176: Q&A on Training Zones, Cyclocross, Weekly Planning, and Beer, with Alec Donahue
With the help of Alec Donahue, the senior coach at Cycle-Smart who has worked with some of the best American cyclocross racers, including Jeremy Powers, Stephen Hyde, and Ellen Noble, we dive into que...
12 Aug 202146min
175: Lessons on Race Targeting, Goal Setting, and Mindset, with Olympians Svein Tuft and Erinne Zarsadias (nee Willock)
When you watch the Olympics, do you think about the dedication, sacrifice, and risk that it takes to focus on such a big event, one that takes four years to prepare for? The pressure is immense. Is it...
5 Aug 20211h 31min
174: Q&A on Travel and Training, CTL, Race Prep, and Big Gear LSD, with Kendra Wenzel
With the help of Kendra Wenzel, co-founder and head coach at Wenzel Coaching, we field questions on how to manage training when you have a busy travel schedule, when to get intensity during the week b...
29 Jul 202136min
173: Is Weight Management as Simple as Calories In, Calories Out? With Dr. Timothy Noakes
For a long time, weight loss and weight management strategies have focused on counting calories. The question we ask in today’s episode is: Does that work? That is, if you count accurately, will it pr...
22 Jul 20211h 26min
172 :Sprinting, Overtraining Your Cells, Durability: Rob Pickels & Trevor Connor Nerd Out on Recent Research
Rob Pickels is the Advanced Development Project Manager at PEARL iZUMi, but more importantly, he can out-nerd Trevor as you'll hear in today's deep-dive into some new scientific research in sports phy...
15 Jul 20211h 16min
171: Environmental Pollution, Health, and Performance, with Dr. Michael Koehle
sources, it’s time to ask the question: Should we modify how, where, and when we train based on our potential exposure to pollutants? Furthermore, are certain pollutants worse than others? Finally, ca...
8 Jul 20211h 11min
170: Q&A on Returning from Injury, Weight Management, and Fast-Twitch Fibers, with Renee Eastman
We start today’s Q&A with a discussion on returning from injury. Why? Well, Renee Eastman, our guest coach on this episode, just suffered a nasty crash. She's also come back from many injuries and bon...
1 Jul 202156min
169: Should We Race by Numbers? With Dirk Friel
When Chris Froome first came to prominence on the WorldTour and started dominating grand tours, all the talk was about how he was constantly looking at his stem. Was he staring at his power meter to g...
24 Jun 20211h 22min
