Scientific Off-Season Recommendations for Cyclists – Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 445

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(0:00) Welcome!

(1:00) Quick guide on what to do if you can’t put out as much power indoors

(10:32) Science-backed recommendations for cyclists on how to take an off-season

(42:40) Adding extra riding to your training plan: Should you do it?

(55:36) Why do you taste blood in your mouth during hard efforts, and is it bad?

1:02:51) How to not lose positions in a start

(1:11:52) Imbalances in your pedal stroke and what to do with them

(1:15:18) When you can skip warmups

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Sprint Intensity Training: https://youtu.be/VE2lJ3KSvPY?feature=shared

https://www.trainerroad.com/blog/detraining-what-happens-when-you-lose-fitness/

STUDIES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

https://trainerroad.cc/Maldonado-Martin2016

https://trainerroad.cc/Ronnestad2014

https://trainerroad.cc/Almquist2020

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