Ask a Cycling Coach: 126 – Live with Matt Fitzgerald at Rapha San Francisco! - a podcast by TrainerRoad

Our first live, in-person podcast with special guest, Matt Fitzgerald! Join us live from Rapha San Francisco for a deep dive on the psychological side of endurance sports performance.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Why two riders with the same fitness and equipment will not get the same results
• How to mentally prepare yourself for hard workouts or races
• How to be optimistic and realistic as an endurance athlete
• Are you suffering excessively in training and racing?
• How to manage positive and negative self-talk
• How self-belief affects training
• How to become more confident in your training
• How to set effective goals for endurance athletes
• What is choking and how to avoid it?
• How endurance sports help you understand yourself
• How to deal with pressure for endurance athletes
• What is bulletin boarding?
• How to manage pride in endurance sports
• How to find proper motivation for cyclists and triathletes
• How motivation affects pacing
• How to set expectations in cycling and triathlon
• How to train yourself to deal with suffering
• Can you make yourself tougher?
• How regular suffering will make you faster
• How caffeine enhances performance
• How music can make you faster
• How to manage suffering
• How mental fatigue can affect performance
• Tips on how to stay focused while training and racing
• How to use mantras in cycling and triathlon
• How to come back from a traumatizing crash or result
• How to stay calm during opposition
• Has team dynamics changed the psychology of racing?
• Why is pro road racing more boring these days?
• How to not get discouraged when you can't follow your training plan
• How training with data affects you psychologically
• How to measure calories for cyclists and triathletes
• How to tell the difference between physical fatigue and emotional fatigue
• What type of bike racer is the most mentally strong?

Further episodes of Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast - Presented by TrainerRoad

Further podcasts by TrainerRoad

Website of TrainerRoad