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Endurance Performance® is a personalized coaching
service that designs training plans for endurance athletes involved in a
variety of sports including mostly triathlons, marathons, and cycling
time trials. The training plans include very specific workouts organized
into four week blocks ("Macros"), training guides that explain the
various zones of intensity for the variety of planned workouts, and
explanations of those workouts. The fee for the coaching service is
$95.00 US per four week training schedule (Macro).
Consistency is the cornerstone of any successful training program. In
order for me to put together a training program that you can
successfully adhere to, I need to find out your current level of
fitness, the kind of training that you have subscribed to in the past,
your past and current levels of fitness, your daily schedule with the
times that you've set aside for training, the kinds of available
equipment with which you can train, your planned competitive events, and
your goals.
In many respects, I write time management programs. Given a training
schedule that realistically fits with your commitments and abilities, my
job is to provide you with a set of workouts that allows for the proper
mix of intensities and volume appropriate for the event(s) for which
you are training. In order to reach the proper training intensities and
volumes prior to goal attainment, I periodize the training plan (i.e. I
break the training into phases each preparing you for the next step of
fitness improvement.) I mix the workouts (the volumes and intensities)
in a way that fits as much smart training into the time available as
possible. You progress at a rate that is appropriate for your abilities,
your level of fitness, your schedule and your goals.
I keep close track of your total training stimulus. Since I can't be
present at your workouts, I have people train with a heart rate monitor.
The heart rate training zones are narrow and very specific. Heart rates
correspond well with blood lactate levels. Blood lactate levels very
accurately measure the % contribution of the aerobic and anaerobic
energy delivered to sustain a level of exertion. The workouts each have a
specific goal, a specific aerobic-anaerobic mix. With specific amounts
of time spent at specific training intensities, I have an excellent way
of measuring out the training dose from a distance. In this way, I can
carefully increase the training stimulus to promote consistency by
avoiding the "boom and bust" training cycle that many athletes find
themselves in. You can be sure that the training intensities are
appropriate for your planned performances.
Since I deal with individuals, I need to make adjustments from time
to time as schedules change and goals are altered. I converse with
athletes over the phone, fax, and e-mail depending on their needs. Often
my clients have questions or concerns that we discuss. Typically
athletes are hungry for information on equipment, race strategies, race
pace, and race management (refueling and hydrating.)
The workouts are pre-tested. I don’t prescribe a workout that I
haven’t tried and that hasn’t delivered the desired results. Raw talent
helps but it isn’t enough. Doing the right workouts at the right time
makes all the difference.
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