Anyone who is vaguely familiar with cycling in India knows, Naveen John. He is the current and 6 time National Champion in Individual time trial. It is his 4th appearance on this podcast. So, we have some catching up to do to keep up with the number of his National titles. As with the earlier 3 episodes, he shares some fantastic insights in this one. In this episode, we talked about what went right and what did not go as planned with his performances in Road as well as the track nationals. We also talked about how to do off season and season planning right. 0:00:00 Intro 0:04:01 Road Nationals Round up 0:09:30 What were the differences in the approach this time for Nats? Zwift racing etc 0:21:10 Support crew and execution learnings. 0:26:30 Road race and how it was different from last few years 0:33:45 Track Nationals round up, training leading up to it etc 0:40:05 Falling sick at crucial junction and being intimidated by what's ahead 0:46:05 Surfing the highs and lows with equanimity, taking the pressure of hard workouts 0:55:30 Off-season and doing it right 0:59:10 How does he plan his season, Defining basal fitness level, setting the performance envelop 1:04:10 Closing remarks! Some Links Below: Working Athlete Community on FB. Link to Anchor Voice messages About the Podcast The working athlete podcast is a podcast with and for working athletes from all walks of life and various sports. The goal is to provide inspiration, training tips, mental hacks, time management and life-style advice through conversations with some of the best in sport, from athletes to coaches. If you think you can benefit from this, please consider subscribing so that you don't miss the weekly episodes in future. If you like this, share with friends who could be interested. For the visually inclined, a video version of the podcast can be found here: YouTube Other Places you'll find the podcast on: Anchor | RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google podcasts | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | Breaker

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