EVOQ.BIKE Cycling Podcast

Can simply working on your mindset improve your performance? YES Training science has come a long way but understanding how to get the most out of yourself for both that soul crushing interval session or your target event is an art!  Patrick recently posted a great Fast Dad Friday on our YouTube channel, check that out here! https://youtu.be/SmdTSmIFeuE We start to unpack mental toughness for...

Blog of All Episodes: http://evoq.bike/blog/cat-4-questions 4 Cat 4 Questions! Please Like, Subscribe, and show some love by sharing the content! Episode 2: 4 w/kg, Indoor Vs Outdoor FTP, Fasting and High Intensity Intervals, Cyclocross Training, C4Q Ep2! Email YOUR Questions To Brendan@EVOQ.BIKE

You may not be targeting 300 mile rides, but there are gems in here on mindset and nutrition for when you're hitting that uncharted territory. This episode is fire if you want to ride farther. Thank you @WhityWhit. HMU Brendan@EVOQ.BIKE

4 Cat 4 Questions! Please Like, Subscribe, and show some love by sharing the content! Episode One: Tapering For Race, Caffeine Gels, 5am Cycling Workout Fueling Suggestions, Tapering For A Big Gran Fondo Event Email YOUR Question To Brendan@EVOQ.BIKE Blog of All Episodes: http://evoq.bike/blog/cat-4-questions

https://www.evoq.bike/blog/cycling-interval-workout-guide Of course, the answer is it depends but a lot of people have now downloaded wko5 or messing around with it and they see optimized intervals. They see extensive aerobic or intensive aerobic and they look at it like “3 by 30 something minutes, do I have to do that?” Yes, it’s really helpful! But the true, race specific answer is: yes for some...

Original Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALNOLzpp2M0 Full blog: www.evoq.bike/blog  email questions: Brendan@EVOQ.BIKE   How many athletes do you see get dropped every time the surges come?   Burst workouts are a great workout to have in your cycling diet.   The bursts help you adapt to having to go out of one zone that is moderately intense, and surge, just like a bike...

Have you done these? Shout out to Patrick for getting me into these again this year! Full Blog here: https://www.evoq.bike/blog/underspeed...   Challenge your neuromuscular connection by riding outside of your comfortable cadence today.   Power range is 90-98% FTP. If you feel good push a little harder than tempo, BUT THE FOCUS IS ON CADENCE.  Prioritize cadence over watts, I can't...

There were a lot of questions from the Instagram post (@BrendanHousler and @EVOQBIKE) where I asked what people wanted to take away from this race. TONGA Part 2, the onboard GoPro Footage Coming Soon! Main Topics Discussed Are: Taper 1:15 Start List 1:46 Mental Prep 2:20 Nutrition (night before, midrace, breakfast) 4:24 Prerace Strategy 9:57 Hit me up with questions Brendan@EVOQ.BIKE https://youtu...

www.evoq.bike Have concrete goals.   Understand rest.   Don't obsess over metrics that don’t achieve your goals.   You are not your FTP. INTENSITY won’t do diddly for you if you don’t have the endurance to match. Brendan@EVOQ.BIKE

A look back so that you Do Better Than My Pro JMSR 2019. Just wasn't prepared for this type of event and got SHELLED last year. Take some tips with you so that you do better than I did! www.evoq.bike/blog brendan@EVOQ.BIKE

Full post: https://www.evoq.bike/blog/peaking-for-cycling-race The question below came in about peaking for a bike race, and how to know what to train, and when to train, when you aren’t trying to peak. But really, we first need to look at what a peak is, how one achieves it, and if w even need it! Thanks Michael for submitting the question; it’s a great one that isn’t discussed much when we talk...

We just decided to record a coaches call, and the future ones will be indoors so you can't hear the birds. Testing the peak for Joe Martin Athlete Consistency What's Up With Failed Workouts? KILLER VO2Max Workouts - near impossible ones Don't Just Hammer What You're Good At Early On Do We Polarize? Periodize? Self-Coaching issues And More! It's been so helpful having Patrick truly coaching me this...

This one is a bit long; it might be worth checking out the full blog: https://www.evoq.bike/blog/2019/4/11/how-to-pace-a-time-trial-in-cycling Visit Us Today at: www. EVOQ.BIKE. Message Us Or Comment Below!   Instagram: @EVOQ.BIKE and @brendanhousler

https://www.evoq.bike/blog/complete-polarized-training-guide   Polarized Training For Athletes in 2020?  Four Things I Like and Dislike About Cycling's Polarized Training Check out the full blog, it's long!

https://www.evoq.bike/blog/cycling-nutrition-guide Carbohydrate Periodization. True Carb Loading has been a challenge: how do you make sure the glycogen stores are REALLY full without overeating? The data and numbers are in, and it's been working for us, so we want to share it with you. Scroll to the bottom of the article if you just want to learn about the Carb Periodization. There's also a quick...

https://www.evoq.bike/blog/gravel-racing-training-tips  email me: Brendan@EVOQ.BIKE  The big difference with a gravel race is that there’s NO COASTING. Or, way less of it than most of us are used to from road racing. Gravel takes the difficulty up a notch. For gravel race you need to be able to consistently pedal a bike for a very long time. Many of these races are 100 miles or more, so...

https://www.evoq.bike/blog/training-through-coronavirus I saw A LOT of posts on Strava saying, “BACK TO BASE” and “No point in training” due to the race cancellations and coronavirus. I strongly urge you to continue with your normal training cycle, as I bet we are back to racing within 8 weeks. I would NOT go back to base training or general overload training by simply riding a ton; read on as to...

https://www.evoq.bike/blog/improve-cycling-ftp-or-get-faster Yes, increasing your FTP could make you slower in a race or group if that’s all you work on. I looked up what the most searched terms are when it comes to FTP. As you can guess, the list looks a lot like this:   How To Improve My Cycling FTP Increase Cycling FTP What is a Good FTP Cycling TrainerRoad FTP Increase Realistic FTP Gains 2 x...

We ALL do it. But learning to not freak out, seeing it as a benchmark, AND SEEING THE FOREST is CRUCIAL to growth and success.

Sometimes you need that recovery! Riding and trying to avoid more than zone 1 time is for ENDURANCE RIDES. When you have hard intervals, you need full on recovery if you want to really max out. Listen to this quick podcast to know how much you need and why interval #4 and #5 deserve more credit than we might give them.

I have a young athlete that I told he has to write down three lessons that he learned after every race, and I thought to myself: why am I not still doing that? So I’ve risen from the ashes after my fourth stage, which is not a real stage in the tour of South Florida, but I was talking to Patrick today and he was like “dude you sound tired”. It’s been a long day, I’m ready to go to bed, but I wante...

Are you about to do Gravel Worlds 2020 or looking to dabble in your first gravel race?  After I completed my first gravel race in 2018 in a massive IMPLODING fashion, I recorded this podcast but never posted it, because, well, there was no podcast! I'll give you some tips on nutrition, tactics, and just the overall highlights of what is one of my favorite gravel races in the country! See you...

Full blog over here: https://www.evoq.bike/blog/2019/6/13/when-is-a-cycling-group-ride-appropriate For many riders, group rides are what they live for. The camaraderie, the enjoyment of going fast in a pack, beating your friends up a climb or for the town line sprint, and the post ride get together. These are all fun and exciting ways to enjoy riding your bicycle, but it isn’t always the best trai...

Strategy Race metrics First Race Vibes New Teammate! Jack White is a beast Shout Outs Post race hypotheticals - steer clear of what if's Lessons: Mapping, staying positive and getting mental wins Racing is hard. Email me with Questions: Brendan@EVOQ.BIKE

Time in Zone! But don’t mentally just give in.