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

[Jonathan]

Chad, Ivy and I pre-recorded tomorrow’s episode earlier today, and it’s a fun one! Chad goes deep into cross-training and we talk about the common misconceptions around weight being tied to FTP. We also had a blast in the Rapid Fire section including an idea of cycling water bottles that must be made.

Tune in tomorrow at 8:00am Pacific!

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

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Topics Covered in This Episode

• TrainerRoad launched a Free Trial!
• How to raise power while losing weight
• Why some athletes drop power while losing weight
• The science behind cross-training and why cyclists should do more of it
• Rapid Fire questions
• How to level up your sprint skills in a week
• Is pre-workout weight training a way to get more adaptations?
• Is it better to focus on the effort or distract yourself?

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Links Mentioned in This Episode

• The effect of rate of weight loss on long-term weight regain in adults with overweight and obesity
• The effect of rate of weight loss on long-term weight management: A randomised controlled trial
• The Black Bibs
• Elite Bottles
• Finn Optics Hightail sunglasses

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[jmdcovas]

Sounds super interesting!

[Slowsher]

Yes to Chad deep diving in a casual tone based on years of both experience and research! Great episode!

[Jonathan]

Casting my vote for somebody to make “Joe ‘Bidons’” bottles.

[mcneese.chad]

Not the bottle requested, but a super fast bike related meme I tossed together:

[Mikeharty]

I saw these just around the election, and now I wish I’d bought a couple… for me for @IvyAudrain

[mcneese.chad]

Joe Bidon Bottle - ROCA Sports Ireland

[Slowsher]

For those to exist in the first place, you must not have been alone Ivy!

[SteveFroth]

Bidon 2020 bottles raise alarms at Facebook

[anthonylane]

I REALLY like when @chad is on the podcast.

[aclsf]

These were the exact ones that popped into my head when they were talking about “Bidens”

[ameunier]

"First, be a capable human. Then you layer specific aptitudes on top of that. Don’t be a cyclist who cross trains; be an athlete who focuses on cycling. "

Important wisdom from Coach Chad. Very excited to have my question answered (in a deep dive no less!). I wrote a bit about my experience with TrainerRoad on my blog.

I guess you can never have too many bidons!