Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad

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Ask a Cycling Coach: 032 - TrainerRoad Podcast Apr 15, 2016

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• Weight loss for cyclists • How to use Training Peaks with TrainerRoad • How to measure your body fat • How a power meter works • Does low cadence affect power readings? • How to maintain fitness • How to deal with a plateau in fitness • How to use rollers with TrainerRoad • Do rollers make you faster? • Are rollers better than trainers? • How to raise your FTP • In which racing category should you start? • How to keep training with a newborn in the family • How to balance training and family • Does burping affect heart rate? • How to estimate your FTP • How to build fitness and train for road racing • Which build plan is best for road racing? • How to warm up for a cross country mountain bike race • How to know if you are too tired to train

Ask a Cycling Coach: 031 - TrainerRoad Podcast Apr 07, 2016

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• How to measure body fat • Weight loss for cyclists • How to train for a short time trial • How to pace a time trial • How to recover after a workout • How to know when you should bridge to a breakaway • Race tactics for cyclists • How to establish a breakaway • How to judge a race • What is the ideal weight for a triathlete? • How to pace a half-ironman • Is lighter always faster for cyclists? • How to train for single speed racing • How to train for Leadville

Ask a Cycling Coach: 030 – TrainerRoad Podcast Apr 04, 2016

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• How to use a smart trainer with TrainerRoad • How cadence affects electronic trainers • How to lose weight while retaining muscle • How to count calories for cyclists • How to know if you are sugar adapted • How to reduce reliance on sugar • How to use TrainerRoad with a coach • How to make your own custom workouts • How to use VirtualPower • Why does indoor FTP differ from outdoor FTP? • How to set up your trainer • How to adjust the intensity of a workout in TrainerRoad • What cadence should you ride at? • Is low cadence better than high cadence? • What gear should you use on an electronic trainer? • How to use your power meter with TrainerRoad • How to use PowerMatch

Ask a Cycling Coach: 029 – TrainerRoad Podcast Mar 27, 2016

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• How to perform an FTP Test • Which FTP Testing protocol is best • How to train when you're sick • Can you train too much? • What is overtraining? • How to avoid overtraining • Can you use TrainerRoad outdoors? • What is an LSCT? • How to tell if you're in good form or not • How fasted training works • What does your body due during fasted training? • Is fasted training only effective in the morning? • How long do you have to not eat for fasted training to work? • Does pushing through a bonk make you faster? • What to watch when you're on the trainer • How to adjust your workouts if your FTP is too low • How to combine fasted training with high intensity training • Do oval chainrings make you faster? • Do oval chainrings improve traction and pedal-bob for mountain bikes? • What temperature is ideal for indoor training? • How to use saunas for training • Does training in heat make you faster? • How much improvement can you expect in a year? • Does training differ for junior athletes?

Ask a Cycling Coach: 028 – TrainerRoad Podcast Mar 23, 2016

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• Do shaved legs make you faster? • Why do cyclists shave their legs? • How to train for mountain bike racing • Weight training for cyclists • How to fuel on the bike • What's the best food to eat on the bike? • How fasted training works • Pre-race nutrition • When should you take an FTP test? • Core training for cycling

Ask a Cycling Coach: 027 – TrainerRoad Podcast Mar 18, 2016

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• How to do hill repeats • How to do interval training outdoors • How to do interval training without a power meter • Are you a bad FTP tester? • Is your FTP wrong? • How to test your FTP • Is warming up good? • Do warmups work? • How to warm up for a race • Quadricep pain for cyclists • How to set up your bike for indoor training • Best gearing for indoor training • Why isn't your power data smooth? • How to pace for a Gran Fondo or Sportive • How to set up your bike for steep climbs • Is it bad to turn up the intensity of a workout?

Ask a Cycling Coach: 026 – TrainerRoad Podcast Mar 11, 2016

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• Do different types of trainers affect your FTP? • How inertia affects FTP • How to use cycling to lose weight • How power relates to VO2max • What should females know about body fat analysis • Is it normal to not see an increase in FTP? • Does expensive cycling kit make you faster? • Is your FTP too low? • What is VO2max? • Does VO2max training make you faster? • What your body goes through during an interval workout

Ask a Cycling Coach: 025 – TrainerRoad Podcast Mar 04, 2016

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• How to salvage a stage race • How to mix vacation with training • How to measure body fat • How to fix knee pain for cyclists • Stretching and physical therapy for cyclists • How to train for a Half-IRONMAN • Is overtraining a myth? • What to do if you're feeling tired during training • Do low-inertia trainers cause knee pain? • Should I retake my FTP test? • How to use indoor training for triathlon

Ask a Cycling Coach: 024 – TrainerRoad Podcast Feb 25, 2016

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• Why is my heart rate different inside and outside? • Should I take my FTP test in my aero position? • Power versus heart rate for cyclists • Cross training for cyclists • Does base training raise your FTP? • Do all power meters measure the same? • How much time off hurts your fitness? • How to adjust your training plan • How to know if you're burned out • Do endurance rides help burnout? • How to train with a complicated schedule • Are short, intense workouts best if you are limited on time? • How to rebuild after a peak

Ask a Cycling Coach: 023 – TrainerRoad Podcast Feb 19, 2016

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• How to use a heart rate monitor for calorie burn • What time of day is best for training? • How to taper for a race • Is it a good idea to get a massage before a race? • Using base training to lose weight • How to use fasted training for cyclists • How to get stronger in the flats • How to analyze your pedal stroke • How to use heart rate for indoor training • Why is my heart rate different when training indoors? • Should you take an FTP test indoors or outside?

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