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Cold Weather Training and Performance Strategies for Cyclists - Dr. Stephen Cheung

Release Date: 12/17/2024

3 Skills for Ultra Cycling and When to Start Training

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In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly answer listener questions on: Top 3 skills to get ready for long gravel or mountain bike or bikepacking adventures Considerations for long cycling rides and races How soon to start training for a big adventure What is training for adventure cycling 💬 Have a question for a Future Episode? This Episode is Brought to You By: 🛠️ Try the Payable Add-On for your next event, project or order-form to get paid in a google form: – No app fees for 6 months! Curious about becoming ...

Lessons We are Relearning This Cyclocross Season

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In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly discuss cyclocross season and a post Molly did about lessons she is relearning as we complete our 2026 Cyclocross season. Cyclocross Corners Why to race even if you aren't the fastest (or as fast as you used ot be) dealing with different start times for cycling races Pre-race routine for cycling races Gaining Experience as a benefit of doing endurance events like cycling races 💬 Have a question for a Future Episode? This Episode is Brought to You By: 🛠️ Try the Payable Add-On...

Tracking Breathing in Training - Arnar Larusson

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In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter interviews Arnar larusson of Tymewear. Why Breathing hasn't yet become a common metric in endurance sports like cycling and running Breathing as the original training metric Tymewear's product to measure breathing in cycling How a breathing metric might be used alongside heart rate and power Ventilation as a metric to reflect how hard you are working 💬 Have a question for a Future Episode? This Episode is Brought to You By: 🛠️ Try the Payable Add-On for your next event, project or order-form to get...

Warming up for weekly races, fall clothing, refocus during races

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In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly answer listener questions on: Warming up for cyclocross weekly series Fall and winter clothing matrix Staying 'in it' for the season and within a race (e.g. a muddy race or race you are not doing well) Race if you are going to race 💬 Have a question for a Future Episode? This Episode is Brought to You By: 🛠️ Try the Payable Add-On for your next event, project or order-form to get paid in a google form: – No app fees for 6 months! Curious about becoming Listen to...

Your Pelvic Health Playbook - Laura Powers

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In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Molly interviews Laura Powers a Pelvic Health Physiotheripist from Collingwood Ontario; Symptoms that would indicate you could benefit from seeing a pelvic health physio. Movements to pelvic health, anatomy of the pelvic floor area, periods, poop and RED-S. Exercises and routines for improving pelvic health and reducing period cramps 💬 Have a question for a Future Episode? This Episode is Brought to You By: 🛠️ Try the Payable Add-On for your next event, project or order-form to get paid in a google form:...

Year-round Hard Intervals, Cornering, Ebike Endurance

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In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly answer listener questions on: Vo2 Max Intervals in the winter or year-round - a follow up from last Q&A Cornering skill theory and practice for beginners to experts Using Ebikes for mountain bikers doing endurance or zone 2 ? 💬 Have a question for a Future Episode? This Episode is Brought to You By: 🛠️ Try the Payable Add-On for your next event, project or order-form to get paid in a google form: – No app fees for 6 months! Curious about becoming Listen to the...

Winter Strength and Interval Training QA

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In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly answer listener questions on: How much should I eat during a ride or race - questions to consider Winter Training for cycling Combining interval training (vo2 or threshold) around strength training How many intervals to do within a week 💬 Have a question for a Future Episode? This Episode is Brought to You By: 🛠️ Try the Payable Add-On for your next event, project or order-form to get paid in a google form: – No app fees for 6 months! Curious about becoming Listen to the...

The Cycling Addiction - Phil Cavell

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In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter interviews returning guest Phil Cavell an author and bike-fitter who has written a . Peter and Phil discuss: The draw of cycling for certain people When an activity becomes less benefitial (for a variaty of aspects of health/wellness) how training volume (load) may track with mental conditions what cycling in the 1970s and 80s, before technology might tell us about cyclists today ADHD and cycling 💬 Have a question for a Future Episode? This Episode is Brought to You By: 🛠️ Try the Payable Add-On for...

Marathon Nationals, Return to CX, Pre-Race Jitters

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In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly answer listener questions on: Peter travel to Northwest Territories, Rising stars Camp and Canadian Marathon Nats Molly’s return to CX at Clark son's CX race in Ontario 2026 CX event list / preride plan - where we will be Questions from Youth Camp Pre race jitters-> Normal and good to be nervous What to eat on a ride or in a longer race or ride What to eat on a ride or in a longer race -> something every hour, practice in training 💬 Have a question for a Future Episode? This...

Low Motivation after Big Race and How to Train in the Fall

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In this episode of The Consummate Athlete Podcast, Peter and Molly answer listener questions on: Plummeting Motivation after the big race (A race) What to do for Training in the fall (or after your big race) 💬 Have a question for a Future Episode? This Episode is Brought to You By: 🛠️ Try the Payable Add-On for your next event, project or order-form to get paid in a google form: – No app fees for 6 months! Curious about becoming Listen to the Latest Consummate Athlete Podcast 🎧 Listen & subscribe in Your Favorite Podcast...

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Dr. Cheung returns to the podcast to dive into the science of training and racing in cold weather for cycling and running. He breaks down the key differences between heat and cold adaptation, sharing insights into how the body responds and what that means for your training and performance. We also discuss trending interventions like cold plunges—can they actually improve performance in cold conditions, or are they more hype than help? Tune in to find out what works, what doesn’t, and how to stay strong in the cold!

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