The Cycling Brief
Episodes
SPC031 - Cycling With Your Eyes Closed : Visualisation Techniques
13 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Two visualisation techniques to get more out of yourself, train your mind and prepare for new situations. Picking your number and practising an event ...
SPC030 - Holistic Bike Fitting: What It Is and Why It Matters
06 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Correct alignment of your body on the bike is secondary to correct alignment off the bike. Up to 25% of your training plan should be dedicated to main...
SPC029 - Power and Coaching with Hunter Allen
30 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
We talk about the idea behind the The Power and Fatigue Profiles, how power meters help to work out your optimal training hours, why keeping a trainin...
SPC028 - 15 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Go Coach Hunting
23 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
The most important relationship in cycling: Finding a coach is hard enough without being clear what you want out of the relationship. These questions ...
SPC027 - 5 Ways to Increase Your Safety on the Road
16 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
A new perspective on road safety to shift your mindset and give you more freedom when riding on the road. Hint: It's about your circle of influen...
SPC026 - Why Are Knicks So Expensive?
09 Jan 2013
Contributed by Lukas
When buying cycling clothes price is a major factor, especially when knicks are involved. How can companies justify charging over $300 for a pair of k...
SPC025 - 6 Weight Training Fundamentals for Cyclists
21 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Working with these fundamentals will help you turn the strength gained in the gym into muscular power and endurance on the bike. โ Subscribe to the...
SPC024 - 5 Training Principles to Live By
17 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
These 5 principles can help you make important decisions regarding things like when to stop intervals, when to ride in a bunch and other important dec...
SPC023 - 6 Steps to Planning Your Annual Training Plan
03 Dec 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The 6 steps according to Joe Friel-Planning 2013 or any year is long and complex. This episode goes through his training plan process and sets up a fr...
SPC022 - How to Make Your Indoor Training Easier and More Efficient
26 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Making training easier and more efficient is all about perceived effort compared to power output. I explore this idea with the latest indoor trainers ...
SPC021 - What I Didnโt Know (and wish I did) About Buying a Bike Online.mp3
19 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Buying a bike online, and by yourself is hard. That's why I run through my process for sizing, and compare it to 3 popular online size calculator...
SPC020 - How to Measure Your Mobility and Save Yourself with Justin Hays of SuperHumanPursuits.com
12 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know what mobility is? It's more than just stretching, and it's super important to getting maximum strength and power in training. Ju...
SPC019 - 5 Ways to Optimise Your Life for More Riding Time
05 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Only owning one type of sock and 2 pairs of underwear are a couple of the ways I reduce time spent on mundane and repetitive tasks. This week is all a...
SPC018 - 2013 Tour de France and Etape Planning with Tim Marsh.mp3
29 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Iโm planning a trip to the 2013 Tour and Etape and not using a tour company. Itโs a logistical nightmare so I asked Tim Marsh of velonomad.com to ...
SPC017 - Is it Time To Buy a Power Metre?
22 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The pre-release of the StageOnePower power metre is a sign that power data is starting to become available to the Semi-Pro for a realistic price. This...
SPC016 - Finding Cheap Momentum to Save You Energy
15 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Madison hand-slings are a classic way to get cheap momentum but there are lots more ways. This episode looks at many of the ways to save time and ener...
SPC015 - Boost Your Power and Speed with One Hour per Week
08 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing the Tuesday of Terror aka Hour of Power aka Hour of Speed. The prescribed intervals in this episode are key to building power and speed in...
SPC014 - Solving Travel Challenges with Olympian Bec Henderson
01 Oct 2012
Contributed by Lukas
There are many travel challenges such as immunisation, vaccinations, jet lag, diet, and acclimatisation. This podcast deals with how the travelling cy...
SPC013 - Climbing tactics and tips with Dylan Cooper from Rockstar Racing
24 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Climbing is one of those parts of cycling that can make or break you depending on how you approach it, or how you are feeling on the day. Dylan and I ...
SPC012 - Hacking PRO Recovery Tools, Techniques & Gadgets
17 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
We all see the PROs using new recovery tools, techniques & gadgets, but do they really work? In this episode we take a look at what the proโs u...
SPC011 - 6 Markers for Recovery Success.mp3
10 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
All your time off the bike can be considered recovery. I take a look at quantifying and automating 6 overtraining markers for better recovery.โ Subs...
SPC010 - How a Warm-Up Framework Can Save Your Race Day
03 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Having a set way of approaching warm-ups, regardless of the type of race, is a useful tool to save you from working harder than you should on race day...
SPC009 - 4 Steps to a Stress Free Race Day
27 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Race day can be very stressful, between registration, trying to remember all your equipment and warm-ups, it's hard to stay focussed. This episod...
SPC008 - The Best 3 Marginal Gains for Quick Wins
20 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
There are 1000's of ways to make marginal gains, we get started by looking at Team Great Britain and taking the best 3 for quick wins.โ Subscri...
SPC007 - How Enhancing Your Mind Can Give You a Performance Boost"
13 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In this Episode I talk about using your mind as an internal energy force. Your mind defines all aspects of your behaviour; such as how you think, fee...
SPC006 - How to Make a Successful Transition to Your 'Cross Season
06 Aug 2012
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode #6 I talk Cyclocross. With the Australian 'cross season one third of the way through, and the northern hemisphere about to kick of the...
SPC005 - Performance Enhancing Drinks
30 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 5 of the Semi-Pro Cycling podcast talks about performance enhancing drinks that make a big difference to your riding and recovery.โ Subscrib...
SPC004 - Should You Change Your Pedalling Technique?
23 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This episode looks at Lance Armstrongs toes down, high cadence style and the questions, why does he do it, and should you do it too?โ Subscribe to t...
SPC003 - Increase Riding Performance with Music.mp3
16 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Listening to music can increase your training and racing performance. There is research now to back this claim up. Find out about it here. โ Subscri...
SPC002 - Self Myofascial Release Therapy for Cyclists
09 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The second episode of the Semi-Pro Cycling podcast where I raise tight areas, how to fix them and the best 4 areas to hit when you are short on time.โ...
SPC001 - Introduction and Tour de France Live Commentary
02 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The first episode of the Semi-Pro Cycling Podcast where I talk about the show and the upcoming live Tour de France commentary on July 11 at 10pm AEST....