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b'Multiple-time Polka Dot Jersey Holder, Toms Skujins, discusses lactate testing, CGMs, ketone strips, and taking his own blood on the side of the road.\\nIf you\\u2019re a listener of this show, you understand that nothing can replace hard work if you want to be at your strongest. But that doesn\\u2019t stop many of us from keeping an eye on the newest gadgets and tools with the hopes that one or two of them will give us that little bit more; that slight edge that pushes us over the top.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0What might surprise you is that is something that we share with even the highest-level professionals. And while many of us imagine a battery of physiologist and coaches precisely tuning there every decision, that\\u2019s often not the case. Many pros get their information from the same places as us and just like us, they\\u2019re often found stopped on the side of the road struggling with their newest gadget.\\nThat has been the case with today\\u2019s guest, a jersey leader at the Tour de France. Toms Skujins is a Latvian rider on the World Tour team Trek-Segafredo. He has worn the Polka Dot Jersey at the Tour de France and won multiple National Championships and one-day races.\\xa0\\xa0\\nToday Toms talks with us about the many tools he\\u2019s experimented with over the years including continuous glucose monitors, ketone strips, the CORE Body Temperature Monitor, Oura rings, the Leomo accelerometer, and even conducting lactate tests on himself. Some have given him that extra edge, while others have left him bleeding on the side of the road \\u2013 literally.\\nSo, let\\u2019s dive into a few of these training aids and let\\u2019s make you fast!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'