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Muscle 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 athletes don’t share it, how to race in dangerous circumstances and manage crashes and much more in Episode 316 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast!

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313, aerobic, aerodynamics, aggressive, ask a cycling coach, Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast, bike handling, breathing, cadence, cardiac output, crit, criterium, ftp, heart rate, hrm, l39ion, l39ion of los angeles, legion, legion of los angeles, racing, tactics, team, threshold, tulsa, tulsa tough, ventilatory threshold, vo2, vo2max -

Heart 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 discussions about positioning in aggressive groups, heat, crashing and more inspired by Tulsa Tough.

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311, all-out, altitude training, ask a cycling coach, Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast, balance, basal metabolic rate, blood plasma, bmr, calories, deficit, elevation, event, form, freshness, ftp, goal, heat, heat acclimation, heat adaptation, heat adaption, heat training, hematocrit, hold, indoor trainer, inside, lean, loss, matches, mental, mental strength, mentality, muscle, nutrition, oxygen, peak fitness, peaking, personal records, podcast, power, PRs, psychology, race tactics, race win, red blood cells, rest, resting metabolic rate, sleep high, sleep low, sprints, strategy, sustain, target, train high, train low, weight -

Peak 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 training to get faster and much more in Episode 311 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast!

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A-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 big difference. Tune is as we discuss this, as Amber shared what she is learning about pregnancy and cycling, and as Pete shares tips on mid-ride nutrition in Episode 310 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast.

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309, aero, aero position, aerodynamics, ask a cycling coach, Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast, bike fit, carbohydrate, carbs, cross country, detraining, diet, fitness, flexibility, ftp, heart rate, loana lecomte, mathieu van der poel, mobility, mountain bike, mtb, mtb world cup, nino schurter, nutrition, pauline ferrand prevot, power, power meter, power to weight ratio, race tactics, rate of perceived exertion, recovery, rest, rpe, slow, strategy, threshold, time off, time trial, tom pidcock, triathlon, tt, TT position, w/kg, xc, yolanda neff -

Losing 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 adjust your race strategy as a result? Join us for a deep dive into this and many other topics in Episode 309 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast.

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