Feed. The Feed is offering our podcast listeners $20 store credit when they sign-up for an account at: https://thefeed.com/teams/we-podcast-2022 This episode’s featured product, brought to you by The Feed is: Skratch Labs Receive 10% discount on all Skratch products at The Feed using this code: WEPODCAST-SKRATCH-TFP10 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ** 2022 KIT STORE OPENS MONDAY FEB. 7th ** Check https://teamshop.cuore.ch  for the Waite Endurance Team Shop ..read more