How do artificial sweeteners fuel training, and are they good for athletes, tips for DIY races and match racing strategy, a deep dive on nutrient timing and how it affects training and much more in Episode 294 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast!

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE

• DIY Race Tips

• Tactics for Match Races and small breakaways

• Equipment choices that make you faster

• How to give and receive criticism as an athlete

• How to breathe more effectively

• Does burping lower your heart rate?

• Is it better to train on climbs or flats?

• How to train if you have no races on your calendar

• Ramp tests without a smart trainer

• The hosts favorite workouts and strength training exercises

• Training while pregnant

• Should athletes use artificial sweeteners?

• Nutrient timing for athletes

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RESOURCES AND STUDIES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

- Successful Athletes Podcast: www.TrainerRoad.com/SAP

- TrainerRoad Blog Mailing List: https://bit.ly/3oPmRyr

- https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/opinion/nike-running-mary-cain.html

- https://www.netflix.com/title/81130094

- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2277000/pdf/tjp0584-1019.pdf

- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/51038881_Effects_of_low_and_high_cadence_interval_training_on_power_output_in_flat_and_uphill_cycling_time-trials

- https://www.trainerroad.com/app/cycling/workouts/245443-williamson-4

- https://youtu.be/saYKvqSscuY

- https://www.trainerroad.com/app/cycling/workouts/453830-taylor-2

- https://www.trainerroad.com/app/cycling/workouts/3172-kern

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJztTcxHgm4

- https://www.trainerroad.com/app/cycling/workouts/1253-ebbetts

- https://www.trainerroad.com/app/cycling/workouts/21542-pettit

- https://www.trainerroad.com/blog/balancing-motherhood-with-work-and-professional-mountain-bike-racing/

- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341435045_Can_taste_be_ergogenic

- https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17461391.2014.971880

- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S105381190701004X

- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/14134082_Carbohydrate-Electrolyte_Feedings_Improve_1_h_Time_Trial_Cycling_Performance

- https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jappl.2000.89.5.1690

- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15354036/

- https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/2004/12000/The_Effect_of_Carbohydrate_Mouth_Rinse_on_1_h.17.aspx

- https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/6/1/1

- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12203655_Prolonged_effects_of_modified_sham_feeding_on_energy_substrate_mobilization

- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41430-018-0170-6

- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323317547_Carbohydrate_Mouth_Rinse_Improves_Cycling_Time-Trial_Performance_without_Altering_Plasma_Insulin_Concentration

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