The Matchbox - A Cycling Podcast
By Ignition Coach Co
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Episodes: 100
Description
The Matchbox podcast presented by Ignition Coach Co - a cycling show that covers training-related topics in a discussion-oriented format. Show hosts, Adam Saban and Kaitlyn Maddox, are endurance coaches with Ignition Coach Co who share a passion for expanding their knowledge of endurance training. They have also competed as elite cyclists across various disciplines and often lean on their experiences competing at the highest level to provide unique perspective into the world of bike racing. Tune in each week to find out how you can find that extra match for your next race.
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Episode 204 - Chain Efficiency, Executing Intervals Outdoors, and Muscle Mass
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Sep 18, 2026 |
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Episode 203 - Cadence, Durability, and Bicarb: What Actually Helps Performance?
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Sep 12, 2026 |
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Episode 202 - The Should and Should Not of Mid-race Tire Pressure Changes
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Sep 04, 2026 |
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Episode 201 - Do You Really Need to Ride Gravel to Race Gravel?
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Aug 29, 2026 |
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Episode 200 - Coaches Takes on Everyday Nutrition for Endurance Athletes
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Aug 25, 2026 |
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Episode 199 - Balancing Weight Loss / Performance and Coaching Advice
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Aug 14, 2026 |
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Episode 198 - Does Following a Training Plan Really Matter and Estimating Your Lactate Turn Points
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Aug 08, 2026 |
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Episode 197 - Nutrition Tracking, Accounting for Changes in FTP, and Aero vs Vented Helmets
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Jul 31, 2026 |
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Episode 196 - Wave Periodization, Cramping, and Are XCO Elites Riding Easier Than You?
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Episode 195 - Coaching Up Ignition Co-Founder Drew Dillman as he Takes On His FIRST Leadville 100
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Episode 194 - Navigating Wearables and Data-Driven Training Insights
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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Episode 193 - Is AI Coming for Our Jobs?!
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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RERUN: Episode 142 - TrainingPeaks Special
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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Episode 192 - Late-night Training and Nutrition Timing, Polarization Nuances, and New Bike Day vs Run What You Brung
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Episode 191 - Durability vs Recoverability, Longevity, and Training for BIG CLIMBS
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Episode 190 - Training While Acclimating to Altitude, Pacing with Heart Rate, and Ultra Racing Prep
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Episode 189 - Running for Cycling Fitness and HEAT TRAINING!
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May 29, 2026 |
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Episode 188 - Building for Leadville: Training Strategies, Injury Management, and Altitude Preparation
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May 22, 2026 |
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Episode 187 - KOM Hunting and Utilizing AI for Training Optimization
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May 19, 2026 |
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Episode 186 - Breaking Through Stagnation, Pedaling Heel Up vs Down, and Plyometrics for Cyclists
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May 08, 2026 |
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Episode 185 - INSANE VO2max Workouts, Balancing Training with Vacations, and Multiple Peak Periodization
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May 01, 2026 |
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Episode 184 - Optimizing Warmup and Coaches Anecdotes
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Episode 183 - Multidisciplinary Training, Balancing Parenthood and Quality Plan Execution, and Training Platform Nuances
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Episode 182 - Season Transitions, Breck Epic Training, and All Things Sea Otter
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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Episode 181 - Adding Volume with Z3 and Are Side Pockets Killing Your Aero Game
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Episode 180 - Balancing Training with Demanding Jobs, Night Race Fueling, and XERT Breakthroughs!
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Episode 179 - Training while traveling, carb intake fluctuations, and torque training
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Episode 178 - HR Zones, Racing in the Base Season, and Hilly Terrain
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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RERUN: Episode 146 - Travel Tips, CTL, and RLT
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Episode 177 - Navigating Elite Racing with Type I Diabetes ft. Justin McQuerry
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Episode 176 - Balancing Training with Family and Home Life
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Episode 175 - Leadville Prep Rapid Fire
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Feb 07, 2026 |
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Episode 174- Heat Training for the Cold, New Cyclists, and Repeatability Training
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Episode 173 - Goal Setting Pt. 2
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Jan 23, 2026 |
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Episode 172 - Goal Setting Pt. 1
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Jan 17, 2026 |
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Episode 171 - Training for a Race Series and Preparing for Extreme Climbs
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Episode 170 - Two-a-Days, Training Motivation, and Coaching Junior Cyclists
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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Episode 169 - Adapting Your Training to BIG Life Changes
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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Episode 168 - Zwift Racing, Snorkel Training, and Should You Be Increasing Lean Mass for Improved Glycogen Stores?
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Episode 167 - The Ins and Outs of Ventilatory Rate
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Episode 166 - Electrolytes, AI Training Plans, and Climbing Events
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Episode 165 - Indoor Trainer Tips and Improving Climbing Performance
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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Episode 164 - Offseason Intervals, Oxygen Inhalation Therapy, and Playing to your Strengths
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Episode 163 - Rapid Fire!
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Episode 162 - Fat Max Zone, Training Through Weight Loss, and Off-season Planning
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Episode 161 - Cyclocross Specificity and Stage Race Training
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Episode 160 - Hill Repeats, Enduros, and Recovery Weeks
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Episode 159 - Cyclocross Workouts and Offseason Structure
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Episode 158 - Max Aerobic Power, General Periodization, and Improving Fitness While Decreasing Training Time
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Episode 157 - Intensity for Ultras and Flip Flop Training
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Episode 156 - Non-responders, Leg Strength, and FTP Fluctuations
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Episode 155 - Time-crunched Gym Sessions, Gravel and Marathon MTB on a Time budget, and Does Mowing the Grass Count as Training?
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Episode 154 - Pre-ride Snacks and Returning to Training
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Episode 153 - Caffeine and Multisport Training
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Episode 152 - Mountain Bike Skills, General Heat Training, and Interpreting Lab Data
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Episode 151 - Gauging FTP and Rest Weeks for Low Volume Training
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Episode 150 - Pacing Strategies, Emerging Emphasis on Respiratory Rate, and 6h Racing on 6h Training
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Episode 149 - Body Composition, Coaching Education, and Cooling Techniques
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Episode 148 - Crank Length and HR vs Power TSS
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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Episode 147 - Hot Ride Fueling, When Endurance Rides Are No Longer Endurance Rides, and Post-Interval Pacing
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Episode 146 - Travel Tips, The (debatable) Importance of Tracking CTL, and RLT
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Episode 145 - Poor Air Quality, Cross Country Starts, and Heat Adaptation
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Episode 144 - Training Camps and Time Crunched Polarized
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Episode 143 - Grip Strength, Recovery Protocols, and LT1 vs LT2
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Episode 142 - TrainingPeaks Special
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May 28, 2025 |
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Episode 141 - Genetic Potential, Racing on Rest Weeks, and Training for Long Races
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May 22, 2025 |
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Episode 140 - Training Camps and the MidSouth Double
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May 14, 2025 |
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Episode 139 - Training Through Travel, Intro to Power Meters, and General vs Specific Training
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May 07, 2025 |
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Episode 138 - Big Race Prep, Power vs HR Limit, Recovery
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Episode 137 - Sweat Testing and Balancing Work Fatigue and Training
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Episode 136 - Nutrition on a Budget and IT Band Syndrome
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Episode 135 - Time Crunched Ultra Training, From Sea Level to Altitude, and Should You Be Combining Intervals and Endurance Riding
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Episode 134 - Bouncing Back from Illness, Rest Days, and Durability Testing
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Episode 133 - VO2max, Ineffective Training, and Reverse Periodization
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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RERUN: Episode 91 - L/R Power Imbalances, Goal Setting 101, and VO2max Training
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Episode 132 - Bike Fit Follow-up, Breaking Up Monotony, and My Legs Hurt, What Gives?
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Episode 131 - Cram Training, 24 Hour Relays, and Lifting for Sprinters
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Episode 130 - Indoor vs Outdoor Value, What to Add With Increased Volume, and Maximizing FTP Plateau
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Episode 129 - All Things Bike Fit
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Episode 128 - Heat Training, Avoiding Burnout, and Saddle Sores
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Episode 127 - Intervals for Short Races and Cross Training
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Episode 126 - Nutrition Follow Up, Is Sugar Water a Viable Fueling Option, and Easy Z2
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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Episode 125 - Everyday Athlete Volume, Endurance Intensity, and Is One Month of Structure Enough?
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Episode 124 - Nutrition Discussion
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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Episode 123 - Cadence Drills, Heart Rate Fluctuations, and Quantifying Stress
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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RERUN: Episode 77 - New Year New You - A Conversation on Goal Setting
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Episode 122 - A Year In Review and Plans For the New Year
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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Episode 121 - Rest Intervals and Optimal Time of Day To Train
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Episode 120 - All Things Volume Blocks
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Episode 119 - Returning to Training, Late Season Base, and Less But More OR More But Less
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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RERUN: Episode 73 - Holiday Break Training, Alternative Base Seasons, and How to Review Your Season
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Episode 118 - Flat vs Climbing Fitness and Are Three-a-Days a Good Idea?
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Episode 117 - How Train When You Have More Time On Your Hands and What Does It Take To Get To The Elite Level
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Episode 116 - How Useful is RPE and Making Z2 Fun
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Episode 115 - Gran Fondo Training and Incorporating “Fun Rides”
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Episode 114 - Breaking Through FTP Plateau and Off-season HIIT
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Episode 113 - Maximal vs Marginal Training Gains
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Episode 112 - How to Turn Those Commuter Junk Miles Into Quality Rides and Heat Training
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Episode 111 - HIIT Training Effect on Sleep Hygiene and Power Meters for Gravel
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Episode 110 - Honing Your Peak Fitness, Fatigue Cramps, Creatine for Cycling Performance
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Sep 26, 2024 |