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Don Moxley - Relationship to Metrics - Ep208 In this episode of the Cycling in Alignment podcast, I sit down with Exercise Physiologist, Sport Scientist and author Don Moxley. For the last several years, Don has focused on the application of Heart Rate Variability in sports to help optimize athlete training load and recovery.  In our conversation we explore the athlete’s relationship to devices, and seek to understand how the athlete utilizes metrics to influence training in their daily life.  ***CONTRIBUTE TO THE PODCAST*** If you are so inclined, you can contribute financially to the production costs of bring this podcasts to you. Simply go to my website (link below) and go to the podcast page. There are several levels of contribution with different rewards. Thank you in advance for considering this. My Website/Podcast Page ►► https://colbypearce.com

Axioms of Cycling Chapter 3 Second Order Properties - Ep207 Off the bike: endless rumination and circular thinking about a future event, power output, or weight will be counter productive  In training: perfectionistic mindset will detract from the practice and make training unsustainable In racing: negative mindset or fixation on output will create tension in the athlete which is counter productive to flow state   ***CONTRIBUTE TO THE PODCAST*** If you are so inclined, you can contribute financially to the production costs of bring this podcasts to you. Simply go to my website (link below) and go to the podcast page. There are several levels of contribution with different rewards. Thank you in advance for considering this. My Website/Podcast Page ►► https://colbypearce.com

Axioms of Cycling: Chapter Two - Belief Systems - Ep206 In this dialogue I talk about how a rider’s belief systems can impede their progress or prevent them from expressing their highest potential as an athlete. This is quite a common presentation in my experience. Athletes and coaches often focus on training methods and get super granular on 4 x 4 or 3 x 8 but in reality, the barriers to performance are quite often more about how an athlete has been programmed or brainwashed to think about the sport or themselves.  Examples I elaborate on include the idea that more is always better, that the best and only way to be better is through more effort, that a coach is or should be omniscient, or the conflation of the athlete’s value as a human and their ability to ride a bike.    If any of these interest you or resonate, you might find this podcast interesting.     ***CONTRIBUTE TO THE PODCAST*** If you are so inclined, you can contribute financially to the production costs of bring this podcasts to you. Simply go to my website (link below) and go to the podcast page. There are several levels of contribution with different rewards. Thank you in advance for considering this. My Website/Podcast Page ►► https://colbypearce.com

Axioms of Cycling, Chapter One - Ep205 Dream, Goal, Objective. In this episode I outline why an athlete must choose a dream, goal, or objective, and some of the parameters in the process of the choice.  ***CONTRIBUTE TO THE PODCAST*** If you are so inclined, you can contribute financially to the production costs of bring this podcasts to you. Simply go to my website (link below) and go to the podcast page. There are several levels of contribution with different rewards. Thank you in advance for considering this. My Website/Podcast Page ►► https://colbypearce.com

Relationship to the Sun - Ep 204 What is your relationship to the sun?    Are you heliophobic? Have you been told that the sun is an evil celestial orb that will give you disease?  For me, the sun is a source of life, health, rhythm and balance. To hear more of my thoughts on this topic, check out this episode.  Links: Iris Tech Blue Light Blocking Software ►► https://iristech.co Blue Light Blocking Lighting ►► https://shop.norblighting.com Ra Optics Blue Light Blocking Glasses ►► https://raoptics.com True Dark Blue Light Blocking Optics ►► https://truedark.com ***CONTRIBUTE TO THE PODCAST*** If you are so inclined, you can contribute financially to the production costs of bring this podcasts to you. Simply go to my website (link below) and go to the podcast page. There are several levels of contribution with different rewards. Thank you in advance for considering this. My Website/Podcast Page ►► https://colbypearce.com

How to Train with a Power Meter - Ep203 In this episode I unpack the upside and shadow side of three different ways to use a power meter.  As a pacing tool As a motivator To look at retrospective or futurespective data  I feel these perspectives are important as I think many riders in the sport are mis-using this technology.    If you listen to my podcast, you will know it is filled with unpopular opinions and alternative perspectives. Not for the sake of controversy or exhibitionism, but simply to think critically and speak with an honest opinion.

Assassination of the Perfectionistic Mindset - Ep 202 This is a walking podcast in which I talk about the perfectionistic mindset and make a case to meditate on death. It is perhaps a heavy topic but I endeavor to make the case that when we approach sport as though there is a permanent record of every race we win or get dropped at, and we see this CV as something that will be read at our funeral as a meter of our worth as a human, it robs the sport of joy and misses the point of competition entirely. Sport is about the experience of getting better. It is the entire reason we sign up for a bike race. I did not talk about this in the podcast but the entire plot of Tron Legacy is about this exact topic: assassination of the perfectionistic mindset. Thus, you get a shot of Clu, whose mission is to “create the perfect system” in the movie. My hope is that your takeaway will be to see where and how you are trying to create the perfect system and understand the truth: everything is wabi-sabi or “perfectly imperfect”.

John Rutherford: Being Forced to Nail Down the Craft - Ep 201 Episode number two hundred and one is a discussion with John Rutherford, who grew up bike racing, is now an ultra runner, has served as Foreign Service Officer for the US Department of State, and has flown F/A-18s when he served as a member of the Marine Corps. As such he has a solid understanding of how to negotiate extreme environments in the field of play, and where it counts a bit more.  In our discussion we cover topics including exploring extremes, how ultra events force you to nail down your craft and inevitably reveal challenges, and the normalization of puking that used to be standard in events of 20+ hours.  I hope you find our conversation illuminating in your life adventures.

Posture and Bears - Ep200 In this walking podcast, #200! I discuss an alternate way to quantify training load. Or not really to quantify it, but to help dictate what proper training load is for a given athlete on a given day. It flies directly in the face of the way every other coach and program tells you to train. So be prepared to be like “wow this is weird” In other words, SOP for this podcast.    Also, bears. Bears Ron. Now you are putting the whole station at risk.

Frankie Hall - Ep199 This conversations is with one of my colleagues at Team EF Coaching, Frankie Hall. We speak about Blood Flow Restriction Training and the potential training benefits is has for cyclists.  Frankie brings a high level of expertise to this discussion as she has a PhD in BFR training. I am sure you will find her insights and perspective interesting if BFR is something you would like to know more about.  Tidy your seatbelts Space Monkeys.

Peter Defty and Tony Konvalin: Reclaim your Nutritional Autonomy  - Ep198 In this episode I have a discussion with Peter Defty and Tony Konvalin from Vespa Power. Peter reached out to me after my rant on carbs a few weeks ago and felt we should have another discussion. This is the second time Peter has been on my podcast.  We share a lot of common ground in the domain of sports nutrition, and on nutrition in general. People often mistakenly think Peter’s philosophy is all in on keto but in reality, he is quite moderate in my understanding. This reflects my own position; after trying just about everything over the last 3.5 decades of racing, I have come to a very middle ground perspective on nutrition, and I have realized that extreme choices almost never work out in the end.  To learn more about Vespa or absorb some of the great info on the site, see the link below.  Links: Vespa Power Website ►► https://vespapower.com/ OFM Website ►► https://ofm.io/carb-wars-redefining-carbohydrate-fueling/ To purchase Vespa at a discount, use the code "metabolismalignment" for a single use 15% discount.

Slam that Stem? - Ep 197 In this PDWT pod, I attempt to provide a useful answer to a question submitted from my audience:  “Let's say someone comes to you and gets a perfect bike fit for an endurance road bike and everything is dialed in great. let's say they also followed all your advice on stretches/exercises etc...and now feel like want to work on developing a more aero bike position. What would the steps be in your opinion to get more aero for road riding? How do you know if you should extend reach or drop your stem? How do you know if you are ready for it? I am certain my thoughts will answer all of your questions and make all your dreams come true. Vote for Summer!

Everything is not a Nail - Ep196 In this PDWT podcast I talk about the culture of cycling and how focused it is on one single thing: watts.  If a rider only has a hammer in their tool box, everything looks like a nail… An old saying that has some truth to it: “Train your weaknesses, race your strengths” Thanks for listening, space monkeys.

You Don't Eat Grams of Carbohydrates - Ep195 In this walking episode I talk about all the reasons I don’t sign up for carbs carbs carbs and more sugar = better so more more sugar sugar = better better. Didn’t your mom tell you not to eat all that sugar?  She was right.  Links: Reticence & Reverie Podcast ►► https://reticenceandreverie.com/

Health is an Ongoing Practice - Ep 194 Hello there space monkeys. This episode is Post Dinner Walk Thoughts, a bit of a shorter format than I would typically do. A distilled digestion of ideas on health, and a bit of perspective on how it fits into our life and our relationship to sports and cycling.  If you have comments on this episode or my thoughts, fire the photons. As they say.