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Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad

Ask a Cycling Coach: 96 – TrainerRoad Podcast

Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad

TrainerRoad

Sports

4.94.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2017

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

• Is walking your dog recovery? • Is a carbon, full-suspension XC bike worth the cost? • How to fit your training into lunch breaks • Is active recovery actually better than complete rest? • How to train for “Knife Fights”, or how to be a serious threat in criteriums • How to adjust your plan to fit in big weekend workouts • What metrics should you track in a mountain bike race? • How to break through a wall of resistance on a smart trainer • How to train for TTs, The Coach’s TT challenge • Are warm downs effective? • Will taking 3 days off in a row really hurt your fitness?

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

0:05.4

I'm coach Jonathan Lee with our head coach Chad Timmerman. Hi everybody our CEO Nate Pearson

0:10.4

Hi everybody and we are going to answer more of your cycling and traffic on related questions today

0:14.8

You can submit them to us at trainer road calm slash podcast and we will come through them put them into a feed and

0:21.8

Answers many as we can every week. I just sounded very radio either. Did I yeah?

0:26.2

I apologize if that's a bad thing Chad you're technically not with us when people are listening to this right now

0:32.9

You're technically in Italy somewhere in the Dolomites most likely you've probably finished up your time in the Dolomites. Oh

0:40.0

Yeah, okay, right. Yeah, I'll take your word first. Whatever. We're recording this in advance. I'll be in Italy

0:45.4

Regardless, it's gonna be pretty cool

0:47.4

So if you're listening to this I'm wondering and if you want to put us into a time and place Chad's actually in Italy right now at the

0:53.7

Jared Italy. Yes, pretty cool stuff

0:56.3

Let's get straight into things this week with Peter's question. He says hey guys love the podcast

1:01.6

Four and a half stars and five stars for the Nate show episodes. Yes, it's encouraging. We've been I've been talking this a lot

1:08.2

We should talk more about me

1:10.9

Yeah, we need more of that good point says I walk my dog every day for one to one and a half hours a day

1:16.2

Well, it doesn't impact my training. Does it in any way contribute to my aerobic base?

1:20.4

My dog also loves sprint training running which is what I do when I'm in a pinch for time with him

1:26.2

Anyways, keep up the good work guys love the podcast and love listening to the podcast while walking my dog

1:32.5

Depends on how fast you're going most likely

1:35.5

Probably not it might

1:37.5

In some way help you maintain some of your aerobic base, but I doubt it's enough of a stimulus to actually

1:43.7

Inspire improvements in your aerobic base

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