S7E07: Master Racing as a Master, with Joe Friel & Selene Yeager
Apr 1, 2024
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Expert author Joe Friel and Selene Yeager share tips for mastering racing as a master at Leadville. Topics include age-appropriate training plans, navigating tricky turns, optimizing performance for older athletes, and addressing menopause challenges. Valuable insights on training strategies, pacing, nutrition planning, and preparation for endurance events.
Resistance training is crucial for women in midlife to maintain muscle mass and power during menopause.
Tailored training plans for women in midlife should focus on high-intensity workouts, strength training, and quality over quantity.
Protein intake, resistance training, and hormone replacement therapy can support women in midlife training for endurance events like Leadville.
Deep dives
The Impact of Menopause on Women's Training
Resistance training becomes essential in maintaining power and muscle mass as women experience hormonal changes due to menopause. Mobility sessions and recovery become crucial to prevent overuse injuries, and increasing protein intake can aid in muscle maintenance. Women facing disruptive symptoms can explore hormone replacement therapy for help in managing them.
Training Plans for Masters Women
Tailored training plans for women in midlife could focus on incorporating high-intensity workouts and polarized training. Emphasizing quality over quantity, engaging in resistance training, and balancing high-intensity sessions with easier rides can be beneficial. As women prepare for an endurance event like Leadville, a combination of long rides, high-intensity training, and nutritional practice can enhance their performance.
The Importance of Strength Training
Engaging in resistance training is crucial for women transitioning through menopause as it helps in maintaining muscle mass and power, essential for physical performance. The inclusion of high-intensity lifting and mobility work can support muscle health and injury prevention. Protein intake plays a vital role in muscle maintenance, and hormone replacement therapy can be a safe option to manage disruptive symptoms.
Balancing Intensity and Recovery in Training
For women in midlife training for events like Leadville, a focus on polarized training, combining high-intensity workouts with easier recovery sessions, and incorporating strength training can optimize performance. Prioritizing quality training over excessive volume, along with adequate recovery and nutrition, can contribute to sustained progress and preparation for endurance challenges.
The Need for Tailored Training Approaches
Women in midlife undergoing hormonal changes need tailored training programs that emphasize quality training, strength work, and balanced intensity levels. Incorporating high-intensity sessions, recovery-focused rides, and resistance training can enhance performance and muscle health. Exploring hormone replacement therapy for managing disruptive symptoms and strategic training plans can support women's training and racing progress.
If you're 40+ years old and racing the the Leadville 100, you're in good company: a LARGE majority of folks lining up this August are Masters racers, and our podcast survey at the beginning of this season shows that 80% of our listeners fit in this group (it goes without saying that both of the hosts are). So we're very excited to have two true experts join us for this episode: Joe Friel -- the author of The Cyclist's Training Bible and Fast after Fifty -- joins us for an incredibly valuable discussion on how we can stay (or become) fast even as we age. Selene also joins the program to give us tips for Masters women racing this course. Finally, Fatty turns over the "Fatty's Finishing Tips" baton to Hottie for guidance on getting through the hair-raising first three miles of the course. Don't miss this episode!
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