Live with Matt Fitzgerald at Rapha San Francisco! - Ask a Cycling Coach: 126 by TrainerRoad published on 2017-11-06T19:48:31Z 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? Genre Sports Comment by Christian Sale wohoo Eli Tomac! kid is fast, hope he puts it all together. 2017-11-14T20:33:26Z Comment by TrainerRoad What type of bike racer is the most mentally strong? 2017-11-09T22:27:15Z Comment by TrainerRoad How to tell the difference between physical fatigue and emotional fatigue 2017-11-09T22:26:51Z Comment by TrainerRoad How to measure calories for cyclists and triathletes 2017-11-09T22:26:31Z Comment by TrainerRoad How to not get discouraged when you can't follow your training plan 2017-11-09T22:20:15Z Comment by TrainerRoad Why is pro road racing more boring these days? 2017-11-09T22:16:07Z Comment by TrainerRoad Has team dynamics changed the psychology of racing? 2017-11-09T22:15:16Z Comment by TrainerRoad How to stay calm during opposition 2017-11-09T22:10:29Z Comment by TrainerRoad How to come back from a traumatizing crash or result 2017-11-09T22:07:55Z Comment by TrainerRoad Can you make yourself tougher? 2017-11-09T22:07:28Z Comment by TrainerRoad How to use mantras in cycling and triathlon 2017-11-09T22:03:51Z Comment by TrainerRoad Tips on how to stay focused while training and racing 2017-11-09T22:01:16Z Comment by TrainerRoad How mental fatigue can affect performance 2017-11-09T21:57:33Z Comment by TrainerRoad How music can make you faster 2017-11-09T21:55:31Z Comment by TrainerRoad How caffeine enhances performance 2017-11-09T21:54:35Z Comment by TrainerRoad How to manage suffering 2017-11-09T21:53:39Z Comment by TrainerRoad How to train yourself to deal with suffering 2017-11-09T21:46:19Z Comment by TrainerRoad How motivation affects pacing 2017-11-09T21:44:36Z Comment by TrainerRoad What is bulletin boarding? 2017-11-09T21:41:22Z Comment by TrainerRoad How to find proper motivation for cyclists and triathletes 2017-11-09T21:36:02Z Comment by TrainerRoad How to manage pride in endurance sports 2017-11-09T21:33:33Z Comment by TrainerRoad How to deal with pressure for endurance athletes 2017-11-09T21:28:10Z Comment by TrainerRoad How endurance sports help you understand yourself 2017-11-09T21:23:54Z Comment by TrainerRoad What is choking and how to avoid it? 2017-11-09T21:21:35Z Comment by TrainerRoad How to set effective goals for endurance athletes 2017-11-09T21:18:28Z Comment by TrainerRoad How to become more confident in your training 2017-11-09T20:39:58Z Comment by TrainerRoad How self-belief affects training 2017-11-09T20:38:39Z Comment by TrainerRoad Are you suffering excessively in training and racing? 2017-11-09T20:37:11Z Comment by TrainerRoad How to be optimistic and realistic as an endurance athlete 2017-11-09T16:37:43Z Comment by TrainerRoad How to mentally prepare yourself for hard workouts or races 2017-11-09T16:33:20Z