Ignition Coach Co

The Matchbox - A Cycling Podcast

Sports EN ↓ 100 episodes

Show hosts, Adam Saban, Dylan Johnson, Kaitlyn Maddox & Drew Dillman, are endurance coaches with Ignition Coach Co who share a passion for expanding their knowledge of endurance training. They are also elite cyclists across various disciplines and often lean on their experiences competing at the highest level to provide unique perspective into the world of bike racing. Tune in each week to find out how you can find that extra match for your next race.

Author

Ignition Coach Co

Episodes

Episode 146 - Travel Tips, The (debatable) Importance of Tracking CTL, and RLT 25.06.2025 47:13

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about tips for keeping your legs fresh while traveling, whether or not we keep a close eye on CTL, and red light therapy. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and i...

Episode 145 - Poor Air Quality, Cross Country Starts, and Heat Adaptation 19.06.2025 41:46

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about how to train when the air quality in your area is sub-optimal, ways to improve your XC race starts, and all things heat training (well mostly). As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and lea...

Episode 144 - Training Camps and Time Crunched Polarized 11.06.2025 35:14

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about training camps in the lead up to A races and whether the polarized training method is appropriate even for time-crunched athletes. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five st...

Episode 143 - Grip Strength, Recovery Protocols, and LT1 vs LT2 05.06.2025 46:14

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re back to our usual routine with listener questions on grip strength as a limiting factor for strength training, recovery protocols particular after long endurance events, and the relationship between LT1 and LT2. As always, if you like wha...

Episode 142 - TrainingPeaks Special 28.05.2025 1:19:17

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’ve got special guests Dirk Friel and Henry Lutz, from TrainingPeaks, to answer all of our burning questions about the platform we all know and love. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five s...

Episode 141 - Genetic Potential, Racing on Rest Weeks, and Training for Long Races 22.05.2025 34:54

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about genetic potential, racing on scheduled rest weeks, and training for long races. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the s...

Episode 140 - Training Camps and the MidSouth Double 14.05.2025 29:43

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about specifics for putting together your own training camp (or you can just sign up for the Ignition camp in Crested Butte which is now waitlist only) as well as training for the MidSouth Double or any variation of race like that....

Episode 139 - Training Through Travel, Intro to Power Meters, and General vs Specific Training 07.05.2025 53:15

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode the crew is talking about how to take your training on the road, intro to training with a power meter, and general vs specific training principles. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star...

Episode 138 - Big Race Prep, Power vs HR Limit, Recovery 30.04.2025 47:47

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and unfortunately, I actually missed the recording last week but the crew touched on topics like how to prepare for big races and where to allocate resources, what metrics you should use as your limiting factor during endurance sessions, and training through recovery. As...

Episode 137 - Sweat Testing and Balancing Work Fatigue and Training 22.04.2025 57:57

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about whether or not it’s worthwhile to perform sweat testing to help dial in your nutrition on the bike and ways to improve training effectiveness amidst demanding work and life weeks. And hey, if you haven’t heard, this summer w...

Episode 136 - Nutrition on a Budget and IT Band Syndrome 16.04.2025 40:31

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about how you can curate your fueling on the bike to work within a budget and our takes on addressing IT band syndrome. Also, if you haven’t heard, this summer we are hosting a new training camp in the beautiful mountain oasis of...

Episode 135 - Time Crunched Ultra Training, From Sea Level to Altitude, and Should You Be Combining Intervals and Endurance Riding 08.04.2025 50:42

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about how to train for long ultra events on a time budget, ways to prepare for altitude races when you live at sea level, and whether or not you should be mixing your interval rides with endurance. Also, we have some exciting news...

Episode 134 - Bouncing Back from Illness, Rest Days, and Durability Testing 02.04.2025 49:21

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about how to get back into training after getting derailed by sickness, why rest days are important (or are they?), and durability testing. This week’s episode is also brought to you by our new friends over at buycycle. The easiest...

Episode 133 - VO2max, Ineffective Training, and Reverse Periodization 26.03.2025 35:13

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about maximizing VO2max potential, how to bounce back from ineffective training, and when it makes sense to try reverse periodization. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five st...

RERUN: Episode 91 - L/R Power Imbalances, Goal Setting 101, and VO2max Training 18.03.2025 36:18

RERUN due to inability to record during the MidSouth last week. Enjoy this previously recorded episode from last season. Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this weeks episode we’re talking left/right power imbalances, the basics of goal setting, and getting into some nuances of VO2max training. Today...

Episode 132 - Bike Fit Follow-up, Breaking Up Monotony, and My Legs Hurt, What Gives? 12.03.2025 57:35

Episode 132 - Bike Fit Follow-up, Breaking Up Monotony, and My Legs Hurt, What Gives? Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about some follow up bike fitting discussion, how to structure training with little to work with, and why do my legs hurt? As always, if you like...

Episode 131 - Cram Training, 24 Hour Relays, and Lifting for Sprinters 04.03.2025 48:46

Episode 131 - Cram Training, 24 Hour Relays, and Lifting for Sprinters Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about ways to train when you’re limited on time before your key event, how to best prepare for 24 hours relay racing, and lifting approaches for sprinters. A...

Episode 130 - Indoor vs Outdoor Value, What to Add With Increased Volume, and Maximizing FTP Plateau 26.02.2025 43:47

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about the value of indoor riding vs outdoor riding in the context of mountain biking, what you should add to your weekly training when increasing overall volume, and how to maximize performance amidst an FTP plateau. As always, if y...

Episode 129 - All Things Bike Fit 18.02.2025 1:08:23

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking all things bike fit with special guest, Michael Seiler. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show drop us an email at matchbo...

Episode 128 - Heat Training, Avoiding Burnout, and Saddle Sores 13.02.2025 1:00:54

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about various benefits of heat training, some things to look out for when trying to avoid burnout, and suggestions for mitigating saddle sores. Speaking of saddle sores, next week we’ll be having a guest on the show who specialize...

Episode 127 - Intervals for Short Races and Cross Training 04.02.2025 52:21

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about structuring your training for shorter races and utilizing cross training as it’s own focus, as well as in a complementary way to improve your overall performance on the bike. As always, if you like what you hear please share...

Episode 126 - Nutrition Follow Up, Is Sugar Water a Viable Fueling Option, and Easy Z2 28.01.2025 45:52

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re entertaining a follow-up question from our nutrition episode, discussing whether or not sugar water is a viable option for fueling, and should you include easy Z2 in your training? As always, if you like what you hear please share this wi...

Episode 125 - Everyday Athlete Volume, Endurance Intensity, and Is One Month of Structure Enough? 21.01.2025 57:37

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking volume for the everyday athlete, whether it's ok to increase intensity of endurance rides, and is one month of structure enough to prepare for events? As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leav...

Episode 124 - Nutrition Discussion 14.01.2025 1:03:58

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re doing things a little different. After some discussions earlier in the week on nutrition with Dylan and Ignition coach, Will Pfeiffer, Drew decided we should bring the conversation to the studio. So this is somewhat of an open discussion on...

Episode 123 - Cadence Drills, Heart Rate Fluctuations, and Quantifying Stress 09.01.2025 45:37

Episode 123 - Cadence Drills, Heart Rate Fluctuations, and Quantifying Stress Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking cadence drills, heart rate fluctuations, and quantifying stress. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a...