Endurance Quick Cast

Most adults feel fatigued at least some of the time. The schedules, the work, the commute, the commitments, and the everything in between can drag us down a bit. But, should our workouts and rides be a major cause of fatigue? I say no.

Coach Rob wraps up his series on Training Camps this week with his lessons learned on the Endurance Quickcast. Coach Rob covers his experiences as a camp organizer and as a camp participant today. Learn about the ins and outs of booking lodging, and making sure everyone get along on this final edition of this weeks series on Training Camps.

Coach Rob has another mobile edition this weeks series on Training Camps on the Endurance Quickcast. Today Coach Rob is going to talk quite a bit more about in ride nutrition for training camps. Coach Rob also discusses what to expect in a Return On Investment, ROI, from your training camp investment! Hope you enjoy it!

Training Camp Day 2 Coach Rob is mobile again and getting his act together In this Bench Talk episode Coach Rob talks a little it about everything related to what you need to bring to camp for both runners and cyclists!

On this mobile edition of the Endurance Quickcast Coach Rob talks about the various types of training camps. How to select the right on for you as well as having your own private camp. Have a listen and tell your friends all about us!

We love question and answer shows. We learn so much from our athletes, readers and listeners. Below in the show notes are some of the questions that Coach Rob goes over on this show. We would love to have you send us even more questions for our next Q and A show at the end of the month. Send us ... Read More

Runners aren’t the only athletes that need running shoes but what seems to happen with both runners and non runners a like, is the lack of knowledge on selecting the right shoe for their needs. Coach Rob covers lots of ground in this information packed show on running shoes. Have you ever asked yourself there has to be a better running and wonder why you haven't found it yet. Have a listen and learn the right way to find your perfect shoes! This show is aimed at runners but all athletes can learn how selecting the right running shoes can impact their auxiliary training performances.

When you need to run more often to reach your performance goals you need to learn how to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. It doesn’t mean you have to be miserable so coach Rob is going to share his favorite tips on the Endurance Quick Cast on how to become more comfortable on runs. Before trying to improve your comfort ... Read More

Wow! Coach Kelli put together an amazing show this week on recognizing good and bad fats. listen and try an keep up to learn about Omega 3, 6 and 9 fats, what are the good proportions, the bad proportions. Kelli also covers where to expect to find bad fats in everyday nutrition and why certain Omegas are good in combinations and how certain fats actually contribute to chronic inflammation.

I have been hearing from lots of cyclists that listen to the show that they just were no longer in the mood to train and or race. We have all been there and sometimes its OK to take a break and put the bike up until the mood returns.

This week Coach Rob has an old friend on Bench Talk. Take a listen to learn about what Bike shop mechanics go through and how our old friend gets around town. Coach Rob and his friend Tom Armstrong, long time Louisville Bike Mechanic. Talk bike shops, mechanical issues, bike commuting and swap some old stories.

Coach Kelli is back this week and is talking about one of my favorite home remedies and it works! Apple Cider Vinegar is a well documented remedy to many ailments but the ones that Coach Kelli covers are specifically interesting for endurance athletes. Such as relieving the effects of Sinusitis as well as vinegar's know anti athletic cramping properties.

his week on the Endurance Quick Cast, Coach Rob gives out several tips and more on how to become a better pack rider. Coach Rob has witnessed quite a bit in group rides in the last several years and he has pointers on how to get the most out of your group riding experiences.

On the last Bench Talk we covered selecting the right group set for your project bike. In this last show in the 4 part series Coach Rob covers wheel types for your custom build. Selecting the right wheel set or wheel sets for your custom build, components, materials, styles of riding and much more!     Do you need 2 ... Read More

I wrote an article at Positive Performance Coaching last spring entitled Picking Your Big Race Wisely. The article came about due to an unfortunate last minute cancellation of a priority race. I realize that some of our listeners do not race but instead are event riders and runners. What do I mean by event riders and runners? I mean rides and or running events that are not scored such as tours and fun runs.

We love question and answer shows. We learn so much from our athletes, readers and listeners. Below in the show notes are some of the questions that Coach Rob goes over on this show. We would love to have you send us even more questions for our next Q and A show at the end of the month. Send us a tough or interesting question and who knows we may do a whole show around it. Make it real interesting and we may even put you on the show!

In part 3 in the series of building a project bike Coach Rob talks about group sets and and how to select the ones that are the right fit for your project. Learn about the brands, mechanical vs hydraulic brakes, mechanical vs electronic shifting and future releases of products. NOTE: We had some problems with some microphone his and attempted ... Read More

In this weeks Nutrition Tuesday's Coach Rob is sitting in for Coach Kelli and talking about his attempts to deal with Congestion. Coach Rob talks about what often causes congestion and upper respiratory infections and ways you can potentiality still train and lessen the symptoms.

One of the top requests I get as a coach is how can I improve my climbing. I have several workouts that have helped the athletes I coach when it comes to developing climbing strength. Many of the workouts are done on the bike but we don’t always have time to ride. So I thought I would share some Off Bike Work Outs that will help you meet your climbing goals, quickly.

Welcome back form the long holiday break. While its cold out for many of us and we can't ride outside we can take care of some much needed bike maintenance. This had me thinking about all of the tips I have learned over the years about gluing up tubulars. With that said I decided to take a break from the building a project bike series to cover the secrets I have learned gluing tubulars.