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Back to Search53: From collegiate racing to the WorldTour in three years, with Sepp Kuss
Episode 53
LAST FALL TREVOR AND I CONDUCTED a not-so-controlled study on climbing, and we had the help of a young, talented Colorado rider. His name? Sepp Kuss. At the time of our little experiment, Kuss was ab…
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
Enhancing recovery with NormaTec
Episode 52
Today, we’re sitting down with two guests from our sponsor NormaTec to discuss recovery in depth. NormaTec is a medical devices company that also crafts inflatable compression wear for athletes. Are …
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
Polarizing your training, with Dr. Stephen Seiler
Episode 51
Our featured guest is Dr. Stephen Seiler, a professor of sports science in Norway, where he has lived for 22 years. But no, that’s not a Norwegian accent. He received his Ph.D. from the University of…
Published on 7 years, 4 months ago
Unpacking the gospel of Joe Friel’s new ‘Training Bible’
Episode 50
This spring Joe Friel released his 5th edition of the "Cyclist's Training Bible." Trevor and I had a chance to talk with Joe about the newest edition. We came to the interview with a list of question…
Published on 7 years, 5 months ago
Training, fueling, and suffering at Dirty Kanza 200
Episode 49
In this episode, we’ll first touch upon the history of Dirty Kanza. Editor in chief Fred Dreier and Chris had a conversation in a recent VeloNews podcast about the phenomenon that is DK — why it’s be…
Published on 7 years, 5 months ago
Race tactics and training with Rally’s Huffman and McCarty, part 2
Episode 48
IN EPISODE 48 WE DELVE into the second part of our series on strategy and training for particular races. This episode is all about hilly road races and winning the GC at a stage race. We caught up wi…
Published on 7 years, 5 months ago
47: The art and science of peaking
Episode 47
Our guest today knows all about peaking — both as a coach and as an athlete. He’s an hour record holder, an Olympian, a thinker, a tinkerer, and someone with massive amounts of experience as an athle…
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
46: Inside ketogenic and high-fat diets
Episode 46
We’ll discuss the difference between a ketogenic diet and a high-fat/low-carbohydrate diet, and why the latter may be the more important one to discuss. Our primary guest is a researcher who has beco…
Published on 7 years, 6 months ago
The art of recovery — how to balance training and rest with metrics
Episode 45
IT’S OFTEN OVERLOOKED. Sometimes forgotten. But it never should be. Recovery is just as important to strong performances as your daily workouts and weekly riding volume. Our guests today are Dr. Paul…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago
The data revolution — how A.I. and machine learning will make you faster
Episode 44
This episode is all about data. Our guest is the lead engineer for TrainingPeaks and their coach-focused software package WKO4, Tim Cusick. We’ll also hear from Armando Mastracci, developer of Xert T…
Published on 7 years, 7 months ago