Consummate Athlete

May 2017 Q&A – Muscle Soreness, Sweet Potato, Macro-Nutrients

May 2017 Q&A – Muscle Soreness, Sweet Potato, Macro-Nutrients   This week is our Q &A. Thanks for your questions. Feel free to submit more questions for next month at www.consummateAthlete.ca   DOMS while Cycling   Macro-Nutrients for Athletes   How to Cook Sweet Potatoes

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Use Sports Psych to Optimize Performance – Tracey Stanard

Please check out full show notes and our website at http://consummateathlete.com/ This show is brought to you by HEALTH-IQ  please visit to find out about Health Insurance for healthy, Consummate Athletes like you! – Tracey Stanard, a Sports Psychology Consultant, joins us from New Jersey today. She consults with athletes on their mental ‘game’ through her…

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Polarized Training, HIIT & Athletic Needs – Steven Seiler

Sports scientist Steven Seiler joins us today to talk about Polarized Training, or intensity distribution, as well as a related concept he came up around the ‘Hierarchy of Endurance Training Needs’.   We cover some really interesting and practical information that you can take to your own training patterns today. Regardless of your training the…

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How to Retire and KOM – Phil Gaimon

KOM, Strava, Fondo, Phil Gaimon, Road Cycling, ProTour, World Tour, Phil Gaimon Ex-World Tour Professional Cyclist and entrepreneur is our guest today and Molly chats with Phil about being an author, retirement, how to get KOMs and QOM’s, Strava hunting and entrepreuership. Phil is currently Strava hunting in his #worstRetirementEver campaign to win Strava KOMs…

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April Q & A – Saddle Sores, Starting Running, Habit Changing

Habits, nutrition, saddle sores, tea tree, learn to run   This week is a Q& A week. Molly and Peter talk about some solutions for Saddle Sores, How to start running without getting injured, favorite books on nutrition, changing habits and nutritional habits and their favorite apps/gadgets.

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Increase Your Happiness Watts – Charlotte Batty

    Van Life, Travel, Women Who Ride, Enduro, Free-ride, bike skills,   Charlotte Batty joins us today. She is a long-time friend who is based out of the same town as Molly and Peter in Ontario, Canada. She took a few months off work and chased the best mountain bike spots in the USA…

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Rehab Common Sport Injuries – Bernard Condevaux

Physio, Physiotherapist, Sport Therapy, Injury, Olympics, Bernard Condevaux is a Physiotherapist who has worked with cycling and many other Olympic sports and various athletes over his career. He shares a wealth of information about DOMS vs. Pain and how to deal with other common injuries that athletes run into. We also get to hear about…

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The Cycling Gym – Steve Neal

Strength, Master’s Athletes, Cycling, Stretching, WKO4 This episode features a conversation between Steve Neal and Peter. Steve was Peter’s mentor in coaching and also his long-time coach for mountain bike racing. Steve has influenced many athletes and coaches over the years. His passion and knowledge is evident as they catch up and go over topics…

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March Q & A –

TSS, Threshold, Training when Sick, Intervals on Hills   March Q & A – thanks for questions !   Submit questions for April at www.consummateathlete.com

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Training for Time Crunched Cyclists – Jim Rutberg

Training, Cycling, Busy People, Productivity, HIIT, Threshold, FTP   Jim Rutberg joins us today on the show to talk about the new 3rd edition of The Time Crunched Cyclist that is due out in March 2017. We talk about marketing/business practices for coaches, training tactics for those with limited time and what is new in…

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