Through my 20+years of coaching athletes, I’ve had the opportunity and privilege to work with many Champion athletes. In those years, I noticed 2 specific traits of those athletes. They have a high tolerance for failure. They fail more often than other athletes. The second trait stems from them taking risks more often which gives […]
Written by Coach Jorge Munoz Many factors play a role in a successful training program, and Recovery is at the top of the list. Without recovery, there is no adaption and without adaptation, there is no improvement. Recovery can occur in many parts of your day and you have control of it. Think of them […]
Yesterday, goTenac.com athlete John Murphy raced to 4th place at stage 1 of the Amgen Tour of California. Today I write that I am proud of Murphy’s ability to put himself in position to win. He didn’t win by standing on the top of the podium but he won by putting together a plan and […]
One of the best ways to begin prepping for an upcoming season is to start with your goals. The idea is to get them written down on paper — not an ipad or a computer screen, sit down in with a pad of paper and pen. Whether it’s a goal event in July or simply […]
Our approach to coaching sets us apart from the standard experience because we strive to develop a sense of community among our athletes. We are, after all, founded on family. We are a team through support. We encourage our athletes to reach out to fellow teammates and work to support each other as goals are sought. Need a ride route? […]
Summer has arrived and along with it, a rise in temperatures. Increasing temperatures increase your hydration rate during workouts. Typically, we assume 20-30 ounces per hour is enough for most athletes, but when the temp rises, the need to increase hydration AND electrolyte intake also increases. But how much do we increase that number? There are general guidelines […]
With the 2014 rendition of the Breck Epic just around 50 days away, it was time to throw down the gauntlet of a Breck Epic Training camp. This was the essential moment to take advantage of peak fitness development given the span of just under two months before the event. For this to have maximum return on fitness, we […]
