It can be difficult for male coaches to know their role in helping female athletes navigate performance in context of the menstrual cycle and hormones. Coach Bevan McKinnon shares his experience and learning on this topic and some helpful tools.
When female athletes are encouraged to work with their competitors—not against them—it raises everyone’s game, as Coach Lauren Vallee knows only too well.
Body image, underfueling, negative self-talk, comparison—these are just some of the things that commonly prevent female athletes achieving their best, yet they don’t have to. One coach shares her way of turning this around.
Lauren Vallee brings a unique perspective to an athlete’s menstrual cycle, viewing it as an opportunity for coach and athlete to build resilience every single month.
If an athlete is regularly tracking their menstrual cycle, it serves as a key performance indicator for adaptation and performance.
The misconception that “lighter is better” has undermined endurance athletes of all genders, but a shocking number of female athletes have been emotionally and physiologically destroyed by weigh-ins and negative body talk. Coaches can learn how to best navigate conversations on this topic with these simple guidelines.
When it comes to coaching female athletes there’s an abundance of myths and misconceptions. Physiologist Stacy Sims sets the record straight.
What happens between your ears is every bit as important as what happens in your muscles. We talk goals, mindset, body image, and more with sport psychologist Dr. Julie Emmerman.
We chat with USAC’s CEO about the road ahead for women’s cycling.
In this episode of Fast Talk Femmes, we learn more about RED-S, its effects on female endurance athletes, and ways to prevent it.
In the latest episode of our female-specific podcast, we chat with the director sportif of one of the most successful women’s WorldTour teams.
We chat with high-performance sports dietitian and researcher Dr. Dana Lis about how female athletes can get the most from their nutrition.
In the first episode of our female-focused podcast, we chat with Jennifer Sygo about all aspects of sports nutrition as it relates to female endurance athletes.
Learn more about what female endurance athletes need to thrive with our new podcast, hosted by two former pro cyclists.
Talking to us from the Big Island of Hawaii, we chat with Coach Ryan Bolton on all things Kona and get his expert analysis on some epic record-breaking racing.
Physiologist Rob Pickels nerds out with Trevor Connor on four recent studies that span a wide range of topics, from the benefits of percussive massagers for strength work to the impact of pregnancy on elite runners. Tune in to find out more.
Dr. Stacy Sims shares ways coaches and female athletes can adapt training to harness female physiology throughout their athletic lives.
Medical doctor and elite Zwift team manager Jennifer Real talks with us about indoor training and racing, and how to achieve effective recovery including monitoring sleep and taking Vitamin D.