The Most Underrated Skill for Coaches and Athletes

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The Most Underrated Skill for Coaches and Athletes

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Jul 22, 2020

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We explore communication in this episode - how communication is related to your performance and what’s important to communicate both as an athlete and a coach.Plus - we take a look at a brain training tool that fatigues the mind during workouts to help athletes prepare for competition.Find hours of more cycling podcasts at semiprocycling.com.

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Jul 22, 2020

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Whether you are just starting out, or an experienced rider, Semi-Pro Cycling helps you get the right advice at the right time. Save wasted hours. Make the most of your training time.

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SPC001 - Introduction and Tour de France Live Commentary: The first episode of the Semi-Pro Cycling Podcast where I talk about the show and the upcoming live Tour de France commentary on July 11 at 10pm AEST. by Semi-Pro Cycling
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SPC022 - How to Make Your Indoor Training Easier and More Efficient: Making training easier and more efficient is all about perceived effort compared to power output. I explore this idea with the latest indoor trainers and their super powerful software. It's amazing what's out there! by Semi-Pro Cycling
25 min listen
SPC004 - Should You Change Your Pedalling Technique?: This episode looks at Lance Armstrongs toes down, high cadence style and the questions, why does he do it, and should you do it too? by Semi-Pro Cycling
26 min listen
SPC002 - Self Myofascial Release Therapy for Cyclists: The second episode of the Semi-Pro Cycling podcast where I raise tight areas, how to fix them and the best 4 areas to hit when you are short on time. by Semi-Pro Cycling
14 min listen
SPC015 - Boost Your Power and Speed with One Hour per Week: Introducing the Tuesday of Terror aka Hour of Power aka Hour of Speed. The prescribed intervals in this episode are key to building power and speed in both the off season and competition phases. by Semi-Pro Cycling
24 min listen
SPC014 - Solving Travel Challenges with Olympian Bec Henderson: There are many travel challenges such as immunisation, vaccinations, jet lag, diet, and acclimatisation. This podcast deals with how the travelling cyclist can stay on top of their training and performance while in ever changing environments. by Semi-Pro Cycling
25 min listen
SPC008 - The Best 3 Marginal Gains for Quick Wins: There are 1000's of ways to make marginal gains, we get started by looking at Team Great Britain and taking the best 3 for quick wins. by Semi-Pro Cycling
24 min listen
SPC005 - Performance Enhancing Drinks: Episode 5 of the Semi-Pro Cycling podcast talks about performance enhancing drinks that make a big difference to your riding and recovery. by Semi-Pro Cycling
25 min listen
SPC016 - Finding Cheap Momentum to Save You Energy: Madison hand-slings are a classic way to get cheap momentum but there are lots more ways. This episode looks at many of the ways to save time and energy when racing. by Semi-Pro Cycling
25 min listen
SPC012 - Hacking PRO Recovery Tools, Techniques & Gadgets: We all see the PROs using new recovery tools, techniques & gadgets, but do they really work? In this episode we take a look at what the pro’s use, what are the Semi-Pro alternatives and should you use them? by Semi-Pro Cycling
23 min listen
SPC011 - 6 Markers for Recovery Success.mp3: All your time off the bike can be considered recovery. I take a look at quantifying and automating 6 overtraining markers for better recovery. by Semi-Pro Cycling
21 min listen
SPC006 - How to Make a Successful Transition to Your 'Cross Season: In Episode #6 I talk Cyclocross. With the Australian 'cross season one third of the way through, and the northern hemisphere about to kick of theirs, This week it's about 3 ways to make a successful transition to your 'cross season. The 3 best things t... by Semi-Pro Cycling
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SPC009 - 4 Steps to a Stress Free Race Day: Race day can be very stressful, between registration, trying to remember all your equipment and warm-ups, it's hard to stay focussed. This episode details everything you need to help build a solid pre-race routine to make your race day stress free. by Semi-Pro Cycling
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SPC003 - Increase Riding Performance with Music.mp3: Listening to music can increase your training and racing performance. There is research now to back this claim up. Find out about it here. by Semi-Pro Cycling
21 min listen
SPC026 - Why Are Knicks So Expensive?: When buying cycling clothes price is a major factor, especially when knicks are involved. How can companies justify charging over $300 for a pair of knicks? The episode uncovers some reasons, but not the ones you may first think of. by Semi-Pro Cycling
31 min listen
SPC031 - Cycling With Your Eyes Closed : Visualisation Techniques: Two visualisation techniques to get more out of yourself, train your mind and prepare for new situations. Picking your number and practising an event before you actually race. They both work under the idea that visualising new situations will increase ... by Semi-Pro Cycling
25 min listen
SPC024 - 5 Training Principles to Live By: These 5 principles can help you make important decisions regarding things like when to stop intervals, when to ride in a bunch and other important decisions that need to be made during training. Having something to fall back makes training consistent a... by Semi-Pro Cycling
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SPC007 - How Enhancing Your Mind Can Give You a Performance Boost": In this Episode I talk about using your mind as an internal energy force. Your mind defines all aspects of your behaviour; such as how you think, feel and interact with others. In a sport like cycling, the right mindset and high motivation can make th... by Semi-Pro Cycling
25 min listen
SPC010 - How a Warm-Up Framework Can Save Your Race Day: Having a set way of approaching warm-ups, regardless of the type of race, is a useful tool to save you from working harder than you should on race day. by Semi-Pro Cycling
23 min listen
SPC017 - Is it Time To Buy a Power Metre?: The pre-release of the StageOnePower power metre is a sign that power data is starting to become available to the Semi-Pro for a realistic price. This coincides with my hunt for a complete data solution for my new training regime. Join me as I break do... by Semi-Pro Cycling
27 min listen
SPC028 - 15 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Go Coach Hunting: The most important relationship in cycling: Finding a coach is hard enough without being clear what you want out of the relationship. These questions get you ready to be coached and help filter out the wrong candidates. by Semi-Pro Cycling
32 min listen
SPC019 - 5 Ways to Optimise Your Life for More Riding Time: Only owning one type of sock and 2 pairs of underwear are a couple of the ways I reduce time spent on mundane and repetitive tasks. This week is all about ideas to give you more riding time. by Semi-Pro Cycling
25 min listen
SPC013 - Climbing tactics and tips with Dylan Cooper from Rockstar Racing: Climbing is one of those parts of cycling that can make or break you depending on how you approach it, or how you are feeling on the day. Dylan and I talk about ways to get the best out of yourself to climb at your best and give you an edge in races. by Semi-Pro Cycling
29 min listen
SPC025 - 6 Weight Training Fundamentals for Cyclists: Working with these fundamentals will help you turn the strength gained in the gym into muscular power and endurance on the bike. by Semi-Pro Cycling
21 min listen
SPC038 - The Cycling Lifestyle - Habits, Balance and Training: Using cycling as a lifestyle creates longevity for staying competitive and healthy. This show takes lessons from Tony Steward of joetoprocycling.com, who's life has been transformed by cycling and racing. We cover useful tips like balancing family life... by Semi-Pro Cycling
35 min listen
SPC021 - What I Didn’t Know (and wish I did) About Buying a Bike Online.mp3: Buying a bike online, and by yourself is hard. That's why I run through my process for sizing, and compare it to 3 popular online size calculators to find out the best frame for my new bike. by Semi-Pro Cycling
27 min listen
SPC027 - 5 Ways to Increase Your Safety on the Road: A new perspective on road safety to shift your mindset and give you more freedom when riding on the road. Hint: It's about your circle of influence, not HiVis clothing. by Semi-Pro Cycling
24 min listen
SPC018 - 2013 Tour de France and Etape Planning with Tim Marsh.mp3: I’m planning a trip to the 2013 Tour and Etape and not using a tour company. It’s a logistical nightmare so I asked Tim Marsh of velonomad.com to help me out. We cover stage watching, flying with bikes, campervans, hotels and rides through the Alps, an... by Semi-Pro Cycling
41 min listen
SPC020 - How to Measure Your Mobility and Save Yourself with Justin Hays of SuperHumanPursuits.com: Do you know what mobility is? It's more than just stretching, and it's super important to getting maximum strength and power in training. Justin and I take a look at the fundamentals of mobility and stability, how to measure them and the best way for y... by Semi-Pro Cycling
30 min listen
SPC050 - Everything a Cyclist Should Know About Massage: Massage is an important part of a PRO cyclists routine, but where does it fit into a Semi-Pro's schedule? This episode covers types, benefits and timing of massage for cyclists. by Semi-Pro Cycling
23 min listen

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