Empirical Cycling Podcast

I’ve been listening to EC since 2019, stumbling across it honestly looking for a good podcast about the sport of cycling. I’d only been riding for a year or so and didn’t know anything about racing, training, nutrition, or recovery. I’ve come a long way with them, at first self coaching from the lessons I learned on the pod, to eventually becoming a client. Kolie and his different co-hosts, though usually Kyle, speak very articulately about the biological adaptions that happen while training which is what first drew me into the show. Krebs Cycles, size principles, V02 max, FTP all get their dues, but he has also been doing a good job bringing in other voices with diverse backgrounds that all relate to the sport of bike racing. Some of my favorites are about strength training and nutrition. I’ve never written a review about any podcast but I love this one so much I thought it was important to continue supporting it. Five Stars!

Kolie and Kyle make the science of endurance training super accessible. As a scientist is sport and performance, this is my go to for keeping up on material that is related to my work without having to wade through publications.

If coaches can talk about cellar redox, AMPC, NADH and wavelength absortion and emission (photoelectirc effect) they leave out the quandum part on purpose and talk about real training gems and most of the time in a modest real way. These guys really know and know how the rubber meets the road. Hands down one of the best podcast. BTW i need to sent them some money for their massive amout of time and research they doing and putting this program together. Thanks

Unfortunately I found the latest podcast to be ageist. I’ll check in again when the podcaster reaches 60 years old…then see how they feel. I know plenty of people still riding strong (even some racing) into their 70s! Also, the podcaster could curtail the use of the f-word to keep the “clean” rating. It just isn’t necessary all the time nor do I want my kids listening to it.