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Coaching a ‘Biggest Loser’ to his first Ironman
15 October 2009TrainingPeaks member Matt Hoover won the grand prize in season 2 of the Biggest Loser by losing 157 pounds, but this past Sunday Matt was transformed into an Ironman when he crossed the finish line in Kona, Hawaii in a time of 17:03:35.
Those familiar with Ironman-distance racing know that official race [...]
Training Peaks and Ben Greenfield at Can-Fit-Pro: how to be a successful online personal trainer
21 August 2009This week in Toronto, TrainingPeaks representatives and personal trainer Ben Greenfield attended the Can-Fit-Pro conference, a fitness industry trade show in Canada that attracts thousands of trainers, nutritionists, and other wellness professionals and enthusiasts every year. As more and more people rely increasingly on the internet to help them organize their lives, the idea of [...]
All New Routes: Find, Create, Share, Comment, Schedule
20 August 2009We have just released a totally revamped route building and route search system in TrainingPeaks. You can search over 170,000 routes around the world using a map-based interface, and you get an interactive elevation profile for every route. Now you can find the grade of any hill on any road or trail in the world. [...]
Gray Institute delivers customized exercise videos on TrainingPeaks
18 August 2009 Subscribers to the Gray Institute Exercise Video Library now gain exclusive access to the most comprehensive compilation of exercise videos in the industry delivered online together with the TrainingPeaks full suite of client/patient management, fitness and nutrition tools.
The Gray Institute has selected the online training and nutrition software TrainingPeaks.com to deliver their rapidly [...]
Cutting Calories without Killing Your Training, by Matt Fitzgerald
7 August 2009In a recent survey of nearly 3,000 endurance athletes, 54 percent of respondents reported that they were currently above their optimal racing weight. The relationship between body weight and performance in cycling and running is well known, and getting down to fighting trim is a major challenge for many competitors. The challenge lies not [...]
