EVOQ.BIKE Cycling Podcast

Block 5 of Five Blocks To Racing. This one is more to ask some questions of yourself that you can apply to your own training and subsequent bike races; whenever those are happening. Truly, this is choose your own adventure, as there are a myriad of ways to play through this block. Gym: Lift 2x a week through B and C priority races. I've shifted lifts to endurance ride days as opposed to hard inter...

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Frank and I caught up a bit. Chatting for the first 3 minutes, then we get into the history of FasCat! Even though I was a FasCat athlete wayyyy back in the day, I learn some awesome pearls about Frank!   We get full on into training around 15 minutes in.   What are some of the big things that you've seen change in training?   At the amateur level, should you become a specialist, or...

those pesky little w’s

The elders will tell you tales of a winter superstar. But is that someone who is fit, or just riding and training too much without ever resting? How hard can you train in winter without peaking too early or burning out? What is base miles, and how does it apply to you? How much VO2max training is needed before race season? Should you do any before 4-6 weeks before the first race? Can I train at FT...

Reflections from John Wakefield’s interview. It’s more than suffering when you’re trying to hit “x watts”.

Cry In The Dojo, Laugh On The Battlefield 1. Don't judge yourself 2. Take a breath 3. Make wise decisions and execute

UAE Team Emirates Sports Director discusses Amateur Cycling, Training Strategy & More! Huge thanks to John for taking the time to chat with us about coaching pro's and amateurs, and the threads that connect us all! Please Like the video if it provides value and subscribe to the channel! Full blog: www.evoq.bike/blog Check out John's coaching company: www. ScienceToSport.com Interview Topics in...

Brendan@EVOQ.BIKE. Yes, use a big group ride to learn the dance. It’s just as important to know when to save watts as it is to know when to light a match and 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀. To outerspace we go.

www.evoq.bike/blog Athlete: This ride haunted me all week. Not to sound like an undisciplined athlete, but we had a couple friends over kind of as an open house at the new place. Few too many brews. Tired legs. Football game is in two hours. Blah blah blah. Ran up here and got half of it in. Wanted to be a partial loser...instead of a total loser. Queue this one back up in the plan!! I want to nai...

Comment below on what works best for you!   Link for theraroll, which will smash you: https://amzn.to/2Mo2IB8 Link for massage stick: https://amzn.to/39coVeC  The main target points for me are achilles tendon, calf, IT band, hamstrings, glute, piriformis, and low back...so yeah, everything related to smashing the pedals.   I didn't include the psoas in this, but highly recommend the...

🔮🧲💎 Tools to get it done. Have a great start to the week. Let me know if u try the oolong or what variation works for you. 🪤

Micro changes, macro effect! Just two interesting emails that came through that remind us how performance can so easily be affected.

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Be nice to yourself and the results skyrocket upward, or the watts get deeper. More on that in this quick pod.  Brendan@EVOQ.BIKE YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS9FDuHl_qp8ajqQuWwNtew Blog: www.evoq.bike/blog Please share this if you benefit from it. It costs you $0 and helps us immensely. Thank you! We want to keep this FREE.

Full post: https://www.evoq.bike/blog/cycling-nutrition-guide Do you want to be fast or thin? Change your eating habits over time. Do this slowly and create new habits! If you shed 5lbs asap but don’t change a thing, you have a good chance of putting it back on. Two Cat 4 Questions came in: Weight Loss - If your main weakness is the number on the scale instead of your PMC, should you consider a we...

It's so much more than just watts. Big thanks to Robin Carpenter of Rally Pro Cycling for sitting down and discussing a lot of the small details of his training and how he got the where he is! Robin is at the pointy end of a LOT of races in the USA and honing his craft in Europe. He shares tips that he has learned along the way and provides some great ideas that you can apply to your own training....

Zach Nehr is rider for Project Echelon Racing and races on team NeXT on Zwift. He is also a coach and writer for VeloNews!  Zach has been cracking at the pro cycling door for a couple years and decided to focus more on building his business right as Covid happened. He had never ridden on zwift until the lockdown but spent the past year riding and competing mostly inside, and elements of his r...

We always talk about eating like an athlete, and food is fuel, so Patrick sat down with Michelle Henry, one of the members of the EVOQ Eracing Women's team, to discuss just how tricky this balance can be for experienced and novice cyclists alike.  More info about Michelle: https://sites.google.com/view/nutritionbymichellehenry/homeIG @michellecycles

Cadence and Power. Mindset. Time in Zone. There are some threads in here!

This one is great, as Stephen really opens up to us about all things cycling and life. Thank you so much for all your time Stephen! As mentioned, here is a link to the Tribe of Mentors book: https://amzn.to/3hK1FXZ 2:10 Who is Stephen Bassett 2:30 quick hitting questions 6m20 American vs Euro Racing What does Stephen end a lot of rides with? 11m50s Who is his coach? 12m35s The strength of resilien...

Today did not go as planned.  I shredded too hard in the gym and learned a good lesson that when my T2 secondary lift starts getting heavy, I need to do less reps.    My hips and low back might still be a bit wonky from the 16 hour drive, but whatever, it was a day to rip and I was mentally excited.   I forgot how the route unfolds; there was more traffic than I expected at lig...

Please leave us a 5 Star Review on iTunes if we've earned it! We continue the conversation around Craig's couch to Nationals, which has really just become a conversational flow about all things in a cycling training plan as he prepares for race season. As always, can you help us out and Like the video and Subscribe IF THIS BRINGS YOU VALUE. Thank you! Full training tips blog at: www.evoq.bike/blog...

While it all stacks on each other (listen to the Chris Dellasega podcast), it can also detract when things start sliding off track. Look at the forest. I know, you’re tired of hearing that, but like an 8th grade teacher I want to “drill this point home”. Happy New Year’s and hopefully we all cross paths in 2021 aayyyeeee!!! 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀

Chris is a really intelligent coach, and he's super passionate about making athletes better! We accidentally went full tilt on nutrition from 12-35 minutes. Lifting chat start around minute 44, and you'll want to listen through as we discuss lifting close to cycling competition, potentiation, VARIATION in lifting protocols, and SO much more. Squat ass to grass or to parallel? It depends, and Chris...