Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce

Posture and Bears - Ep200

In this walking podcast, #200! I discuss an alternate way to quantify training load. Or not really to quantify it, but to help dictate what proper training load is for a given athlete on a given day. It flies directly in the face of the way every other coach and program tells you to train. So be prepared to be like “wow this is weird”

In other words, SOP for this podcast. 
 
Also, bears. Bears Ron. Now you are putting the whole station at risk.

Frankie Hall - Ep199

This conversations is with one of my colleagues at Team EF Coaching, Frankie Hall. We speak about Blood Flow Restriction Training and the potential training benefits is has for cyclists. 

Frankie brings a high level of expertise to this discussion as she has a PhD in BFR training. I am sure you will find her insights and perspective interesting if BFR is something you would like to know more about. 

Tidy your seatbelts Space Monkeys.

Peter Defty and Tony Konvalin: Reclaim your Nutritional Autonomy  - Ep198

In this episode I have a discussion with Peter Defty and Tony Konvalin from Vespa Power. Peter reached out to me after my rant on carbs a few weeks ago and felt we should have another discussion. This is the second time Peter has been on my podcast. 

We share a lot of common ground in the domain of sports nutrition, and on nutrition in general. People often mistakenly think Peter’s philosophy is all in on keto but in reality, he is quite moderate in my understanding. This reflects my own position; after trying just about everything over the last 3.5 decades of racing, I have come to a very middle ground perspective on nutrition, and I have realized that extreme choices almost never work out in the end. 

To learn more about Vespa or absorb some of the great info on the site, see the link below. 

Links:

Vespa Power Website ►► https://vespapower.com/

OFM Website ►► https://ofm.io/carb-wars-redefining-carbohydrate-fueling/

To purchase Vespa at a discount, use the code "metabolismalignment" for a single use 15% discount.

Slam that Stem? - Ep 197

In this PDWT pod, I attempt to provide a useful answer to a question submitted from my audience: 

“Let's say someone comes to you and gets a perfect bike fit for an endurance road bike and everything is dialed in great. let's say they also followed all your advice on stretches/exercises etc...and now feel like want to work on developing a more aero bike position.

What would the steps be in your opinion to get more aero for road riding? How do you know if you should extend reach or drop your stem? How do you know if you are ready for it?

I am certain my thoughts will answer all of your questions and make all your dreams come true. Vote for Summer!

Everything is not a Nail - Ep196

In this PDWT podcast I talk about the culture of cycling and how focused it is on one single thing: watts. 

If a rider only has a hammer in their tool box, everything looks like a nail…

An old saying that has some truth to it: “Train your weaknesses, race your strengths”

Thanks for listening, space monkeys.