Sport Psychology & Mental Training

Janis Musins helps us answer questions on time trial pacing, TT position, INSCYD testing, and the coach-athlete relationship.

We discuss the underlying principles of an athlete’s psychological welfare, and why our thoughts and feelings are simply emergent properties of brain and nervous system physiology.

We address questions on how to train grit for race situations, if you can safely override the central governor, and training for a five-day stage race.

We explore how athletes can evolve and find more fulfillment from their sport with pro cyclist Lachlan Morton

Concussions and traumatic brain injuries are far too common in cycling. We define the causes, effects, management, and preventative measures.

Pick a flat or mostly flat terrain, start biking, then listen to Colby Pearce’s moving meditation podcast to relax and think deeply as you ride.

What’s better: a bigger engine or one that’s tuned for a specific goal race? USA Cycling’s performance director Jim Miller shares his training philosophy.

Colby and his former athlete Lydia Tanner discuss her eating disorder and how it affected her training, then her recovery.

We provide the psychological tools that will help both with uncertain circumstances in life (like a pandemic) and with addressing the emotional rollercoaster that is bike racing.

What is confidence? What is resiliency? What is pressure, and how can we better handle it? These are some of the questions we tackle in today’s episode.

Mindset in cycling, especially racing, is an important and frequently neglected side of our training. Mindset is often all that separates the best from second best and can be the difference between reaching the podium or finishing a race.