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Maximize Your Season: Structuring Endurance & Strength Training with Three Key Questions

Structuring your endurance and strength programming can make or break your training. To help clarify your training schedule, we use three key questions to correctly scaffold the program. While the typical question we hear circles around sport-specific exercises, more important questions often get missed—questions that can make or break the season and influence your performance on race day. Question 1: Are You In-Season or Off-Season? Your immediate reaction might be, “I’m not sure what the difference is.”  To clarify, our strength coach, Spencer, offers this guidance: “If you’re building up to a specific race and tapering to maximize fitness while reducing fatigue, you’re in-season. Out of season might still include races, but it’s not aimed at peak performance.” To put it succinctly, here’s how our team defines it: So, which one are you currently in? Once you know, we can get specific. If You’re In-Season: For athletes training in-season, here’s

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