EVOQ.BIKE Cycling Podcast
Episodes
Training 4 Weeks Out From Race, Sugar Water (70g?), Lifting Changes in Season: BikeRadio!
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the pod! BikeRadio is a quick hitting potpourri of topics that don't all need their own video. Today, we'll quickly discuss: -&quo...
Training by Heart Rate, U23 Racing, Interval Durations, Strength Training: Artem Shmidt Podcast
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Huge thanks to this Atlanta ripper, Artem Shmidt, who has been putting up some solid results early in the season. Another young gun on HB Axeon that n...
When Volume Isn't A Good Thing, Trainer Fatigue, Anaerobic Training Might Not Be So Fast, Coggan Pod
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
-trainer fatigue is huge right now, NOW is the time you need to ride. -when someone says that weight doesn’t matter for crits: body fat is not spee...
Cycling Intervals Without Power, Cycling Nutrition, Mindset, Pro Nats: Forrest Howard Podcast!
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Huge thanks to Forrest Lee Howard for jumping on the podcast to chat about his training. I've been fortunate to share some mega rides and experien...
Intervals & Head Units 🙄, Testing🔬, Dog Tactics 🐶: Bike Radio!
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
people been asking about these: http://grindcitydesigns.com/evoqbike/shop/home Please leave a 5 star review on Apple, and Follow and 🔔 on Spotify, ...
HR vs Power, VO2Max Intervals, Strength Training: Coaching Podcast with Landry Bobo
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for digging into these Landry! Many of you know Landry from his extensive list of blogs that he's posted on the site, so it's great to ...
Interval Success: Interest vs. Commitment
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Desire, Costs, and Acting on Commitment. This book makes some amazing points for training, and life. It's not a shortcuts book, but it's a foc...
Michael Garrison, Axeon: Endurance Training, Threshold Intervals, Nerves in the Peloton, Sugar Water
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I could chat with Michael about training and racingfor 4 hours. In the spirit of not taking up his whole day while he's in Girona, Spain, we kept ...
Disengaged from Training; Combined field; Candy; OverTapering: It's BikeRadio! 🍭
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling disengaged? That’s ok! What to do... combined race fields...they stink, period. But it's gonna happen. don’t apologize to your coa...
Race Intervals, Hot Laps, Cycling Nutrition, Training For Races: New Coach Will Hardin!!
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Huge thanks to our newest Coach, Will Hardin from Project Echelon Racing, for coming on the Coach's Podcast, where Will shares his thoughts as a c...
Ketones & Crits? Worth It?
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Brendan, I'm interested in your thoughts about whether Ketones provide any benefit for a short race, maybe lasting about a 1 1/2 hours or so? ...
Low Volume Cycling Training / Don't Just Ride Harder / Time Crunched!
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"10 hours is a luxury! What about 6 hour a week training?" LG 00:00 Welcome 00:22 Falling into Sweet Spot 00:48 The 4 Things I’d Train 0...
If you've done less than 10 races and want to race
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TLDL: Go Race. You'll learn so much that is hard to explain until you go race. ++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you're new to the channel, welcome...
Bike + Spouse + Work + LIFE. They all can exist together.
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes the pendulum swings a bit closer to crazy than "everything is just clicking". You're not alone in that! We've gotta juggle...
Ultra Racing, Cycling Training Tips, Ketones, Being Vegan Cyclist, Nutrition, Gravel Racing
28 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Huge thanks to Tyler, aka Vegan Cyclist, for sitting down for 21 Questions! We covered a lot of topics, and while the chapters are listed below, each ...
Big gel bill? Change it up. And The Product I'll Never Promote.
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
by request, here's the flask I use off Amazon. https://amzn.to/42CcmTm It is extremely durable (has lasted over 20k miles) and doesn't leak. A...
Adam Mills! Cycling: HR vs Power, Endurance & VO2Max, Lactate Threshold, Intervals & More
21 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hr or power for zone 2? High zone 2 or low zone 2? How does this vary for different levels of athletes? How much focus do you put into HR Decoupling? ...
Race Simulations? Here's one to #MakeTheBreak
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I don't prescribe these often, but shine some light as to when I do. Please remember to leave us 5 ⭐️ on Apple and Spotify! Thank you! Ramp...
Progressive Overload / Block Training / Interval Failure
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes "progression" can make us see failure, when it's not really failure! 00:00 Welcome 01:00 Progressive overload and endurance? 01:40 Progressi...
Moving The Hard Workout To Another Day
14 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Be nimble with the training calendar! Sometimes you just need to call an audible! ++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you're new to the channel, welcome! Chec...
Psyching Yourself Out of The 20 Minute Test? Or any "test"...there is no PERFECT day
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're new to the channel, welcome! Check out some other training resources below. Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog Join the Discor...
Race Cramming, Over Under Execution, Mobility Work, It's BikeRadio!
07 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're new to the channel, welcome! Check out some other training resources below. Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog Join the Discor...
Saddle Sores, Post Ride Notes, Splitting Endurance Rides, It's BIKE RADIO! 🧪
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have a great week of training! Some important topics that might not need a full pod to themselves; or maybe they do! But here we go....welcome back to...
21 Questions with Tyler Locke! Advice for new cyclists, bananas, KOMs, Skills for success
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bear with me in the beginning because I need to give roses while people can accept them. Tyler's vibe on IG is so happy and contagious. He puts out go...
Endurance Cardiac Drift, Long Way To Go, and Lifting
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
If you're new to the channel, welcome! Check out some other training resources below. Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog Subscribe to Ou...
Polarized Training is for Everyone! Even Time Crunched Athletes!
21 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hunter Allen is the OG, and all due respect to him, but he recently sent out an email/blog that paints Polarized Training in a weird way, and then he ...
Cycling VO2Max Training Progression After Base Training
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What's are some ways we can train VO2Max coming out of base, when 5x5's might just be way too much at first? There is no single best way to train the ...
What does it really mean: "Keep the easy easy, and the hard hard"
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I've been tapping more into the easy again, and the results are awesome!! Sometimes I ride zone 2 TOO hard; and I've gone back to bigger base blocks! ...
4 Liftings Questions For Cyclists
07 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
a great email came in...it came in response to the lifting program that I promote. Hopefully these questions help you with your strength pursuits! 1....
How I Increase Confidence Before Racing Faster Athletes
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
and some tricks to help you if you make the break....hope this helps you feel better on the start line and LEVEL UP! If you are new here, welcome to ...
Winter Training Calendar A Mess? Let's Fix It!
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Trying to figure out how to switch everything around as weather and darkness force us to change things up a lot during this time of year? Hopefully th...
VO2Max Session Options, 20m vs FTP Test, ❄️ 🥶
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Athlete emailed me about some sessions... ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog Subscribe to Our Newslett...
6 Types of Cycling Lactate Clearance Over Unders
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An athlete asked about some Over Under files, and James Walsh's post on Insta got me thinking of creating this video. What are the different types, an...
"Such a different outlook on life riding outside."
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
he went deep in the comments, but I can relate. weird bike life stuff can really affect LIFE LIFE stuff, mood etc. keeping the stoke high is really im...
Cycling Pacing Strategy: Race With The Fastest Racers To Start? Yes or No?
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A great post race write up had me thinking some more about this. As always, this video is not telling you "YOU MUST DO IT THIS WAY", but hopefully spa...
Cycling Tapering for Race Day; Volume & Intensity Discussed
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
"Only three out of 11 athletes took a rest day during the final 5 days prior to their most successful competition." This is a really interesting paper...
Cycling Nutrition on Training Day and Rest Day
03 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Video: https://youtu.be/7FsPh1ohjrU By request! What do I eat on a rest day, and what about a training day? And some nutrition tips or things I ...
Cycling Training Plan: Big Picture Bullet Points
27 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Video: https://youtu.be/6F6U0ip7rSE A lot of times in these videos I’m talking athlete to athlete, like how I talk about different workouts an...
Over Unders and Build Phase Training
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You may prefer to watch this: https://youtu.be/WcebZWFYy5k Lactate Clearance…my experience with constant power, then experience with lactate clearan...
Cycling Winter Training WITHOUT Volume
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Optimal Winter training….I'm a huge proponent of volume and long endurance rides to build the aerobic foundation, but you might need to do Three 1h ...
Frankenbike Hand Cycle Interview; Unique Bike Discussion
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
YouTube video: https://youtu.be/_hxancPU_VQ Caught up with the creator of this wild bike, Robert, for a few of the main questions from Instagram, afte...
Maybe Stop Calling Them Tests. How I Deal With Anxiety Before 5m 20m KOMs
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Athlete: So based on what your saying it might be a good time to do the Wahoo 4DP test. That would not only get us a 20 min effort, but also be ...
Cycling Nutrition: Grocery Shopping For Athletic Performance
13 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Surprisingly get this question more often than expected: What do you buy at the grocery store when you go? Would you show us what you love to get? Big...
2 Crits and 1 VO2 Session Per Week, But Fatigued....One Man's Rec
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hey Brendan! I'm in the southern hemisphere here, how much vo2 per week is required for getting peak fitness during summer? I'm riding 10-12 hrs per w...
Cycling Base Training: 20 Hour Week, Is It Worth Doing Just One?
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can you do too much base training with 20h weeks? What about a lot of only zone 2 endurance riding? great question from the discord! Let's see what's ...
New To Group Rides? The "No Drop" Ride Question
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This brought me down memory lane! Where you are at today, is not where you are at forever! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hey Brendan! I'm Ellen, I'v...
Comparing Ketone Drinks and Finding Fake Ketone Drinks! Exogenous Ketones Compared
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I don't want to be disparaging, but there is some massive confusion from inaccurate data posted about BHB and R,1-3 Butanediol. What are those? And wh...
Simple Cycling Nutrition For Long Rides That is Cost Effective; Festive 500 Training!
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What to eat on big training rides, especially when you are riding huge back to back days for the Rapha Festive 500? Let's keep it simple! ++++++++++++...
Adjusting Cycling Calendar and Weekly Goals
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
https://youtu.be/HPIZ3tx8MOk Juggling schedules!? Use the weekly goals and be flexible. Now when things get crazy and you’re shifting stuff around, ...
Cycling Group Ride: Use It To Get Faster, and not JUST Hammer
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Video link: https://youtu.be/Kk_h_83qfLg Highlight: What to use the group ride for (besides the social fun!) Some thing you can improve on by using th...
Cycling Nutrition Timing For Training at Night
22 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You may prefer this in video form: https://youtu.be/W9RV1VT9YwE Nutrition Posts mentioned here: https://www.evoq.bike/blog/nutrition-cycling-performan...
Cycling Taper Before Race, and Using The Performance Manager Chart, Episode 591
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You might prefer the video for this one: https://youtu.be/LZRWd50YWeQ Highlights: What’s trend on PMC chart to look for PMC Chart vs RPE...
Cadence Training Worth It? Training 2 Things At Once
15 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You may prefer to watch this episode: https://youtu.be/ggDPYNBjn00 A great question came in that really brought up ANOTHER question: how do we know w...
Short VO2max Intervals, Effective?
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You might prefer the video for this one: https://youtu.be/Ab0IiSZoVDc One min VO2Max intervals? Are they a good use of time? Are they similar enough t...
I Think You'll Love An IRL / Event Goal, Aside From Just Metrics
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
2023!!!! LGGGG!!! 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 Full Blog With Training Tips: www.evoq.bike/blog Subscribe to Our Newsletter: http://eepurl...
Ketones for Cycling; Is This Just Hype? Part 1
01 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I tried ketones, or what I THOUGHT were ketones, and nothing happened. Some friends reached out about DeltaG ketones so I've been testing them and WOW...
Transition from Base & New Racer Failure
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I have a question I am wondering about. Unfortunately I can't afford a full coach at the moment due to other expenses and I go on my own regarding tra...
Are You Eating More Protein During "Off Season" / "Strength Season" ?
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A great Cat 4 Question for us all from a listener. Q for you to consider responding to - what do you think about incorporating more protein over...
Win Hill Climbs and GET MORE KOMs!
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Video: https://youtu.be/lsvmwc6NX-U What are the top 4 physiological determinants of your success? Let's dive into this! Blog links and training mater...
Dealing With Injury. "I Got Injured, It Sucks, NOW I'm MOVING FORWARD"
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
say it. it helps.
"Can I Move This Workout?" and Mini Weekly Goals! Loving these.
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have a great weekend of training and racing! In this pod, I want to highlight that YOU CAN ALWAYS MOVE A WORKOUT because life is throwing curveballs. ...
Short Story Pod: Thinking Long Term For Lifts; Reduced 225 --> 205
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
being nimble with the lifts, just like we are on the bike. sometimes an audible is needed Strong App mentioned in this one. If you need help with lift...
NO! Trainer Season!? When To Bail On The 8pm Ride
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bunch of excuses coming your way. tl;dr - aborted. zero mental energy Ha, loved that. Sometimes, as hungry as you are, it's better to skip...
VO2Max Intervals: The First Vs. The Last, When To KOM/PR, VO2Max Accumulation
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Great question came through the comments: I did 5x4 minutes and did my first at 133% and could only do the rest at 110%. is that ok? Or should I try a...
Zach Gregg, 2x National Champ, Cycling Training and Racing Podcast
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast is SO much more than time trialing, and I hesitate to post "chapters" because there are so many nuggets from Zach intertwined throughout....
Interval Progression: Add More Watts or More Time?
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Interval progression: when do we add more watts, and when do we add more time? Let’s talk about 4 scenarios: FTP, vo2max, over unders and tempo. My ...
Why The Hell Am I Training? Some Musings...
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
down about training or racing? wow, I got in my head on racing for a bit...a combination of a lot of missed races due to broken equipment and freak th...
Cycling Training: Biggest Offseason Gains
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Love that people are planning their next seasons! Planning equates to success. Athlete reached out with “What’s best way to make offseason gains? ...
Cycling Training After Race Season and Before Winter
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A great question from our discord. If you aren't there, join the conversation today! https://discord.gg/ThTYry6kuE How to use Post-Race, Pre-Win...
(Best on YouTube, Link Below) Mega Mountain Training Day! Good For Gravel Racing? 1000g Carbs, 1600 TSS Week
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
YT: https://youtu.be/jpzcq03Re0o I wanted to go for a mega climbing day out of Blowing Rock, NC in the Blue Ridge Mountains. I made a route with 17,50...
CTL and Race Readiness For Your Big Event, #572
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Unfortunately, there is no perfect equation; but hopefully this video helps you with YOUR art of coaching. Some show notes/bullet points: Grossly un...
Heart Rate on Long Endurance Rides
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
3hour ride, given different amounts of rest or temps, the same ride on a different day could be 10bpm higher than it was previously question is: even...
Aerobic Training for Crit Racing, Gravel Races, and Road Races! Yes, Crits.
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Produce more power by burning more fuel 1 why do you want a strong aerobic metabolism for short 1 hour races? 2. who wants a high anaerobi...
Increase FTP With Less Threshold Training
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Why did we ride at threshold ? Why should we still ride at threshold? What should we do to increase ftp? Training Packs mentioned, with new time crun...
Anxiety Before Cycling Intervals, Especially VO2Max Training
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"These Vo2max workouts typically give me major anxiety but I didn’t let it get to me this time - just got it done. Let the numbers be whatever they ...
Mental Rest Weeks, 20 Min Threshold Test, Calibrating Hard Efforts, Losing Weight and Intervals
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cat 4 Questions returns, with 4 solid Q's from an athlete before our monthly zoom call. I really dug these, and have been asked them before, so though...
Lifting For Cycling, More Watts, More KOMs, Crush PR's
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The point of this video is that if you are thinking about lifting this year for 2023, here's your nudge! Do it! There are no doubt a ton of physiologi...
Fatigue Resistance in Cycling; How Should We Apply This?
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A gravel racer, a Cat 3, a Cat 4, and Brendan walk into a bar. JK. An athlete had some end of day 30s efforts that got me thinking about his fa...
Positioning Is As Important As Watts
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We need to improve our position so that we don't get dropped when the big girls and big boys HIT IT HARD. It's really hard to "out watt" bad positioni...
VO2Max Intervals Vs. Group Ride Training, #563
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hopefully this helps us all bring our A++ motivation and game if we truly want to get faster! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ F...
What Should I Train Next?
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Common question about what your next training block should be. But, how can anyone answer that when they don't know what you've BEEN DOING, and what y...
Luke Lamperti Interview, Trinity Racing, Ep. 561
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Huge thanks Luke, appreciate your time and knowledge! Check out the show notes below. 00:00 Welcome to the podcast 00:32 Who is Luke Lamperti? 0...
Customize Your Cycling Workout, Episode #560
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We all know every athlete needs customized workouts; I got a great question from an athlete about what metrics I look it after commenting that his HR ...
Stop Getting Dropped, 4 min stair step race example
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So you watched the other video about going out and riding with or racing faster athletes. Now you want to figure out how to avoid getting droppe...
Training & Racing With Brendan Rhim, Podcast Interview
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Huge thanks to Brendan for sharing some of his time and amazing insights on his stellar career thus far. He joined us from Track Camp in Colorado Spri...
BikeRadio: Cycling Training & Racing At Altitude
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
and some KOM banter at 4,000 feet between Landry and Brendan...who will now swiftly lose all their KOMs to others in the Boone / Blowing Rock NC area....
Go Get Dropped! Challenging Yourself in Group Rides
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This new athlete was super nervous about an upcoming group ride, and I know I was in his same shoes 15 years ago. It's hard to feel uncomf...
The Business of Coaching, EVOQ.BIKE
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alex decided to be captain today, and he poses a bunch of questions that peel the curtain back on EVOQ. How did we begin, what has the growth story be...
"I'm Going High Protein, Low Carb". Goodbye Watts.
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Circling back on an old video about what to eat for cycling. If you haven't seen our Nutrition Blog, check it out! https://www.evoq.bike/blog/cy...
Racing Pro Nationals and Amateur Nationals? Is This Fair? #553
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Got a bunch of messages about this after Forrest got 5th. Everyone is the race was a Cat 1 cyclist, which is the requirement. Is it fair? Some thought...
Will Hardin Interview: Project Echelon Racing
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Huge thanks to Will for coming on, he's a very intelligent person who is crushing the race scene right now, even though he's really only riding in a s...
Using VO2Max Surge In Time Trials
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Reviewing a time trial with an athlete, and these were his thoughts: This route sounds like a good candidate for a negative split. Get up to speed but...
Failure at Stelvio Gran Fondo; A Case Study
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What do we look for after a failed event? Case Study, Stelvio Gran Fondo What do we have for this overview: -Unsatisfied athlete…shooting for top 20...
Cycling W/kg. When To Lose Weight?
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Check out our nutrition blogs if you need help! https://www.evoq.bike/blog/category/Cycling%20Nutrition "I need to lose some weight for this event in...
Are The Workouts Hard Enough?
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes we hear: "This isn't hard enough", whether we are in base season, or race season! Landry and Brendan chat about workout intensity, and how t...
Overthinking Your Cycling Training, Episode #547
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I like the "don't overthink it ". That's me in a nut shell. I can get caught up and overthink on a lot of things! It's easy to want to plan the entire...
TJ Eisenhart: Pro Cycling to Gravel Racing, Imaginary Collective, Art, NFTs
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This was an awesome interview with TJ Eisenhart. You probably know his history of going from being one of the top US Road Cyclists and shifting toward...
Chased By A 50yo Master's Beast; Cycling Motivation!
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
So you found cycling late in life? Or maybe you're 35 and wishing you found this when you were 18. Well, we didn't, but keep after it! The journey is ...
Anaerobic Training Vs. Going To Local Crit
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"These 6 efforts are nothing like doing a crit? Why can't I go to the crit instead?" Max watts reached in TRUE anaerobic training is going to b...
Interval Review & NFT Community Plans; TANGENTS
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
YT link: https://youtu.be/G0OAoYLnBbk And some community building chatter feedback welcome: [email protected]