Program Overview

What You Will Learn

The Stryd Power Coaching Program is a comprehensive, interactive learning experience that provides in-depth knowledge on applying cutting-edge power-based training principles to your coaching practice. As a student, you will receive extensive instruction on:

• The science and fundamentals of power-based training

• How to personalize training plans using tools like Critical Power, Power Duration Curve, and Running Stress Score

• Periodization and peaking strategies for power-based training

• Analyzing running form, economy and injury risk with advanced Stryd metrics, like Stryd Footpath

• Leveraging Stryd's ecosystem and coaching tools to save time and enhance athlete outcomes

• Growing your coaching business and profile with your new power-based training expertise

What’s Included

• 10 in-depth learning modules covering power-based training theory and application

• Access to the private Stryd Coaches' Community for ongoing support and knowledge sharing

• Stryd Power-Based Coach certification upon completion

• Course available in English and Spanish subtitles + text

• Listing in the Stryd Coach Directory once certified

Who This Program is For

The Stryd Power Coaching Program is ideal for both new and experienced running coaches who are curious about using running power in their coaching or already using running power across road, track, trail, triathlon disciplines and more!

Build Your Coaching Mastery

You'll gain access to unparalleled education in power-based training, time-saving Stryd tools to enhance your coaching efficiency, and exclusive benefits to jumpstart your coaching business - all while connecting with a community of like-minded, passionate running coaches.

This group is reserved for dedicated running coach professionals.

Joining is free. Complete the coaching course and pass the course test to become a Stryd Certified Power Coach and be listed in the Stryd Coach Directory. Certification and directory listings are valid for 12 months and renewed annually.

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Program Benefits

As part of the Stryd Power Coaching Group, you gain access to a suite of exclusive & valuable benefits:

• Stryd Coach Directory Listing: Get found by athletes looking for a power-based running coach. Listings are renewed every 12 months to keep the directory current and active.

• Coach’s View for Monitoring: Stryd’s coaching view that will help you save time strategizing with your athletes while making more effective training and racing recommendations and offer them direct membership benefits.

• Stryd Certification: Become a certified power-based training expert. Certification is valid for 12 months.

• Extensive Video Content & Coaching Resource Library: Enhance your coaching skills with our comprehensive educational materials, available in English and Spanish subtitles + text.

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Stryd Coaching Course Syllabus

Coaches joining the Stryd Power Coaching Group will embark on a comprehensive journey through power-based training, gaining insights and skills that transform their coaching approach and athlete performance. Here's an overview of what you'll learn in each module of the Stryd Coaching Course:

• Module 1 - An Overview of Power-Based Training with Stryd: Understand the fundamentals of power-based training and how it revolutionizes running by focusing on efficiency and precision. Learn about the Stryd ecosystem, including hardware and software capabilities that offer real-time intensity tracking and detailed run analysis.

• Module 2 - Setting Training Intensities with Critical Power & Power Zones: Master the art of determining an athlete's Critical Power (CP) as a cornerstone for setting personalized training zones. This module will cover how to use CP to tailor workout intensities that optimize performance and recovery.

• Module 3 - Personalizing Training with the Power Duration Curve: Dive into the Power Duration Curve's role in identifying an athlete's strengths and weaknesses. Learn to customize training to improve endurance and power output across different race distances.

• Module 4 - Periodizing Training with Running Stress Score: Understand how to use the Running Stress Score (RSS) and Running Stress Balance (RSB) for effective training load management. This module focuses on balancing workload and recovery to enhance performance without overtraining.

• Module 5 - Creating a Power-Based Training Plan: Learn the principles of building a training plan for an athlete. This includes a framework for how to customize a training plan for an athlete’s goals and needs.

• Module 6 - Creating a Power-Based Race Plan: Gain insights into formulating race strategies based on power metrics. This module teaches how to set realistic power targets for different race conditions and terrains, ensuring athletes can perform their best.

• Module 7 - Updating Training and Racing Intensities for Environmental Conditions: Explore how environmental factors like heat, altitude, and wind affect running power. Learn strategies for adjusting training and race plans to account for these variables.

• Module 8 - Analyzing Training with Stryd Footpath: Discover the power of Stryd Footpath for detailed run analysis. Coaches will learn to interpret footpath data to improve running form, identify injury risk factors, and track recovery.

• Module 9 - Applying Stryd’s Other Metrics to Coaching: Dive deeper into Stryd’s extensive metrics, including Form Power, Leg Spring Stiffness, Impact Loading Rate and more. Learn how to use these metrics for a holistic approach to your coaching.

• Module 10 - Using Stryd Coach’s View, Final Surge, and TrainingPeaks, for Coaching: Explore the integration of Stryd with popular coaching platforms. This module covers how to efficiently manage athlete data, plan workouts, and track progress using these tools. We'll demonstrate how to access Stryd Coach's View and create structured power-based workouts using third-party platforms.

The course culminates in an End of Course Multi-Choice Quiz, testing your knowledge and application of the concepts learned throughout the modules. This approach ensures that upon completion, coaches are well-equipped to leverage power-based training principles to guide their athletes towards achieving their running goals with greater precision and effectiveness.

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Ready to join?

It is our goal to gather the most passionate running coaches in the world to share knowledge and empower each other as part of the Stryd Power Coaching Group.

This group is reserved for dedicated running coach professionals.

Joining is free. Complete the coaching course and pass the course test to become a Stryd Certified Power Coach and be listed in the Stryd Coach Directory. Certification and directory listings are valid for 12 months and renewed annually.

Join the Stryd Power Coaching Group Now >