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Decoding Garmin’s Cycling Metrics
I don't know about all of you, but personally, I found some of the scores/metrics (like training score, recovery, and so on) to be a bit mysterious, if not negative. I mean, 72 hours to recover and unproductive training sound like all our effort is for nothing and...
Fueling Athletic Dreams & Busy Lives – Alex Larson, RD
In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter interviews Alex Larson R.D. about fueling big endurance challenges like gravel races and Gran Fondos. Be sure to check out Alex's new podcast 'Endurance Eats'. How and R.D. can help with your fueling for...
Why Your Off Day Should Be OFF the Bike—A Practical Tip
Wondering what to do on your off day? STAY OFF THE BIKE! If you're new to this site, you may or may not know that I wrote a book all about nether regions and the bike called 'Saddle, Sore: Ride Comfortable, Ride Happy.' The book was all about how to take care of...
Training
Should You Increase Your Training Hours (or Cadence?)
We tackle the common question of increasing training hours or Should You Train More? In simple terms, more training time will increase fitness but as with many things, it depends on who you are, what you are trying to do and what else you have going on in your life!...
Save Time at Home, Add Hours to Your Training + Recovery Schedules
As I've gotten older, my life has gotten much more focused on optimizing my time usage. This is especially true around the house. So, I admit, I felt very, very old when I decided that for my birthday a couple years ago, all I wanted was a Roomba. But I thought it...
Can you Breathe Better? Luke Way of Isocapnic
Luke Way, an endurance coach and the founder of Isocapnic, joins us to talk about respiratory training and their tool the 'Breathe Way Better', which helps train the respiratory muscles separately from movement. We discuss what it is, how to do it, common questions...
Racing
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Mindset
Mental Performance & Self Awareness – Amy Bell
Amy Bell is a Mental Performance Consultant. We discuss mental performance in sport/life, Meditation, exercises for your mental training and practical strategies for nerves, key moments in events and motivation for training. Find a Mental Performance Consultant...
Using Your A Race (or Adventure) as a Reset
Recently, I ticked off my two A races for the season. Well, technically, they were adventures (running 100-kilometer on trail, then running the La Cloche Silhouette Trail at Killarney Provincial Park). And of course, the minute we were out of the woods at La Cloche, I...
Pre-Order Cyclephotos 2020-2021 Cyclocross Photo Book—with a Chapter from Molly Inside!
I was super excited when Cyclephotos' Balint Hamvas asked me to contribute a chapter to the 2020-2021 Cyclephotos Cyclocross Photo Book. His yearly photobooks documenting the cyclocross scene are beautiful, and over the last decade, I've gotten to see him at hundreds...
Nutrition
A Quick Guide to Eating Healthy in a Hotel (on a Reasonable Budget)
Traveling over the holidays and know you're going to be spending some time in a hotel? Staying healthy while on the road is a huge challenge, but eating definitely doesn't have to be. After the last decade—and the last three years traveling with the healthiest...
From the Bicycling Mag Files // Death to the Superfood
This was a really fun piece to write because it let me talk to some of the smartest people I know, like my co-author of Fuel Your Ride Nanci Guest and Matt Fitzgerald (who has a new book that I am stoked to check out). It also let me preach this big concept that we...
It’s Out! Get Your Copy of “Fuel Your Ride” Today
Guys, I am SO excited to announce my new book is out! It's called Fuel Your Ride: Complete Performance Nutrition for Cyclists. I collaborated with an amazing woman, Nanci Guest (MSc, RD and PhD Candidate) as my primary expert for the book, but it took a year of...
Lifestyle
Summer Travel & Your Training
Summer travel & training. Yikes. This one stresses me out a lot right now. Our travel schedule—ironically, stacked with races, but for me, mostly races I'm doing talks at—makes it really hard to work in the hours needed for IM training. It's been a huge challenge...
What I Miss About Being ~Elite~ | Play and Productivity
A disclaimer before I start this post... I have never been a super-pro athlete at any point. I've trained like one, been on teams with some, and been lucky enough to be surrounded by plenty, but at my best, I was always *almost* there: never quite willing or able to...
Remember That Time I Was in a Beer Commercial?
I was feeling a little nostalgic this morning, so I figured I'd go 'throwback thursday' style and post about something that popped into my head the other day. Of all the stories I wanted to tell at my 10 year high school reunion, being able to say, "I race as an elite...
Women Specific
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Gear
Sun Sleeves: The Cyclist’s Unsung Hero in Summer
As anyone who rides with Peter has probably noticed, we really like white sunsleeves over at Consummate Athlete HQ, and last week when I was speaking with heat + exercise researcher Chris Minson, he casually mentioned that as a cyclist, he really likes sunsleeves in...
Some Great Cycling Gear Guides from this Gear Minimalist
Everyone who's heard me talk about how we are super picky about how much new gear we invest in. While we love being consummate athletes, we don't love how much emphasis gets placed on having exactly the right gear for each and every sport. (Case in point: Rarely will...
Is It Time to Replace Your Cycling Gear?
Over on the Ontario Cycling blog, I talked about how to know when to replace certain pieces of cycling gear—often, these small upgrades can make a big difference to your in-ride comfort, but they can also add years to your bike's lifespan. Spending a bit of time and...
Videos
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