Consummate Athlete Podcast

We met Viviane Favery at Quebec Singletrack Experience in 2023 and we were blown away by her communication skills (in multiple languages!). She is a MTB Skills Coach at Empire 47, has commentated World Cup Mountain Biking and hosts the MTB Pass Podcast. She also has a vast cycling experience ranging form Race Across America, World Cup Mountain Bike events and MTB Stage races.  Follow Viviane on In...

Join us on this episode as we discuss two scenerios for the fall racing and training season. What do you do if you have lots of motivation, energy and health but no plans for racing? OR what to do if you have lots of races but can feel your motivation, energy or health slipping before the fall races ramp up?  Show Sponsors: Get Your Free Bonus from AG1- drinkAG1.com/MOLLYH  - to receive your bonus...

In this episode as we discuss 10 Vital Signs for tracking and enhancing your movement and health, as outlined in Kelly and Juliet Starrett's latest book, 'Built to Move'. These vital signs cover a wide spectrum, from getting up from the floor to measuring your sleep hours, and from tracking veggie/fruit consumption to assessing your shoulder's range of motion. Learn how these quick and simple asse...

Today's listener question is one we touch on often at Consummate Athlete. Can you keep improving as you age? What is the limit of your progression and can you stop aging (the answer is no to that last one!).   SHOW SPONSOR Get Your Free Bonus from AG1- drinkAG1.com/MOLLYH - to receive your bonus of a free 1-year supply of Vitamin D and 5 Free Travel Packs This episode is brought to you by 3 Month...

Ben Frederick created the Small Monsters Project which aims to destimatize mentall health by investing in traumatic brain injury education and recovery.  This episode is brought to you by 3 Month 100% Made for You Training Plans by Consummate Athlete - These popular plans are made from scratch for you to fit your goals, your schedule, your gear, and your goals. https://consummateathlete.com/traini...

Molly and Peter discuss a listener question about changing race distances if concerned about fitness before a race. This relates to changing categories and just generally being unsure before big scary races (or normal races too!)  We discuss the concept of fun races too. Get Your Free Bonus from AG1- drinkAG1.com/MOLLYH - to receive your bonus of a free 1-year supply of Vitamin D and 5 Free Travel...

Ashton Lambie is a professional cyclist and World Champion in Track cycling. He set the 4000m Individual Purusit record becoming the first person to break the 4-minute barrier. In the following years he has raced Gravel and completed long events and now is transitioning to sailng in the America's Cup! This pivoting is inspiring for Consummate Athletes looking to try new things, go new places and m...

Today we discuss How intense you need to be. This question was sparked by a listener who has  gotten really into David Goggins and is curious how we think about pushing to 110% (or cranking it to 11). We also discuss race week, the overarching goals of the week or two before your big race and the nitty gritty of what to do for training that week.  Get Your Free Bonus from AG1-  drinkAG1.com/MOLLYH...

Namrita Brooke, PhD is a Registered Dietician and coach to cyclists, runners, and multisport athletes of all levels. With >10 years coaching experience and a background in human performance research, she uses evidence-based methods to bridge science with the art of coaching.     This episode is brought to you by 3 Month 100% Made for You Training Plan s by Consummate athlete - These popular plans...

Today we discuss fueling workouts and the periods around your workout. While simple to say there are many factors that make fueling optimally for workouts and races tricky to figure out for each athlete.   Download or find links in your favorite Podcast App (remember to rate and review!)  https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/consummateathlete   Get Your Free Bonus from AG1- drinkAG1.com/MOLL...

Retired Professional Mountain Bike Racer and Olympian Lea Davison ( @leaeatsalot ) joins Molly and Peter at Quebec Singletrack experience for a live Q&A with participants from the race.  This episode is brought to you by GOODR Sunglasses . Goodr offers a 30 Day Money Back Guarantee and 100% Satisfaction. Find your pair at GOODR.com  and use code consummate to get FREE shipping   Download or find l...

We discuss two questions around low motivation and cycling training. Another listener question around mid-season break (or low motivation mid season!) .  Download or find links in your favorite Podcast App (remember to rate and review!) https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/consummateathlete     Show Notes This episode is brought to you by our Training Peaks Training Plans for cyclists (link)...

Peter and Rob Gray discuss the Constraints Led Approach, Ecological Dynamic and Non-Linear Pedagogy -- which are a lot of big words that mean they talk about coaching and some different ways to look at coaching and refining your skill acquisition (practice!) Download or find links in your favorite Podcast App (remember to rate and review!) https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/consummateathle...

We discuss Molly's experience adapting to altitude and then racing the Leadville Trail Marathon Running Race. Discussion of a question about recovery for adults after races and the different aspects that contribute to faster recovery.  Download or find links in your favorite Podcast App (remember to rate and review!)  https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/consummateathlete   This episode is b...

Traci Carson PhD. is a researcher, scientist, professor and (still sometimes) athlete. She is passionate about helping active women fuel their bodies and optimize their menstrual cycles for health, performance, and fertility.       Download or find links in your favorite Podcast App (remember to rate and review!)  https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/consummateathlete   Get Your Free Bonus f...

We discuss flow state, focus-refocus and a question about how hard to go in workouts.   Download or find links in your favorite Podcast App (remember to rate and review!)  https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/consummateathlete   This episode is brought to you InsideTracker - For a limited time, you get 20% off the entire InsideTracker store when you sign up at  insidetracker.com/consummate ...

Mahshid Hadi ( @ artventuree)  Now living in Canada, Mahshid left Iran to escape dangerous persecution. Her passion for bikepacking and gravel riding would never have come to fruition in her home country. Download or find links in your favorite Podcast App (remember to rate and review!) https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/consummateathlete   SHOW SPONSOR:: Get Your Free Bonus from Athletic...

We tackle the common question of increasing training hours. In simple terms, more training time will increase fitness BUT when is more work just more work. We also discuss a question about cadence being too high.  Download or find links in your favorite Podcast App (remember to rate and review!) https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/consummateathlete   This Episode is brought to you by GOODR...

Luke Way, an endurance coach and the founder of Isocapnic, joins us to talk about respiratory training and their tool the 'Breathe Way Better', which helps train the respiratory muscles separately from movement. We discuss what it is, how to do it, common questions and challenges with Respiratory Training.  This episode is brought to you InsideTracker - For a limited time, you get 20% off the enti...

Molly Hurford and Peter Glassford discuss things to consider doing after you finish your race. We range from taking off your clothes and cleaning up to post-race reflection.  This Episode is Sponsored by: Goodr Sunglasses - Find your pair at goodr.com/ consummate  and use code consummate to get FREE shipping.   Athletic Greens - Get Your Free Bonus from Athletic Greens -  athleticgreens.com/mollyh...

Bestselling author, speaker, and a leader in the Movement movement, biomechanist Katy Bowman is back on the Consummate Athlete Podcast to discuss her new book ''Rethink Your Position', which is an immediately actionable book to help in your movement, health and performance.   Use Code: RETHINK25 at NutritiousMovement.com to get 25% off Rethink your Position   This episode is brought to you InsideT...

We discuss the difficult decision to race if you are sick and how this relates to our 'race if you are going to race' concept of committing to race. A follow up on quick strength to avoid soreness and when doing a lot of endurance racing is also included.  This Episode is sponsored by AG1 by Athletic Greens:   To make it easy, Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-sup...

Dr. Sian Allen ( DrSianAllen on Twitter ) is a Human Performance Researcher with a demonstrated history of working in agile & high-pressure industry R&D and elite sport environments. She wore an Oura ring & a Whoop band on the same hand/wrist for ~12 months and distilled the results on her twitter account. We talk about this experience and much more in this episode.        This episode is brought...

We discuss a few listener questions about how to keep doing strength as you transition to cycling outside and dealing with the 'less perfect' workouts as you cycle outside more and do less indoor trainer.    Download or find links in your favorite Podcast App (remember to rate and review!) https://directory.libsyn.com/shows/view/id/consummateathlete   Show Sponsors Get Your Free Bonus from Athleti...

Lorri Lown is a road cycling coach and virtual bike fitter from California. She discusses transitioning from the indoor bike or Peloton to outdoors and why skills matter when riding on the road.   This episode is brought to you by InsideTracker - use code CONSUMMATE at  insidetracker.com/consummate to get 20% OFF the entire InsideTracker store     Show Notes Check out Lorri Lown and SavvyBike ment...