The Science of Training Your Durability and Fatigue Resistance

// Overview: In the simplest terms, greater durability means your power drops off less as rides and events get longer. Although the terms are often used interchangeably, "fatigue resistance" can be though of as what you're developing in training, and durability is outcome or what you're testing.

// Topics Covered In This Episode:
00:00 - Intro
02:13 - Defining Fatigue Resistance and Durability
04:52 - What Durability looks like in your training data
12:13 - Physical tests for durability and fatigue resistance
18:37 - Fatigue resistance training workouts
30:20 - When to schedule durability and fatigue resistance training

// LINKS
- Knowledge is Watt: Fatigue Resistance and Durability https://knowledgeiswatt.substack.com/...

- Durability not related to VO2 or FTP: https://knowledgeiswatt.substack.com/...

- The New Science of “Fatigue Resistance” by Alex Hutchinson : https://www.outsideonline.com/health/...

- Fatigue Resistance or Durability in Cycling: Tests & Training Tips — High North Performance - https://www.highnorth.co.uk/articles/...

// HOST
Adam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for more than 14 years and holds a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. He's participated in and coached hundreds of athletes for endurance events all around the world.

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