Dropping Weight, Stretching Peaks, Recovery & More – Ask a Cycling Coach 183
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad
TrainerRoad
4.9 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 1 November 2018
⏱️ 95 minutes
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Summary
Dropping weight while raising power, making peak fitness last for multiple races and recovering properly are all very difficult ideals for a cyclist to achieve. Episode 183 will explore how to discover and push your limits for each of these ideals.
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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE
- New TrainerRoad features!
- Nate’s race plan for 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo
- Coach Jonathan’s lofty goal & annual plan
- How to taper for ultra-endurance events
- How to return to training after time off
- How to get better at steep climbs
- Is it possible to lose weight and gain power at the same time?
- How recovery workouts aid in nutrient absorption
More training questions answered here: bit.ly/Training-Questions-Help-Center
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LINKS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST
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Strength Training for Cyclists: 5 Exercises to Integrate Into Your Cycling Training Plan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqmwjwTcOY8
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5 Stretches Every Cyclist Should Know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXblSdMtMKY
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How to Become a Faster Mountain Biker with Lee McCormack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GAaheigvgg
- Withings / Nokia | Body+ - Smart Body Composition Wi-Fi Digital Scale with smartphone app, Black: https://www.amazon.com/Nokia-Body-Composition-Wi-Fi-Scale/dp/B071XW4C5Q/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?tag=trainerroad-20&th=1
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody and welcome to the podcast is dedicated to making you a faster cyclist the ask a cycling coach podcast presented by trainer road |
| 0:06.3 | I'm coach Jonathan Lee with our head coach Shad Timberman. All right, buddy. We're wearing a very cool hat |
| 0:10.8 | It's pretty unique is that signed by somebody yeah, yeah, it's was it the red devils red devils. Yeah, so it's axle-merks his |
| 0:18.7 | Oh, there's a catomy right? Yeah, junior junior cycling academy |
| 0:22.6 | So basically there are their intent is just to get kids on bikes not necessarily to pursue it from a performance angle |
| 0:27.5 | Yeah, and they're apparently the biggest youth cycling club in BC and it's signed by axle-merks. That's right |
| 0:32.5 | It was just yeah, probably the coolest name ever |
| 0:35.8 | Axelmer xia |
| 0:37.8 | That's our CEO Nate Pearson. Hello |
| 0:39.4 | We are going to answer more of your cycling and triathlon related questions today ones that you've submitted and you can do so at trainer road.com |
| 0:45.8 | Slash podcast you can join all of us |
| 0:48.7 | Whether you're a listener of the podcast or a cyclist or triathlete anything else a person just likes to dig into the analytical side of cycling at forum. |
| 0:56.3 | trainer road.com and in fact if you go there now and you search for episode 183 |
| 1:00.9 | You will find a post that's actually dedicated to this and producer Ian will be pushing things up right now |
| 1:06.1 | Was we talk you'll be sharing links or photos or anything else? |
| 1:10.0 | And we'll have discussions there based on this episode as you can check that out |
| 1:14.2 | And you can also join us live right now people are joining us. It's almost always every Thursday at 8 a.m |
| 1:19.2 | Next week will actually be a day earlier on Wednesday |
| 1:22.1 | But usually Thursdays at 8 a.m. Pacific and you can join us on Facebook and YouTube |
| 1:26.3 | And you can ask some live questions and then we usually take some time after you record the podcast to kind of off the cuff |
| 1:31.8 | Just have some fun answering those questions. So join us live. We'd love that |
| 1:36.4 | With that I think the first thing that we should get into |
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