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Ten Minute Tips #31: How To Take A Rest Day (And How To Avoid Screwing It Up)

11/26/2023

Empirical Cycling Podcast · Ten Minute Tips #31: How To Take A Rest Day (And How To Avoid Screwing It Up)

This episode looks at all the ways people tend to mess up their rest and recovery days so they're not nearly as restorative as they could be, including such things as riding too hard, lifting weights, cross training, not eating enough. We then suggest guidelines for taking rest days or weeks, getting maximum recovery benefits, individualizing these days to work best for you, and answer your listener questions.

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Perspectives #30: Being Faster Than Your Watts, with Giancarlo Bianchi

11/6/2023

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Empirical Cycling Podcast · Perspectives #30: Being Faster Than Your Watts, with Giancarlo Bianchi

In this episode, 20+ year bike racing veteran Giancarlo Bianchi discusses the tactics of bike racing, and the process of honing racecraft and why people thought his FTP was significantly higher than it is. We cover the chess-game aspects of bike racing like positioning, aerodynamics, wind, reading the competition and body language, course and competitor recon, and a lot of stories from his own race career. We also answer your listener questions like how to practice with few racing opportunities, tactics that might annoy other racers, and much more.

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Ten Minute Tips #31: How To Take A Rest Day (And How To Avoid Screwing It Up)

Perspectives #30: Being Faster Than Your Watts, with Giancarlo Bianchi

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