Strength2Go Kickoff Weekend 💪 Team, this weekend we’re getting our first group moving through the programs. If you haven’t done the Strength2Go Assessment, now is the perfect time. It only takes about 10 minutes and will show you exactly where to start. If you’ve done it before, run it again and see if anything has improved. Then pick one of the two programs and start Workout #1. The people in this community are the ones shaping this into the best strength resource possible for endurance athletes. Your feedback is how it gets better. When you finish the assessment, comment “DONE” below so we can see how many people are jumping in. And tell me: 👉 Which test surprised you the most? Let’s get the first crew rolling. 🚀

I can run 7 miles in 46 minutes as of now in Zone 2.

Please let me know which software you’re using for your endurance training.

Hey, I’d love to interview anyone here and share your athletic journey with my Facebook and Instagram followers. It’d be great for inspiring people getting into competitive cycling or aiming for their next goal. Would you be open to that?

Criterium racing demands a very specific type of fitness and race awareness. My training approach is heavily influenced by track cycling and focuses on developing repeatable one minute power while maintaining strong group positioning skills within the peloton. Criteriums require riders to accelerate repeatedly out of corners, respond to attacks, and constantly adjust position in a tightly packed field. Because of this, the ability to produce high power efforts again and again without losing efficiency becomes one of the most important physiological and tactical qualities a rider can develop. This week the focus of my training analysis centers around criteriums, classic-style circuit racing, and the aggressive race dynamics commonly seen in European kermesse and criterium events. These races are rarely steady. Instead, they are defined by repeated accelerations, technical corners, and constant pressure within the peloton. Riders must close gaps, respond to surges, and maintain position through narrow roads and tight turns. Success in these races depends on repeatable anaerobic efforts combined with intelligent positioning and efficient movement within the group. The physiological centerpiece of this approach is one minute power. Many decisive moments in criterium racing occur during intense surges that last roughly thirty seconds to one minute. These efforts happen when bridging across to a move, reacting to an acceleration in the peloton, or powering out of corners while the field stretches into a line. Developing repeatable one minute power allows a rider to respond to these situations multiple times during a race without completely exhausting their reserves. The training structure used to develop this capacity is heavily influenced by the demands of the track cycling omnium. Rather than reinventing the wheel, I follow the general conditioning principles used by elite omnium riders. Omnium preparation focuses on producing repeated high intensity efforts while maintaining tactical awareness in a fast moving group. Sessions often include repeated one minute efforts with short recovery periods to replicate the surge and settle rhythm that defines both track bunch racing and aggressive road criteriums.