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Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad
The only podcast dedicated to making you a faster cyclist. TrainerRoad's Ask a Cycling Coach podcast gives you the chance to get answers to your cycling and triathlon training questions with USAC/USAT certified coaches, pro athletes, and other special guests.
Episodes
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadRace Winning Plans, Recovery Weeks, Endurance vs. Race Bikes and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 366
Hannah Otto joins us to cover all that she’s learned from her racing so far this season, as well as a discussion on how to maximize the effect of recovery…
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Rest Intervals, Minimalist Training, Race Plans and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 365
Amber, Coach Chad, and Coach Jonathan cover how shortening or increasing the intensity of rest between intervals affects adaptations, what the least amount of…
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W/kg Myths, Specialty Training, Ultra-Endurance, and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 364
Power-to-weight ratios are a helpful indicator of performance potential, but they can wreak havoc on athlete’s expectations and mental state. Join us for a…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadParasympathetic Recovery, Attacking, Epsom Salt Baths, and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 363
What can you do to enter a parasympathetic state as quickly as possible post-training, and why is it so hard to achieve sometimes? We’ll cover this and how to…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadWhy Consistency Matters, Breakaway Tips, Tight Hips, and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 362
Amber, Ivy, and Nate join Coach Jonathan for a discussion on what coaches mean when they say “consistency”, why it matters, and how to prioritize it, how to…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadMaintaining Fitness, Rest Days, Feed Zones, and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 361
What is the best type of training to maintain fitness, how to match your nutrition plan to your event, and are complete rest days necessary? Join Coach Chad…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadHigh Heart Rate, Elevation and Tapering, AWC and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 360
Coach Chad, Amber, Nate, and Jonathan discuss what causes high heart rate during training, the effect of altitude on tapering and the specialty phase of…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadShaving and Thermoregulation, Heat Training, Openers and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 359
What effect does body hair have on evaporative cooling, how to find the minimum effective dose with heat training, should openers depend on your event type or…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadBlood Flow Restriction, Cold Weather Cramping and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 358
Is BFR training your missing piece to getting faster? Coach Chad, Amber, and Jonathan cover this along with pedaling technique, whether cold weather causes…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadEasy Nutrition Tips, Multi-Day Pacing, Race Anxiety and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 357
Ivy and Nate join Coach Jonathan for multiple questions on nutrition that will give you actionable tips for big improvements, as well as discussions on…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadCrushing Long Climbs, Sleep, Training Timing and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 356
Amber Pierce and Alex Wild join Coach Jonathan for a guide on how to crush long climbs, sleep’s effect on training adaptations, and whether it matters if you…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadSprinting Strength, Warm Ups, Outside vs. Inside and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 355
Hannah Otto, Coach Chad, Ivy, and Jonathan discuss the point of anaerobic training and how strength training affects it, why different people need to warm up…
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Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Threshold Training, Healthy Nutrition and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 354
Amber, Ivy, and Coach Jonathan discuss what HRV is, how it’s used in endurance sports, what it means if your HRV is low or high, what your HRV should be, the…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadAmateur vs. Pro Training, Aerobic vs. Anaerobic, Pro Tips and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 353
Amber, Coach Jonathan, and Pivot Cycles / DT Swiss’s Hanna Otto join us for a discussion on whether amateurs should train like pros, the crossover effects of…
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Does Stretching Make You Faster, Heat Training, Bodyweight Training and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 352
Coach Chad, Amber, Nate, and Jonathan take a deep dive into stretching, if it makes you faster, how you should do it, and more in Episode 352 of the Ask a…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadConsistency, Disappointing Races, Peaking Too Early, and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 351
Santa Cruz’s Keegan Swenson, Amber Pierce, and Ivy Audrain join Coach Jonathan for a discussion on what they do to maintain consistency, how to manage…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadOvertraining, Cyclist Rider Types, Plateauing, and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 350
Amber, Ivy, and Nate join Coach Jonathan for discussions on rider type discovery and development, as well as riding the line between functional and…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadProtein for Cyclists, VO2Max, Training Stress and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 349
Coach Chad, Amber Pierce, and Hannah Finchamp join Coach Jonathan for a deep dive into protein for cyclists, discussing how much endurance athletes of all…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadGaining Weight to Get Faster, Motivation, Fasting and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 348
The original crew is back! Amber, Chad, Nate and Jonathan discuss the concept of gaining weight to get faster, how to manage motivation amidst canceled goal…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadTraining After Illness, Early Season Racing, Training Camps and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 347
Amber Pierce, Alex Wild, Ivy Audrain, and Coach Jonathan go deep on how to come back to training after illness, when you should start adding races to your…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadBig Goals, Unbound Gravel, Injury Prevention and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 346
Amber Pierce, Hannah Finchamp, and Nate Pearson join us for an in-depth guide on goal setting and achieving, as well as a discussion on Hannah’s plans at…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadStrength Exercises for Cyclists, High Volume, Goal Setting and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 345
We covered the science behind mixing strength training and endurance training in Episode 341, and now we’ll cover practical suggestions of how you can best fit…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadHabits and Traits of Successful Athletes with USAC’s Jim Miller – Ask a Cycling Coach 344
Jim Miller is the Chief of Sports Performance at USA Cycling and has coached more Olympic cycling medal winning athletes than any other coach in US history…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadMuscular Endurance, Time-Crunched Training, Hard Starts and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 343
Amber and Nate are back! Join us for a discussion on what muscular endurance actually is, how to train it, and how it makes you a faster and more capable…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadMentality Tips from Pros, Sprints vs. Endurance, Training Metrics and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 342
Mentality is often what separates winners from the rest in pro fields, and while amateurs may not be able to train like pros, they can think like one. Join pro…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadStrength Training, KOM Training Guide, Training Fatigue and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 341
Is it possible to time your strength training in such a way that it doesn’t affect your cycling training? Coach Chad dives deep into interference-effect and if…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadMuscle Cramps Deep Dive, Fitness Plateaus, Protein Guidelines and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 340
What role does glycogen availability play in cramping and what is the latest research showing us about why cramps happen? Orange Seal Off-Road Team’s Alex Wild…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadPain Tolerance, Pro Athlete Fueling, Cyclocross and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 339
How much of your “race fitness” is due to improvements in capacity and how much of it comes from pain tolerance? We’ll cover this and how should average…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadAdaptive Training Live Q&A – Ask a Cycling Coach 338
Join us for a special live question and answer session with Nate and Jonathan about all things Adaptive Training! --------------------------------------------…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadFinal Recap (Stage 7): TrainerRoad Athletes Race the 2021 Absa Cape Epic - Ask a Cycling Coach 337
After a long and challenging week, the last stage of Cape Epic looked almost tame in comparison to what racers have already faced. But it was a perfect outro…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadStage 6 Recap: TrainerRoad Athletes Race the 2021 Absa Cape Epic - Ask a Cycling Coach 336
The penultimate stage of Cape Epic looked set to be a long, fast, rolling day on a flowing course. Unfortunately for tired racers, extremely heavy rains…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadStage 5 Recap: TrainerRoad Athletes Race the 2021 Absa Cape Epic - Ask a Cycling Coach 335
Stage 5 featured the most climbing of any day in this year’s Cape Epic. Add in cold weather and occasional rain, and it pushed athletes to the absolute limit…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadStage 4 Recap: TrainerRoad Athletes Race the 2021 Absa Cape Epic - Ask a Cycling Coach 334
Stage 4 was shorter, less technical, and less climb-heavy than other recent stages. Coupled with slightly cooler temperatures it offered a bit of a reprieve…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadStage 3 Recap: TrainerRoad Athletes Race the 2021 Absa Cape Epic - Ask a Cycling Coach 333
Stage 3 of Cape Epic was brutally hot, extremely dry, and included the hardest climb of the entire race. But it was also less technical than the days that…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadStage 2 Recap: TrainerRoad Athletes Race the 2021 Absa Cape Epic - Ask a Cycling Coach 332
The race got truly underway today as athletes tackled what is officially billed as the queen stage of Cape Epic. Stage 2 lived up to the hype, offering several…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadStage 1 Recap: TrainerRoad Athletes Race the 2021 Absa Cape Epic - Ask a Cycling Coach 331
With the short Prologue successfully behind them, competitors faced the first major challenge of Cape Epic with the 98 km Stage 1. Our teams all came out of…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadTrainerRoad Athletes Race the 2021 Absa Cape Epic: Prologue Recap - Ask a Cycling Coach 330
Beginning and ending at the University of Cape Town, this opening time trial was far too short and early in the race to cement an overall victory, but a major…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadCape Epic Course Preview – Ask a Cycling Coach 329
Join Jonathan Lee and Trainerroad’s Rossouw Bekker as they break down the Cape Epic route, considering the unique demands and challenges that await them in…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadCape Epic Team Preview! – Ask a Cycling Coach 328
Cape Epic is finally here! Tune is as we get to know each team, what their preparation has been like, how they plan to execute and more…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadAthletes and Insulin, Carbohydrate Timing and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 327
High carb intake and endurance sports go hand-in-hand, but is this damaging to your health? Join us and Orange Seal Off-Road’s Hannah Finchamp as we dig into…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadDoes Anaerobic Training Hurt FTP, Glycolysis, Meal Timing and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 326
Anaerobic training is important for many athletes, but does its high-sugar burning nature lower your FTP? We’ll dig into the science of anaerobic training…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadCross-Training, Raising Power While Dropping Weight and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 325
Cross-training is not usually considered as necessary for cyclists, but should it be? We’ll cover the science of cross-training, how to raise power while…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadEnergy Cost of Recovery, Training Camps and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 324
We know you burn energy in training, but what about when you recover? What processes happen in your body and how much energy does it take? We’ll cover this and…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadElevation Deep Dive, Pacing, Bike Choice and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 323
BWR Asheville winner Sofía Gomez Villafañe joins Coach Chad and Jonathan for a deep dive on elevation training, when to train high, when to train low, using…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadLeadville Champion, Air Quality, Strengths vs. Weaknesses, and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 322
Keegan Swenson joins us to talk about his Leadville and Breck Epic wins and to help us answer your questions on training with bad air quality, finding your…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadAmber Pierce Career Retrospective: Part 1 — Successful Athletes Podcast 54
Please be advised: this episode contains discussions about mental health that may be difficult for listeners. If you are in need of help or support, please…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadLeadville Pro Athlete Interviews - Ask a Cycling Coach 320
We interviewed 10 of the fastest athletes taking on the Leadville 100 to find out how they are uniquely preparing their bodies, equipment and execution…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadSetting Goals, Reflecting on a Season of Training and Off-Season Planning - Ask A Cycling Coach 319
As the race season comes to an end, it’s time to begin to reflect on your journey. Moving forward, what are your plans for next season? We’ll cover this and…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadTestosterone, Explosivity, Leadout Trains and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 318
How are testosterone levels, recovery and adaptation affected by hair-loss drugs, how do you train explosivity, and how do you build an ideal leadout train?…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadBelgian Waffle Ride, Leadout Trains, Recovery Tactics and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 317
Santa Cruz Bicycle’s Keegan Swenson joins us to talk about his two National Championship wins and his unexpectedly bumpy ride at Belgian Waffle Ride, as well…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadMuscle Fiber Composition, Pro Cyclist Data, Crashing and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 316
What muscle fiber type is best for cycling, how do you influence it, and how much of it is genetic? We’ll cover this as well as pro cyclist data and why many…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadPro Interviews: Preparing for USAC Mountain Bike Nationals – Ask a Cycling Coach 315
This week, we have a very special episode of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast! We caught up with 10 professional mountain bikers to learn how they prepared for…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadMetabolic Efficiency, Marking Riders, Sustained Power and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 314
Does metabolic efficiency change at different intensities, when do you choose to mark a rider or go solo and make them chase, how to increase your sustained…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadWelcome to the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast!
Welcome to the podcast that’s dedicated to making you a faster cyclist, the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast presented by TrainerRoad. I’m Coach Jonathan Lee and…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadHeart Rate Deep Dive, Tulsa Tough, FTP and VO2Max and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 313
Coach Chad is back! This week we dig into how VO2max affects FTP, why heart rate may be lower or higher for different people at different times, and…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadUnbound XL Winner Taylor Lideen – Ask a Cycling Coach 312
Taylor Lideen, the winner of the 357 mile Unbound XL gravel race, joins us to talk about how he trained for such a massive race, his nutrition and equipment…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadPeak Fitness, All-Out Efforts, Elevation Training and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 311
How to reach and maintain peak fitness for as long as possible, how many all-out efforts does a rider have each year, how to use elevation training and heat…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadA-Event Training, Pregnancy and Cycling, Mid-Ride Nutrition and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 310
Whether it’s elevation, heat, technicality or just an abnormally strong field, going the extra mile to make sure you are ready for your goal event can make a…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadLosing Fitness, Raising Power with Nutrition, Aero vs. Power and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 309
Detraining happens any time we decrease training stimulus, but how quickly does it happen, how can you retain as much fitness as possible, and how should you…
Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoadNew Training Plans, Pro Racing, Left/Right Balance and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 308
Get an inside look into why and how we updated all of our training plans with data from Adaptive Training, a question from a pro cyclist on how World Tour…