APEX COACHING BLOG

Coaching and the Future with AI

Coaching and the future with Artificial Intelligence We’ve all seen the headlines – AI is going to be making our lives easier and improve much of what we do. The coaching profession is no exception, and there are new AI coaching apps popping up seemingly every week. While I definitely see many areas in coaching […]

5 Cycling Causes for Mutual Aid

5 Cycling Causes for Mutual Aid According to Wikipedia, “in organization theory, mutual aid is a voluntary reciprocal exchange of resources and services for mutual benefit.” Therefore, mutual aid projects are a form of political participation. Through mutual aid people take responsibility for caring for one another and changing political conditions. For example, when you […]

Giving Passion a Voice

Photo by Chiara Garland Written by Simon Bennett Coach Simon Bennett began his athletic career as an elite level swimmer in his home country of Australia.  In 2008 Simon came to the U.S. as a professional cyclist and in 2009 was a member of an 8 man team that broke the World Record for the fastest […]

Staying Motivated in 2020

It’s nearly the end of August, and for some of us, racing season never began. For others, we may have just gotten re-started.

To help you (and remind myself as well), here’s 3 key things I’ve done to keep myself motivated through this year…

Turning Uncertainty into a Secret Weapon

Written by Simon Bennett Coach Simon Bennett began his athletic career as an elite level swimmer in his home country of Australia.  In 2008 Simon came to the U.S. as a professional cyclist and in 2009 was a member of an 8 man team that broke the World Record for the fastest RAAM finish. In 2011 […]

Why Lactate Profile Testing?

The Lactate Profile Test and Why It’s Important In this article, we’ll explain what a lactate profile test is actually measuring. You’ll also learn, based on your lactate profile, how you can optimize your training, or even your racing. Although APEX no longer offers sports science testing directly, our coaches often have their athletes tested […]

Foundation Training: More Than Just Core

We hope you have noticed we recently began offering a Foundation Training Class with coach Jeff Hoobler Monday’s at 6pm at the APEX Power House. Foundation Training is a certified training method which focuses on activating your posterior muscular chain, anchoring the hips, decompressing the spine, and teaching you to take the burden of supporting […]

Using The LEOMO Type-R in the Real World

APEX Coaching & Consulting​ founder, Neal Henderson shares his experience using the LEOMO​ Type R to streamline elite athlete, Taylor Knibb’s recovery from a bike crash.

Neal used the Type-R motion analysis to mirror position and bike fit from a damaged bike to a new bike while also changing pedal types. All while in a very limited time frame during a critical portion of Taylor’s season.

See how it all turns out…

Meet APEX Coaching

How it All Began APEX Coaching has been helping athletes Achieve Peak Endurance eXperiences since 1999. From our humble beginnings to where we are today, we call Boulder, Colorado home. After finishing his Masters Degree at Colorado University – Boulder, Neal Henderson founded APEX Coaching & Consulting. Starting with the name, Neal made sure that the purpose […]

APEX Coaching Featured in WIRED Magazine Hour Record Video

The hour record for cycling is very simple. It’s just one rider going as far as possible for one hour. WIRED’s Robbie Gonzalez met with the only coach ever to have trained both male and female hour world records, APEX’s own Neal Henderson, to explore the physical power needed to push for 60 minutes and […]