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Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: Magic Bullets and Marginal Gains

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - July 03, 2024 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Summary In this episode of Fast Physiology, Dave and Phil discuss ergogenic aids or performance-enhancing substances. They cover various types of aids, including caffeine, beetroot juice, sodium bicarbonate, beta-alanine, and creatine. They emphasize the importance of focusing on the fundamental...

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Ep #26: Inside the Industry w/Kelsey Timpany

All About Bikes - June 20, 2024 08:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
In this episode of All About Bikes, Paz sits down with Kelsey Timpany, a Pivot Athlete and key member of the Crankworx marketing team. They dive into Kelsey's journey in the cycling world, exploring her experiences both as a racer and as a marketing professional behind the scenes. Don't miss the...

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Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: FTP (Functional Threshold Power) Misconceptions

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - June 19, 2024 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Summary In this episode of Fast Physiology, Dr. Phil Batterson and Dave S discuss the concept of Functional Threshold Power (FTP) and its misconceptions. They explore different methods of measuring FTP and the importance of training at appropriate intensities. They also discuss the variability o...

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Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: What Causes Cramps and How Can You Avoid them?

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - June 05, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Summary In this episode of Fast Physiology, Dr. Phil and Dave discuss muscle cramping. They differentiate between different types of cramps, focusing on muscle cramps. They explore the role of electrolytes in muscle cramping and the importance of sports-specific training to prevent cramps. They ...

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Sports Nutrition for Women with Kristen Arnold: Fueling Performance through Peri and Post Menopause

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - May 29, 2024 10:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Summary In this episode, host Dave Schell interviews sports dietitian Kristen Arnold about sports nutrition for women, with a focus on menopause. They discuss the differences between men and women in terms of nutritional needs and how the menstrual cycle affects performance. They also explore th...

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Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: The Size Principle

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - May 22, 2024 10:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Summary In this episode of Fast Physiology, Dr. Phil Batterson and Dave Schell discuss the size principle in muscle fiber recruitment. They explain that the body recruits muscle fibers based on the force required, starting with slow-twitch type 1 fibers and gradually recruiting type 2a and type...

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Ep #25: First Ride Series, Ryan Griffith

All About Bikes - May 21, 2024 18:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
For this episode of All About Bikes, Kalen interviews PFR Next Gen rider Ryan Griffith. They discuss Ryan's first mountain bike ride, his journey to the world stage and more. Find the journal for this episode in the journal section on Pivot's site or visit: https://www.pivotcycles.com/en/the-fir...

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You're doing it wrong!: The Gravel God's Guide to Gravel Racing.

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - May 14, 2024 10:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Summary In this episode, Dave Schell and Gravel God, Matti Rowe, discuss the differences between road racing and gravel racing. They highlight the importance of pacing, drafting, and fueling in gravel races. They emphasize the need to assess one's goals and adjust strategies accordingly. They a...

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Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: Muscle Fiber Types

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - May 08, 2024 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Summary In this episode, Dave Schell and Dr. Phil Batterson discuss fiber types in muscles and their relationship to endurance training. They explain the different types of muscle fibers, including type 1 (slow twitch), type 2a (fast twitch with some aerobic capacity), and type 2x (fast twitch w...

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The Player Mindset and the Need for More Female Coaches with Olympic MTBer Lea Davison

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - May 01, 2024 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Summary Join Coach Dave Schell on the Training Babble podcast as he welcomes Olympic mountain biker Lea Davison. In this engaging episode, Lea shares her transition from downhill skiing to becoming a top mountain biker, discussing the evolution of training techniques from heart rate monitoring ...

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Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: Periodization

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - April 24, 2024 10:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Summary In this episode of Fast Physiology, Dave and Phil discuss periodization in training. They explore different approaches to periodization, including linear, reverse, and block periodization. They also emphasize the importance of touching on all aspects of physiology throughout the year, w...

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Ep #24: Sitting Down with Jordi Bago

All About Bikes - April 17, 2024 23:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
For this episode of All About Bike, Paz sits down with longtime Pivot athlete Jordi Bago to talk about Jordi’s life, career and of course his favorite bike the Shuttle LT.  *If you speak Spanish, there is a Spanish version of this podcast.

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Ep #24 en Español: Charlando con Jordi Bago

All About Bikes - April 17, 2024 23:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Para este episodio de “Todo Sobre Bicicletas / All About Bikes” Paz se sienta con el atleta de Pivot Jordi Bago para hablar sobre la vida, la carrera y por supuesto la Shuttle LT.

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You're Training Too Hard!!! with Gravel God, Matti Rowe

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - April 16, 2024 15:23 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In this conversation, Dave and Matti discuss the effectiveness of training by max heart rate. Matti shares his experience with using max heart rate as a measure of training intensity and explains how it can help athletes avoid overtraining and improve their performance. They also discuss the cha...

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Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: Mastering VO2 Max for Peak Athletic Performance

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - April 09, 2024 11:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Summary In this episode of Fast Physiology, Dave and Dr. Phil Batterson discuss VO2Max and its importance in endurance performance. They define VO2Max as the maximal rate of oxygen consumption during high-intensity exercise and explain its components, including cardiac output and arterial venous...

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The Future Of Women's Cycling With Kate Veronneau

Femme Cyclist Podcast - March 12, 2024 12:00 - 34 minutes
Did you watch the Tour de France Femmes Avec Zwift last summer? If so, you have Kate Veronneau to thank. Kate is the Director of Women's Strategy at Zwift (the popular indoor cycling platform you probably already use). She has done an amazing job not only of elevating the company, but also the ...

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Adventure Cycling & Community Organizing With Sarah Swallow

Femme Cyclist Podcast - February 27, 2024 13:00 - 45 minutes
What sounds like more fun that getting paid to go on bike adventures, to create new routes, and to organize events for other cyclists? Sounds too good to be true, right? Yet, that's exactly what Sarah Swallow is doing. Sarah manages to blend adventure cycling, community organizing, and advocacy...

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Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: Training Principles

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - February 26, 2024 17:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Unlock The Secrets to Coaching Peak Athletic Performance All coaches want to push their athletes to sustain higher levels of performance. But building a training plan that fuels consistent growth AND prevents burnout or injury is an intricate dance. Join Dave Schell and Phil Batterson as they ...

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Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: W'(prime), Functional Reserve Capacity, and Vlamax

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - February 26, 2024 17:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
In this episode of the Training Babble podcast, host Dave Shell is joined by exercise physiologist Dr. Phil Batterson for an in-depth discussion about key physiological concepts and their relevance to endurance training. Dave and Phil dive into topics including: W'(prime), also known as functio...

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Maximizing Endurance Training: Volume vs. Intensity, Tech Insights, and AI's Future in Coaching with Jason Koop

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - February 17, 2024 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Unlock the full potential of your endurance training with Jason Koop, the renowned head coach of CTS Ultra Running, as we examine the pivotal role of training volume and debunk common misconceptions in athletic preparation. Grappling with a packed schedule? Koop serves up expert strategies for s...

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What You Need To Know About Your Menstrual Cycle And Cycling

Femme Cyclist Podcast - February 13, 2024 13:00 - 17 minutes
Why is it that we spend soooo much time talking about what bike to get, or how to train, and what to eat, but almost no time talking about one of the biggest things that affects our performance: our menstrual cycle?!?! 😳So yeah—let’s talk about it! 💜 🔥 12-Week Cycling Fitness Training Plan 🔥 Us...

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Ep #23: 35 Years of Mountain Biking Innovation with Richard Cunningham

All About Bikes - February 06, 2024 07:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Founder and CEO of Pivot Cycles, Chris Cocalis, sits down with Richard Cunningham to take a look back at Chris' early years in the mountain bike industry and how the framework for Pivot Cycles was built over thirty years ago. From hand built and brazed titanium frames to creating new standards t...

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Ep #22: The New Switchblade; All The Mountains, All The Time

All About Bikes - February 06, 2024 07:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings
Founder of Pivot Cycles, Chris Cocalis, and Pivot Factory Racing extraordinaire, Ed Masters, walk you through the all-new Switchblade. They touch on all the updates, tech specs, and features of the Switchblade and the next step in evolution for all-mountain bikes. 

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Around The World With Lael Wilcox

Femme Cyclist Podcast - January 30, 2024 13:00 - 36 minutes
Lael Wilcox is one of the best known names in women's cycling. She has won or set records on countless ultra endurance routes over the last ten years. I was so honored to get to sit down with Lael to chat about her plans for a 2024 Around The World record attempt, her women's rallies, what it's...

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The Many Short Coming and Pitfalls of AI

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - January 26, 2024 15:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Peeling back the curtain on AI's allure, we're taking you on a trek through its limitations. Joined by Cooper Bott, we recount tales from our forays into AI-generated podcasting - a venture that sometimes had us chuckling at the language model's poetic flubs and unwavering (if misplaced) confide...

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Unlocking Your True Cycling Potential: Is ERG Mode Holding You Back?

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - January 21, 2024 16:00 - 3 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Are you truly tapping into your potential on the bike, or has ERG mode taken the wheel? Unshackle your training on the latest Training Babble as I, Dave Bott, share my unfiltered opinion on why ERG mode could be stifling your ride. Throughout this episode, we scrutinize the allure of consistent ...

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Why Strength Training Is A Must With Bekah Rottenberg

Femme Cyclist Podcast - January 16, 2024 13:00 - 40 minutes
If you're anything like me, you LOVE getting out on the bike but maybe you don't like strength training quite as much. But the unfortunate truth is that we NEED to be doing strength training in addition to riding our bikes. In this podcast interview, I chat with Bekah Rottenberg about why stren...

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Conquering High Altitude: Mastering the Leadville 100 with Science, Strategy, and Mental Grit with the Dave and Ryan Bots

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - January 09, 2024 18:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
As we gear up for an exhilarating journey into the thin air of the Leadville 100, Ryan Cooper from Best Bike Split and USA Cycling joins me, Dave Schell, to unveil the tactics that help athletes tackle this colossal mountain bike challenge. Ever wonder how high altitude affects your muscle power...

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Revolutionizing Endurance Sports: The Rise of AI Coaching and Performance Optimization with Ryan Cooper

Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling - January 05, 2024 10:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
Discover the revolutionary ways artificial intelligence is transforming the world of endurance sports with our special guest, Ryan Cooper, founder of Best Bike Split. Imagine having your own AI coach, crafting hyper-personalized training programs, nutrition plans, and race strategies just for yo...

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How To Develop Your Mountain Bike Skills & Confidence With Joanna Yates

Femme Cyclist Podcast - December 19, 2023 13:00 - 45 minutes
Whether you're new to mountain biking or just haven't progressed as far as you would like, it's likely one of two things (maybe both) that are holding you back: your skills or your confidence.  In this episode, I chat with Joanna Yates about how to develop both. Joanna is a mountain bike skills...

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