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Q&A – Bentonville, ‘Healthy’ Fueling, Starting Running, Indoor Threshold
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly answer listener questions on: Our recent trip to Bentonville and Bentonville Lift serviced year-round Bike Park The trouble with fueling with whole foods or 'healthy' foods Trouble with getting started...
Q&A – Strength or Muscle, Spinning too much & Outside Interval Anxiety
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly answer 3 listener questions about: Getting anxious about doing interval workouts outside Stacking strength days on the same day as harder bikes (double days) Are we building strength or muscle mass or...
Controlling the Uncontrollables on Race Day (Really)
We've been talking a lot about post-race reviews, and one question that we kept thinking about was around luck. Specifically, 'what was lucky about this race?' and 'what was unlucky about this race?' This is a great starting point when it comes to thinking about...
Training
Why Would Normalized Power Be Lower Than Average Power?
This is a technical question that can help build your understanding of common cycling metrics and catch common mistakes in setting up bike computers and analyzing data. Occasionally a cyclist will notice that their Normalized Power (A smoothed rolling 30-second...
How to Train for a Road Fondo or Charity Ride
Are you getting ready for a Fondo or Charity Ride? Many of our clients do these big fun rides (e.g. Fondos and Fundos!) What is your goal at the Charity Ride or Fondo? We often hear that athletes want to do these for fun BUT they also want to be fit enough to keep up...
How to Train 3 Months Before Your XC Mountain Bike Race
Are you gearing up for a major XCO or XC mountain bike race this summer? Maybe you're eyeing the USA or Canadian National championships in July? How to Prepare for a MTB RACE Let's look at how you can prepare over the next 3 months to thrive in your goal mountain bike...
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Mindset
Word of the Year: Strong
It's funny, last year, I had my original word of the year draft ready to go with the word STRONG as my word of the year. Then, at the last minute, I decided to shift it to Intentional during the holiday season when I felt like I really needed to slow down and be more,...
The Annual Reminder That the Makeover Montage Doesn’t Exist IRL
It's January 3rd, which means for most of us, we're settled into our normal(ish) routines following the holidays. Maybe you hit New Year's Day feeling ready for all that 2024 may have in store, and are still riding the New Year's Resolution/goal-setting high. I know...
Harnessing that “Vacation Prep” Energy
I'm sitting here writing this on a Friday at 11AM, right before I head out for my lunch run. And I'm writing it because it's a third of the way through the month, but for the first time in I don't know how long, it's Friday and my decks are actually cleared. (Not my...
Nutrition
Everything I Do to Avoid Stomachaches and GI Distress on Race Day
You all probably have guessed that talking GI issues on the run or ride is a topic near and dear to my heart—hence why my first ever sports journalism article was about Triathletes and IBS over 10 years ago! But over on Outside Online, I was able to really get into...
How Road Cyclist Tayler Wiles Fuels Her Rides
I remember interviewing Tayler Wiles back when I was writing Fuel Your Ride and loving how she refused to eat gels or 'fake' ride foods on the bike, even in most races. So, it was even cooler to interview her again four years later and hear that she hasn't deviated...
How Do You Choose Supplements?
In the below episode of the Consummate Athlete Podcast, we discuss 3 topic areas from listener questions. Supplements, Plateaus and Post-Workout meals for busy people. Supplements One of the big topics we cover is based on 4-5 specific questions in the direction of,...
Lifestyle
What’s In Her (Race and Workout) Bags: Nicole Loher, Badass Triathlete / Superwoman
Nicole Loher is a triathlete, runner, digital strategist, creative, all-around badass living in Brooklyn, NY. I stumbled across her a couple years ago, immediately got her on The Consummate Athlete Podcast to talk all things healthy living, routine-building and racing...
What’s in Her Bag: My Travel Pouch
The 'What's in Her Bag' section is admittedly, my new favorite thing to both write and to chat about with the rad women who've taken part in it so far. Each week, I'm featuring the everyday/gym/race day/sport-specific/food bag of an athlete that I love, or sharing...
What’s in Her (Training) Bag: Lori Nedescu, RD at Hungry for Results + Pro Road Cyclist
I LOVE Lori Nedescu, badass registered dietician at Hungry for Results + pro cyclist (and runner!). She's one of my favorite Consummate Athlete Podcast guests (we've had her on twice already and a third episode is coming soon!) and she's just a blast to hang out with....
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Gear
Your Home Gym Setup for Off-Season Strength
The off-season is coming for many of us, but regardless of the time of year, having a spot in your house to do some strength and mobility work is a big part of being an efficient, healthy athlete. Here, we're talking about the few pieces of gear that we love for all...
7 (Tiny and Cheap) Pieces of Running Gear That Can Change Your Life
Running: All you need is shoes and you're set, right? Mostly, that's true. But if you're running regularly, there are some small pieces of gear that can be total gamechangers. I originally wrote this list back in 2019, and I was stoked that most of it still held true,...
5 Ways to Upcycle a Nuun Tube for Travel, Training + Food
I've talked a lot about nuun electrolyte tables lately because as temps rise, I'm relying on the electrolytes more than ever... and for camping trips where we'll be hiking and running a ton and filtering water as we go, you know that I'm bringing nuun to help get rid...
Videos
Advanced MTB Braking ( Disera Drop at Nationals Course )
Find the Youtube link HERE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJFL6y8w9vs This episode uses a technical steep rock drop/garden at Hardwood Ski and Bike in Barrie Ontario to look at how control with our front brake can make very technical aspects safe and doable with a...
3 Drills for Better Cornering
Cornering is essential to any type of cycling. We do it often and the better we can do it the faster we can go, the less work we have to do, the safer we will be and the more fun we can have. Many cyclists get caught riding their bikes like it is stuck in a trainer...
Standing for Cycling Comfort and Performance
https://www.youtube.com/embed/oprqYUBp_F4 Standing is one of my favorite skills to help people embrace. Yes sitting is efficient because we don't support our body weight BUT it is not efficient on all terrains (ie. bumpy downhill or short climb or you find yourself in...