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“Cycling in Alignment” is the brainchild of Colby Pearce, a U.S. Olympic track cyclist and Hour Record holder. Colby has been a Steve Hogg Certified expert bike fitter for the past 10 years, and has worked with elite athletes and WorldTour teams, including EF Education First. He is also an elite coach and has been passing along his wisdom to the riders he coaches for decades. Now he’s bringing that insight to you! When he says he’s the world’s biggest cycling dork, he means it, and he has the resume to back that claim: Pearces’ repertoire of knowledge spans 30 years, five continents, hundreds of races, and countless miles in the saddle. The minutiae of cycling and riding technique are just part of the story that Colby shares. Alignment with nature, foundational principles of health, and treating the sport as a practice are some of the philosophies that will be discussed. The show will feature a diverse guest list, including those who may or may not be familiar names in the cycling world. Prepare to have your belief systems shattered. Welcome to “Cycling in Alignment.”

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7: Jonathan Vaughters, CEO of EF Education First Pro Cycling Team Jun 30, 2020

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Long-time friends, training partners, and competitors, Jonathan Vaughters and Colby Pearce have a deep racing history and relationship. With decades of experience in pro cycling, they have gained many insights about training, coaching, and the trajectory of the sport.

Colby and JV first discuss their early training techniques, taught to them by their first cycling coach, Adrie Van Diemen, a Dutch exercise physiologist now with UAE Team Emirates. Many of the techniques are now considered to be standard practice. The pair reminisce about how they were ahead of their time, in many ways, even though they didn't realize it.

Vaughters, who has coached many pro cyclists over the years, then gives examples of experiments gone right—and wrong—and how certain training regimens should be applied to certain types of athletes. He also openly discusses the conflict of interest in coaching athletes while also serving as their team manager.

The discussion then turns to the finer details of cycling technique, including a detailed explanation of how crank length affects a rider's ability to climb, sprint, and win. JV even describes the time he swapped cranks behind the back of his former team manager, Johan Bruyneel.

Next, the conversation turns to Rigoberto Urán, who finished second in the 2017 Tour de France. The Colombian's diet at that year's race included bananas and… bananas. Vaughters uses that example to illustrate how the natural and simple solution oftentimes bests all of the "advanced" nutrition expertise in the world—and how athletes often discover what works best for them and "solve their own equation."

That, and much more, in today's episode of "Cycling in Alignment."

6: Expansion on Metrics and Formulas Jun 24, 2020

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The topic of formulas and their inherent value has been mentioned previously on Cycling In Alignment. This short bonus episode is meant to clarify that formulas are a useful starting point in cycling and training. Formulas can help you race a faster time trial, to gauge how many bottles per hour you need to consume during a long ride in the mountains, how many intervals to run at what pace for a given result, and how long a break should be taken in between.

However, formulas can have flaws or limitations. The critical piece is to make allowances for alterations and compensations. We, as coaches, are trying to help the athlete refine their instinct. Formulas are a tool in a tool chest, which athletes and coaches can use as a starting point. However, formulas don't account for varying road surfaces, grades, weather, even the unpredictable nature of each individual's biome.

There are so many opportunities for an athlete to be led astray by strictly adhering, religiously, to a formula. A formula is a proxy for experience. As always, the goal of this show is to help guide you towards the alignment of scientific athletic pursuit with the right relationship of mind and body.

5 Nikki Costello - ELDOA and the Importance of Fascia Jun 16, 2020

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Nikki Costello is a lifestyle coach with the CHEK Institute and operator of MyWholeBody. She has worked with Dr. Mark Barnes at SOMA Physical Therapy on the rehabilitation of whole-body health and specializes in working with pre- and post-natal women. She is also an experienced ELDOA teacher—in English, it stands for Longitudinal Osteo-Articular Decoaptation Stretching—a practice that she and Colby discuss at length during the episode. Much of this practice is focused on the body's fascial system and repairing or instituting its integrity.

REFERENCES: NC Website: http://mywholebody.net/about-us/nikki-costello/ Anatomy Trains: https://www.anatomytrains.com/ Weston A. Price: https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/abcs-of-nutrition/why-we-need-carbs/ Black Onyx (cocoa) https://www.savoryspiceshop.com/black-onyx-cocoa-powder Email: cyclinginalignment@fastlabs.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyclinginalignment/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CyclinginAlign_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cyclinginalignment-110271017351743

4: Charlie Merrill - The Psycho-Social Considerations of Pain Jun 02, 2020

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Charlie Merrill, a physical therapist and Tabi shoe enthusiast, takes a deep dive on pain in this week's episode of Cycling in Alignment. Injury can have a devastating impact on many athletes. The conversation covers how and why so many individuals have dealt with some aspect of pain in their time of athletic pursuit. Colby and Charlie also cover the degree to which pain can set us back in terms of physical fitness and emotional well being. All that and much more, this week on Cycling in Alignment.

REFERENCES: Web: https://www.mperformance.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MPerformanceBoulder Instagram: @charliemerrill https://www.instagram.com/charliemerrill/

Email: cyclinginalignment@fastlabs.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyclinginalignment/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CyclinginAlign_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cyclinginalignment-110271017351743

Kit Laughlin: https://stretchtherapy.net/ Peter O'Sullivan: http://www.pain-ed.com/team/ Stu McGill: https://www.backfitpro.com/about-us/ Guy Winch Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/guy_winch_why_we_all_need_to_practice_emotional_first_aid Keith Bontrager and the Myth of KOPS [Knee Over Pedal Spindle]: https://sheldonbrown.com/kops.html Steve Bauer "chopper" Paris-Roubaix bike circa 93: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/product-news/top-five-worst-cycling-inventions-196732 Charlie's video on Jika-Tabi Shoes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLkMni4Qv1Q&t=2s

3: Allen Lim - Cultivating the Environment of Coaching May 27, 2020

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Dr. Allen Lim, the founder of Skratch Labs, is today's esteemed podcast philosopher. With his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, Lim continues to pioneer new practices in sports physiology and applied training. He is one of the few who will sometimes say that the science is B.S., and that metrics, and the interpretation thereof, constitute only a portion of the overall support system a good coach provides to his or her athletes.

On a personal level, Lim coached Colby through the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, bringing a more scientific approach to the sport of track cycling.

In the second half of the show, food becomes the subject of conversation. Food is often viewed as fuel—and only fuel—by endurance athletes. Lim, author of three books about food and cooking, including The Feed Zone Cookbook: Fast and Flavorful Food for Athletes, preaches about eating and the importance of having a good relationship with food.

In Lim's view, food provides energy not just to power your legs for five-hour rides. Food has chi; and athletes have intuition regarding what and how much food to eat to keep their bodies in balance. The sport-induced eating habits of many athletes can be isolating; Lim, however, understands how food can serve as social fuel, which goes well beyond its role as chemical fuel.

All this and much more in episode 3 of Cycling in Alignment.

Loneliness is a fundamental breach between who one is and who one pretends to be. - Moustakas

REFERENCES: Allen Lim's LUX camp is June 15th to July 15th

Dr. Allen Lim https://www.doctorallenlim.com Skratch Labs https://www.skratchlabs.com/ Dr. Stacy Sims https://www.drstacysims.com/ Chek Institute https://chekinstitute.com/product/holistic-health-and-performance-for-women-e-learning/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyclinginalignment/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CyclinginAlign_ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cyclinginalignment-110271017351743

1: Introduction to Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce May 19, 2020

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Welcome to Cycling in Alignment. I'm your host, Colby Pearce. My passion, dream, and goal is to help people express their highest potential by illuminating a path that enables alignment with truth and coherence in their lives. Ultimately, through this podcast, I aspire to provide a platform for useful insight and discussion around cycling and holistic health.

There will be some episodes without guests—it'll be just me—in which I divulge the intricacies of riding a bike, including the upcoming podcast about the fundamentals of cycling, and another entire episode dedicated to the dynamics of proper pedaling technique.

On other episodes, I will invite guests, some of whom come from the sport of cycling. Other guests may not come from cycling, but they'll always have a connection to attaining balance and living a holistic life.

The long format of this podcast allows it to engender conversations about a subject until it has been properly discussed. We will not limit the discussion for the sake of a convenient time bin or a perception that I will lose listeners. My preference is to make a product that is the best possible product—period.

We are all shaped by our experiences and choices. Thus, cycling allows us to connect with nature, the world, culture and people; travel far distances powered by means of the human engine; and express competitive potential. During the hardest moments of cycling, the raw personality is always exposed.

With love, respect, and gratitude. - Colby

Resources: https://www.industrytap.com/knowledge-doubling-every-12-months-soon-to-be-every-12-hours/3950

2: Nathan Haas - Connection with Nature May 19, 2020

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When strict stay-at-home orders first struck Spain months ago, Nathan Haas, who rides for the Cofidis WorldTour team, was at his adopted home in Girona. Colby Pearce, who has known Nathan for many years, shared a deep conversation about their longing for nature, made ever more vivid and poignant due to the Australian's confinement in the medieval Spanish city.

Things there are getting better. Many riders, including Nathan, are now able to get out on the roads, at least to a limited degree. This episode is not just about a pandemic—it is about far more than that. Ultimately, the conversation is a useful tool to teach us something about ourselves, from two friends who love nature and who are passionate about bikes.

Introducing Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce May 07, 2020

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"Cycling in Alignment" is the brainchild of Colby Pearce, a U.S. Olympic track cyclist and Hour Record holder. Colby has been a Steve Hogg Certified expert bike fitter for the past 10 years, and has worked with elite athletes and WorldTour teams, including EF Education First. He is also an elite coach and has been passing along his wisdom to the riders he coaches for decades. Now he's bringing that insight to you! When he says he's the world's biggest cycling dork, he means it, and he has the resume to back that claim: Pearces' repertoire of knowledge spans 30 years, five continents, hundreds of races, and countless miles in the saddle. The minutiae of cycling and riding technique are just part of the story that Colby shares. Alignment with nature, foundational principles of health, and treating the sport as a practice are some of the philosophies that will be discussed. The show will feature a diverse guest list, including those who may or may not be familiar names in the cycling world. Prepare to have your belief systems shattered. Welcome to "Cycling in Alignment."

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