Why are you always hungry during rest weeks and what can you do about it? Does air density affect physiological performance, and can smelling salts make you faster? Tune into Episode 307 of the Ask a Cycling Coach for these topics and much more!

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Topics covered in this episode

  • Welcome back to Amber and Nate! 0:00:11
  • Takeaways from Jonathan’s first MTB race in over a year 0:17:18
  • Polarized Training Plans update 0:35:02
  • Does air density affect performance? 0:38:45
  • How to maintain a healthy relationship with training 0:46:33
  • Rapid-fire questions 1:10:44
  • Training for weight loss 1:27:17
  • Why you are hungry during rest weeks and what to do about it 1:34:23
  • Can smelling salts make you faster? 1:46:40
  • Live questions and answers 1:52:03

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