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325, ask a cycling coach, Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast, cross training, distraction, engagement, entertainment, focus, free trial, ftp, functional fitness, functional threshold power, hiking, podcast, positioning, skiing, skills, sprint, sprinting, strength training, technique, weight gain, weight loss -

Cross-Training, Raising Power While Dropping Weight and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 325

Cross-training is not usually considered as necessary for cyclists, but should it be? We’ll cover the science of cross-training, how to raise power while dropping weight and much more in this episode of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast!

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Five Common Training Mistakes That Stop You From Getting Faster

yclists are constantly searching for that magic training bullet to take our performance to the next level. But we often spend so much time pondering what we should be doing, that we neglect to consider the things that we shouldn’t— and as it turns out, most of us are holding ourselves back with a few easily solvable mistakes. Which of these five common errors are you making in your training? 

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What it Takes to Be a National Champion with Erica Carney – Ask a Cycling Coach 306

Erica Carney is one of the all-time best American crit racers, but her goal of winning a pro national criterium championship took years of hard work to achieve. Tune in as we answer your questions about tactics, bike handling and more, and discuss what Erica did to improve her tactics and abilities each year to finally win the 2017 Women’s Pro Criterium National Championship.

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Belgian Racing with Eamon Lucas – Ask a Cycling Coach 302

Eamon Lucas is an American bike racer who has achieved success as a road and crit racer in the USA, racing fixed gear bikes in the Redhook Crit series for the star-studded Specialized Rocket Espresso team, and now in the intense Belgian Kermesse racing scene. Listen in as we discuss the different race tactics and cultural nuances of racing in different regions and formats that have helped Eamon be successful.

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Coach Chad’s 5 Favorite Workouts to Increase Your FTP

Workouts come in all different shapes and sizes, but what if you only had a few to choose from? What five workouts would be the most productive to raise your FTP and make you faster if those were the only workouts you did? We checked in with TrainerRoad’s head coach Chad Timmerman to find out.

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