Ask a Cycling Coach - TrainerRoad Podcast   /     Ask a Cycling Coach: 126 – Live with Matt Fitzgerald at Rapha San Francisco!

Description

Our first live, in-person podcast with special guest, Matt Fitzgerald! Join us live from Rapha San Francisco for a deep dive on the psychological side of endurance sports performance. Topics covered in this episode: • Why two riders with the same fitness and equipment will not get the same results • How to mentally prepare yourself for hard workouts or races • How to be optimistic and realistic as an endurance athlete • Are you suffering excessively in training and racing? • How to manage positive and negative self-talk • How self-belief affects training • How to become more confident in your training • How to set effective goals for endurance athletes • What is choking and how to avoid it? • How endurance sports help you understand yourself • How to deal with pressure for endurance athletes • What is bulletin boarding? • How to manage pride in endurance sports • How to find proper motivation for cyclists and triathletes • How motivation affects pacing • How to set expectations in cycling and triathlon • How to train yourself to deal with suffering • Can you make yourself tougher? • How regular suffering will make you faster • How caffeine enhances performance • How music can make you faster • How to manage suffering • How mental fatigue can affect performance • Tips on how to stay focused while training and racing • How to use mantras in cycling and triathlon • How to come back from a traumatizing crash or result • How to stay calm during opposition • Has team dynamics changed the psychology of racing? • Why is pro road racing more boring these days? • How to not get discouraged when you can't follow your training plan • How training with data affects you psychologically • How to measure calories for cyclists and triathletes • How to tell the difference between physical fatigue and emotional fatigue • What type of bike racer is the most mentally strong?

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Our first live, in-person podcast with special gu…
Duration
01:09:42
Publishing date
2017-11-06 00:00
Link
https://soundcloud.com/trainerroad/ask-a-cycling-coach-126-live-with-matt-fitzgerald-at-rapha-san-francisco
Contributors
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Enclosures
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