Hot Takes! Weight, CdA, FKTs and More - Ask a Cycling Coach 391

Share the podcast with your friends, and rate it 5-stars!iTunes: https://trainerroad.cc/apple2  Spotify: https://trainerroad.cc/spotify2 Google Podcasts: https://trainerroad.cc/google    Hannah’s Whole Enchilada FKT: https://youtu.be/oErEWLGdPlI    TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE   - FKTs without a film crew are just KOMs - Hannah’s Whole Enchilada FKT - Stop spending money on your bike and just train more - There’s nothing wrong with attacking in the feed zone - If you stop at a gas station during an endurance ride, do you destroy all the benefits? - Socks go under your leg warmers - Fatter can be faster - Training on the rollers is more effective than a static trainer - Everyone would be a better athlete if they went to therapy - We need a better metric for measuring fitness than w/kg or FTP - There’s nothing wrong with wearing your bibs 6-8 times before washing them. Fine for me.  - Gravel tires with big lugs make no sense unless you’re riding very muddy roads - Commuting in jeans to work on my ebike does not make me less of a person - 1 hour in the weight room is worth more than 2 hours in base/Z1/Z2 riding.  - VO2 max workouts are better without a power meter.  - Aero bars don’t belong on bikes with knobby tires - A good result in a crit is 90% luck.  - Body weight exercises are an acceptable substitution for traditional weight training.  - Watts per CdA is more important for most riders than w/kg - Oversized pulley wheels are a waste of money - Pidcock podiums the /23 TdF - MTBrs are sad they aren’t the cool kids anymore. That’s why they low key hate on gravel - Black mold in your bottle is where all the flavor is at Watch our latest Cycling Science Explained video now! https://youtu.be/_RIl4s2q-rs Subscribe to the Science of Getting Faster Podcast below! Spotify: https://trainerroad.cc/spotifysogf  iTunes: https://trainerroad.cc/itunessogf    TRY TRAINERROAD RISK FREE FOR 30 DAYS! TrainerRoad is the #1 cycling training app. No other cycling app is more effective. Over 13,000 positive reviews, a 4.9 star App Store rating.   Adaptive Training from TrainerRoad uses machine learning and science-based coaching principles to continually assess your performance and intelligently adjust your training plan. It trains you as an individual and makes you a faster cyclist.   Learn more about TrainerRoad: https://trainerroad.cc/3LBb5Ur Learn more about Adaptive Training: https://trainerroad.cc/35Tqtea    ABOUT THE ASK A CYCLING COACH PODCAST Ask a Cycling Coach podcast is a cycling and triathlon training podcast. Each week  USAC/USAT Level I certified coach Chad Timmerman, pro athletes, and other special guests answer your cycling and triathlon questions.   Have a question for the podcast? Ask here: https://trainerroad.cc/3HTFXNi   MORE PODCASTS FROM TRAINERROAD Listen to the Successful Athletes Podcast: https://trainerroad.cc/3JmKrN5 Listen to the Science of Getting Faster Podcast: https://trainerroad.cc/3LpuIhP   STAY IN TOUCH Training Blog: https://trainerroad.cc/3gCdNdN TrainerRoad Forum: https://trainerroad.cc/3uHvLnE Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trainerroad/ Strava Club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/trainerroad Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrainerRd Twitter: https://twitter.com/TrainerRoad