Base Training Myths, Cycling Team Roles, MTB Stage Racing & More – Ask a Cycling Coach 281
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad
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🗓️ 22 October 2020
⏱️ 123 minutes
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Summary
What happens when you do high intensity efforts during base training, what it was like for Amber to be a pro domestique, and tips for beginner racers on their first year of racing and mountain bike stage races. Tune into Episode 281 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast for this and more!
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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE
• Off-season plans for the hosts
• How to plan an off-season
• First season tips for beginners
• MTB stage race tips from Alex Wild
• What it was like for Amber being a pro domestique
• Warming up for Enduro and other short races
• A guide to ERG mode
• How often should you take the Ramp Test
• Guide to getting strength training equipment
• Training in bad air quality
• Mid-ride bottle handling etiquette
• Which power smoothing settings are best?
• Do high intensity efforts ruin base training?
• What is the goal of base training?
• Can you race during the Base Phase?
• Would you rather have a high FTP or sustainable power?
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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 |
| 0:06.0 | I'm coach Jonathan Lee and we have a different crew with us this week. We have canadale and trainer roads and burpiers |
| 0:11.2 | Hey everybody |
| 0:12.8 | We have of course cliff bar racing and trainer roads Pete Morris. How's it going guys? |
| 0:18.7 | Going great and then we also have a return for us orange seal and specialized Alex Wilde. What's up Alex? Hey everybody |
| 0:25.8 | Good to have you man |
| 0:27.5 | Excited about this episode. We are going to go into plenty of different topics that we have in here |
| 0:32.6 | We're going to talk about stage racing and beginner tips |
| 0:35.4 | We're going to talk about what it's like to be a pro-dominus. Deak or what it was like for Amber because the rest of us have no clue what that's like |
| 0:42.6 | We're going to run through some rapid fire questions |
| 0:45.0 | We're going to talk about base training myths tons of stuff and also some fun theoretical questions |
| 0:49.0 | It's going to be a fun episode. I'm looking forward to it if you're listening right now |
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| 0:56.5 | You can watch us on YouTube and join us actually live |
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| 1:02.8 | And I'd recommend going over there and subscribing. We always have great content coming out and even more plan for you |
| 1:07.8 | And also if you're listening to this podcast you're probably interested in our successful athletes podcast |
| 1:13.2 | Which you should totally subscribe to and actually I want to take a moment to talk about this because we have |
| 1:18.3 | We need your help with this podcast in particular |
| 1:21.4 | We have so as we all know in the cycling world |
| 1:25.3 | There is an abundance of dude in the cycling world and there is a lack of woman in the cycling world |
| 1:31.1 | unfortunately and |
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