TrainerRoad

Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad

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The only podcast dedicated to making you a faster cyclist. TrainerRoad's Ask a Cycling Coach podcast gives you the chance to get answers to your cycling and triathlon training questions with USAC/USAT certified coaches, pro athletes, and other special guests.

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TrainerRoad

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Sports

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www.trainerroad.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

HE FIRED HIS COACH FOR CHATGPT. IT BACKFIRED | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 592 09.07.2026

🚀 Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ - Donate to Jonathan’s Leadville Foundation Fundraiser: https://give.ltfoundation.org/leejonathan // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Welcome! (00:01:09) Alex Wild's Comeback From...

MOST CYCLISTS CAN’T HIT 1000 WATTS | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 591 25.06.2026

🚀 Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Welcome! (00:01:20) Listener Question: Can Everyone Hit 1000 Watts? (00:04:05) How Rare Is a 1000-Watt Sprint? (00:08:37) How Age and Weight Affect...

WHY LONG RIDES WON’T SAVE YOUR RACE | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 590 18.06.2026

🚀 Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ ❤️ Donate to Coach Jonathan’s Leadville Fundraiser: https://give.ltfoundation.org/leejonathan // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Welcome! Why Long Rides May Not Build Long Race Fitne...

WHICH CONTINENT HAS THE FASTEST CYCLISTS? | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 589 11.06.2026

🚀 Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Which Continent Has the Fastest Cyclists?   (00:02:52) Power-to-Weight: Europe Sets the Pace   (00:05:16) Raw Watts: 20-Min, 5-Min & Sprint Pow...

JUST CLIMB MORE? WHAT CYCLISTS GET WRONG | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 588 03.06.2026

🚀 Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) 3 Cycling Questions, Answered by Data (00:01:27) Unbound Recap: Brutal Mud & Sharp Rocks (00:04:21) Does Strength Training Make You Faster? (00...

STRENGTH TRAINING: THE MINIMUM CYCLISTS NEED | Derek Teel | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 587 28.05.2026

🚀 Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google ⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Welcome! (00:00:59) Jonathan’s Strength Training Confession (00:02:22) Listener Questions: Strength and Priorities (00:05:35) Are Athletes Overthi...

ZONE 2 ISN’T ENOUGH: WHAT CYCLISTS GET WRONG | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 586 21.05.2026

🚀 Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00) Welcome! (02:44) Training Time Distribution Across Power Zones (06:10) Comparing Structured vs Unstructured Workouts (09:03) The Impact of Training Vo...

THE 50% RULE: WHEN BIG RIDES HURT YOUR FITNESS | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 585 14.05.2026

🍝 Free Cycling Nutrition Calculator! 👉  https://trainerroad.cc/cyclingnutritioncalculator   🚀 Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED 00:00 Introduction to Data Analysis in Cycling Training 01:22 Ev...

I SHOWED KEEGAN SWENSON MY SUB-7 LEADVILLE PLAN | UCI World Champion Reacts | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 584 07.05.2026

🍝 Free Cycling Nutrition Calculator! 👉  https://trainerroad.cc/cyclingnutritioncalculator   Donate to Coach Jonathan's Leadville Fundraiser: https://give.ltfoundation.org/fundraiser/6845358 🚀 Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://tra...

You Got Stronger… So Why Are You Losing? | Pro Cyclist Tobin Ortenblad | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 583 30.04.2026

🍝 Free Cycling Nutrition Calculator! 👉  https://trainerroad.cc/cyclingnutritioncalculator   🚀 Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Welcome! (00:02:45) Skills vs Fitness: What Really Ma...

Carb Timing Doesn’t Matter? What the Research Actually Shows | Tim Podlogar | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 582 23.04.2026

🍝 Free Cycling Nutrition Calculator! 👉  https://trainerroad.cc/cyclingnutritioncalculator   🚀 Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Carb Timing Debate: When Should You Fuel on Long Ride...

The Nutrition Model Pros ACTUALLY Use (It’s Not Calories In/Out) | Mike Postumus | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 581 16.04.2026

🍝 Free Cycling Nutrition Calculator! 👉  https://trainerroad.cc/cyclingnutritioncalculator   🚀 Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Welcome (00:01:02) Why Calories In vs Calories Out Is...

THE TRUTH ABOUT HIGH CARB FOR CYCLISTS (It’s Not What You Think) | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 581 09.04.2026

🍝 Free Cycling Nutrition Calculator! 👉  https://trainerroad.cc/cyclingnutritioncalculator   🚀 Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Welcome & Episode Overview (00:00:58) Listener Qu...

300W FTP BREAKTHROUGH: What Finally Worked | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 579 02.04.2026

🚀Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ 🤝Join the TrainerRoad Zwift Club 🚴 https://trainerroad.cc/TRzwiftclub   // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Leadville Goals, FTP & Weight Progress (00:03:27) Weekly Training Stru...

How to Build Cycling Workouts (Most People Get This Wrong) | Ask a Cycling Coach 578 19.03.2026

🚀Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ 🤝Join the TrainerRoad Zwift Club 🚴 https://trainerroad.cc/TRzwiftclub   // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Welcome + Coaching Question on Endurance Training (00:00:42) Best Books fo...

VO2 Max Training Deep Dive & Mistakes | Pro Cyclist Tips | Ask a Cycling Coach 577 12.03.2026

🚀Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ 🤝Join the TrainerRoad Zwift Club 🚴 https://trainerroad.cc/TRzwiftclub   // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:44) Strava KOM Stolen by Seconds on a 2.5-Hour Climb (00:07:19) Pro Race Tacti...

Keegan Swenson’s Tips on Racing, Mindset, Injury, and New Bike Testing | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 576 05.03.2026

🚀Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ 🤝Join the TrainerRoad Zwift Club 🚴 https://trainerroad.cc/TRzwiftclub   // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Welcome! (00:00:46) What it’s like to race with a broken pelvis (00:06:27)...

The Volume Trap: Why Junk Miles Quietly Kill Fitness | Zach Calton | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 575 26.02.2026

🚀Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ 🤝Join the TrainerRoad Zwift Club 🚴 https://trainerroad.cc/TRzwiftclub   // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) How Do I Get Better at the Process of Training? (00:01:06) How Do You Bala...

What It Takes to Go Sub-7 at The Leadville 100 MTB | Sub-7 Leadville Episode 1 | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 574 19.02.2026

🚀Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ 🤝Join the TrainerRoad Zwift Club 🚴 https://trainerroad.cc/TRzwiftclub   // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Sub-7 Leadville 100 Plan (00:01:30) Training Plan + FTP Progress (00:09:54...

HOW TRAINERROAD USES AI FOR CYCLISTS (Not what you think…) | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 573 13.02.2026

🚀Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Welcome + Why We’re Talking About AI in Cycling Training (00:00:30) Environmental Impact of AI: Water Usage and Perspective (00:06:15) Where Trainer...

REAL WAYS TO LOSE WEIGHT FOR CYCLISTS | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 573 05.02.2026

🚀Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ 🤝Join the TrainerRoad Zwift Club 🚴 https://trainerroad.cc/TRzwiftclub   // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Welcome & Why Recovery Between Hard Workouts Matters More Than You Thi...

THIS IS WHAT PROS DO TO RAISE FTP | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 570 29.01.2026

🚀Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ 🤝Join the TrainerRoad Zwift Club 🚴 https://trainerroad.cc/TRzwiftclub   // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00:00) Welcome & Hannah Otto Joins the Podcast (00:01:30) Why My FTP Dropped...

TrainerRoad AI Q&A with CEO Nate Pearson | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 569 22.01.2026

Learn more about TrainerRoad AI: ⁠https://www.trainerroad.com/blog/introducing-trainerroad-ai/⁠Learn more about the updated AI FTP Detection: ⁠https://www.trainerroad.com/blog/why-is-ai-ftp-detecting-an-ftp-change/⁠// SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST!iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠ Spotify: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠Google Podcasts: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠// TOPICS COVERED(00:00:0...

NEW TrainerRoad AI is Here! | Ultimate Guide to TrainerRoad AI | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 568 22.01.2026

Learn more about TrainerRoad AI: https://www.trainerroad.com/blog/introducing-trainerroad-ai/ Learn more about the updated AI FTP Detection: https://www.trainerroad.com/blog/why-is-ai-ftp-detecting-an-ftp-change/ // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (0...

Does Breath Training Actually Make Cyclists Faster? | Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 567 15.01.2026

🚀Try TrainerRoad risk-free! 👉 ⁠ www. TrainerRoad.com⁠ 🤝Join the TrainerRoad Zwift Club 🚴 https://trainerroad.cc/TRzwiftclub   // SHARE AND RATE THE PODCAST! iTunes: ⁠https://trainerroad.cc/apple2⁠   Spotify: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2⁠ Google Podcasts: ⁠ https://trainerroad.cc/google⁠ // TOPICS COVERED (00:00) Welcome! (02:46) Research Insights on Breath Training (06:00) Implications fo...

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