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Cycling Performance Club: Dr. Elisabetta Borgia- A new emphasis and approach to sport psychology in cycling performance
May 15, 2022

Welcome to The Cycling Performance Club Podcast!In this day and age of power meters, advanced physiologic metrics, and emphasis on aerodynamics it is very easy to overlook other key components of cycling performance- such as the emotional state of the at

Cycling Performance Club: Luke Plapp - From world class track cyclist to World Tour road racer
May 06, 2022

Welcome to The Cycling Performance Club Podcast!In this episode we chat with Luke Plapp - Olympic bronze medalist on the track, current Australian Road Champion, and Ineos Grenadiers rider- about his transition from a successful track cyclist to racing o

Cycling Performance Club: Dr. Nicholas Jamnick- Down the rabbit hole of exercise intensity, Part 2 of 2
April 26, 2022

Welcome to The Cycling Performance Club Podcast!In this episode we continue our trip down the rabbit hole of exercise intensity with Dr. Nick Jamnick (part 2 of 2). Previously, we critically examined graded exercise tests, VO2max testing, lactate thresho

Cycling Performance Club: Dr. Nick Jamnick - Down the rabbit hole of exercise intensity, Part 1 of 2
April 18, 2022

Welcome to The Cycling Performance Club Podcast!When it comes to performing and prescribing training sessions, there are four main principles to consider: frequency, duration, volume, and intensity. The first three of these principles are relatively simp

Cycling Performance Club: Shannon Malseed - Life lessons in mental wellness and high performance
April 04, 2022

On this show we really enjoy talking about the nuts and bolts of cycling performance. Whether its determining thresholds, approaches to training, or race tactics and skills, if youve listened to the show before you know we love that stuff. But in this e

Cycling Performance Club: Dr. Dajo Sanders- Research evolved into practice at the highest level of cycling performance, Part 2 of 2
March 22, 2022

In this episode we continue our discussion with Dr. Dajo Sanders (part 2 of 2), an individual whose skill and expertise in the realm of cycling performance are well developed. Dajo is a prolific researcher in many aspects of endurance training and special

Cycling Performance Club: Dr. Dajo Sanders- Research evolved into practice at the highest level of cycling performance, Part 1 of 2
March 10, 2022

There are many components within endurance training. Take for example field-testing, training intensity distribution, or training load. Each of these components have dozens of papers in the scientific literature that can help guide a cyclist’s training an

Cycling Performance Club: Australian road nats, training apps, the coach’s role in athlete success, and CP musings
February 17, 2022

Hey there! After a bit of a break in recording at the end of 2021 we (the co-hosts) sat down for a catch-up and to talk some shop. This episode can be best described as a throwback to our roots when we used to host chats on the Clubhouse app. Just a pro c

Cycling Performance Club: Simon Jones- Coaching, science, and a post-marginal gains world
January 31, 2022

Follow this link to take the listener Survey: Take the SurveyOr copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser:https://forms.gle/dCkiBuWDSdetwquH8This week it’s a meander through some performance-related topics like coaching, marginal gains, perf

Cycling Performance Club: What is best practice for implementing critical power into your training? w/ Jason Bartram, PhDc, Part 2
January 24, 2022

Follow this link to take the listener Survey: Take the SurveyOr copy and paste the URL below into your internet browser:https://forms.gle/dCkiBuWDSdetwquH8In this part two on critical power (CP) we continue our conversation with Jason Bartram and cover W’