Single Events vs. Seasons, Commuting, Explosive Power & More – Ask a Cycling Coach 184
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad
TrainerRoad
4.9 • 4.6K Ratings
🗓️ 7 November 2018
⏱️ 108 minutes
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Summary
Training for a single event is straightforward, but what about a whole season of racing? Join us live for a discussion on this, fitting commuting into a training plan, how to build explosive power and more in Episode 184 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast!
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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE
- Hydration tips for mountain biking
- Why locked out suspension might not actually be faster
- How to use skiing as cross-training for cycling
- Can sprinters be good triathletes?
- How to train for a whole season of racing
- How to build explosive power
- Does a more aero rider give less draft?
- How to cope with early morning workouts
- How to fit commuting into a training plan
- Should triathlon change its order?
More training questions answered here: bit.ly/Training-Questions-Help-Center
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LINKS MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST
- Powder Creek Lodge: http://www.powdercreeklodge.com/
- How to Become a Faster Mountain Biker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GAaheigvgg
- Forum thread: Tips for early morning workouts: https://forum.trainerroad.com/t/early-morning-workouts/3122/10
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody and welcome to the podcast is dedicated to making you a faster cyclist to ask a cycling coach podcast presented by trainer road and coach Jonathan |
| 0:07.7 | Lee with her head coach Chad Zimmerman everybody our CEO Nate Pearson. Hello. This is where we answer more of your cycling and |
| 0:12.8 | Trath on related questions that you submit at trainer road calm slash podcast. You can also tune in live and join us live on Facebook and YouTube. It's usually every Thursday at 8 a.m. |
| 0:22.3 | This week we're a day early because Chad your head to use that coaching. Yeah, the bio annual coaching summit so every couple of years. |
| 0:30.4 | Coaches and speakers from around the country get together and talk shop about cycling and then I'm also following it up with a |
| 0:37.8 | Lactate testing seminar of just a one-day job or so I'll get a little exposure to actual |
| 0:43.2 | Lactate testing are they going to test you? I think so I think that's part of it. I think we test either ourselves or each other or we watch a |
| 0:50.3 | Demonstration of it, but either it's it's somewhat hands-on cool. Nice. Is there anything that you're looking forward to learning particularly? |
| 0:57.3 | Not that I can recall talking ahead. I look through the speakers and there's a lot of interesting stuff so I am excited about going to it as I am every couple of years. |
| 1:03.8 | So should should be some absolutely worthwhile. Yeah. Yeah. |
| 1:09.4 | Also for people that are should say they should know you can go to form.trainer road.com and this episode plus every other episode we talk about plus |
| 1:17.9 | tons of topics. It's honestly like these are like a needle in the haystack because all the topics that are constantly going up in forum.trainer road.com |
| 1:26.5 | You can list anything that we mentioned on this episode. You'll be able to find links to those products if we mention anything offhand that we're using or interested in |
| 1:34.2 | If there's some sort of race that we're talking about chances are you'll find a link and producer Ian is |
| 1:39.8 | Actually editing that live as we talk which is pretty cool and we don't get money for any of these products |
| 1:44.4 | The only thing we might get money for is if we link to something on Amazon we have a company affiliate code |
| 1:49.9 | Yeah, but it's just like a normal that standard operating procedure. I think exactly but we don't |
| 1:55.0 | No one ever pays us to mention anything |
| 1:57.7 | Yeah |
| 1:58.4 | Because then I feel like you couldn't trust us and why listen to us if you they certainly ask to |
| 2:04.0 | Yeah, we asked you to get sponsored but you can still send us free stuff |
| 2:09.3 | You gave it to us for free. Yeah, and we always and in some cases |
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