Consummate Athlete Podcast

This episode is recorded on location in Monterey California, near the Sea Otter Classic Bicycle Expo and race weekend. Molly talks to Annalisa Fish and Abby Watson, two Portland, Oregan based friends who love to ride bikes and hang out. They run the 'We Got to Hang Out Podcast' on the Wide Angle Podium Network. The episode covers Bike Fit, issues women have with bike fit and cycling, the Sea Otter Classic and provides several exercises you can try at home to avoid common sports injuries.

May 2017 Q&A - Muscle Soreness, Sweet Potato, Macro-Nutrients

This week is our Q &A. Thanks for your questions. Feel free to submit more questions for next month at www.consummateAthlete.ca

DOMS while Cycling

Macro-Nutrients for Athletes

How to Cook Sweet Potatoes

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Traci Stanard, a Sports Psychology Consultant, joins us from New Jersey today. She consults with athletes on their mental 'game' through her business Aspire Performance.

She was a youth gymnast with intense training schedules before going to college and taking up cycling.

We talk today about How a masters athlete or recreational athlete can use 'mental skills' or sports psych in their own world. Is it just for elites and Olympians? Or sick people? the power of believing you can do something, confidence, coach-athlete relationships, retirement, re-focus after a setback.

We also go into the power of believing you can do something, confidence, coach-athlete relationships, retirement, re-focus after a setback.

Of course, we are concerned about the infamous 'Post-Ironman burnout' and how that relates to struggling with retirements. Race-day nerves and how to set better goals and resolutions.

Traci's specialty is in the social aspects of the sport, the coach-athlete, athlete-athlete, manager to athlete etc.

Sports scientist Stephen Seiler joins us today to talk about Polarized Training, or intensity distribution, as well as a related concept he came up around the 'Hierarchy of Endurance Training Needs'.

We cover some really interesting and practical information that you can take to your own training patterns today. Regardless of your training the idea that we should have focus and a purpose to our intensity and volume should resonate.

KOM, Strava, Fondo, Phil Gaimon, Road Cycling, ProTour, World Tour,

Phil Gaimon Ex-World Tour Professional Cyclist and entrepreneur is our guest today and Molly chats with Phil about being an author, retirement, how to get KOMs and QOM's, Strava hunting and entrepreuership.

Phil is currently Strava hunting in his #worstRetirementEver campaign to win Strava KOMs (fastest ascents of climbs) with his remaining World-Tour Fitness. He also really likes cookies.

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Habits, nutrition, saddle sores, tea tree, learn to run

This week is a Q& A week. Molly and Peter talk about some solutions for Saddle Sores, How to start running without getting injured, favorite books on nutrition, changing habits and nutritional habits and their favorite apps/gadgets.

Van Life, Travel, Women Who Ride, Enduro, Free-ride, bike skills,

Charlotte Batty joins us today. She is a long-time friend who is based out of the same town as Molly and Peter in Ontario, Canada. She took a few months off work and chased the best mountain bike spots in the USA over the 2017 Winter and tells us about her rides and some of her experiences learning to ride better and helping other women learn to ride better.

Physio, Physiotherapist, Sport Therapy, Injury, Olympics, Bernard Condevaux is a Physiotherapist who has worked with cycling and many other olympic sports and various athletes over his career. He shares a wealth of information about DOMS vs. Pain and how to deal with other common injuries that athletes run into. We also get to hear about his experience with saddle sores (so Molly was psyched! )

Strength, Master's Athletes, Cycling, Stretching, WKO4 This episode features a conversation between Steve Neal and Peter. Steve was Peter's mentor in coaching and also his long-time coach for mountain bike racing. Steve has influenced many athletes and coaches over the years. His passion and knowledge is evident as they catch up and go over topics ranging from stretching to power training, testing to marathon mountain biking. A big topic is the use of other sports and exercises to benefit cycling. Steve has been doing this for years and we are still years from this becoming common practice. Enjoy!

TSS, Threshold, Training when Sick, Intervals on Hills

March Q & A - thanks for questions !

Submit questions for April at www.consummateathlete.com