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Bike Fit 101, Why A Poor Position Is Costing You Speed, With Bosco Bike Fits: BWC Podcast EP17

6/28/2019

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Is your bike a tool that is adapted to you, meaning you feel comfortable and ready to get the most from your body on every ride?

Or, are you struggling with upper back or neck pain, a sore lower back, possibly even numbness in your feet, hands and/or "seat-area"...

Unfortunately for even the most experienced cyclists, they are more likely to fit into the later category than the first. And it doesn't need to be that way!

Which is we brought on a long-time friend of BWC, and the owner of Bosco Bike Fits, Andrew Bosco for this episode of the Big Wheel Coaching Podcast.

Because, in our quest to help you perform your very best, we have found that a top-notch bike fit is more than a luxury, it is an absolute necessity!


Click The Link To Listen To The Full Episode: http://bit.ly/BikeFit101BWCEP17

We hope you enjoy this episode of the BWC Podcast and utilize the lessons discussed as you work toward your 2019 goals!

#TrainYourPotential
Until Next Time, Be Safe, Train Hard, & Have Fun!
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-Brian and Joy McCulloch
Big Wheel Coaching, Inc.
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From Bolivia On A 125lb. MTB To 100-Mile Gravel Events: Meet Athlete Erik Andrejko

6/20/2019

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"The toughest challenge I have ever faced on a bike was 3-days in the Gobi Desert when I thought I was lost and had to spend the majority of my day walking my bike through the deep sand..."

Not many competitive cyclists have a background that includes bike-packing through Mongolia, Bolivia, and the Gobi Desert, but then again, Erik Andrejko is not a conventional kind-of guy.

Having started his cycling career as a young-man bike-packing through remote areas in Asia and all across Europe, Erik Andrejko has found that racing gravel events has blended his passion for adventure with his thirst for competition now that he is a father, husband, and time-crunched cyclist.

Having recently completed Lost & Found, a 100-mile ruggedly grueling gravel event in Northern California, not to mention a build-up that included nearly a dozen other events to prepare him for this immense challenge, Erik is loving the balance of performance and adventure that comes with gravel racing.

In this episode of the BWC Podcast, Coach Brian talks with Erik about his unusual path to racing and the build up that helped him conquer one of his season biggest goals.

Click The Link To Listen To The Full Episode: http://bit.ly/MeetErikAndrejkoEP16

We hope you enjoy this episode of the BWC Podcast, can relate to Erik's journey, and utilize the lessons discussed as you work toward your 2019 goals!

#TrainYourPotential
Until Next Time, Be Safe, Train Hard, & Have Fun!
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-Brian and Joy McCulloch
Big Wheel Coaching, Inc.
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When Experience Counts Performance Lessons Learned From A 200-Mile Vision Quest: BWC Podcast Episode 15

6/13/2019

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It was just two weeks ago that Big Wheel Coaching made a pilgrimage to one of the most challenging races ever-imagined...The 200-mile Dirty Kanza Gravel Race.

Although the race has earned the reputation as the "World's Premier Gravel Race", for nearly ever participant, it is as much of a vision-quest as it is a bike race.

This brutal event draws thousands of people, every year, not because of a huge prize purse or first-rate SAG stops, in fact there is no prize money for the winners and the event requires riders to be entirely self-supported while out on course.

It is the fact that Dirty Kanza is primarily an event where each rider is competing against themselves in a crucible-style test of strength, endurance, will, and preparation that makes this one of the most amazing events anywhere.

This year Coach Brian, supported by Coach Brady, headed to Dirty Kanza to see what all the hype was about and experience what was his longest and most difficult ride ever, amongst a professional racing career that has spanned nearly ten-years.

In this episode of the BWC podcast Brian and Brady discuss the entire DK experience and share "lessons learned" to help you on your next big ride.


Click The Link To Listen To The Full Episode: http://bit.ly/DKLessonsLearnedBWCEP15

And in case you missed our previous podcast episodes about Dirty Kanza, you can catch up and check them out through the links below, you will be glad you did!

http://bit.ly/EP13SpecialEditionDK200

http://bit.ly/DirtyKanzaPreviewEP12

We hope you enjoy these episodes of the BWC Podcast and can apply the lessons discussed on your way to a season of success in 2019 and beyond!
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#TrainYourPotential
Until Next Time, Be Safe, Train Hard, & Have Fun!

-Brian and Joy McCulloch
Big Wheel Coaching, Inc.
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Beating The Summer Sizzle, Strategies To Help You Train & Race Better In The Heat: BWC Podcast Episode 14

6/7/2019

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The summer heat has arrived across much of the United States, especially in Southern California at BWC Headquarters, and that means one thing...

Helping our Athletes train properly and race effectively in the soaring temperatures.

With this in mind Coaches Brian and Leo review an article for this weeks podcast written by Dr. Stacy Sims titled, "Racing In The Heat: Are You Ready?"  that offers some unique and forward-thinking ideas that Athletes everywhere can use to perform optimally this summer.

Some of the topics covered include:
-Salt pills, should you use them or not?
-Are all electrolytes created equal? 
-Absorption vs. consumption, can you have to much water?
-Cooling the body from the outside-in, regulating core temperature to produce maximum power.
-And more!


Click The Link To Listen To The Full Episode: http://bit.ly/BetterTrainingInTheHeatBWCEP14

For greater insight into the topics discussed on the podcast, please read the following short article:

"Racing In The Heat: Are You Ready?" By Dr. Stacy Sims

https://www.trainingpeaks.com/blog/racing-in-the-heat-are-you-ready-1/

And in case you missed last weeks podcast episode with LeLan Dains, Race Directory & Visionary of Dirty Kanza, The World's Greatest Gravel Race, follow the link below, you will be glad you did!

http://bit.ly/EP13SpecialEditionDK200

We hope you enjoy these episodes of the BWC Podcast and can apply the lessons discussed on your way to a season of success in 2019 and beyond!
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#TrainYourPotential
Until Next Time, Be Safe, Train Hard, & Have Fun!

-Brian and Joy McCulloch
Big Wheel Coaching, Inc.
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