The Time-Crunched Cyclist Podcast by CTS

Why You’re Overcomplicating Endurance Training

Zone 2 training has become increasingly complicated, with subzones like 2a, 2b, and even 2c being thrown around. But does any of that actually improve your training? In this episode, we break down wh...

2026-04-20

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Why Shorter Rest Periods Lead to Bigger Gains (#300)

Most cyclists think they need more volume or more power to improve. Coach Adam Pulford explains why that’s not always the case and how training density (doing the same work with less recovery) is one ...

2026-04-13

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Is High Carb Fueling Bad for Your Health? (#299)

If you're fueling with high carbs during training and worrying about diabetes, weight gain, or gut issues, this episode will change how you think about sugar. Coach Adam Pulford breaks down why y...

2026-04-06

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Build a Bigger Aerobic Engine With These 2 Workouts (#298)

Most cyclists think a massive amount of Zone 2 training is the secret to a bigger aerobic engine, but it's only part of the story. Coach Adam Pulford breaks down two workouts he uses with his ath...

2026-03-30

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Pro Teams Are Doing Zone 2 Intervals. Should You? (#297)

Zone 2 intervals are trending across pro pelotons and training apps, but are they actually superior to steady endurance riding, or just a complicated solution to a simple problem? Coach Adam Pulford b...

2026-03-23

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Finding Your Training Rhythm: A Weekly Framework for Time-Crunched Cyclists (#296)

Struggling to fit training into your busy life? Coach Adam Pulford breaks down a simple weekly framework that helps time-crunched cyclists build real fitness — without burning out or blowing up their ...

2026-03-17

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We're Leveling Up — Here's What's Coming

2026-03-14

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Should Cyclists Use Different Power Zones for Indoor vs Outdoor Training? (#294)

OVERVIEW Cyclists almost always report a discrepancy between the power output and/or perceived exertion between indoor and outdoor cycling. Typically, this means struggling to achieve the same power o...

2026-02-18

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How to Build VO2 max Year Round! (#293)

OVERVIEW Should cyclists incorporate VO2 max work year round or focus VO2 max work on only select periods of the year? Coach Adam Pulford tackles this listener question in Episode 293 of "The Tim...

2026-02-11

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Indoor Cycling: How to Prevent ERG Mode From Ruining Your Workouts (#292)

OVERVIEW ERG Mode, or ergometer mode, is a feature on smart indoor cycling trainers that allows the trainer or connected app to set the resistance you experience as a rider. For interval workouts, for...

2026-02-04

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How Training VO2 max Also Increases FTP (and vice versa) (#291)

OVERVIEW In Episode 291 of "The Time-Crunched Cyclist Podcast", Coach Adam Pulford answers a listener question about the relationship between FTP and VO2 max training, particularly how and w...

2026-01-28

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How To Level Up With Volume, Recovery, Strength, And Community (#290)

OVERVIEW Although this is "The Time-Crunched Cyclist Podcast", we recognize that not everyone is time-crunched. In particular, we hear from lots of older cyclists who have more time to train...

2026-01-21

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Step-by-Step Guide to Creating an Annual Strength Training Plan (#289)

OVERVIEW Endurance athletes are accustomed to building Annual Training Plans for the phases of their sport-specific training, but are less familiar with building annual training plans for strength tra...

2026-01-14

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Step-by-Step Guide to Building An Annual Training Plan (#288)

OVERVIEW Annual Training Plans are big-picture, long term plans that map out training phases to bring the athlete into key races, events, or time periods with peak form and freshness, which helps opti...

2026-01-07

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Down to Earth New Year's Fitness Advice (#287)

OVERVIEW The Holidays are just about over and the New Year is about to begin. If you had a ton of fun over the Holidays and you're feeling a bit soft around the middle and bit slower than you&apo...

2025-12-31

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How to Train Anaerobic Capacity to Go Fast and Win, with Coach Tim Cusick (#286)

OVERVIEW Anaerobic capacity is the work you can do above your lactate threshold. Another term for it is Functional Reserve Capacity (FRC), and it acts like a battery that contains a finite amount of e...

2025-12-24

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How Quickly Can VO2 max Increase in Cyclists? with Tim Cusick (#285)

OVERVIEW VO2 max or maximum aerobic capacity is your performance ceiling, but it is trainable and you can not only increase your VO2 max, but also the power you can produce at VO2 max, how long you ca...

2025-12-17

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How Quickly Can Cyclists Increase Functional Threshold Power (FTP), with Tim Cusick (#284)

OVERVIEW Following their episode on aerobic training, CTS Coach Adam Pulford and Tim Cusick (Head Coach at Basecamp and TrainingPeaks WKO Product Leader) dig into Functional Threshold Power (FTP) trai...

2025-12-10

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How Quickly Can Aerobic Training Make You Fast, with Tim Cusick (#283)

OVERVIEW "How long is this going to take?!" Everyone wants to know how long it takes for the training you do today to result in performance improvements you can see and feel on the road or t...

2025-12-03

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What's Happening In Your Body As You Recover From A Workout? (#282)

OVERVIEW We all know recovery takes time, but how much time and what is going on internally while "recovery" is happening? How do factors like the duration and intensity of a workout affect ...

2025-11-26

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