wise athletes podcast

Today we will hear from Sarah Fader, owner and coach at Speed Logic, which provides provides Olympic Caliber Cycling coaching, specializing in Speed, Power, and Strength.  A few of the topics discussed: FTP is a poor metric for prescribing training plans, especially for the sub-hour event athlete. “Increasing FTP” is not a useful goal for most cyclistsNot enough time is NOT a problem for the older athlete: if experienced, focus on weaknesses; if new, gains will come easilyFun = motivation. There are many ways to achieve targeted adaptation…it’s the coaches job to keep the fun in cycling while working toward goalsHealth = Performance = Health. Training / eating / sleeping for performance is the same as for healthRecovery is key, and is incorporated into workout design via measured stress, leveraging one energy system to recover the next, and engineered cool-downs Sarah has been an Olympic Development Program Coach for USA Cycling, she Managed and Directed a UCI professional Women’s team, and she was a Professional Cyclist for 11 years.  Her accomplishments as an athlete and as a coach are certainly impressive, but what brings her to Wise Athletes is her work with Masters Athletes.  Sarah somehow squeezes in a lucky few older athletes into her practice.  I personally know two of her masters athletes who rave about the results they’ve had. We asked Sarah to join us on Wise Athletes to share her wisdom about cycling training for the masters athletes, and in particular her thoughts about FTP as a singular metric and guide to training.  Sarah is not a fan of FTP, and she explains her thinking about what she doesn’t like about FTP as a basis for training programming. Sarah has a mature perspective on the masters athlete, and she knows how to help the masters athlete reach their goals while staying motivated and healthy.  She says data is important but it isn’t enough.  Listen in as we hear Sarah’s background and benefit from her experience and wisdom. You can find Sarah at these links: Email- sarahfader@speedlogicperformance.com Website- speedlogicperformance.com Instagram – speed_logic_performance

Today we will hear from Brian Hannon, the owner / mechanic at Boulder Bicycle Works, which just happens to be my favorite bike maintenance and repair shop.  I’ve been a customer of Brian’s for several years now; I have learned to respect his deep knowledge of bikes and come to lean on him more and more.  Of course Brian is a very knowledgeable and capable bike guy, but it turns out his cycling roots go back a long way and cover big chunks of the globe.  I shouldn’t have been so surprised but I was, and I bet you’ll be amazed as well.  We asked Brian to join us on Wise Athletes to share his wisdom about bike maintenance.  I have often found the watch-like nature of today’s high-end bikes to be frustrating when I wasn’t just simply amazed at how awesome these machines can be.  Brian reveals the low hanging fruit / the stuff that even I can manage to do to keep my bike working well and safely without spending a lot of money.  Listen in as we hear Brian’s story and benefit from his wisdom. As always, Glen and I hope you find this information helpful in your quest to become a wise athlete. Brian’s recommended products: (1) Rohloff Caliber 2 chain wear indicator.   This tool will last a lifetime, is quick and easy to use and instantly shows how much wear you have on your chain.(2) Park Tool ATD-1.2 adjustable Torque Driver.  This is great for home use.  Will do the common toque specs for stem/bar fasteners and includes all the common bits.(3) Squirt Lube (wax based dry lube).  For petroleum based dry lubes I like Rock-N-Roll Absolute Dry. Contact info: www.boulderbicycleworks.com 2886 Bluff St.Boulder, CO 80301 720.287.2884   https://www.facebook.com/boulderbicycleworksbikeshophttps://www.instagram.com/boulderbicycleworks/

Join Dr. Glen Winkel and Joe Lavelle on Wise Athletes as we hear from John Ooyen (@OoyenJohn), a Nederland, Colorado resident and 78 year old Wise Athlete about the real value of athletics in living a long, healthy, and meaningful life.  Glen and I have known John for several years.  We asked John to join us on Wise Athletes to share with us his secrets to athletic longevity.  I was hoping for secret elixirs and lost recovery techniques, but John surprised me.  John’s pearls and rubies on the value of remaining athletic throughout life are far more meaningful and central to the philosophy of Wise Athletes than the rough garnets I hoped to find.   Listen in as we hear John’s tale and benefit from his wisdom about the value of camaraderie and social connection, and in the rich opportunities to make and help athletic friends…and how that makes all the difference in achieving and enjoying a long, healthy and meaningful life. Health, Redefined. by Thorne When you log in please use link https://www.thorne.com/u/moxiemoms and create an account. You will receive 20% off all products except bundles (buy items separately to receive the discount) and tests (small margins on incredible tests so they are unable to offer discounts). 

On episode 5 of the Wise Athletes podcast, Dr. Glen Winkel and I are joined by Erin Carson, Owner of ECFIT and RallySport to discuss strength training for the older endurance athlete. Erin is a highly respected strength coach serving masters athletes as well as elite and professional athletes. She joins us on episode 5 to talk about the importance of strength training for the older athlete who wants to be faster / stronger / better AND look better in the mirror. We’ll hear about how strength gains can come from simple body adjustments as well as safe weight lifting practices. Erin can be found at ECFITstrength.com and on social media as ECFIT. Erin’s fitness app is ECFITondemand, which can be found on iTunes and the Google Playstore. Use code WISEATHLETE for a 25% savings on the price of a subscription to ECFITondemand.

Listen in to hear Dr Glen Winkel describe his journey to use a ketogenic diet to improve his health and his cycling racing results. Health, Redefined. by Thorne When you log in please use link https://www.thorne.com/u/moxiemoms and create an account. You will receive 20% off all products except bundles (buy items separately to receive the discount) and tests (small margins on incredible tests so they are unable to offer discounts). 

How to need less recovery? How to make your body better at recovery? What to do after exercise to accelerate recovery? All of that and more on episode 3 of the Wise Athletes podcast with Dr. Glen Winkel and Joe Lavelle. Health, Redefined. by Thorne When you log in please use link https://www.thorne.com/u/moxiemoms and create an account. You will receive 20% off all products except bundles (buy items separately to receive the discount) and tests (small margins on incredible tests so they are unable to offer discounts). 

What is recovery? Why do we need to recover from exercise? Why is recovery especially important for older athletes?   Listen in as Dr. Glen Winkel and I discuss this critical topic for older athletes. Health, Redefined. by Thorne When you log in please use link https://www.thorne.com/u/moxiemoms and create an account. You will receive 20% off all products except bundles (buy items separately to receive the discount) and tests (small margins on incredible tests so they are unable to offer discounts). 

Join Dr. Glen Winkel and I as we perform our first recording, and attempt to explain why we are doing Wise Athlete. Health, Redefined. by Thorne Use link https://www.thorne.com/u/moxiemoms and create an account. You will receive 20% off all products except bundles (buy items separately to receive the discount) and tests (small margins on incredible tests so they are unable to offer discounts). 

A brief description of the Wise Athletes podcast. I recommend you listen for 2 minutes to find out if Wise Athletes promises to share the information you are looking for. If you are an older athlete, like me, I predict you will be interested.