Joe Friel

Helping endurance athletes stay current on the science and art of training

About

Joe Friel is a life-long athlete and has a masters degree in exercise science. He has trained and conferred with amateur and professional endurance athletes from a wide variety of sports since 1980. … Read More about About

Muscle Fiber Type and Training

This week Alex Hutchinson tweeted a link to an article he had written for Outside magazine which featured a study that examined the effect of athletes’ muscle fiber types on their proclivity to overreaching (heavy fatigue that precedes overtraining and is accompanied by a decline in performance) when training volume was increased. The 24 male […]

A Personal History of Indoor Riding

What a weird year it’s been. Who would ever thought just 10 months ago that we’d be doing so much indoor training – and even indoor racing – in 2020. Apps such as Zwift, Trainer Road, Sufferfest, Road Grand Tours, Rouvy, BKool, Fulgaz, and others have changed the way we think about riding indoors. And […]

New Ride Inside Book

Jim Rutberg and I just finished writing a book called Ride Inside. I’m sure that from the title you can guess what it’s about. But just in case, I’ll tell you – it’s about indoor training for cycling. I’m sure it must seem like we wrote this due to the Coronavirus pandemic since so many […]

Joe Friel's wealth of knowledge in triathlon is astounding. — Siri Lindley, triathlon world champion
Joe Friel is arguably the most experienced personal cycling coach in the U.S. — Bicycling magazine
Joe Friel is one of the world’s foremost experts on endurance sports. — Outside magazine

Services

Coaching Joe coaches only a few road cyclists or triathletes each year. He carefully selects professional and amateur athletes who have high goals relative to their abilities and the potential to … Read More about Services