Training When Sick, Weight Gain to Build Power, Anemia and much more – Ask a Cycling Coach 232

Training while sick, gaining weight to increase power, how to modify training for athletes with anemia and much more will be discussed on Episode 232 of The Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast.

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TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:

• How to modify training for athletes with anemia (1:55)
• Healthy eating tips that the coaches use (33:40)
• Do lighter riders need to put on weight to increase power? (46:20)
• What do you lose by skipping recovery rides? (56:14)
• Should you still train when sick? (1:02:01)
• How does riding easy on downhills affect normalized power? (1:06:48)
• What indoor workouts suit rollers better than a trainer? (1:14:45)
• Questions from the live chat (1:22:16)

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