Consummate Athlete Podcast

Habits, nutrition, saddle sores, tea tree, learn to run   This week is a Q& A week. Molly and Peter talk about some solutions for Saddle Sores, How to start running without getting injured, favorite books on nutrition, changing habits and nutritional habits and their favorite apps/gadgets. 

    Van Life, Travel, Women Who Ride, Enduro, Free-ride, bike skills,    Charlotte Batty joins us today. She is a long-time friend who is based out of the same town as Molly and Peter in Ontario, Canada. She took a few months off work and chased the best mountain bike spots in the USA over the 2017 Winter and tells us about her rides and some of her experiences learning to ride better and helping...

Physio, Physiotherapist, Sport Therapy, Injury, Olympics,    Bernard Condevaux is a Physiotherapist who has worked with cycling and many other olympic sports and various athletes over his career. He shares a wealth of information about DOMS vs. Pain and how to deal with other common injuries that athletes run into. We also get to hear about his experience with saddle sores (so Molly was psyched! )...

Strength, Master's Athletes, Cycling, Stretching, WKO4    This episode features a conversation between Steve Neal and Peter. Steve was Peter's mentor in coaching and also his long-time coach for mountain bike racing. Steve has influenced many athletes and coaches over the years. His passion and knowledge is evident as they catch up and go over topics ranging from stretching to power training, test...

TSS, Threshold, Training when Sick, Intervals on Hills    March Q & A - thanks for questions !    Submit questions for April at www.consummateathlete.com  

Training, Cycling, Busy People, Productivity, HIIT, Threshold, FTP   Jim Rutberg joins us today on the show to talk about the new 3rd edition of The Time Crunched Cyclist that is due out in March 2017. We talk about marketing/business practices for coaches, training tactics for those with limited time and what is new in the book, including strength training and a huge nutrition section. 

Caroline Gaynor joins us to tell us about her adventures guiding visually impaired endurance athletes in Ironmans. She talks about training around a full-time job, how to find guiding opportunities and discusses the highs and lows of putting your energy into helping someone experience crossing the finish line. 

February's Q&A is here and it's a fun one! Sprinting on the trainer: The Coaching Process: how to become a coach Endurance training:  Base Season and Training Camp Mistakes 

Endurance Diet, Nutrition, Whole Foods, Chocolate Milk, Carbs, Cooking   Matt Fitzgerald, author, coach and sports-nutritionist joins us to talk about 'The Endurance Diet', his new book and an over-arching concept that you likely have adopted if you are having success in endurance sport. If you are not reaching your potential, struggling with illness or poor recovery then today's podcast is going...

OCR, MudRun, Fitness, Obstacle Course, Running, Strength   Lindsay Webster joins us today to talk Obstacle Course Racing.  Lindsay is the OCR World Champion and loves ice cream!  She shares training tips, experiences starting out as a female OCR racer, helps us with our burpees and talks about grip strength. 

Soccer, Fitness, model, core, video, entrepreneur    Today we have Lauren Sesselmann, a Professional Soccer player and entrepreneur. We talk about fitness routines for those traveling or just those who are busy. We talk soccer skills and being an entrepreneur. Lauren was a great guest. Check it out! 

Running, Marathon, Run, Fitness, Goals, Resolutions, Stage Racing Aimee Shilling joins us today fresh off finishing her 40 marathons by age 40 challenge. She also added a 'small' challenge most recently within the 40 marathons to run 7 marathons in 7 days as a fundraiser for World Vision.  Learn why and how she set this big goal, how she prepared, the challenges along the way and also how to handl...

Sleep, position, supplements, routine, habits, research, resolutions  Today we talk to Dr. Amy Bender a PhD in sleep science. She is a member of the Center for SLeep in Calgary, Alberta, Canada where she works with many Canadian Olympic athletes on optimizing sleep. She is a wealth of knowledge on the latest sleep research and practical ways you can implement good sleep hygiene practices into your...

Skiing, Cross-Country, Shooting, Marksmanship, Target Shooting   Interview with Daniel Markert a biathlon athlete. He is also currently the State Biathlon Coordinator and a competitor for the California National Guard biathlon team. His expertise is in taking novices into both competitive shooting and the sport of biathlon (Nordic skate skiing and shooting).  We also talk about how he prepares for...

Gear, Heart Rate, Singlespeed, clothing This week we go through listener questions  We cover :  Holiday eating Holiday Travel Singlespeed training   Ironman training update 

Travel Tips, initiative, mechanics, bike skills, athlete development,    Very happy to get the chance to talk to Scott about a variety of topics in this episode. We go into travel tips, mechanical skill, how to develop young athletes, the Cyclocross initiative Scott is part of to help young Canadians get cyclocross experience plus we talk about the mistakes athletes make and how staff/mechanics in...

NFL, Football, San Francisco, Combine, Power, Speed, Agility,    In this week's episode we talk to Blake Bell, an NFL Football player.  Blake is a Tight End for the San Francisco 49ers. Blake has a unique background since he was a quarterback in college, but converted to Tight End his senior year of college and continued that in the NFL. We learn how Blake adapted his skills to a new position to c...

Rowing, Ergs, Paddling, Water-sport, Fitness Programs, Gyms   Sara Hendershot played many sports growing up and tried rowing at Simsbury High School, where she was immediately hooked. She was recruited to row at Princeton University where her collegiate career peaked during her senior season when she was named Captain of the team, rowed an undefeated dual season, a 3rd place finish at NCAAs, and w...

KeyWords: Productivity, Getting Things Done, David Allen, Self-Improvement, GTD   So stoked on this episode! Organization is a huge passion for Molly, and she has been completely obsessed since she waswas a little kid with streamlining every aspect of life. It is hard to fit training in. We know that from talking to athletes at our talks, from Peter's coaching clients and from trying to do it all...

Keywords: Cyclocross, high-performance, training, sport , cross, crossvegas, world cup   Molly got the chance to interview Sven Nys just before this year's CrossVegas. This is a short episode but the questions and answers are jam packed with motivating advice from the cycling legend. Sven talks about his career, his success and his love of the sport.    CHECK OUT SHOW NOTES  https://wordpress.com/...

KeyWords: Car Racing, Automotive, Cars, Driving, Driver, G-Force, Motor Sport, MTB   Nascar Driver Erik Jones joins us today to tell us how you (or your kids) get into Nascar, how to watch Nascar, the training that goes into nascar (which transfers to many other sports) and what it takes to win.    If you have interest in going fast, be prepared for a challenge/course you can't ride indefinately o...

KEYWORDS Movement, Non-Exercise Movement, Walking, Minimalism, stacking, Nutritious Movement   Today we are very fortunate to have Katy Bowman on the podcast. Katy is a biomechanist, with emphasis on the BIO because rather than looking only at isolated join angles Katy has specialized in looking at how our movement, or lack thereof, influences all parts of our lives as well as our families, commun...

Mindfulness, Krav Maga, Self-Defense, Martial Arts, Combat Sports, MMA     Today we are excited to step into a new area of sport and movement with Krav Maga. Essentially Krav Maga is a self-defence method that is different from 'martial arts' in that there are no rules or competitions. It is focused on self-defence and, interestingly, on being aware and present in the moment to avoid risky situati...

Power Lifting, Strength Training, Cross Training, Weight Lifting   Multi-time Power-Lifting champion of the USA and the World Robert Herbst joins us today to share his knowledge of the sport. Robert has been coaching athletes ranging from beginner thru elites for years and has seen how the practice of power lifting can help athletes become capable in many disciplines.   

Today we take another look at Golf. With the mental and very precise nature of golf we felt that talking to another Golf-Pro was worth while. We were very happy with the additional concepts Shana brought to the show today.  We talked about drills to help with hitting the ball, mindset in golf, picking a good starting course, setting your practice duration and several other topics that will be usab...