TRT for Masters Endurance Athletes
If you’ve been around endurance sports long enough, you’ve probably heard the whispers: “So-and-so started TRT…” or “I’m thinking about getting my levels checked.” Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) has gone from taboo to normal conversation, and for good reason. But let’s be clear from the start. TRT isn’t a magic fix. It’s one lever, and it only works when the others are pulled too. Nutrition, strength training, recovery, and
THE CYCLIST’S DEFICIT: Why Your Next PR Starts in the Weight Room
We know the paradox: Cycling is the world's greatest low-impact sport, yet chronic overuse injuries plague over half of the dedicated riders on the road. At Rollfast Coaching, we call this the Cyclist's Deficit. The bike demands highly specialized, repetitive movement, which inevitably creates deep musculoskeletal and postural imbalances. If you want to move past the plateau, achieve an aggressive aerodynamic position, and stay pain-free through
Bloated and Burned: Why Mainstream Fueling Creates Problems, Then Sells the “Cure”
This week, an email from "The Feed" – a popular endurance nutrition retailer – landed in my inbox, and honestly, I found it quite illuminating, if not a little frustrating. It perfectly encapsulates a problem I've been discussing for years here at Rollfast Coaching: the seemingly endless cycle of problem-creation and product-solution that has become pervasive in mainstream endurance fueling. The email introduced a new "debloat"
Becoming Your Own Health Advocate
For decades, athletes have been guided by a set of established nutritional "rules," the most prominent being the necessity of a high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet to fuel performance and the simplistic "calories in, calories out" model for managing weight. At Rollfast Coaching, we believe in Riding Faster, Being Stronger, and Living Longer, and a growing body of evidence suggests that this conventional wisdom may not only
