EVOQ.BIKE Cycling Podcast

Welcome Adam Hansen!! Quick Show Notes: Living in Czech Republic…what has drawn you there? Breaking up the cycling training: Czech has 4 seasons and you can get off the bike. Adam shows up to training camp STOKED to ride, whereas others may arrive having ridden a bit too much already. How do you find out what your body needs? Trial and error! Cross Training. Hiking and nordic skiing. What happens to the body when you ride 220-240 for 5 hours. Adam Hansen is a bad ass. You already knew that; find out more. Gym work ALL year long. Explosive weight lifting. When you look back on your career, or pro cycling, what memories or feelings immediately come to mind? 29 grand tours, finished 26...that's insane. At some point, was that a goal, rack up as many as possible? Or was it what the team asked of you What stage race do you love the most that is not a grand tour? Varied stimulus and working all the energy systems. Promote your fat metabolism; but listen to him that he’s a PRO carb guy! It’s a balance of both. Fasted rides at 50% FTP. The difference between pro’s and amateurs. Training to absorb carbs. HIT THE CARBS on interval days. Big fatmax ride. breakaway artist...had you always been that since a young cyclist? Protein recovery. Have a fat/sugar after the ride. https://www.youtu.be/8tv0yYcVwfo

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Everyone wants to blast MC HAMMER but someone else is quietly humming Pusha T as a consistent pace. Who got the KJ’s?

We’re back with Part 2 with Kristen Faulkner! Favorite workouts, or litmus test to feel ready to go? Getting used to the consistency of a workout before a race to get confident. Winter workout: 3-4 x 20 minutes @ 300 watts. Shout out Coach Mike! Confidence not only on race day, but also on hard interval days. Preparation and stacking micro wins will build your confidence and create calm upon race day Power of Habit Book Confidence carry over; life to bike, and vice versa! Breaking Bad….habit. Treats! and Nutrition Evolution of nutrition from rowing to cycling and staying current in the times with cycling The timing of nutrition vs the amount of nutrition You know I love to ask about MINDSET! What am I feeling AND WHY. https://youtu.be/nCz99OAg6ew

Meet one of our newest coaches, Josh Noggle! Josh@EVOQ.BIKE This is a conversation about training; his training specifically! Variation in lifting. Variation in everything. The importance of tertiary lifts as race season approaches…is it more important that the heavy lifting? Preparation for Wilmington Whiteface MTB Lactate Clearance, some VO2Max High Torque! Race Simulation Workout Reassess after Whiteface to prepare for Tughill Race Training Metric: How Do You Feel? Make tweaks as we progress VO2Max indoors or outdoors? There isn’t one ride that is going to change the overall game plan! Should I race the “C Race” and just go super deep? (No.) Learn to win and read the race. https://youtu.be/F2cskNaKblw ———————————————————— Have you tried LactiGOOO yet?  100% Money Back Guarantee; Amazing For Recovery AND Hard Efforts! www.evoq.bike/blog Full Interview Series   FULL Cat 4 Questions Series Subscribe to Our Newsletter Follow Me on Strava Have a great week and good luck with your training! ——————————

🥉break got away! Motoring, missed that one. Fun day getting the first race pace experience in over a year. Crazy!!!

Kinda on the Andy Chasteen / Kristen Faulkner flow. Don’t follow the money but follow that sweet honey. Hope you find a ton of happiness today. Told you this was weird. Maybe I swallowed Lactigo. Idk.

Huge thanks to Kristen Faulkner for swinging through for Part 1. Before we get to the quick show notes, please subscribe to the channel (more subs = more guests for YOU) and please give the video a thumbs up to help out. Thank YOU!!! Quick show notes: Spring Classics! Living in Belgium right now for 2 month race block Pro Race Prep Race Recon in Europe - how the team approaches this Kristen’s endurance background…how did she get to cycling? Getting exposure to non-local races; go race big races! Chico Stage Race as an amateur Athletes coming from other endurance sports, like nordic and rowing, and how to learn the bike race dance as you move up the ranks. Try different disciplines so that you can ride in lots of different positions. Race specificity overkill? Hitting the top of the climb, where a split could happen!! Don’t miss the break. Breathing and relaxation on the bike Risk adjusted assessments on the road, and venture capital! The dread from a workout; how to get past the ones you might not want to do! Shifting workouts and using procrastination to find success on the micro level! —————————— Have you tried LactiGOOO yet? www.lactigo.com/brendan 100% Money Back Guarantee; Amazing For Recovery AND Hard Efforts! Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog Full Interview Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiOww7FfCwdkXX3vBWdffv8OhzZQTwXkT FULL Cat 4 Questions Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJMEQDVj0dQ&list=PLiOww7FfCwdlxB81LpvWOMgqxORlfL-RW Subscribe to Our Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/ggRc4n Follow Me on Strava: https://www.strava.com/pros/5889 Have a great week and good luck with your training! —————————— https://youtu.be/T6bPctV-dRc