Training Without Events, Outside Workouts, Hormonal Birth Control and More – Ask a Cycling Coach 251

What to do if your events are canceled, tips to nail your outside workouts, the effect of hormonal birth control on training and performance plus more in Episode 251 of the Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast.

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

• What to do if your events are canceled
• Techniques to continue training your swim if your local pool is closed
• Why workouts are usually structured for one energy system at a time
• The effect of training on your blood plasma levels
• How to hold steady power over rolling terrain
• Choosing to race the "novice" category before cat 4
• How hormonal birth control can effect your training and performance

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