Declining Threshold, Picking Home Gym Weights, Climbing Cadence
Release Date: 11/11/2025
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info_outline- Declining FTP when indoors or in off-season? Should it happen? how long?
- Picking weight plates for your gym setup to #liftHeavyShit (post on gym next steps)
- What Cadence should I use on a climb (and factors related) + RLC Climbing course
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- Consummate Athlete Phone Consultation
- Posts on FTP (threshold power) on Consummate Athlete
- Home gym picking your weight plates optimally (post on CA)
- RLC Tech Climb Technician Climbing course
- Marco Altini App for HRV called HRV4Training
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