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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,...
The 30-Second Before Bed Habit That Makes Tomorrow Healthier
Everyone talks about the morning routine, but the reality is that it’s nearly impossible to have a good/steady morning routine if you’re not setting yourself up for it the night before. Case in point: I'm in an unfamiliar spot this month, and with a hectic schedule...
Goal Setting & Mental Toughness – Dr. Scott Frey Returns
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Molly Hurford interviews Dr. Scott Frey, who returns to the show for a 2nd time! This interview discusses: Mental Toughness Is Molly tough? Goal Setting for the new year and specifically to build toughness...
Training
New Cycling Plans for August in Training Peaks
We have two freshly updated cycling training plans for mountain bike and cyclocross available for instant application to your training peaks calendar that are perfect to start in August to prepare for fall goals. Both are designed to get you ready for racing in 3...
Coaching + Training Plans for Cyclocross Racers
Cyclocross is a demanding and dynamic cycling discipline that requires a great engine, tremendous skills and tactics to deal with decisions around equiptment, lines and pacing. Consummate Athlete offers a variety of services that can support your cyclocross campaign...
4 Common Limiters Holding You Back From Your Athletic Goals
When we start a training plan for cycling, we might be thinking about going faster in a race, finishing a big ride or improving our functional threshold power, which are all good goals. The issue with these outcome goals is they don't take into account the type of...
Racing
10 Things I Learned From Racing an Ironman
This piece on Ironman was so much fun to write for Bicycling, because it let me think about the whole year of training—and race day! A lot of practical stuff in here, like what to wear and choosing the right gear, but also some goofy stuff. Read it here Before you go,...
Q&A: Endurance Racing, Base Training, the Coach Process and More!
February's Q&A is here and it's a fun one! Sprinting on the trainer: The Coaching Process: how to become a coach Endurance training: Base Season and Training Camp Mistakes Don’t forget to check out our show and all the other podcasts available thanks...
Paris to Ancaster and a Rediscovery of Racing
This past weekend, I did something I haven't done in since September. I stood on a start line at a race convinced that I was going to try, and that if I did, I could actually do well. It's a weird feeling, finding that pressure again. It didn't happen often this past...
Cross-Training
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Mindset
Should You Sweat the Small Stuff? What to Do About Those Little Niggles
Minor knee pain, stiff hips, a sore shoulder… What’s an athlete to do? Small niggles: those little irritations and tiny pain points that crop up during the course of training/everyday life. They're pretty much unavoidable. A sore shoulder here, a twinge in your hip...
E-Bikes are Part of a Healthy Aging Strategy
We wanted to pose a question today: What if electric bikes (e-bikes) and electric mountain bikes (e-MTB) could keep you and your friends riding and moving in nature for many more years, compared to deciding you'll never use one? Hear us out! You do not NEED to get an...
Is It Time for a Habit Audit?
Today as we recorded this week's podcast, I was talking about the fact that my knee is experiencing a bit of a tweak these last few days. It's nothing new or super serious-feeling, but it is serving as a reminder that I can't take my general health/working legs for...
Nutrition
Camp Cooking for Beginners
Does the idea of using a camp stove make you nervous? Yeah, me too. For some reason, the open flame / tiny propane tank just made me nervous, and like I had no business cooking at my campsite. Ask me to start a campfire and I'm on it. (I'm actually pretty good at it!)...
What Milk Alternative (or Milk) Should You Try?
Over on Outside, I did a pretty fun investigation into all things milk-related. And I very quickly realized something I'd never noticed before: Milk alternatives are NOT created equal. Some are packed with fat, some are super sugary or carb-laden, some are jammed with...
Katie Compton’s Smartest Tips for Picking the Right Food for You
Katie Compton has been one of the most consistent cyclocross racers in the world for the last 15 years, despite pretty constant health problems and issues she's had to diagnose and deal with. That's why I was so stoked to sit down with her for Bicycling mag and talk...
Lifestyle
Speaker Applications are Open for Collingwood’s Outdoor Edit Speaker Series: “How To Be Outside”
A speaker series devoted to outdoor adventure, inspiration + motivation HOW TO BE OUTSIDE COLLINGWOOD, ON | OCTOBER 9, 2020 Come for an evening of motivating, inspirational talks around the different ways we can interact with the world outside, in one of the...
The Pixie Cut, 2 Years Later (Or, Why to Keep Your Short Hair)
why to keep short hair A couple years ago, I wrote about returning to my pixie cut and why I suddenly felt 110% more like myself again. I wanted to come back to it now, almost two years later, because of everything I've written, it's one that continually gets...
Organizing Your Cyclocross Gear for Less Mess (and Mud)
READER QUESTION: Can you maybe do something on how to organize your gear for cyclocross? I feel like my vehicle is a disaster and disorganized putting me into a panic before races to find stuff. Small storage bins, bags? Any hacks would be awesome. Thanks! As everyone...
Women Specific
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Gear
The Consummate Athlete 2024 Gift Guide – Gifts for Every Athlete in Your Life
Tis the season... to shop for yourself and other athletes in your life! This year, we're sharing our favorite gifts to give and receive in this one single spot rather than spreading it out into multiple gift guides. We'll likely update it as more ideas come to us, and...
NormaTec Recovery Boots: Review of the Pulse 2.0 Compression Boots
2024 update: Having now had the Pulse 2.0 Compression Boots for over three years, they're still good as new, still going strong, and yes, I still recommend them. I am a reluctant convert to compression boots, specifically NormaTec (now owned by HyperIce) recovery...
Getting Better at Fueling on the Run
I'm working really hard right now on fueling more effectively for long runs... It's not something I'm great at, and I know it holds me back in races. So, it's been a priority for me this summer + into the fall! Three Tips for Improving Fueling: 1: Use the Interval...
Videos
3 Thoughts on Off-Season
3 Thoughts on Off-Season = BALANCE I tend to use the term 'Balance Period' for the period of time between the final Competitive/Race Period and the start of 'Base' Period. Without fail the biggest mistake athletes make is carrying the same injuries, illnesses, and bad...
Off-Season – Video Check in & Off-Season Basics
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erCNqJSz0Ew] Show Notes -> Make sure you take at least a recovery week, if not a full week off bike. -> If you have been charging hard at races or had any injuries/illness will need at least 2-3 weeks. -> those time...
3 Common Mountain Bike Mistakes That Steal Your Speed
3 Places I see clients loosing 'free' speed are found below. Too often I get to see clients too late. At the race site in the days before the race is a tough time to make change in your trained movements (good or bad). Our skills are very much connected to our end...