What effect does body hair have on evaporative cooling, how to find the minimum effective dose with heat training, should openers depend on your event type or your preferences, and much more in Episode 359 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast! Tune in Thursday at 8:00am Pacific! Youtube Live Video: …

I’m hoping there’s some good stuff on the body fatigue from long rides. As it’s spring now and I up the length of my rides I’m feeling the soreness. I’m sure much of it is just acclimation to the distances, but I’m sure there’s much I’m missing.

Sorry for the confusion, y’all! We won’t be covering respiratory training tomorrow. The YT thumbnail may be cached here on the forum so it may not update for ya on here, but if you click through, it’ll be accurate. :slight_smile:

[image] MaxinePhilavong: How does body hair affect evaporative cooling [image] Oh wow, love the details :grin: You guys sure aren’t afraid to go deep in the weeds, no wonder the podcast is one of the highlights of the week for me:clap::clap::+1: I wonder if this is more controversial than …

I caught the live one late, but there is some apparent format change related to this. Might relate to the forum topics complaining about show length in the past? Edit to update after listening to the format section: Jon stated this was an experiment. This is done even in light of the fact that…

liam_mail: it seems all the podcasts have the chapter links since the Spotify push started Thanks for this. I had no idea this happened. I haven’t listened much in the past few years due to the new length. It used to be my favorite podcast. This will make me give it a try.

This may be a first! I didn’t hear @ambermalika say cognitive load this episode. I didn’t get to play the catch phrase drinking game. :frowning_face: I did hear Amber catch herself with circle back, though. Just poking fun at you Amber. I love your cheery disposition on the podcast. As Nate stat…

Some of us are more “folliclely endowed” than others. I’ve always felt that when I do a full-body manscaping in the summer, I feel cooler on those big days in the saddle. I, for one, was excited to see that this topic was addressed— you could say that the hair on my back stood on end.

would you say you have “dense fur?” :joy:

Shaving and Thermoregulation, Heat Training, Openers and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 359 - #20 by mcneese.chad - Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast

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