Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce

Nikki Costello is a lifestyle coach with the CHEK Institute and operator of MyWholeBody. She has worked with Dr. Mark Barnes at SOMA Physical Therapy on the rehabilitation of whole-body health. Nikki specializes in resilience, recovery and longevity. She is also an experienced ELDOA teacher—in English, it stands for Longitudinal Osteo-Articular Decoaptation Stretching—a practice that she and Colby discuss at length during the episode. Much of this practice is focused on the body’s fascial system and repairing or instituting its integrity. REFERENCES Merrill Performance Web: https://www.mperformance.com/  NC Website: http://mywholebody.net/about-us/nikki-costello/ Anatomy Trains: https://www.anatomytrains.com/ Weston A. Price: https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/abcs-of-nutrition/why-we-need-carbs/ Black Onyx (cocoa) https://www.savoryspiceshop.com/black-onyx-cocoa-powder

Charlie Merrill, a physical therapist, and Tabi shoe enthusiast, takes a deep dive on pain in this week’s episode of Cycling in Alignment. Injury can have a devastating impact on many athletes. The conversation covers how and why so many individuals have dealt with some aspect of pain in their time of athletic pursuit. Colby and Charlie also cover the degree to which pain can set us back in terms of physical fitness and emotional well-being. All that and much more, this week on Cycling in Alignment. REFERENCES Merrill Performance Web: https://www.mperformance.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MPerformanceBoulder Instagram: @charliemerrill https://www.instagram.com/charliemerrill/ Kit Laughlin: https://stretchtherapy.net/ Peter O’Sullivan: http://www.pain-ed.com/team/ Stu McGill: https://www.backfitpro.com/about-us/ Guy Winch Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/guy_winch_why_we_all_need_to_practice_emotional_first_aid Keith Bontrager and the Myth of KOPS [Knee Over Pedal Spindle]: https://sheldonbrown.com/kops.html Steve Bauer “chopper” Paris-Roubaix bike circa 93: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/product-news/top-five-worst-cycling-inventions-196732 Charlie’s video on Jika-Tabi Shoes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLkMni4Qv1Q&t=2s  Also see: https://www.lin.health

Dr. Allen Lim, the founder of Skratch Labs, is today’s esteemed podcast philosopher. With his Ph.D. from the University of Colorado, Lim continues to pioneer new practices in sports physiology and applied training. He is one of the few who will sometimes say that the science is B.S., and that metrics, and the interpretation thereof, constitute only a portion of the overall support system a good coach provides to his or her athletes. On a personal level, Lim coached Colby through the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, bringing a more scientific approach to the sport of track cycling. In the second half of the show, food becomes the subject of conversation. Food is often viewed as fuel—and only fuel—by endurance athletes. Lim, author of three books about food and cooking, including The Feed Zone Cookbook: Fast and Flavorful Food for Athletes, preaches about eating and the importance of having a good relationship with food. In Lim’s view, food provides energy not just to power your legs for five-hour rides. Food has chi; and athletes have intuition regarding what and how much food to eat to keep their bodies in balance. The sport-induced eating habits of many athletes can be isolating; Lim, however, understands how food can serve as social fuel, which goes well beyond its role as chemical fuel. All this and much more in episode 3 of Cycling in Alignment. Loneliness is a fundamental breach between who one is and who one pretends to be. – Moustakas REFERENCES Dr. Allen Lim https://www.doctorallenlim.com Skratch Labs https://www.skratchlabs.com/ Chek Institute https://chekinstitute.com/product/holistic-health-and-performance-for-women-e-learning/  Dr. Stacy Sims https://www.drstacysims.com/

When strict stay-at-home orders first struck Spain in spring 2020, Nathan Haas, who rides for the Cofidis WorldTour team, was at his adopted home in Girona. Colby Pearce, who has known Nathan for many years, shared a deep conversation about their longing for nature, made ever more vivid and poignant due to the Australian’s confinement in the medieval Spanish city. Things there are getting better. Many riders, including Nathan, are now able to get out on the roads, at least to a limited degree. This episode is not just about a pandemic—it is about far more than that. Ultimately, the conversation is a useful tool to teach us something about ourselves, from two friends who love nature and who are passionate about bikes. REFERENCES Knowledge Doubling: https://www.industrytap.com/knowledge-doubling-every-12-months-soon-to-be-every-12-hours/3950 

Colby Pearce introduces Cycling in Alignment, a new podcast to help people reach their potential through alignment of both cycling and holistic health.