# Secret Pro Tips to Getting Faster – Ask a Cycling Coach 399 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast\ **Created:** [January 19, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/secret-pro-tips-to-getting-faster-ask-a-cycling-coach-399/80120 "2023-01-19T17:00:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MaxinePhilavong](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/maxinephilavong/32/115724_2.png) [@MaxinePhilavong](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/MaxinePhilavong)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/secret-pro-tips-to-getting-faster-ask-a-cycling-coach-399/80120/1 "2023-01-19T17:00:32Z")
We’ve got a new Ask a Cycling Coach with special guest: Savilia Blunk! [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/d/a/daec85e6f97d589f35a6a0642cc770efe0180fbb.jpeg "Secret Pro Tips to Getting Faster – Ask a Cycling Coach 399") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaRitlkgThM) Share the podcast with your friends, and rate it 5-stars! iTunes: [Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad - Podcast - Apple Podcasts](https://trainerroad.cc/apple2) Spotify: [Spotify – Web Player](https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2) Google Podcasts: [Google Podcasts is no longer available](https://trainerroad.cc/google) TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE - 0:00 Meet pro XC MTB racer, Savilia Blunk! - 0:42 How to manage emotions in a race - 7:04 MTB pacing strategies from the pros - 11:55 What Savilia does to become such a good bike handler - 17:08 How to use your autonomic nervous system to get more from your workouts - 49:34 How XC MTB pros manage racing short track and XCO with such little time between - 01:07:00 The one thing coaches wish more athletes did to get faster RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: - [Parasympathetic reactivation after repeated sprint exercise](https://journals.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/ajpheart.00062.2007) - [The polyvagal theory: New insights into adaptive reactions of the autonomic nervous system](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3108032/) Watch our latest Cycling Science Explained video now! [![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/original/3X/0/8/08cee1a2504c552b9ce256284c9afb48646207b7.jpeg "Does Altitude Training Make You Slower? | Cycling Science Explained") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3IIJqNxNMo) RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: [Do Massage Guns Work, Fainting, Peaking, and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 393 - Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - TrainerRoad](https://trainerroad.cc/3BdfA3B) Subscribe to the Science of Getting Faster Podcast below! Spotify: [Spotify](https://trainerroad.cc/spotifysogf) iTunes: [Science of Getting Faster Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad - Podcast - Apple Podcasts](https://trainerroad.cc/itunessogf) TRY TRAINERROAD RISK FREE FOR 30 DAYS! TrainerRoad is the #1 cycling training app. No other cycling app is more effective. Over 13,000 positive reviews, a 4.9 star App Store rating. Adaptive Training from TrainerRoad uses machine learning and science-based coaching principles to continually assess your performance and intelligently adjust your training plan. It trains you as an individual and makes you a faster cyclist. Learn more about TrainerRoad: [Cycling Planning, Training, & Analytics - TrainerRoad](https://trainerroad.cc/3LBb5Ur) Learn more about Adaptive Training: [Adaptive Training: The Right Workout. Every Time. - TrainerRoad](https://trainerroad.cc/35Tqtea) ABOUT THE ASK A CYCLING COACH PODCAST Ask a Cycling Coach podcast is a cycling and triathlon training podcast. Each week USAC/USAT Level I certified coach Chad Timmerman, pro athletes, and other special guests answer your cycling and triathlon questions. Have a question for the podcast? Ask here: [Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - TrainerRoad](https://trainerroad.cc/3HTFXNi) MORE PODCASTS FROM TRAINERROAD Listen to the Successful Athletes Podcast: [Successful Athletes Podcast - TrainerRoad](https://trainerroad.cc/3JmKrN5) Listen to the Science of Getting Faster Podcast: [The Science of Getting Faster Podcast - TrainerRoad](https://trainerroad.cc/3LpuIhP) STAY IN TOUCH Training Blog: [TrainerRoad Blog - Cycling Training Resources and Tips](https://trainerroad.cc/3gCdNdN) TrainerRoad Forum: [TrainerRoad - Cycling & Training Forum](https://trainerroad.cc/3uHvLnE) Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/trainerroad/](https://www.instagram.com/trainerroad/) Strava Club: [https://www.strava.com/clubs/trainerroad](https://www.strava.com/clubs/trainerroad) Facebook: [https://www.facebook.com/TrainerRd](https://www.facebook.com/TrainerRd) Twitter: [https://twitter.com/TrainerRoad](https://twitter.com/TrainerRoad) #### TrainerRoad Podcast Network [Submit your Question to the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast](https://www.trainerroad.com/podcast) [Subscribe to the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast](https://www.trainerroad.com/podcast) [Subscribe to the Successful Athletes Podcast](https://www.trainerroad.com/successful-athletes-podcast) [Submit your story to the Successful Athletes Podcast](https://www.trainerroad.com/successful-athletes-podcast) [Subscribe to the Science of Getting Faster Podcast](https://www.trainerroad.com/sogf) [Submit a topic to the Science of Getting Faster Podcast](https://www.trainerroad.com/sogf) ---
**Author:** ![adski](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/adski/32/1177_2.png) [@adski](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/adski)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/secret-pro-tips-to-getting-faster-ask-a-cycling-coach-399/80120/2 "2023-01-20T00:10:24Z")
The [coaching section](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaRitlkgThM&t=4020s) is great example of being both informative to the listener, and cathartic for the presenter @IvyAudrain 😃 Point taken ---
**Author:** ![jshort](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/trainerroad/forum/user_avatar/www.trainerroad.com/jshort/32/25954_2.png) [@jshort](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/u/jshort)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2023, 3:51pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/secret-pro-tips-to-getting-faster-ask-a-cycling-coach-399/80120/3 "2023-01-21T15:51:50Z")
It would have been cool to hear more about Savilia and her story. With that said, she was definitely one of the better guests and gave some quality insight and advice for racing. I liked the headspace talk.