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Empirical Cycling
Empirical Cycling Podcast
Do you want to know how training makes you faster? Listen in. Kolie is a leading expert in endurance, sprint, and strength training for cyclists. Kyle is a NASA scientist and national champion sprinter on the track.
Empirical Cycling is a coaching company specializing in individualized training plans for all cycling disciplines. If you like the podcast, please consider a donation at http://www.empiricalcycling.com/donate.html
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4.8 stars from 288 ratings
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“I’ve been listening to EC since 2019, stumbling across it honestly looking for a good podcast about the sport of cycling. I’d only been riding for a year or so and didn’t know anything about racing, training, nutrition, or recovery.
I’ve come a long way with them, at first self coaching from...”Read full review »
Slowrise30 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/24/24
PhD Approved
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“Kolie and Kyle make the science of endurance training super accessible. As a scientist is sport and performance, this is my go to for keeping up on material that is related to my work without having to wade through publications.”
CoachPatrickSmith via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/29/24
Ageism
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“Unfortunately I found the latest podcast to be ageist. I’ll check in again when the podcaster reaches 60 years old…then see how they feel. I know plenty of people still riding strong (even some racing) into their 70s! Also, the podcaster could curtail the use of the f-word to keep the “clean”...”Read full review »
Lynda from CA via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/15/24
Recent Episodes
This episode plays out one of Kolie's coaching thought experiments: what's the simplest training plan possible that would probably be effective for the largest number of people? We each present our plan and then critique them, once again realizing how difficult it is to create a plan without our...
Published 11/17/24
We discuss everything sweetspot. How do we define it, what kind of training is it, what's the nature of progression, how much is too much, upsides and downsides including time efficiency, fueling, over/unders, and more. We also answer tons of listener questions, like if it can raise FTP, if it's...
Published 11/11/24
Published 11/11/24
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