Listener Coaching Questions Q+A | Watt Matters

Episode 11 - Coaching Questions Q+A 🎙️ Something different for this episode - we sit down and answer your topic requests! In Episode 11 of the Watt Matters Podcast, we answer your Instagram questions covering everything from training and physiology to coaching, racing, and general performance. We discuss heat training, managing injuries and setbacks, the biggest mistakes we see from self-coached athletes, how we monitor adaptation to training, the differences in programming for different rider profiles and more. We discuss "ideal" training block length, training in the aero position, bunch rides, gym work throughout the season, periodising the Australian and European racing calendars, durability, and where anaerobic training fits into an endurance program. Thanks to everyone who sent in a question and topic request. While we will look to do deeper episodes on some of these topics, we'll also be doing more of these. Get in touch at @wattmatterspodcast. Watch on YouTube 📺 Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts 🎧 @wattmatterspodcast @pinnacleperformancecc | @nocsportsscience Chapters 00:00 – Introduction 02:09 – What Is, and How To Do Heat Training? 07:10 – The Mental Side of Dealing With Injuries & Setbacks 11:15 – Common Issues We See With Self-Coached Athletes 14:11 – How Do You Measure Adaptation to Training? 18:17 – Training Differences Between Rider Profiles 24:20 – How Long Should a Training Block Be? 25:55 – What's the Ideal Build-Up for an Event? 27:00 – Training in the Aero Position 31:15 – Bunch Rides in Training 33:58 – Gym Work: Pre-Season vs In-Season 36:15 – Australian vs European Racing Calendar: How Do You Periodise It? 42:48 – Durability and Why It Matters 48:20 – Anaerobic Training 50:00 – Wrap Up