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How to Train When You’re on Vacation
So you're going on vacation, but you still want to train: How do you make time for training while you're sipping margaritas on the beach or herding your family through a waterpark? Plan ahead for vacation in your training schedule It's easy to forget to inform your...
Setting up Data Screens, Racing the Short Race, BunnyHops
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly answer listener questions on: Whether to use Power, Heart Rate or Feeling to guide workouts Setting up your bike computer data screens for your best workout results Racing the short race as a good...
Stage Race Packing: Essentials, Extras and Extraneous
This post and list has been honed over many different stage races we have done since 2005 and is meant to help you on any multi-day stage race or training camp as a racer/participant/spectator. Including TransRockies, Transylvania Stage race, Crank The Shield and...
Training
A Busy Athlete’s Guide to Work Trips
After Sea Otter Classic this year—the most hectic 4 days in the cycling industry—it got me thinking about work trips. So many of the athletes that we work with are also busy executives who are often on 3-7 day business trips, and it can get really tricky, especially...
What are Rockslide Habits?
You’ve spring cleaned, but have you checked in on your habits as the temperatures warm up? I’ve noticed that as season’s change, it’s a great time to rethink some of the daily habits that might be holding you back—especially with things like training time, and general...
3-Month Training Plan and Consult Package
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Racing
Stage Race Packing: Essentials, Extras and Extraneous
This post and list has been honed over many different stage races we have done since 2005 and is meant to help you on any multi-day stage race or training camp as a racer/participant/spectator. Including TransRockies, Transylvania Stage race, Crank The Shield and...
How to Support a Partner in a Big Adventure
In 2021, I did my first 100-kilometer trail run—and in doing so, I saw just how incredibly helpful Peter was throughout the day and in the day after. I saw it again during my 100 miler a year later. Most summers, we each have big events that include a fair amount of...
Why You Need a Post-Race Ritual—Even 20 Minutes!
I wrote this thinking about the women in my life that I know. I've seen my friends cross the finish line, and before they've even caught their breath, they're back into real life, making sure the kids have snacks and are ready to get home, all while still...
Cross-Training
What is Consummate Training? Our Approach
New here? Training to be a Consummate Athlete is about using Cross-training to foster Consistency, Confidence and Community (the 4 Cs !) We also encourage athletes to think about things other than physical training by being prepared, taking care of their equipment,...
Commit to Yoga Every Day for a Month — Here’s Some Tips to Make It Work!
I love the idea of a challenge that can keep you feeling good through the holidays even when time/space to train is short, which is why December tends to be a favorite time of mine for challenges that include yoga. (Remember when I talked about minimum viable...
How to Set Strength Training Goals
The best way to get into the strength training habit is to start strength training: especially if you haven’t done much in the past, you’ll start seeing results quickly, which will likely feed your desire to stick with it. Strength training is addictive when you start...
Mindset
How to Support Someone Who Has a Bad Race
Last week, we shared a post about how to support your partner and it had a ton of practical tips. This week, after pulling out of my 100-miler at 100 kilometers in, I have to say that Peter not only managed to be an incredibly supportive partner in the sense of...
How to Support a Partner in a Big Adventure
In 2021, I did my first 100-kilometer trail run—and in doing so, I saw just how incredibly helpful Peter was throughout the day and in the day after. I saw it again during my 100 miler a year later. Most summers, we each have big events that include a fair amount of...
What are Rockslide Habits?
You’ve spring cleaned, but have you checked in on your habits as the temperatures warm up? I’ve noticed that as season’s change, it’s a great time to rethink some of the daily habits that might be holding you back—especially with things like training time, and general...
Nutrition
Stomach Gurgling During a Race? A Few Causes + Solutions
A churning stomach, gurgling tummy, hiccups or a bit of a heartburn-y tight feeling during a running or cycling event is normal—and incredibly annoying and stressful! And while it can be unavoidable sometimes, there are a few things you can do to minimize issues ahead...
Our Favorite Kitchen Gadgets for Healthy Eating… And the One We Don’t Use
I am a lazy cook/baker. (See: The Lazy Guide to Sourdough.) But I also am cheap, meaning I don’t like to do a lot of takeout (and our healthy takeout options here aren’t amazing). So, I cook. But I do it in the laziest way possible, which means I love a good kitchen...
How to Eat on the Bike: In-Ride Nutrition Basics
When should you start eating during a ride? What should you eat? Is sports drink better than gels, or vice versa? How many calories do you need per hour? We wanted to bring you a few of our rules of thumb for cycling nutrition. Molly has 2 entire books -- Fuel Your...
Lifestyle
How to Train When You’re on Vacation
So you're going on vacation, but you still want to train: How do you make time for training while you're sipping margaritas on the beach or herding your family through a waterpark? Plan ahead for vacation in your training schedule It's easy to forget to inform your...
Check Out Our New Services Form Powered by Payable
At Consummate Athlete, we work with busy people, from athletes who have limited time and money to CEOs with limited energy and even more limited interest in overcomplicating things. That was a big reason we started working with Payable a few years ago: It was a way to...
When You Shouldn’t Ignore the Small Stuff
In training and general health/nutrition advice that we give, we are almost always telling people to focus on the basics: Be consistent in your training, eat your vegetables, prioritize sleep over fancy recovery modalities. But there are time when small stuff—the...
Women Specific
Why You Need a Post-Race Ritual—Even 20 Minutes!
I wrote this thinking about the women in my life that I know. I've seen my friends cross the finish line, and before they've even caught their breath, they're back into real life, making sure the kids have snacks and are ready to get home, all while still...
Are You Buying Gear or Buying Time?
I had to laugh a few months ago. I was riding with a time-strapped friend and we were chatting about the latest wheelset that promised to give you an extra 10 watts (or rather, save you 10 watts). She had a big race on the schedule in a few months, and she was...
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Dr. Stacy Sims – Weight Lifting, Protein, Menopause [Rebroadcast]
This is our most popular episode in 2023 so we are rebroadcasting this important interview with Dr. Stacy Sims. Her mission is to help women better understand their bodies and elevate them in research, science, sport, and ultimately, in life. The ideas that that...
Gear
Stage Race Packing: Essentials, Extras and Extraneous
This post and list has been honed over many different stage races we have done since 2005 and is meant to help you on any multi-day stage race or training camp as a racer/participant/spectator. Including TransRockies, Transylvania Stage race, Crank The Shield and...
Dealing with Chafe on the Bike and Run
It’s summer, which means you ride more, you run more, and you sweat more. And, unless you’re very, very lucky, you chafe more. So, we’re chatting about a few of our favorite chafe-fighting tips for the ride and the run! My number one chafe tip: Chafe happens to every...
Life in an Altitude Tent – Our Best Tips
Sleeping in an Hypoxico altitude tent Sharing an altitude tent (sorry, altitude cubicle) with a partner is asking a lot of your relationship. Let's just start right there. If you're someone living at 0 feet of elevation and planning to race, say, at the 10,000 foot...
Videos
New 10-Minute Yoga/Strength Flow Video
If you’re looking for a quick reset, Molly put together a new 10 minute flow to quickly sneak in some mobility, core and strength work for busy days! https://youtu.be/Q3mM39UVdA0 Or watch on youtube here
New 8-Minute Yoga for Anytime
Looking for a quick mid-day reset, an easy morning wakeup, or a post- or pre-ride flow to feel nice and limber? We’ve got you covered with this quick 8-minute yoga flow with Molly! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiBJyC6PfwU
Short Strength + Stretch Routine – Video
Since we were talking marginal gains on the podcast this week and mentioned my morning routine (still going strong after 9 years… longer than our marriage!), I wanted to make a new video walking you through a 10-minute version. You may need to modify it at first,...