Amber!
The balancing act between work and cycling/exercise would be good to cover too. Like fitness groups at work
To start TR there was no fitness, friends, relaxing, etc. that’s how I got my nice 190 FTP and weight 210 lbs.
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I’d vote for IG! I don’t have/don’t want tiktok, but it’d still be great to hear your thoughts.
Aviations with Amber! My favourite gin cocktail with my favourite host (sorry, chaps…) Happy to share the recipe. 
Girl, those haircare secrets better be unisex. 
I can only presume you’ll be doing a coordinated dance with each TikToks you post?
I bet as you get into it, you’ll find each topic is more worthy than a one minute perspective.
Your TikToks may be longer meaning you’ll have to dance for longer 
Every other video will be a dance 
It would be really interesting if you get one of your mentors or a local business leader to interview you with their own questions and users submitted questions… Just an idea! Looking forward to seeing the content.
Who was Coach T, and when did the immortal @chad take over?
Umm, Chad’s last name is Timmerman… so 
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Advice for Beginning Cyclists
September 24, 2012 | Chad Timmerman | 2 comments
It’s tough to start a new exercise regimen, even tougher if you’ve been out of that loop for quite some time, and tougher still if your sport of choice has the potential to be extremely physically demanding. But one wonderful aspect of riding a bike as compared to less beginner-forgiving sports such as running, is that your level of effort and strain can be dialed down to a very modest level as you gradually build some base fitness. Telling a novice runner to “run easy” is almost laughable when you consider how hard running initially is even at the slowest of paces, but asking a cyclist to “ride easy” is actually a reasonable request regardless of his or her incoming fitness level.
To further illustrate cycling’s newbie-friendliness, even something as daunting as an assessment workout can be done in such a way as to accommodate the greenest of cycling newcomers or those beginning athletes with very little, if any, base fitness.
But first, it’s important for all riders to realize that an assessment workout isn’t a pass or fail affair, nor is it an “all-out”, gut-wrenching, vomit-and-fall-off-your-bike endeavor meant to deter new riders from gaining an understanding of where their current fitness lies. Rather, it’s a measure of current capabilities regardless of how high or low those capabilities are. We assess to understand where we’re at, to benchmark future progress, and to establish necessary training levels.
And even experienced riders fall well short of the mark on their initial foray into assessment workouts. Guessing at a proper pace for a couple 8-minute efforts (my recommendation for very new riders) or a 20-minute interval (use this protocol if you’ve had no luck with pacing during the 2×8-minute format but be confident that your endurance will carry you for a full 20 minutes) isn’t easy, but it becomes more manageable and more closely representative of your true capabilities each time you endure the work. Like anything, you can expect to improve with practice.
With all this said, some riders may still be wary of diving into an hour-long workout the day they first saddle up. And even though the total time spent working vs time spent resting during a 2x8min assessment workout is far less than 60 minutes, riders are still riding for a full 60 minutes which can be a tall order for anyone who hasn’t been on a bike in a long while.
For these riders, my recommendation is simple: ride, ride some more, & ride some more. Regardless of how long your first couple of rides are, make the next one a little longer and the next one slightly longer still. Before you know it, you’ll log that first 40, 50, or even 60-minute ride and you’ll feel much more capable of tackling your first assessment workout.
However you choose to approach your entry or re-entry into cycling, try not to take it too seriously and often remind yourself to enjoy the process. After all, we’re riding bicycles, this is supposed to be fun!
-Coach T
It go, “right foot up, left foot slide
Left foot up, right foot slide”
I don’t have any mentors 
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IG Please!
I don’t think you need one unless you plan to IPO somewhere down the line (I hope you don’t). Looks like you’ve done everything right up to this point, so unless things change drastically, I’m a TR user for life. Great product, great team, and amazing podcast.
I started my company right around the same time you quit your job. We’re in completely different industries, but I’m well aware of the struggles of bootstrapping in the modern era, especially when going up against a giant. In your case, it’s a VC funded company. In my case, it’s a 3rd generation family-owned dinosaur that’s been making the same stuff for 70+ years - innovation went out the door decades ago.
I like that TR’s product releases are well thought out and not rushed. The pioneer gets the arrow in his back. I’m really looking forward to “Thing 1”, among others, because I know you guys are taking the time to do things the right way.