Runners High, Racing FOMO, Power-to-Weight Ratio, and More – Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 465

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(0:00:00) Welcome!

(00:28) New updates for Red Light Green Light!

(09:40) Pre-race meals: Is cereal actually bad??

(25:56) Signs you aren’t eating enough

(43:29) Do we not get an endorphin rush when we ride??

(01:01:26) The one workout you shouldn’t do on trail

(01:10:50) Why you’re slow and don’t realize it

(01:22:02) How to mentally cope with missing races

(01:35:07) Should athletes fast from social media?

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- Exercise-induced euphoria and anxiolysis do not depend on endogenous opioids in humans, Siebers, et al., 2021: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306453021000470 

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