The Strong Savvy Cyclist & Triathlete Podcast
By Menachem Brodie
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The Strong Savvy Cyclist & Triathlete Podcast presented by Human Vortex Training & USA Cycling Expert Level Coach Menachem Brodie gives cyclists & triathletes of all levels & abilities the opportunity to learn about Strength training, Physiology, Psychology, Nutrition, & much more, as Coach Brodie shares his experience and talks with other top experts.
Taking YOUR questions, we're here to help you get more out of your training, and to learn how to "Train Smarter, Not Harder, because it is all about YOU!™"
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Ep 198 Strength Varies 15% or More Day to Day!
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May 15, 2026 |
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Ep 197 Your Lifting is Killing Your Riding
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Ep 196 99% Truth is Still 100% Lie
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Ep 194 Less Is More
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Ep 195 Social Standing
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Ep 193- Simon Ward The Role of Lifestyle in Athletic Success
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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EP 192 -Five Tips for Your Best Year Yet in 2025 as a Cyclist or Triathlete
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Ep 191- - Should Endurance Athletes Focus on Effective Reps for Strength Training?
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Ep 190- From the vault: Sebastian Weber: "Free Speed" in Cycling and Triathlon; How You Ride Matters
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Ep 189- From the Vault: Dr. Sarah Duvall on Breathing, Diastasis, Prolapse, and Return to Sport After Baby
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Ep 188- Tailoring Strength Workouts for Runners: A Comprehensive Guide
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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Ep 187- Lift Heavy Sh*t: Unlocking Strength Potential for Cyclists & Triathletes
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Ep 186- The 3 Big Problems Strength Training "By the Research" (And 3 Solutions)
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Ep 185 - 5 Pillars to High Performance Training
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Ep 184- Put on 20kg & Get FASTER?!?! -Jonas Abrahamsen GCN interview
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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Ep 183 What Matters in Developing Strength for Endurance Athletes
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Ep 182 - Understanding the Social Media Landscape in Strength Training for Cyclists and Triathletes
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Ep 181 - The One I Never Wanted To Have To Make
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Ep 180- Balancing Stress and Strain: The Complex Role of TSS
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Ep 179- KISS IT for your best year yet!
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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Ep 178- Brian Carroll - What You Need to Know to Lift Heavy $h*+....
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Ep 177- FROM THE ARCHIVES: When & How to Progress Your Strength Training
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Ep 176- That Fat Loss Episode
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Ep 175- Dan Lundenberg on Finding the Right Coach For You
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Ep 174- Reader Questions: Progression of your strength training on a year to year basis
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Ep 173- Does Strength Training Make You Less Prone To Overuse Injuries From Riding?
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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Ep 172- Joshua Bradley- Rebuilding Fitness & Your Fitness Identity After A Major Health Challenge
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Ep 171- Joshua Bradley Overcoming IBD and Crohn's Obstacles to Enjoy Endurance Sports & Strength Training
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Ep 170 Dr. Lisa Lewis - The Journey of Recovering from a Serious Injury
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Ep 169- Jason Fitzgerald- Plyometrics: A Dab'll Do Ya!
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Ep 168- The Top 3 Sports Performance Supplements (& One Some May Consider)
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May 29, 2023 |
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Ep 167 Tony Gentilcore- Training Through Mid-Season Niggles & Soreness for Peak Performances
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May 14, 2023 |
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Ep 166- Special Considerations for Masters Athletes
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May 07, 2023 |
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Ep 165- Joe Lavelle- Optimizing for Longevity: What is Your Low Hanging Fruit?
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Ep 164- The Spy Who Loved Me
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Ep 163 Dr. Jim Slauson- Coaching & Training as a Grand Master Athlete
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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Ep 162- 10 Foods You Should Be Eating
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Ep 161- Namrita Brooke- Sports Nutrition for Performance: There's No Shortcuts
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Ep 160- Keeping Strength Adaptions Through Your Cycling & Triathlon Season
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Ep 159- Tim Cusick: Adaptation - The Driver for everything you want out of your training
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Ep 158- What is Auto-Regulation Training?
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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Ep 157 - Cheryl Strauss Einhorn- Becoming a Better Decision Maker
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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SSCT Ep 156- 5 Steps to Your Best Year Yet
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Ep 155- Steven Moody: How to Get Most Out of your Athlete-Coach Relationship and your "Off-season"
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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Ep 154- How Strength Training can Injure Cyclists & Triathletes
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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Ep 153- Mike Robertson- Breathing for Improved Movement, Mobility, and Performance
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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Ep 152- Recovery IS Performance- Thought while healing
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Ep 151- Coaches Round Table with Erin Carson, Chris Peden, & Menachem Brodie
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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Ep 150- 10 Things Learned in the Last 10 Years of Coaching
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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Ep. 149 Different Cyclists = Different Strength Programs
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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Ep 148- Joanna Yates: Stepping Into The Rider You Want to Become
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Ep 147 It. Takes. Time. - Why Strength Training Gains Cannot Be Rushed
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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Minisode: The Stronger After 50 Strength Training System
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Nov 26, 2022 |
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Ep 146- Kriss Hendy of Strength for Endurance: Strength Training to Harness Your Potential
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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Ep 145- Does Squatting Make You More Quad Dominant? Do Deadlifts Activate The Posterior Chain?
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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Ep 144- Andrew Coates- Social Media Savvy, Being a Better Coach & Advocate for Your Clients
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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143- Zoe Backstedt, Chris Peden & Magnus Backstedt on Strength Training & Performance Development
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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Ep 142- How Do You Know Your Strength Training Program is Good?
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Ep 141- How to Choose a Pre-Made Strength Program That Helps Your Cycling or Triathlon
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Ep 140- Steve Neal on Better Breathing for Performance
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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Ep 139- How Do You Put It All (Strength + Riding + Recovery) Together?
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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Ep 138- Dr. Stuart McGill, Part 2: Be an Athlete 24/7 - From the Archives
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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SSCT 137- Dr. Stuart McGill, Back Pain in Cyclists- From the Archives
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Ep. 136- Getting Started in Strength Training at the End of Your Season
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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Ep. 135- Top 3 Unconventional Ways to Improve Your Training Results
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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SSCT 134- A Few Thoughts on End of Season Burnout
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Ep. 133 The 4 Phases of Strength Training for Cyclists & Triathletes That Nobody Talks About
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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Ep 132- Mikael Erickson of That Triathlon Show & Scientific Triathlon: Looking back 7 years
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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Ep 131- Want High Performance? Master this.
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May 01, 2022 |
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Ep 130- Nobody Asked Me... But I Have a Few Concerns
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Ep 129 Don Larkin- Missed Opportunities in Strength Training for Cyclists & Triathletes
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Ep 128- How Often Should Cyclists & Triathletes Strength Train?
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Ep 127- Vern Gambetta: Is "Specialization" Helping Us?
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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Ep 126- 2022: A Focus on LESS, and more depth
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Ep 125- Chris Peden: The Power of Focus
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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SSCT Ep 124- Chewing Gum, Music, and Consistency
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Ep 123- Be a Contrarian, Not a Jerk
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Ep 122- Research without context = Dangerous?
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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Ep 121- When & How to Progress Your Strength Training
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Ep 120- Strength Training for Triathlon- How to do it
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Ep 119- Deena Blacking on Reflection & Planning, Not Ploughing Ahead
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Ep 118- Coaches Mindset & The State of the Fitness World
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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SSCT 117- Colin McKenna- What Does Strength Training for Cycling Performance actually entail?
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Ep 116- Corona Recovery
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Ep 115- Chris Abbott: The Setup Is The Most Important Part
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Ep 114- I Caught Corona
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Ep 113- Dr. Chris Myers- Triathlon Training with Power
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Ep 112- Strength Training for Cyclists- avoid following the trends
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Ep 111- Matt Fitzgerald- The Comeback Quotient: Tragedy & Resilience Are the Same Playbook
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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Ep 110- Strength Training for Cyclists & Triathlete Masters Ages 50+
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Ep 109- Jay Croft: Fitness is Not a Binary Option
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Ep 108- The (Now) Absurdity of Evidence Based Practice
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Ep 107- Mike Kurkowski: What Do You Want to Be?
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Ep 106- Margin of Safety Part 2
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Ep 105 Allen Lim- Coaches: Be Students, Not Teachers
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Ep 104- Margin of Safety Part 1
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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Ep 103- Lee Welton: Hiking as Cross Training for Cyclists & Triathletes
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Jul 15, 2021 |
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Ep 102- Learn More From Old Things
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Ep 101- Greg Choat: When to Get More Aggressive with Your Bike Fit
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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Ep 100- Low Back Pain in Cyclists & The Importance of Culture
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Ep 99- Dr. Kasey Hill: What Do Runners Need?
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Ep 98- The Most Important Thing
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Ep 97- Chris Abbot & Mike Kurkowski- Are You Being Coached or Enabled?
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Ep 96- Where'd You Hear That?!??
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May 27, 2021 |
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Ep 95- Steve Palladino: Running with Power- Train Smarter, Not Harder
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May 20, 2021 |
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Ep 94- Is Your Sleep Keeping You From Getting Faster?
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May 13, 2021 |
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Ep 93- Tim Robinson - There Are No Secrets; How Many Camels Are You Worth?
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May 07, 2021 |
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Ep 92- NOW! Is the time to LIFT HEAVY STUFF!
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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Ep 91-Mike Robertson- The Art of Strength Training for Performance: Stay Curious
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Ep 90- Why Do Cyclist & Triathletes Have Back Pain?
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Ep 89- Erin Carson on Strength Training for Triathlon Performance
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Ep 88- All-Out Efforts: Why you're not getting the results you want (or deserve)
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Ep 87 Amber Neben: World Champion & 2x Olympian - Stay in the Moment: Adversity, Gratitude, Faith, and Becoming the Best You Can Be
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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Ep 86- The Core Is MORE (If you want performance, that is...)
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Ep 85- Colin Sandberg- Getting to the Stronger YOU: Small Details Matter....But it has to be the right ones.
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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Ep 84- HRV training for performance: Accuracy & Precision matter... Choose your hardware carefully!
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Ep 83- Hunter Allen- Myths in Training with Power
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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Ep 82- Purposeful Movement: The Golden Ticket for Strength Training for PERFORMANCE
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Ep 81-Miguel Aragoncillo: Improve Performance and Movement By Going Deeper
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Ep 80- "Future proofing Triathlon" Article in Triathlete Mag Breakdown
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Ep 79- Dan John- Lessons Learned: Fun and the Pursuit of Lifelong Learning & movement
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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EP 78 Strength Training for Running Part 2
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Ep 77 Harvey Newton- Strength Training for Cyclists
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Ep 76- Strength Training for Running Part 1
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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Ep 75 Jonas Deichmann Enduring for the long term: Life, Adventure, and the Human Connection
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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Ep 74 What is Mental Toughness?
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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Ep 73- Dr. Lisa Lewis: Winter is coming, Build your Mental Immune System
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Ep 72 Surgery or Heal Naturally? 4 steps to better outcomes
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Ep 71- Selene Yeager- GRAVEL! And, The 2nd Biggest Eye Roll In History
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Ep 70- Tim Farin Part Two: 2020 and the season that was
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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Ep 69- Tim Farin The Giro, The Tour, & More!
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Ep 68- Kettlebell Swings for Cyclists, and How to Train For Power
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Nov 12, 2020 |
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Ep 67 Rebecca Rusch- Be Good: It's who you discover you are along the way
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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Ep 66- 360 Degree Mindfulness: Connecting your Emotions and Body for better results
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Ep 65- Tim Cusick: The Future of Endurance Training for 2020 and Beyond
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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Ep 64- Improve Your Performance With Posture & Breathing
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Ep 63- Biju Thomas- Talent Doesn't Matter: Rebuilding Through Life's Opportunities
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Ep 62- The Importance of Goal Setting: Are you Busy, or Productive?
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Ep 61 Shane McLean- The Obstacle IS the way, Consistency is The Work Horse
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Ep 60- Cyclists & Triathletes How Much Technology Should You Use?
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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Ep 59- Cycle Faster- Sebastian Weber of INSCYD on the LEOMO and HOW you ride MATTERS!
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Ep 58- Strength Training for Cyclists & Triathletes: Are TRX/Suspension or Bodyweight considered STRENGTH Training?
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Ep 57- Stronger Triathlon- Ali Meeks: Conquer Your Fear of the Triathlon Swim
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Ep 56- General Physical Preparation vs. Strength Training for Performance for Cyclists & Triathletes
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Ep 55- Trevor Connor of FastTalk Podcast Part 2- "I Don't Want to Go That Fast" - Riding like a Pro Cyclist
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Ep 54 Trevor Connor of FastTalk Podcast on Coaching, Racing, and Progression as a rider and Coach
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Ep 53- Soreness does NOT determine if a strength workout was good especially for cyclists & triathletes
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Ep 52- Dr. Lisa Lewis: The Corona shut down of 2020 cycling and triathlon season & how to keep focus
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Ep 51-Listener Question: (Strength Training for Cyclists) I have extra time that I want to use to boost my Cycling results- What should I do?
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Ep- 50 Dr. Stephen Cheung- Don't Count Out The Brain in Performance & Recovery
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Ep 49- Strength Training for Cycling & Triathlon Performance: Be a Contrarian
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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Ep 48- Leandro Sgallari- Blending the art of coaching with the science- Research/ Evidence Based Coaching
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Ep 47- What is true "Core training" for cyclists & triathletes, and how to do it
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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Ep 46 Martina Dunne - Women: There is a Better Way of Doing Things- Postpartum Fitness for Mom's
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Ep 45 Stacey McMickens- Building Deeper Connections to Build Your Studio
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Ep 44- Should you Assign TSS for Strength Sessions? AND Process Oriented Fitness
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May 28, 2020 |
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Ep 43- Denny Krahe: Playing the Long Game
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May 22, 2020 |
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Ep 42- Recovery Focus
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May 14, 2020 |
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Ep 41- Joe Bauer- There's opportunity everywhere, be ok with the slow grow
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May 07, 2020 |
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Ep 40 Eric Malzone- Do You Want to Make it Through This?
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Ep 39- Chris Case, Fast Talk Podcast Host: Every Ride Should Have a Purpose
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Ep 38 Alan Heary- Priming for Performance
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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Ep 37- Knowing Yourself Well Enough, To Know When to Cut Non-Essentials
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Ep 36- Niv Libner- Building Better Racers
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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Ep 35- Alex Povey- Purposefully Setting Out Obstacles to Help You Grow
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Jan 28, 2020 |
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Ep 34- The Steel Mace & Functional Training with Archie Kabalkin
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Jan 21, 2020 |
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Ep 33- Squats for Watts: Are you squatting correctly for Cycling & Triathlon power? (Spoiler alert, probably not!)
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Jan 14, 2020 |
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Ep 32- Stability or Balance?
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Jan 07, 2020 |
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Ep 31- Building A Training Plan for Cycling- Base, Build, and Beyond
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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Ep 30- Is Triathlon actually healthy, and How To REALLY read a research article
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Dec 24, 2019 |
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Ep 29- Periodization... How to plan out your season, and why 3 weeks on, 1 week off is NOT the recipe for success
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Dec 17, 2019 |
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Ep 28- Strength Training for WOMEN: Special Considerations (Triathlete Magazine Article Edition!)
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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Ep 27 Sebastian Weber- Dialing in your training to develop your energy systems more precisely
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Nov 21, 2019 |
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Ep 26- Road to Kona 2020: Transition
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Nov 12, 2019 |
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Ep 25- The Road to Kona 2020 pt 4. Kellie Davis- Leveling up your Training & Fitness
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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Ep 24- Road to Kona 2020 part 3: Jason Fitzgerald of StrengthRunning.com- Plyometrics; A dab will do ya
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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Ep 23 Road to Kona 2020- Lee Taft- Small additions, for large subtractions (from your run times)
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Ep 22 Road to Kona 2020: Dr. Lisa Lewis- Using Your Superpowers for Good
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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Ep 21- Strength Training for Professional Cyclist: Special Considerations
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Sep 24, 2019 |
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Ep 20 Building your Aerobic engine through high-power/ high-intensity intervals (One doesn't even feel like high intensity!)
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Sep 19, 2019 |
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Ep 19- Strength training to INCREASE Aerobic Capacity For Cyclists & Triathletes
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Sep 10, 2019 |
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Ep 18. The 5 Stages of Strength Training for Cycling & Triathlon Success
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Sep 03, 2019 |
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Ep 17- Turning the mic around on "That Triathlon Show" host Mikael Erikson
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Aug 06, 2019 |
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Ep 16. Jason Fitzgerald- Strength Running Has Kept Me Running Nearly Injury Free Since 2009
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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Ep 15- Selene Yeager "Make it easy"
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Jun 12, 2019 |
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Ep 14 Dr. Sarah Duvall- Pelvic Floor & Diastasis: Coming back stronger than ever before!
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May 28, 2019 |
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Ep 13: Meghan Callaway- Treat Each Session As You Would Your Race, Be 100% Present Mentally
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May 14, 2019 |
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Ep 12: Kameel Abdurrahman, Bike Fitting & The 3 Pillars of Bike Performance
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May 07, 2019 |
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Ep 11: What do you need to be your best?
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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Ep 10: Dean Somerset- Strength Training for Cyclists, from 1800w to 2000w
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Apr 24, 2019 |
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Ep 9 Dr. Stuart McGill Part 2: Be an Athlete 24/7
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Apr 16, 2019 |
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Ep 8- Dr Stuart McGill, Back Pain in Cyclists & Triathletes Part 1
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Apr 02, 2019 |
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Ep 7- Tony Gentilcore Part 2- Go the F*#& to sleep: Why Recovery Is Easier Than You Think
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Mar 26, 2019 |
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Episode 6: Tony Gentilcore- Offset The Risks
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Mar 19, 2019 |
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Episode 5- Strength, Agility & Speed for Triathletes and Runners
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Mar 12, 2019 |
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Episode 4: Lee Taft- Teaching Speed For Runners & Triathletes
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Mar 05, 2019 |
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Ep 3: Dr. Kasey Hill- Stay Curious
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Feb 26, 2019 |
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Ep 2: Force Creates Motion, BUT Stiffness CONTROLS Motion!
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Feb 19, 2019 |
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Ep 1: It depends.
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Feb 12, 2019 |
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