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Inside Athletica: February Edition

Published about 2 months ago • 2 min read

Welcome to Inside Athletica

Here, we share what we’re seeing behind the scenes: patterns emerging from athlete data, questions from our forum, support team and ambassadors, updates from partners, product developments, and the occasional lesson from lived experience.

First, our newly improved Workout Wizard is currently in testing and will be available to all athletes very soon. Thank you to everyone who has helped us refine it.

Second, applications for the Athletica Development Athlete (ADA) Scholarship close soon. This is a 12-month performance scholarship for competitive athletes who have demonstrated ability and are still developing, and who want to train smarter rather than simply harder. If this resonates with you, or with an athlete you coach, details and the application are linked here.

Now, let’s get into it.

Athlete Questions

Insights: "Why does Athletica think my easy pace is faster than my heart rate says?"

One of our ambassadors, Frank Marotte, asked a question many athletes quietly relate to. If your numbers have ever felt out of sync - lab tests vs conversational pace vs modeled thresholds - you’re not alone.

We unpack what might be happening in Frank’s case, and how to think about threshold adjustments, inside the forum.

From Our Partners

Powered Up For Women with Tenille

Coached HIIT for Female Athletes with Tenille Hoogland

Inside Velocity, Tenille is leading a midweek, Wednesday 2:30pm PT coached HIIT session designed specifically for female athletes.

Expect longer warm-ups, purposeful intensity, and a clear structure that respects and leverages female physiology. This isn’t random suffering. It’s smart, intentional work.

Bring your power.
Bring your cadence.
Bring your intention.

From the Blog

The Hybrid Engine: Balancing Strength and Speed for HYROX

In our latest blog, Siren Seiler-Viken breaks down what actually determines performance in HYROX. After analyzing elite race data, one thing is clear: over 50% of race time is running. Nearly 70% is endurance-based work.

Translation?
If you want to get faster, you need a bigger aerobic engine.

On the Podcast

Dr. Mikki Williden - The Constrained Energy Model

Dr. Mikki Williden returns to The Athlete’s Compass to unpack the Constrained Energy Model: a concept changing how we think about training and fueling.

The core idea: total daily energy expenditure plateaus. More training doesn’t mean infinite calorie burn.

When load climbs too high, energy is redirected away from functions like immunity and hormonal health - which is where problems begin.

We cover RED-S, perimenopause, protein, calorie tracking, and why fueling must match your physiology - not someone else’s.

If you train hard, care about performance, or want to avoid the trap of chronic under- or over-fueling, this conversation matters.

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