Ask a Cycling Coach: 124 – Mauna Kea, Training While Traveling, Strength Training & More
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad
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🗓️ 7 February 2018
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
The podcast hosts are back from Kona and share everything you need to know before climbing Mauna Kea. As Nate gets ready for another long trip overseas, we share the best on-the-go training setups, tips for how to keep your training on track while traveling, and 5 strength training exercises for cyclists.
Topics covered in this episode:
• Live podcast recording w/Matt Fitzgerald November 4 at Rapha San Francisco, with group ride thereafter!
• What we learned from riding Mauna Kea
• How to pace a high elevation climb
• What to wear when climbing Mauna Kea
• What type of bike to ride for Mauna Kea
• Do you need multiple bikes for Mauna Kea?
• What gearing is best for Mauna Kea?
• Nutrition plan for Mauna Kea
• How to avoid back pain when riding
• What gearing do you actually “need” for cross racing?
• How to follow a training plan when traveling
• Which trainer is best to use when traveling?
• What power meter is best for traveling?
• What workouts maintain fitness when traveling?
• Passing and singletrack etiquette for bike racing
• Is it okay to bump another racer?
• Should you let a faster rider by on single track?
• 5 strength training exercises for cycling
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the podcast is dedicated to making you a faster cyclist the ask a cycling coach podcast presented by trainer road |
| 0:05.7 | And coach Jonathan Lee with our head coach Chad Zimmerman everybody and our CEO Nate Pearson |
| 0:10.0 | Hey, hey, and we're here to answer more of your cycling and triathlon related questions |
| 0:14.1 | You can submit them to us at trainer road calm slash podcast |
| 0:17.8 | We're before we get into the questions. We have a number of things to cover first. It's getting super close |
| 0:22.5 | It's only two weeks away. You can RSVP up on our Facebook page. You'll see you can go on there |
| 0:28.2 | RSVP for a live podcast recording you actually get to see us live |
| 0:32.6 | So that's pretty good. Yeah join us live actually in San Francisco at the office like |
| 0:39.0 | Yeah, Chad won't be with I don't want to go off and boy here |
| 0:41.4 | But at some point you guys need to let Matt know that I've read all of his books except for the ironmore |
| 0:45.4 | We're gonna be talking to Matt Fitzgerald and he's an endurance sports rider |
| 0:49.5 | He's written on a number of different things |
| 0:51.0 | But we're gonna be focusing the conversation on the psychology of performance and endurance sports |
| 0:55.4 | So how to get more out of your performance by engaging the noodle upstairs. So |
| 1:00.6 | He's a great resource on the topic. We're going to ask you our questions |
| 1:05.2 | You can come and ask your questions join us live at the Rafa cycle club San Francisco Saturday November 4th |
| 1:11.2 | We're even gonna go for a group ride after and it's 2017. Yes, there's probably someone in 2018 going oh sweet |
| 1:17.0 | Don't show up. Yeah, yeah, yeah |
| 1:18.9 | And it's it's gonna be a ton of fun |
| 1:21.2 | We're gonna do a group ride up to them. We're in headlands thereafter |
| 1:23.6 | Once again go into our Facebook page RSVP let us know because we're gonna have burritos by the way are we? |
| 1:28.2 | Yeah, we're gonna have burritos they have people like it if you have punch and pie |
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