Pain Tolerance, Body Fat, Descending and More Ask a Cycling Coach 211

Published: July 11, 2019, 5:48 p.m.

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What role pain tolerance plays in performance, a deep dive into body fat, how to increase confidence and speed in descents, plus your live questions will all be covered in Episode 211 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast.

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE

  • How Nate is becoming a fast descender!
  • What is the best mountain bike for a beginner?
  • Tips to increase confidence with mountain biking
  • Jonathan\'s bike setup for Leadville
  • Tahoe Trail 100 course preview
  • Should you avoid events longer than your goal race?
  • How to recover from a big race
  • How the Leadville corral system works
  • How cortisol affects your training
  • A deep dive into how your body uses fat
  • How to find your w/kg limit
  • What role does pain tolerance play in performance?

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