Jen Kates from Making Shift Happen reveals all of her evidence-based strategies for living a healthier and more vibrant life that fits with your busy schedule. Her methods show you how to experience food and fitness freedom, which means you don’t spend endless hours each day in the gym without guidance and clarity or in the kitchen meal prepping your life away. It also means you don’t spend an insane amount of time thinking about food - because, let’s be real: there are a LOT more important things to think about. Through this podcast, you’ll be empowered with the simple steps you can take today in order to create and live your own badass life and make shift happen.
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Jen Kates from Making Shift Happen reveals all of her evidence-based strategies for living a healthier and more vibrant life that fits with your busy schedule. Her methods show you how to experience food and fitness freedom, which means you don’t spend endless hours each day in the gym without guidance and clarity or in the kitchen meal prepping your life away. It also means you don’t spend an insane amount of time thinking about food - because, let’s be real: there are a LOT more important things to think about. Through this podcast, you’ll be empowered with the simple steps you can take today in order to create and live your own badass life and make shift happen.
228. Ride Longer, Burn Smarter: Lactate Threshold Training Made Simple
Making Shift Happen
3 weeks ago
228. Ride Longer, Burn Smarter: Lactate Threshold Training Made Simple
Ever wonder why your legs suddenly feel like molten lava halfway through a long climb? 😅 You can thank your lactate threshold for that.
In this week’s episode, I’m breaking down lactate threshold training simply, with no science degree required. You’ll learn what it actually is, how to estimate it using simple field tests (even without fancy gear!), and how to use it to train smarter this off-season.
Plus, I’ll share four go-to workouts you can plug into your week to build fatigue resistance, endurance, and on-bike strength, so you can ride longer, recover faster, and crush next season with confidence.
Here’s what you’ll learn:🔥 What lactate threshold actually means (and why it matters for gravel + MTB cyclists)🚴♀️ How to estimate your threshold without a fancy lab or power meter💪 Four key workouts to boost endurance and fatigue resistance🏋️♀️ Why off-season strength training makes all of this even more effective
Check out these other episodes:
226. Off-Season Strength Training for Cyclists: Build Your Best Season Yet
225. Why Gravel + MTB Ride Wreck You (and How to Recover Smarter)
219. MTB Gains: Strength Training Secrets with a PT Who Rides
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Making Shift Happen
Jen Kates from Making Shift Happen reveals all of her evidence-based strategies for living a healthier and more vibrant life that fits with your busy schedule. Her methods show you how to experience food and fitness freedom, which means you don’t spend endless hours each day in the gym without guidance and clarity or in the kitchen meal prepping your life away. It also means you don’t spend an insane amount of time thinking about food - because, let’s be real: there are a LOT more important things to think about. Through this podcast, you’ll be empowered with the simple steps you can take today in order to create and live your own badass life and make shift happen.
