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Have You Had Bloodwork Done Lately? A Case for Testing During Race Season
We talk about the idea of checking in on your bloodwork and doing those annual checkups in the offseason—usually around October and November—but we wanted to mention it now that the season is underway for many of us as well. The offseason is the best time for those...
Q&A – Spring Transition Outside + Too Much Cross-Training?
In this episode of the Consummate Athlete Podcast, Molly Hurford and Peter Glassford discuss 4 listener questions including Hardtail vs. Dual-Suspension, Packs vs. Vests Vs. Bottles Vs. Hip Packs, and then using Structured workouts outside (Spring transition for...
Best Bib Shorts for Every Body, Every Budget, Every Season
When I did a women’s night chat on Zoom a couple weeks ago, we ended up spending 15 minutes on my favorite topic, bib shorts. If you’ve never tried a pair, I 10/10 recommend making the switch from regular shorts to bibs—much more comfortable!! Bib Shorts: Velocio Luxe...
Training
Basics of Testing for Cycling at Home
Molly and Peter discuss ways to test at home for cycling (a.k.a. field or performance testing). They touch on indoor, outdoor methods and how to test if you don't have a power meter. They also go into common issues with testing (E.g. what is not a test) and why...
4 Coaches on Aging Athletes
We have a treat for you in this episode! We had 4 superb coaches discuss aging and today we share our favorite moments from our conversations. Today's episode features ALL NEW clips from Dan John, Chris Mayhew, Linda Wallenfels and Griff Wigley. This Episode is...
How to Sync Training Peaks Workouts to A Garmin Device
Many of our clients use the Garmin auto-sync function that takes a structured workout or 'workout download' and puts it on their Garmin cycling computer. This sync setup also can allow for automatic uploads for all of your completed activities so your workouts are...
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Mindset
Introducing My New Course on Prokit, The Athlete’s Guide to Sponsorship!
Hi everyone! I'm super stoked to share my new ecourse over on Prokit: The Athlete's Guide to Sponsorship. Whether you're an older athlete looking to take your racing to the next level and seeking support, the coach for a club or youth team hoping to support his or her...
Reframing Your Training Goals for 2021
Happy New Year! Now that we're a week into 2021, you're likely (hopefully) still excited about your plans for the upcoming season, and if you're anything like us, there are probably a few events that you're hoping to do. And while we really hope events will be back...
A Quick Way to Make Habits Stick This Year
New research has shown that helping others—doing good—can make us stick to our resolutions more than if we just make them for ourselves. But how does this help our admittedly often selfish goals in fitness? By digging into your why, and maybe shifting some of your...
Nutrition
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Lifestyle
New Favorite: The Perfect Tote Bag from AWbyAndreaWong
I have been on the hunt for a new purse pretty much for the past year. I knew I wanted something big enough to hold my laptop (a 11" MacBook Air) plus a TON of other office stuff, and I wanted it to work as my carry-on purse with all my long-flight necessities. I also...
How To: Remote Work When You Don’t Have Easy Internet Access
For a couple weeks, I was living in a house with no cell service and no wifi. Basically, it’s a terrible situation for someone who makes her living … writing things on the internet. But there weren’t many options since we were locked into the house and...
Rainy Day Van Life: What You Should Know Before You Go
We've had a lot of great luck with camping in our van so far, but we had a couple of rainy nights at the camp we're at right now, and a couple in Louisville when we were there in November. And it's definitely not all adorably rainy Instagrams, it's messy, a little...
Women Specific
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Gear
Consummate Athlete Gift Guide 2020: From $7 to $99
For the active, outdoorsy people who already buy all of the sport-specific gear that they could possibly need, what do you get them for a gift? A bottle of wine is kind of generic, but a certain piece of specific running gear just feels presumptuous, or it's too hard...
The Healthy Office Athlete Gift Guide for Remote Workers
For newly remote workers, we wanted to put together a healthy office gift guide of some of our favorite things that help us stay healthier throughout long workdays that don't feel like they end since ... well, the office is only a few feet from the kitchen. As people...
The Cozy Gift Guide for Tired Athletes
Let's be honest, this winter season just feels different. And honestly, at Consummate Athlete HQ, we've been prioritizing feely cozy because without much racing happening and the general feel of worldwide anxiety and depression, we need that feeling of comfort. If you...
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