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In this episode, the show host, James Wilson, kicks off a series of podcasts highlighting the five essential elements of mountain bike training. The first part is flexibility. He walks listeners through a great description of flexibility training, the benefits, and how to do it as a mountain biker.
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"Flexibility Training is probably the least understood out of all of the 5 Essential Elements of MTB Training. It is one of those things that we know we need as part of our program but we rarely spend the time and effort needed to real results.
It seems that all of the other elements of training are always “more important” and we skip Flexibility Training to fit more of them in. So why is it that even though we know that being inflexible isn’t helping us on or off the bike but we don’t spend more time working on it?
Over the years I’ve found that there are 3 reasons most riders don’t make better use of this important element of training.
First, they might have heard that they don’t need it or that it can actually decrease your performance. Second, they don’t understand the real benefits of it so they don’t buy into it enough to spend the time and energy needed. And last, most rides simply don’t know how to make the best use of Flexibility Training.
So in this podcast I try to clear these things up so you can make better use of this powerful training tool. In it I go over:
1. Myths and misunderstandings about flexibility training
2. Benefits of flexibility training
3. How to use flexibility training as a mountain biker.
Don’t make the mistake that so many riders make and skip over this important elements of training. It is especially important that you prioritize it now during the off-season so that you can restore the body from all of the riding you have been doing and set yourself up for a high performance, injury free season next year.
If you have any questions about Flexibility Training or about off-season training in general please feel free to post them below, I’m always happy to help out. And in my next post I’ll go over Strength Training and how you can make sure you get the most transfer from the gym to the trail, including how improving your strength can directly impact your endurance."
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Andrea and Matt tackle this episode themselves. Matt almost breaks out in tears as he recounts his love-hate relationship with cyclocross and relives his frame break from this weekend and Andrea chats about the DirtSmart MTB clinic she took this past weekend. Plenty of listener questions this week too!
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D2 and 40 Hands discuss, using many f-bombs, a recent terrible accident and situation one of their friends is going through, full suspension fatbikes, cyclocross, and the list of the top four people to know in and around the cycling industry. Who are your top four in the cycling industry? They want to know - email D2 at D2@Drunkcyclist.com with your top four.
Don't like what you hear? Turn it off. If you do, you may have some issues....and if you do have issues, email D2 at D2@Drunkcyclist.com to thank him and shower them with beer and beer ideas.
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Danielle Musto is a guest in this episode of Girls & Gears. Ben interviews Danielle about her recent 4th place finish at the World Endurance Mountain Bike Organization (WEMBO) 24 Hour World Championship in Scotland. They chat about Danielle's training leading up to the event, the race, and a little about what she has coming up.
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The Tuscobia Winter Ultramarathon has quickly become one of the go-to winter endurance events for fatbikers, runner, and skiers. Race directors, Chris and Helen Scotch, join the show to give listeners a behind-the-scenes look at the race, as well as what racers can expect, and some of the race details.
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The owner of Penn Cycle in Minnesota, Pat Sorensen, joins the show to discuss several items that Penn is currently involved in, including the MORC Gala, Get Phat with Pat fatbike races, and Cross for Tots. We also chat about Pat's very long history of being in the cycling industry and how Penn Cycle started.
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Drew is back! Ben and Drew catch up and give new listeners a little background about Drew. Drew then leads a very informative discussion about periodization. Listen in to find out what periodization is, different types, and how you can apply them to your training.
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Andrea discusses running, they chat about some more cyclocross racing, and then get into a good discussion about wheel/rim options when responding to a listener email. If you've been thinking about your wheel selection for next year and deciding whether you should go alloy or carbon and what are your alloy options. You also get some bonus bottom bracket talk at the end of the show.
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Jake D. asks about alloy vs. carbon wheels and whether he should stick to the $1,000 he had in mind.
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Kelli gives you tips on packing your ride nutrition. Do you ever get annoyed at carrying your nutrition on the bike? Listen in for some thoughts on making it easy.
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Welcome to the first episode of The Being Dad Show. I share thoughts about the new show and give an intro of the show and myself. I share a previously unreleased interview that Scott of Athleteonfire.com and I did back in January. Listen in and get an idea of your host and what you can expect from the show.
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Get involved! For next episode, I want listeners to get involved and share. Email your first name, number of kids, and your and your kids favorite activities to me (ben@mountainbikeradio.com) before November 15. Have your name shared on the air. We want other dads to get to know our listeners and we want to share the community.
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