cycling training

In this episode we chat to Paralympic medallist and multiple world champion Alistair Donohoe. Alistair shares his memories from a dramatic finish in the Rio 2016 Road Race (watch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjywg0MdI2w) and how in the form of his life at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Road Race also left him wanting more heading into Paris 2024. We discuss how after a dramatic change in training he broke personal bests by doing something every cyclist can do! We also talk about the specific strength and conditioning training that he does to make sure he is at his best going into race season. 

In this podcast Cam Nicholls is speaking with Andrew Koutnik (https://www.ihmc.us/groups/andrew-koutnik/), a scientific researcher who has invested years of research into the ketogenic diet and also the use of exogenous ketones for disease and sports performance. In this podcast we discuss why ketones are being used for sports performance, what they are exactly, and how exogenous works in comparison to endogenous ketones. We’ll also get a little YouTuby and see what Andrew thinks about people calling ketone supplements a “snake oil” and finally if he believes ketones interfere with glycolysis at high intensives.

In this episdoe cyclign strength coach Aaron Turner discussed the benefits of off bike strength training for road cyclists, some of the biggest mistakes people make in the gym, and how to best combien weight lifting with cycling training. Aaron will also provide an overview of his current study, being a PHD in cycling load.