Category Archives: Training
Heat Training Risks, Cramping, Losing Fitness and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 217
Join us live for Episode 217 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast! We’ll cover how heat training is proven to make you faster, but it can come at the cost of valuable training adaptations, why cramping actually happens and why it is so hard to avoid, how quickly you lose different types of fitness.
Leadville Recap and Cornering Clinic with Lee McCormack – Ask a Cycling Coach 216
Coach Jonathan’s Leadville 100 analysis and a deep dive into cornering with MTB Skills Coach Lee McCormack of Lee Likes Bikes, all covered in Episode 216 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast
Legs vs. Cardio, Warming Up, Speed Wobbles and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 215
Join us live for Episode 215 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast! We’ll be discussing the common saying of legs or lungs failing first and the science behind that, what happens in your body during a warmup, what speed wobbles actually are and how to avoid them, and much more!
Nationals, VO2 Max, Rotating Mass and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 214
A guide to racing at high elevation, equipment tips and more for MTB National Championships at Winter Park, CO, why VO2 Max is misunderstood and how to use it, the science behind weight and rotating mass and many more topics will be covered on this week’s episode of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast.
Group Ride Tactics, Green Tea, Overreaching and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 213
Group ride tactics to help you move through the field, how green tea affects endurance performance, how to recognize, overcome and avoid overreaching and much more, all covered in Episode 213 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast.
Openers, Pain Tolerance, Descending and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 211
The psychological and physical benefits of openers, what role pain tolerance plays in performance, how to increase confidence and speed in descents, plus your live questions will all be covered in Episode 211 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast.
Cape Epic, DOMS, Strategy with Sofía Gomez Villafañe – Ask a Cycling Coach 209
Special guest and 4x Argentine National Champion Sofía Gomez Villafañe of the Stans Pivot Pro Team joins us for a preview of Nate & Sofía’s Cape Epic plans, a deep dive into DOMS, race strategy and more!
Take Your Training Outside: Introducing Outside Workouts
Why Outside Workouts? The key to getting faster is structured training. Since most people don’t want to spend all of their time riding indoors, outside workouts ensure users have the same access to high-quality, structured training when they are outside. Now you can get faster year-round, inside or out, with TrainerRoad outside workouts on your…
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