Today we discuss questions around the holiday season. Strength training follow ups from the last episode, Weather, habits, traditions,... more

Pat Spencer is a social worker with a private practice in central New Jersey and a mental skills coach for... more

In this episode, we discuss two listener questions. First, we address the viability and wisdom of dedicating a significant portion... more

Caroline Burkholder is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist based in Knoxville. She returns for her second... more

In this episode, we tackle a listener's question about the process of learning from and moving forward after a challenging... more

Today we have an interview with Phil Cavell, the founder and CEO of cyclefit a centre in the U.K.... more

We made the t-shirt and we discuss the confusingly taboo topic of Cross-training for cyclists and runners today. Not only... more

Ian Brisbin returns to discuss your rights as a cyclist. Ian engages in cycling and active transportation public interest... more

We discuss questions about using wrist based HR (e.g. Whoop or Garmin watches) and whether HR gets higher or lower... more

We met Viviane Favery at Quebec Singletrack Experience in 2023 and we were blown away by her communication skills (in... more

Join us on this episode as we discuss two scenerios for the fall racing and training season. What do you... more

In this episode as we discuss 10 Vital Signs for tracking and enhancing your movement and health, as outlined in... more

Today's listener question is one we touch on often at Consummate Athlete. Can you keep improving as you age? What... more

Ben Frederick created the Small Monsters Project which aims to destimatize mentall health by investing in traumatic brain injury education... more

Molly and Peter discuss a listener question about changing race distances if concerned about fitness before a race. This relates... more

Ashton Lambie is a professional cyclist and World Champion in Track cycling. He set the 4000m Individual Purusit record becoming... more

Today we discuss How intense you need to be. This question was sparked by a listener who has  gotten really... more

Namrita Brooke, PhD is a Registered Dietician and coach to cyclists, runners, and multisport athletes of all levels. With >10... more

Today we discuss fueling workouts and the periods around your workout. While simple to say there are many factors that... more

Retired Professional Mountain Bike Racer and Olympian Lea Davison (@leaeatsalot) joins Molly and Peter at Quebec Singletrack experience for a... more

We discuss two questions around low motivation and cycling training. Another listener question around mid-season break (or low motivation mid... more

Peter and Rob Gray discuss the Constraints Led Approach, Ecological Dynamic and Non-Linear Pedagogy -- which are a lot of... more

We discuss Molly's experience adapting to altitude and then racing the Leadville Trail Marathon Running Race. Discussion of a question... more

Traci Carson PhD. is a researcher, scientist, professor and (still sometimes) athlete. She is passionate about helping active women... more

We discuss flow state, focus-refocus and a question about how hard to go in workouts.   Download or find links... more

Mahshid Hadi ( @artventuree)  Now living in Canada, Mahshid left Iran to escape dangerous persecution. Her passion for bikepacking and... more

We tackle the common question of increasing training hours. In simple terms, more training time will increase fitness BUT when... more

Luke Way, an endurance coach and the founder of Isocapnic, joins us to talk about respiratory training and their tool... more

Molly Hurford and Peter Glassford discuss things to consider doing after you finish your race. We range from taking off... more

Bestselling author, speaker, and a leader in the Movement movement, biomechanist Katy Bowman is back on the Consummate Athlete... more

We discuss the difficult decision to race if you are sick and how this relates to our 'race if you... more

Dr. Sian Allen (DrSianAllen on Twitter) is a Human Performance Researcher with a demonstrated history of working in agile &... more

We discuss a few listener questions about how to keep doing strength as you transition to cycling outside and dealing... more

Lorri Lown is a road cycling coach and virtual bike fitter from California. She discusses transitioning from the indoor bike... more

Molly and Peter discuss doing a review of the first quarter of the year (Q1) and how to set goals... more

Chris Johnson is a physical therapist based in Seattle, WA. With over twenty-plus years of experience as a clinician-coach and... more

Today we handle 3 related questions around TSS and Consistency. We discuss Consistency, Getting Faster Without Increasing TSS (or hours)... more

Chris Panasky runs BikePackAdventures a podcast and website that offers information about bike packing in Canada. We discuss bike packing... more

We discuss what Training Stress Score (TSS ) and the associated metrics, numbers and system can be used for and... more

Eric Orton is a running coach. Find him under the handle 'Born to Run Coach' on Instagram! He and... more

We field questions from listeners about early season gravel races including Paris to Ancaster. Thanks for all your questions! Download... more

Today we are joined by Raphaël Gagné. He is Olympian and now Coach in the Mountain Bike XCO discipline from... more

Peter and Molly discuss how you can choose what races to do this year. Even if you are looking at... more

Sandra Walter has been one of Canada's top Mountain bike racers for over 20 years. We discuss how she has... more

Molly and Peter discuss ways to test at home for cycling (a.k.a. field or performance testing). They touch on indoor,... more

We have a treat for you in this episode! We had 4 superb coaches discuss aging and today we share... more

Today we discuss whether you should use heart rate or power to guide your training. Feeling is also thrown in... more

Christopher McDougal and Eric Orton discuss their new book Born to Run 2 (available here -  https://amzn.to/3GjQQKz ). They discuss... more

Molly and Peter Discuss 10 habits, methods and mindsets to help boost your training in the New Year. Many are... more

Dr. Stacy Sims returns for a 3rd episode. Stacy is one of our most popular guests on the show and... more