Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce

Ashleigh Frager: Unleash the Profound Strength of the Body - Ep 120 Today’s discussion is with Back to Basics CEO Ashely Frager. Ashleigh has experienced a deep healing journey which led her to create a company that is focused on household cleaning products that are non-toxic, including her own product that offers a unique cleaning solution.  In our discussion, we look at some of the products I use in my own home and Ashleigh gives me her honest opinion of what I have been using. The results might surprise you!  We also speak about the axiom that the body heals itself, that life force creates and restores health. This is a belief Ashleigh and I have in common, but not many people I encounter seem to understand this intuitively.  Links: Back To Basics Website ►► https://backtobasics.shop/ Here’s a discount code to share with your listeners for 10% off Cleaner Than Clean: PEARCE10   Back To Basics on Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/backtobasics_shop/   #cleanerthanclean #backtobasics #cleanliving #clean #chemicalfree #fragrancefree #health

Aaron Dunford - Ep119 This episode of Cycling in Alignment is a conversation with Aaron Dunford, a fit colleague who is Steve Hogg certified and works in Sydney, Australia.  Links: Aaron's Website ►► https://fusionpeak.cc/ Aaron's Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/fusion_peak/    

Alyssa Sawyer: Commune with the Inner Voice - Ep118 This episode of Cycling in Alignment is with my Chek Professional colleague Alyssa Sawyer. Our conversation bounces around the concept of holding the tension of the opposites, and we discuss the polarity between the worship of science and the trust of intuition and experiential knowledge.  Alyssa also discusses her own journey as a marathoner and why she chose to quit running. Additionally, she breaks down the menstrual cycle and relates it to the athlete, offering insight and structure for women to work with their monthly rhythm as opposed to against it.  I had intended for our conversation to go a different direction but the flow was happening so we went with it. Hopefully Alyssa will have time for a future episode.  Links: Alyssa's Website ►► https://www.coachsawyersays.com/ Alyssa's Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/coachsawyersays/ #holisticcoaching #womenshealth #respectthecycle #innervoice #chekinstitute 

What is your Myth and what are the belief systems that comprise it? How do these mental constructs impact your relationship to sport and health? I discuss these topics in episode XX of Cycling in Alignment on my return from attending my final course at the Chek Institute, Integrated Movement Specialist level 5, where we studied these topics.  #chekinstitute #holisticcoaching 

Part 2 - PETER DEFTY: THE INTUITIVE ATHLETE - Ep116   This is PART TWO of a two part conversation is with Peter Defty. Peter is the General Manager at Vespa Power Performance and a graduate of UC Davis with a degree in plant biology.    Our conversation included a broad range of topics including:  •The limited capacity of carbohydrate metabolism and the virtually unlimited capacity of fat metabolism  •The concept of metabolic flexibility  •How snacking is insidious  •The strategic use of carbohydrate to fuel performance  •Dogmatic thinking around Keto and High Carb diet philosophies  •The Optimized Fat Metabolism pyramid  •Exogenous vs endogenous energy production  •Using intuition as a feedback mechanism to direct training  •Living in a world with many unintended consequences to technology •Peter educates us on the historic run of Pheidippides    I hope you enjoy this conversation. Peter offered to answer more questions on a future episode so if you have them, speak up!    Links:   Vespa 25% Savings Offer ►► https://vespapower.com/coupon/alignment25/   Vespa Free Sampler Offer ►► https://vespapower.com/triathlon-special/   Vespa Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/vespa_endurance/   Vespa Website ►► https://vespapower.com/   Optimized Fat Metabolism Website ►► https://ofm.io/

PETER DEFTY: THE INTUITIVE ATHLETE - Ep115   This two part conversation is with Peter Defty. Peter is the General Manager at Vespa Power Performance and a graduate of UC Davis with a degree in plant biology.    Our conversation included a broad range of topics including:  •The limited capacity of carbohydrate metabolism and the virtually unlimited capacity of fat metabolism  •The concept of metabolic flexibility  •How snacking is insidious  •The strategic use of carbohydrate to fuel performance  •Dogmatic thinking around Keto and High Carb diet philosophies  •The Optimized Fat Metabolism pyramid  •Exogenous vs endogenous energy production  •Using intuition as a feedback mechanism to direct training  •Living in a world with many unintended consequences to technology •Peter educates us on the historic run of Pheidippides    I hope you enjoy this conversation. Peter offered to answer more questions on a future episode so if you have them, speak up!    Links:   Vespa 25% Savings Offer ►► https://vespapower.com/coupon/alignment25/ and use promo code "alignment25".   Vespa Free Sampler Offer ►► https://vespapower.com/triathlon-special/   Vespa Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/vespa_endurance/   Vespa Website ►► https://vespapower.com/   Optimized Fat Metabolism Website ►► https://ofm.io/

THINGS YOU MUST DO - Ep114   In this episode I offer my listeners a bit of a SBT GRVL redux, not because I think I’m cool but because hopefully it will be a useful perspective for my listeners.    Then I tell you what to do. This is not normally how I relate to my audience, I don’t often consider that I should tell other people how to live their lives. But in this case, I focus on two things I think you should do:  •Follow the Golden Rule •Move your body [in ways that are not riding a bike]   I hope you find this monologue useful.    Links:   Paul Chek 90/90 stretch ►► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p6FtlqpAYg   My Instruction on these movements ►► https://youtu.be/_3mYx9nOrKo

Derek Teel: Dial Your Health; Be Hard to Kill - Ep113 In this episode I have another conversation with Derek Teel of Dialed Health. We get deep into the philosophy of strength training and how it applies to cyclists. Derek and I had a great conversation on his pod and I felt there was more to expunge from this man’s mind movies so we stepped on the accelerator and let it rip. We dispel some myths about strength training and talk about the origin of the mindset many riders have when they step in the “gym”. I put “gym” in quotes because most riders don’t actually do gymnastics but for some reason this dated colloquialism persists. Really “gyms” should be called a Center for Strength and Conditioning and Functional Training. Rolls right off the tongue, doesn’t it?  Thank  you for listening and if you have comments or questions for myself or Derek I am sure you know where to find us, because you are here. And remember, wherever you go, there you are.  Links: Derek’s Training Video ►► Coming soon! Check Back. Derek’s Website ►► https://dialedhealth.com Derek’s Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/dialedhealth/  

Garry Kirk: Control the Light Environment - Ep112 This conversation is with bike fitting colleague Garry Kirk. We cover some elements of bike fitting, saddles, and relating to the client on a level which they are ready to receive.  However, the meat and potatoes of the conversation is about Garry’s health, including his experience in 2020 with an antibiotic known as fluoroquinolone. A few months ago, Garry shared a podcast with me which features a neurosurgeon Dr Jack Kruse, as well as Andrew Huberman. Garry has embraced many of Dr Kruse’s philosophies and practices which are centered around three primary foci: sunlight, electo-magnetism, and water.  Garry and I unpack some of what these aspects mean in terms of practical application, and he offers some resources on how people can begin to embrace some of these practices in their daily lives.  I hope you enjoy this discussion, it is one of my favorites so far.  Links: Garry's Website ►► http://www.garrykirkbikefitting.com Garry's Email ►► info@garrykirkbikefitting.com Gary's Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/garrykirkbikefitting/ Jack Kruse Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/drjackkruse/ Andrew Huberman Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab/ AMN Academy Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/amnacademy/ AMN Academy Website ►► https://amnacademy.com One Clock Website: ►► https://www.oneclock.co Pranan Website ►► https://pranan.co.uk Iris Software ►► https://iristech.co  

Jeff Winkler - Why Virtual Cycling is Ruining the Sport - Ep111 A discussion about indoor cycling with former professional and coach Jeff Winkler, AKA “Why I think virtual cycling is ruining the sport”. My intent was to come out swinging with all the reasons I think virtual cycling is a bad choice, and then have Jeff rebut me. This more or less worked out as I thought, except Jeff had some great points I had not fully anticipated. So in the true spirit of my Geminii nature, I can see both sides.  Jeff is the perfect guy to discuss this topic, as he has ridden a lot of “miles” indoors and leads regular indoor group rides on Zwift. I hope you find this conversation useful as the sport of cycling continues to evolve and develop in the context of technology and how people relate to bicycles.   Links: Winkler Coaching Website ►► https://winkler-coaching.ghost.io Winkler Cycling Website ►► https://winklercycling.com/about/ Jeff Winkler on Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/jeffwink/