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Robbie Deckard
Feb 182 min read
First Principles of Endurance
In the last newsletter, I introduced first principles thinking - breaking something down into its most fundamental elements to better...
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Robbie Deckard
Feb 42 min read
Consciously Creating Clarity
This post was originally about the details of physiological testing. Along the way, I stepped back towards a more fundamental concept —...
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Robbie Deckard
Nov 26, 20241 min read
Introduction: Understanding, Building, and Using a Power Duration Curve to Maximize Training
Until now, this blog series has explored the pillars of endurance performance—ranging from Joyner and Coyle’s broad analysis of...
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Robbie Deckard
Nov 19, 20244 min read
How to Use the Training Zones Calculator
First, what does the calculator do? 1- provides a cheap (free!) method to control your training intensity 2- uses scientifically sound...
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Robbie Deckard
Nov 8, 20245 min read
3 Ways to Get More Aero
Aerodynamics have become a hot topic in the cycling and triathlon world. When I first got on a TT bike in 2017, aerodynamics were...
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Robbie Deckard
Nov 1, 20244 min read
Scientifically Prepared to Suffer
It’s the first day of November which means we’re just over 3 weeks out from Ironman Cozumel - my first go at the Full Distance....
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Robbie Deckard
Oct 16, 20245 min read
How to Improve your Lactate Threshold
The first post of the Endurance Performance Series introduced the “holy trinity” of endurance performance: VO2max , lactate threshold...
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Robbie Deckard
Oct 7, 20246 min read
How to Fine Tune your VLa max
The first post of the Endurance Performance Series introduced the “holy trinity” of endurance performance: VO2max , lactate threshold ...
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Robbie Deckard
Sep 27, 20244 min read
How to Increase your VO2max
The first post of the Endurance Performance Series introduced the “holy trinity” of endurance performance: VO2max, lactate threshold and...
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Robbie Deckard
Sep 16, 20243 min read
Endurance Performance: The Basics
Welcome to the first post of the Endurance Performance Series! My goal for this series of posts is twofold. First, I would like to guide...
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