Podcast
Weekly Cycling
Podcast
Where masters cyclists and endurance athletes learn to train smarter, stay healthy, and improve performance to reach their goals.
Expert Insights and Advice
On The Consummate Athlete Podcast, we’re digging into how to be the best endurance athlete you can be. We talk to experts and athletes, and share our combined 40+ years of experience in the endurance sport world so that you can train efficiently and race smart.
Leave a Rating or Review
We know it can be a little tricky. Here’s how to rate and review on Apple Podcasts:
Have a Question for the Show?
Have an expert you want to pitch to us, or interested in advertising?
Podcast Episodes
Our New Book is Out!
In this brief episode, we announce the release of our new book, "Becoming a Consummate Athlete", and we talk about the different parts of the book. Amazon link to purchase: https://amzn.to/36CEEkt More Details: http://ConsummateAthlete.com/book/ Check out the...
Choosing New Gear
Learn 11 concepts that help you choose gear, equipment, and gadgets! The gear we choose can set us on a course to success in the sport by keeping us organized, resilient, flexible, and functional. As Consummate Athletes we want to move in a variety of ways and in a...
Did Not Finish – Zoë Rom
Zoe Rom joins us to discuss running, training, FKT's, failure, and even the dreaded DNF (did not finish). We talk about perceptions of failure and what it can teach us as endurance athletes. Check out the 'DNF Podcast'...
How to Choose Supplements
Today we take a chapter out of our upcoming book, "Becoming a Consummate Athlete" and discuss the complicated decision to take (or not to take) a supplement. Should You Take 'X' Supplement? Is 'X' Good? We work through some questions to ask to better decide what to...
Bike Packing: From Backyard to Backcountry
Brook Smith is a cyclist from Toronto who has progressed from mountain biking into multi-day bike-packing adventures in the back-country of British Columbia. He shares his training, preparation, and adventures Topics Discussed follow Brook -...
2021 Goals – How to Train in the Fall
Today we discuss the question of planning for the next season when it is many months off and, for 2021, a little uncertain. We focus on typical ways to plan a Cycling or Running (or summer sport) season and discuss what fall/early winter training for summer athletes...
Gravel Cycling – Selene Yeager
Writer and accomplished cyclist Selene Yeager joins us to discuss Gravel Cycling and her new book on the topic. This is an episode from spring 2020 before the Covid19 pandemic. With Selene's new podcast and thoughts toward 2021 events, we thought now was a great time...
Gear for Strength Training at Home
Today we discuss the common fall (and pandemic) question ... What do you need to perform strength training at home. We also go into why you might want to do it year-round, the benefits, and some rough ideas for what a routine could look like. Links Mentioned - Yoga...
Consistency and Training Fundamentals – Dan Cleather
Daniel Cleather is an associate professor of strength and conditioning at St Mary's University. As a coach he has worked with World and Olympic champions in athletics, rowing, canoeing and rugby. Please check out Dan's books the Little Black Book of Training Wisdom...