Road Cycling Academy Podcast Cam Nicholls

In this podcast we talk with Sports Science Masters and PHD graduate from the University of Milan about some of the research he has done and his experience coaching in a professional cycling team to date. 
Effects of 16 weeks of pyramidal and polarized training intensity distributions in well-trained endurance runners is the first bit of research we talk and dive into the results looking at the practical implications of applying these training methods in conjunction with one another. There is a bigger picture to this concept that Luca shares with us. 
The Day-by-Day Periodization Strategies of a Giro d’Italia Podium Finisher is the second piece of research we talk about where Luca collaborated with his co-authers, to reveal how the worlds best athletes train from day to day. 
Mental fatigue impairs time trial performance in sub-elite under 23 cyclists is the final research we talk about and dive into how these results may affect the average day cyclist training with mental fatigue. 
 

In this episode we chat to Paralympic medallist and multiple world champion Alistair Donohoe. Alistair shares his memories from a dramatic finish in the Rio 2016 Road Race (watch video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjywg0MdI2w) and how in the form of his life at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Road Race also left him wanting more heading into Paris 2024. We discuss how after a dramatic change in training he broke personal bests by doing something every cyclist can do! We also talk about the specific strength and conditioning training that he does to make sure he is at his best going into race season. 

In this podcast Cam Nicholls is speaking with Andrew Koutnik (https://www.ihmc.us/groups/andrew-koutnik/), a scientific researcher who has invested years of research into the ketogenic diet and also the use of exogenous ketones for disease and sports performance. In this podcast we discuss why ketones are being used for sports performance, what they are exactly, and how exogenous works in comparison to endogenous ketones. We’ll also get a little YouTuby and see what Andrew thinks about people calling ketone supplements a “snake oil” and finally if he believes ketones interfere with glycolysis at high intensives.

In this episode we are talking with Byron Davies - an elite Australian Track sprinter with the Australian Institute of Sport - who transitioned from road to track four years ago. Bryon deep dives into his training and nutritional transformation and tells us how off bike strength training has had the biggest impact. 

In this Podcast we chat with Cyrus Monk, an individual who defied the odds, becoming a pro cyclist at the age of 26. Perhaps common ground 5-10 years ago, not so much now. In this chat Cyrus shares his journey to pro cycling ranks and then the big shifts he's noticed in training and the 'marginal gains' side of being pro. As a road cycling coach himself, the chat on training goes into some detail, some low cadence work, to recovery protocols. 

In this episdoe cyclign strength coach Aaron Turner discussed the benefits of off bike strength training for road cyclists, some of the biggest mistakes people make in the gym, and how to best combien weight lifting with cycling training. Aaron will also provide an overview of his current study, being a PHD in cycling load.