The Knowledge by Wahoo
Knowledge is Power. For endurance sports like cycling, running, and multisport the more you know about your training the more goals you will reach. Training can be complicated and sorting through all of the training information out there can be daunting but it does not need to be.
The Knowledge is a new podcast from Wahoo. It provides straightforward, science-based, useful information from world-class experts to help endurance athletes maximize their performance. Sports scientists Neal Henderson and Mac Cassin discuss a single training topic in each episode and provide key takeaways to apply to your training.
Listen and subscribe to The Knowledge podcast for all your training information.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 90
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2023
Understanding Resting Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
As endurance athletes, we're used to monitoring our heart rate while we're working out. But our heart rate at rest - and the variability between beats - can tell us a lot about how well that training…
Why Winning Sprints Takes (much) more than Sprinting
There’s more to winning field sprints than having incredible peak power numbers. Neal and Jeff break down the skills, power, and speed to be a great sprinter, from understanding the demands of the co…
Climbing: The difference between the Pros and You
The way the pros race up mountains is quite dramatic — and specific to race situations. Neal and Mac explain the tactics of climbing in professional racing while offering their top tips to get you to…
A Brief History of Women's Bike Racing
With the women's Tour de France quickly approaching, Neal, and Jinger take a look at the history of women's cycling, the myths which kept women from competition, the struggle for equality, and, final…
What it takes to ride a Grand Tour
90 hours at over 40kph. Decreases in bone density. Dynamic calculations on time cuts. Dramatic maximum heart rate drops. More than 5,000 calories a day. Completing a Grand Tour is tough and our spor…
Get Off Your Bike: The Benefits of Year-round Cross Training
One of the best ways to get better on the bike is to get off the bike. And while cross-training is expected in the off-season, we tend to drop it once we can spend more time outside on our bikes. Wah…
Intermittent Fasting: Does it work for athletes like you?
Intermittent Fasting has become one of the most popular nutrition topics in endurance sports over the last few years. Our Sports Science team dives deep into the research to find out what works, what…
Preparing for Gravel Events
Do you know how to fix a chain? Have you practiced sealing that tubeless puncture? What about route reconnaissance? Having a fun, and successful, gravel event isn’t just about being fit - you also ne…
The Aging Athlete: The performance myths between men and women.
Things change as we age, this much is clear. But what’s less clear is exactly what is changing, how fast those changes happen, and what can be done about it all. Wahoo Sports Scientists Neal Henderso…
Drinking Lessons: Hydration Basics to Improve Performance
What can you learn from beer, chicken wings, and a team of ice hockey players? Find out in this episode full of entertaining stories where Sports Scientists Neal Henderson and Mac Cassin examine the …
Training & Recovery When You're Over 40
With age comes wisdom (especially if you listen to The Knowledge). But what also comes is a need for increased recovery, strength training, and changes to your overall training approach. In this epis…
Spin to Win - The Benefit of High Cadence Training
What's your peak cadence? 90? 140? 200? In this episode, our Sports Science team explains how High-Cadence drills improve your efficiency and performance at all cadence speeds and how to incorporate …
True or False - Sleep Quality Assessment Test For Athletes
Dr. Jinger Gottschall and Mac Cassin are back for Part 2 of our sleep and recovery series. Specifically discussing the factors that influence your sleep quality and giving you 12-questions to test yo…
Calculating Training Load: Why You Shouldn't Stress About TSS
How hard is hard? What's the difference between Normalized Power and Average Power? Is it more important to focus on Training Stress Score or Intensity Factor when choosing a workout?
Determining tra…
If you don't snooze, you lose: The importance of sleep to recovery and performance.
For athletes, sleep is the ideal recovery tool. Lack of proper sleep can slow down training adaptation and may actually increase the risk of injury or illness. Despite the importance of sleep, many a…
Cycling During Your Cycle Part 3: Nutrition and Hydration
The different phases of the menstrual cycle impact the way your body uses the food you put in it, as well as how you hydrate. In this episode, Wahoo coaches Suzie Snyder and Dr. Jinger Gottschall loo…
Know Thyself: How to use your personal outlook to set more effective goals.
In previous episodes, we explored the importance of setting SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. But there's another level to goal-setting, one that looks at your …
All the Feels: Why you should consider training by feel / Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE).
Recent advantages in technology have made training with power or heart rate more affordable and accessible. But before we had power targets and heart rate zones, endurance athletes used to train sole…
Take It Outside: The differences between indoor and outdoor power.
As the northern hemisphere starts to hear the first whispers of spring, cyclists' thoughts turn to riding outside. If you’re training outdoors with a power meter and this is your first time doing str…
Back-to-back: How to prep for multi-day events.
Whether it's a stage race, a bike packing trip, or something like the upcoming Tour of Sufferlandria, back-to-back days on the bike put additional demands on you, both physically and mentally. In thi…