I’ve listened to all of the podcasts, and I have to say that these days I am way more interested in whatever is going on with Nate/John/Chad/Amber and their racing/training lives than I am about another scientific presentation. Research just doesn’t come out that fast, and after a several years, the main topics have been covered ad nauseum; John on last week’s podcast made the point that they have covered most things multiple times so that people can hear them a different way. How many ways can you say “eat carbs, sleep, and be consistent” before everyone’s eyes start to glaze over? I’m way more interested in Cape Epic, Chad’s strength training goals, and basically whatever Nate is doing that day lol
John has also said multiple times that smaller niche questions can’t be answered due to lack of data/research, usually not lack of time.
The podcast is great marketing. The cast is engaging and interested in the sport. Also they make you faster.
@Jonathan Let me start by saying I really like the podcast and your contribution as host, coach and athlete. I liked it more in the past because I had to learn a lot…now I feel confident as my own coach and listen mostly for the chitchat. But that’s on me and not on you!
Now what’s on you:
Taking your mantra of constant improvement combined with Nate telling the podcast is your best commercial (besides athlete recommendations)…and with 348 episodes under the belt…how can you not polish it to its absolute maximum?
Chapter markers would be a great add.
Also adding pictures could be very helpful (charts or study graphs, race pictures, your swimming form, chad’s beer…).
I love it. I smile and laugh a few times a show. I learn some too. Sometimes on different sports or life. Most of the science has been talked about and for lots of us it really doesn’t matter that much. I am still working on consistency.
@Jonathan Would you be interested in feedback for iterating the questions in the feedback form? These questions are very light on generating insights that would truly drive content.
Started listening to latest podcast whilst walking the dogs but phone battery died so only got 30mins in. Impression I got was Nate and Chad were both concentrating on weight lifting and Jonathon Tri’s. The love for cycling didn’t seem to be there?
Chapters would be a great idea for such a long ‘chat’.
Best part of podcast is Nate’s very British sense of humour! Never fails to give me a laugh out loud moment!
I stopped listening to the podcast a fair while ago, just way to much banter, and as I listen to a few podcast the value / time just isn’t there, I like the format of the Wahoo Knowledge (15 mins about one subject) a lot more, and they still get a little banter in there, and I’ve got a lot more from the Zwift Power podcast about training (not always though, and don’t listen to every week) Dani and Mathew Rowe talkig about FTP tests was very interesting to me
Why don’t you submit some of your own questions then? I mean, they can’t have the content tailored solely to you but at least you can get what you want out of it that way
I find the mix of content and length to be perfect. I learn something(s) that I can apply to my training/life every week and value the time and effort the team puts in to provide such great content.
I usually listen while doing chores around the house and have never found the length to be a problem.
I love that the podcast is long, enough to run the entire length of a 1.5-2 hour trainer ride! My ideal would be for it to be a bit MORE of a talk show, with the banter and race/training reports and guest hosts along with listener questions taking up the entire podcast. I’d have all of the deep dives and researcher guests on the science of getting faster podcast.
I don’t look forward to it like I used to. I missed when we, as the listeners, would follow along as Chad, Nate and John got cross bikes together and dipped their toes into cross. And then the TT challenge etc.
I still listen, but rarely find actionable information for me.