Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce
Colby Pearce has been a Steve Hogg Certified expert bike fitter for the past 10 years and has worked with elite athletes and WorldTour teams, including EF Education First. He is also an elite cycling coach and has been passing along his wisdom to the riders he coaches for decades. Pearce’s repertoire of knowledge spans 30 years, five continents, hundreds of races, and countless miles in the saddle. The minutiae of cycling and riding technique are just part of the story that Colby shares. Alignment with nature, foundational principles of health, and treating the sport as a practice are some of the philosophies he shares. Cycling in Alignment features a diverse guest list, including those who may or may not be familiar names in the cycling world. Prepare to have your belief systems shattered.
Episodes
You Don't Eat Grams of Carbohydrates - Ep195
In this walking episode I talk about all the reasons I don’t sign up for carbs carbs carbs and more sugar = better so more more sugar sugar = better better.
Didn’t your mom tell you not to eat all that sugar?
She was right.
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Health is an Ongoing Practice - Ep 194
Hello there space monkeys. This episode is Post Dinner Walk Thoughts, a bit of a shorter format than I would typically do. A distilled digestion of ideas on health, and a bit of perspective on how it fits into our life and our relationship to sports and cycling.
If you have comments on this episode or my thoughts, fire the photons. As they say.
Blood Flow Restriction Training with Dr Mike DeBord - Ep193
In this episode I speak with Dr Mike DeBord about Blood Flow Restriction Training and how it is an extremely effective training method for endurance athletes. BFR simultaneously creates an environment of oxygen scarcity and elevated lactate levels, which stimulate mitochondria and also upregulate anabolic hormones. This training method is extremely time efficient, as...
Finding Center with Lawrence Van Lingen (Part 2) - Ep192
In this episode I sit down for the second half of my conversation with Lawrence Van Lingen. We discuss the magnificent Tadej and look at his position on the bike, how he makes power, and analyze some video of him in action. We also peek at videos of Bradley Wiggins, Tom Pidcock, and Remco.
Our conversation digs into the psychology of cyclists and why they do what they do. We...
Finding Center with Lawrence Van Lingen (Part 1) - Ep191
In this episode I sit down for another conversation with Lawrence. We discuss the magnificent Tadej and look at his position on the bike, how he makes power, and analyze some video of him in action. We also peek at videos of Bradley Wiggins, Tom Pidcock, and Remco.
Our conversation digs into the psychology of cyclists and why they do what they do. We agree that it is very im...
The Han Solo Effect - Ep190
In this walking podcast, I discuss the spectrum of athletes who are coached prescriptively vs those who are coached descriptively.
By examining this spectrum, we can understand how and athlete or coach understand and relates to the metrics they work with, or in many cases, seem to worship.
For the record, numbers should not be worshiped.
My perspective is always to understand the why. I discuss aspect...
Acorns and Ice Skating - Ep189
In this podcast, I take a walk in Girona and discuss the inspirational athletic arc of Alysa Liu. If you haven’t read about her story, I recommend it, she embodies a child like, joyful athlete, and also jumped straight from the archetype of the child to the queen.
3 North Stars - Ep188
As Obi Wan would say, Hello There.
In this walking pod, I offer 3 North Stars. Which should maybe be Three North Stars. But who cares, english spells lots of things wrong like the words receipts. Stupidest word ever. I digress.
The north stars, of which there are the same number as thou shall count before throwing the Holy Hand Grenade, are to help answer the question “How do I simultaneously be a healthy pe...
On Meditation - Ep187
In this walking podcast, I outline some very basic ideas behind meditation. For some, meditation can be a daunting or challenging task; I offer a simple structure that can help it feel more productive. It is also important to be gentle with ourselves when we are learning something new; it is very rare that anyone can do a new thing at an accomplished level without experience or training.
Some would offer that...
Further Thoughts on Pedaling - Ep 186
A walking podcast in which I expand on my percolations about how to pedal a bike. Some offer that you can’t coach this activity. Their position is that by coaching someone on how to pedal a bike, the subject will suffer unintended consequences. I cannot accept this as I believe that we control our limbs, and also that any movement program or engram has the potential to be re-written. H...
Vitality and Generative Capacity - Ep185
This podcast is a blend of walking thoughts, followed by three readings which are appended to support the experience and concepts I talk about. It is based on the experience I had of loosing power at home for almost 5 days just before Christmas this year.
The first reading is from Mike Salemi. You can find him on his site Mike Salemi dot IO. He talks about five nutrients that all men need.
...Miscellaneous Questions - Part 2 - Ep184
The completion of a list of questions sent by one of my clients. This is my best attempt to provide answers that are helpful individually and collectively.
Miscellaneous Questions - Ep183
In this walking podcast, I take the opportunity to answer several questions submitted by one of my athletes. The list is pretty solid so I figured I would offer some answers and hopefully more than one person will be helped in this process.
The topics are varied in scope but all offer plenty of opportunities for thoughtful responses, which I have done my best to produce.
Power is not a Goal with Nathan Haas - Ep182
In this episode I recorded a walking podcast with Nathan Haas, in Girona. We discuss Nathan’s coaching philosophy and talk about how power is not a goal of training. This statement flies in the face of just about every conventional paradigm of cycling.
If you are wondering what the hell we are talking about, give it a listen.
Have thoughts to share? Hit me or Nathan on the 'gram.
Lin...
Obstinately Intolerant - Ep181
In this walking podcast, I make the case that cyclists should be completely, totally and unequivocally intolerant of saddle discomfort.
It’s your genitals, people. Have higher standards.
Now is the off season. It’s time to find a better saddle.
What is Your Orientation in Time? - Ep180
In this walking podcast, I talk about the four orientations we can have in time, and how they impact our relationship in sport.
Without any plot spoilers, the objective, of course, is to be like Neo.
“You are seeing the world without time, Neo. We can never see past the choices we don’t understand. You have already made the choice, you are here now to understand why you made it.”
Go fort...
Lawrence van Lingen: Moving from Center - Ep179
This conversation is with running and movement coach Lawrence van Lingen. We talk about how the psychology of athletes impacts their movement patterns, the concept of movement from center, and force transfer through the ankles in pedaling. Amongst other topics. Lawrence has worked with professional cyclists and triathletes at the world and olympic level, which has given him an exce...
Chris Balser: Your Cranks are Most Likely Too Long - Part B - Ep178
In the continuation of my discussion on crank length with Chris Balser, we talk about factors that may drive a fitter to recommend shorter cranks, pros and cons of shorter cranks, and of course wander off into related topics.
I am sure anyone who is considering crank length as a possible limiting factor in their cycling will benefit from this conversation.
Discla...
Chris Balser: Your Cranks are Most Likely Too Long - Part A - Ep177
In Part A of this podcast I discuss crank length with Chris Balser. We talk about factors that may drive a fitter to recommend shorter cranks, pros and cons of shorter cranks, and of course wander off into related topics.
I am sure anyone who is considering crank length as a possible limiting factor in their cycling will benefit from this conversation.
Disclaimer...
Tripping over Dollars to Pick up Pennies - Ep176
In this walking podcast I talk about the tension between looking for marginal gains in contrast to focusing on basic principles.
Far too often I see athletes putting carts before horses. Or, tripping over dollars to pick up pennies. Choose your analogy, but the message is: getting lost in details when they don’t have foundational health and sporting principles in order.
Even more c...
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