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NEW TRAINING & PHYSIOLOGY

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  Q&A on Intensity within LSD Rides, Finding a Coach, and Coach as Teacher, with Rab WardellOct 21st 2021
  Coach and pro cyclist Rab Wardell helps us answer questions on adding bouts of intensity into your LSD rides, how to find a coach at your level, and how much a coach should serve as teacher.
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  Comparing Training Methods Across Endurance Sports, with Dr. Stephen SeilerOct 14th 2021
  Dr. Stephen Seiler helps us explore the similarities and differences in physiology and training methodologies in running, cycling, cross-country skiing, and rowing.
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  Quantifying Hard EffortsOct 12th 2021
  Dr. Stephen Cheung explores the various ways athletes and coaches can quantify hard efforts, and how this can inform training.
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  Q&A on Polarized Training, Ramping Down Your Season, and Ruining Workouts, with Rebecca GrossSep 23rd 2021
  Coach Rebecca Gross of 3six0 Performance helps us field questions on polarized training, closing out your season, if you can “ruin” workouts, spin classes, and more.
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  The Relationship Between Performance Level and Training StressSep 20th 2021
  Eighty percent of what you need to know about endurance training can be illustrated by a simple graph. Coach Connor and his mentor Glenn Swan explore this simple concept.
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  Dr. Seiler and Siren Seiler Analyze Molly Seidel’s Olympic Marathon TrainingSep 7th 2021
  Dr. Stepher Seiler and his daughter, an elite runner and sport science student, analyze bronze medalist Molly Seidel’s Olympic training.

NEW SPORTS NUTRITION & RECOVERY

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  The Importance of the Cockpit to Bike FitOct 18th 2021
  Our Director of Sports Medicine, Dr. Andy Pruitt, addresses how and why the cockpit is such a critical component to bike fit.
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  Key Cycling StretchesOct 5th 2021
  Coach Connor details several key stretches that he recommends all cyclists do to improve force generation, stability, and range of motion.
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  Recovery PathwaySep 28th 2021
  It’s often undervalued, and sometimes altogether ignored; but it shouldn’t be. Recovery from workouts is as important to the training process as the workouts themselves. With the help of Dr. Stephen Seiler, Dr. Shona Halson, Dr. Andy Pruitt, and many others, we examine this critical but often neglected component of exercise physiology.
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  Recovery 101Sep 28th 2021
  Coach Trevor Connor explains the complex immune system response that leads to recovery, and why it happens in the first place.
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  Exploring Heat Stress and Heat Stroke, with Dr. William AdamsAug 19th 2021
  We explore health conditions elicited by heat, including heat stress, heat stroke, and heat exhaustion, with expert guest Dr. William Adams.
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  The Athlete’s Guide to Foam RollingAug 19th 2021
  Strength and conditioning expert Menachem Brodie explains why and how you should use foam rolling to improve recovery.

NEW SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

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  What Is Your Individual Zone of Optimal Functioning?Oct 15th 2021
  Every athlete has a personal IZOF. Coach Grant Holicky shares the concept and explores how to determine your IZOF. Then he shares why knowing your IZOF is helpful and how you can recreate your IZOF on demand.
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  Effective Self-TalkOct 8th 2021
  Coach Grant Holicky explores the concept of self-talk, how to use it effectively and consistently, and how it can help performance and health.
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  The Mindful AthleteOct 1st 2021
  Coach Grant Holicky details the concept of mindfulness, how to attain it, and how it can help performance.

NEW FAST TALK EPISODES

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  Q&A on Intensity within LSD Rides, Finding a Coach, and Coach as Teacher, with Rab WardellOct 21st 2021
  Coach and pro cyclist Rab Wardell helps us answer questions on adding bouts of intensity into your LSD rides, how to find a coach at your level, and how much a coach should serve as teacher.
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  Comparing Training Methods Across Endurance Sports, with Dr. Stephen SeilerOct 14th 2021
  Dr. Stephen Seiler helps us explore the similarities and differences in physiology and training methodologies in running, cycling, cross-country skiing, and rowing.
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  Q&A on Triathlon, Running, GI Distress, and Knee Warmers, with Joe GamblesOct 7th 2021
  Coach and pro triathlete Joe Gambles fields questions on triathlon training distribution, running outside versus inside, event prioritization, GI distress, and knee warmers.
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  Developing Youth Athletes, with USA Cycling’s Alec PasqualinaSep 30th 2021
  With the help of the director of the Olympic Development Academy, we explore how to best develop young athletes, particularly in cycling.
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  Q&A on Polarized Training, Ramping Down Your Season, and Ruining Workouts, with Rebecca GrossSep 23rd 2021
  Coach Rebecca Gross of 3six0 Performance helps us field questions on polarized training, closing out your season, if you can “ruin” workouts, spin classes, and more.
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  Riding the Edge in Cyclocross, with Stephen HydeSep 16th 2021
  We explore the skills, technique, and nuances of cyclocross with three-time national champion Stephen Hyde.

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