Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce

Colby Pearce

Colby Pearce has been a Steve Hogg Certified expert bike fitter for the past 10 years and has worked with elite athletes and WorldTour teams, including EF Education First. He is also an elite cycling coach and has been passing along his wisdom to the riders he coaches for decades. Pearce’s repertoire of knowledge spans 30 years, five continents, hundreds of races, and countless miles in the saddle.

The minutiae of cycling and riding technique are just part of the story that Colby shares. Alignment with nature, foundational principles of health, and treating the sport as a practice are some of the philosophies he shares. Cycling in Alignment features a diverse guest list, including those who may or may not be familiar names in the cycling world.

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S9 · E204
Thursday · 39 min
Relationship to the Sun - Ep 204
Relationship to the Sun - Ep 204 What is your relationship to the sun? Are you heliophobic? Have you been told that the sun is an evil celestial orb that will give you disease? For me, the sun is a source of life, health, rhythm and balance. To hear more of my thoughts on this topic, check out this episode. Links: Iris Tech Blue Light Blocking Software ►► https://iristech.co Blue Light Blocking Lighting ►► https://shop.norblighting.com Ra Optics Blue Light Blocking Glasses ►► https://raoptics.com True Dark Blue Light Blocking Optics ►► https://truedark.com ***CONTRIBUTE TO THE PODCAST*** If you are so inclined, you can contribute financially to the production costs of bring this podcasts to you. Simply go to my website (link below) and go to the podcast page. There are several levels of contribution with different rewards. Thank you in advance for considering this. My Website/Podcast Page ►► https://colbypearce.com
S9 · E203
August 23 · 54 min
How to Train with a Power Meter - Ep203
How to Train with a Power Meter - Ep203 In this episode I unpack the upside and shadow side of three different ways to use a power meter. As a pacing tool As a motivator To look at retrospective or futurespective data I feel these perspectives are important as I think many riders in the sport are mis-using this technology. If you listen to my podcast, you will know it is filled with unpopular opinions and alternative perspectives. Not for the sake of controversy or exhibitionism, but simply to think critically and speak with an honest opinion.
S9 · E202
August 7 · 1 hr
Assassination of the Perfectionistic Mindset - Ep 202
Assassination of the Perfectionistic Mindset - Ep 202 This is a walking podcast in which I talk about the perfectionistic mindset and make a case to meditate on death. It is perhaps a heavy topic but I endeavor to make the case that when we approach sport as though there is a permanent record of every race we win or get dropped at, and we see this CV as something that will be read at our funeral as a meter of our worth as a human, it robs the sport of joy and misses the point of competition entirely. Sport is about the experience of getting better. It is the entire reason we sign up for a bike race. I did not talk about this in the podcast but the entire plot of Tron Legacy is about this exact topic: assassination of the perfectionistic mindset. Thus, you get a shot of Clu, whose mission is to “create the perfect system” in the movie. My hope is that your takeaway will be to see where and how you are trying to create the perfect system and understand the truth: everything is wabi-sabi or “perfectly imperfect”.
S9 · E201
July 31 · 1 hr 13 min
John Rutherford: Being Forced to Nail Down the Craft - Ep 201
John Rutherford: Being Forced to Nail Down the Craft - Ep 201 Episode number two hundred and one is a discussion with John Rutherford, who grew up bike racing, is now an ultra runner, has served as Foreign Service Officer for the US Department of State, and has flown F/A-18s when he served as a member of the Marine Corps. As such he has a solid understanding of how to negotiate extreme environments in the field of play, and where it counts a bit more. In our discussion we cover topics including exploring extremes, how ultra events force you to nail down your craft and inevitably reveal challenges, and the normalization of puking that used to be standard in events of 20+ hours. I hope you find our conversation illuminating in your life adventures.
S8 · E200
July 20 · 53 min
Posture and Bears - Ep200
Posture and Bears - Ep200 In this walking podcast, #200! I discuss an alternate way to quantify training load. Or not really to quantify it, but to help dictate what proper training load is for a given athlete on a given day. It flies directly in the face of the way every other coach and program tells you to train. So be prepared to be like “wow this is weird” In other words, SOP for this podcast. Also, bears. Bears Ron. Now you are putting the whole station at risk.
S8 · E199
July 17 · 1 hr 7 min
Frankie Hall - Ep199
Frankie Hall - Ep199 This conversations is with one of my colleagues at Team EF Coaching, Frankie Hall. We speak about Blood Flow Restriction Training and the potential training benefits is has for cyclists. Frankie brings a high level of expertise to this discussion as she has a PhD in BFR training. I am sure you will find her insights and perspective interesting if BFR is something you would like to know more about. Tidy your seatbelts Space Monkeys.
S8 · E198
July 1 · 1 hr 36 min
Peter Defty and Tony Konvalin: Reclaim your Nutritional Autonomy - Ep198
Peter Defty and Tony Konvalin: Reclaim your Nutritional Autonomy - Ep198 In this episode I have a discussion with Peter Defty and Tony Konvalin from Vespa Power. Peter reached out to me after my rant on carbs a few weeks ago and felt we should have another discussion. This is the second time Peter has been on my podcast. We share a lot of common ground in the domain of sports nutrition, and on nutrition in general. People often mistakenly think Peter’s philosophy is all in on keto but in reality, he is quite moderate in my understanding. This reflects my own position; after trying just about everything over the last 3.5 decades of racing, I have come to a very middle ground perspective on nutrition, and I have realized that extreme choices almost never work out in the end. To learn more about Vespa or absorb some of the great info on the site, see the link below. Links: Vespa Power Website ►► https://vespapower.com/ OFM Website ►► https://ofm.io/carb-wars-redefining-carbohydrate-fueling/ To purchase Vespa at a discount, use the code "metabolismalignment" for a single use 15% discount.
S8 · E197
June 23 · 47 min
Slam that Stem? - Ep 197
Slam that Stem? - Ep 197 In this PDWT pod, I attempt to provide a useful answer to a question submitted from my audience: “Let's say someone comes to you and gets a perfect bike fit for an endurance road bike and everything is dialed in great. let's say they also followed all your advice on stretches/exercises etc...and now feel like want to work on developing a more aero bike position. What would the steps be in your opinion to get more aero for road riding? How do you know if you should extend reach or drop your stem? How do you know if you are ready for it? I am certain my thoughts will answer all of your questions and make all your dreams come true. Vote for Summer!
S8 · E196
June 15 · 50 min
Everything is not a Nail - Ep196
Everything is not a Nail - Ep196 In this PDWT podcast I talk about the culture of cycling and how focused it is on one single thing: watts. If a rider only has a hammer in their tool box, everything looks like a nail… An old saying that has some truth to it: “Train your weaknesses, race your strengths” Thanks for listening, space monkeys.
S8 · E195
May 30 · 51 min
You Don't Eat Grams of Carbohydrates - Ep195
You Don't Eat Grams of Carbohydrates - Ep195 In this walking episode I talk about all the reasons I don’t sign up for carbs carbs carbs and more sugar = better so more more sugar sugar = better better. Didn’t your mom tell you not to eat all that sugar? She was right. Links: Reticence & Reverie Podcast ►► https://reticenceandreverie.com/
S8 · E194
May 16 · 31 min
Health is an Ongoing Practice - Ep 194
Health is an Ongoing Practice - Ep 194 Hello there space monkeys. This episode is Post Dinner Walk Thoughts, a bit of a shorter format than I would typically do. A distilled digestion of ideas on health, and a bit of perspective on how it fits into our life and our relationship to sports and cycling. If you have comments on this episode or my thoughts, fire the photons. As they say.
S8 · E193
April 27 · 1 hr 2 min
Blood Flow Restriction Training with Dr Mike DeBord - Ep 193
Blood Flow Restriction Training with Dr Mike DeBord - Ep193 In this episode I speak with Dr Mike DeBord about Blood Flow Restriction Training and how it is an extremely effective training method for endurance athletes. BFR simultaneously creates an environment of oxygen scarcity and elevated lactate levels, which stimulate mitochondria and also upregulate anabolic hormones. This training method is extremely time efficient, as you only wear the bands for a handful of minutes. I am sure you will enjoy this conversation with Dr Mike. If you are interested in purchasing BFR bands from B3 Sciences, please consider using my affiliate link which is found in the bio. I only recommend products which I use myself, and after two years of using the B3 bands, I think they are an excellent product. Thanks for listening. Links: B3 Sciences Website (Affiliate Link) ►► https://colby.b3sciences.com/
S8 · E192
April 19 · 44 min
Finding Center with Lawrence Van Lingen (Part 2) - Ep192
Finding Center with Lawrence Van Lingen (Part 2) - Ep192 In this episode I sit down for the second half of my conversation with Lawrence Van Lingen. We discuss the magnificent Tadej and look at his position on the bike, how he makes power, and analyze some video of him in action. We also peek at videos of Bradley Wiggins, Tom Pidcock, and Remco. Our conversation digs into the psychology of cyclists and why they do what they do. We agree that it is very important for an athlete to have a clear and authentic understanding of their “why”. I am sure you will appreciate Lawrence’s perspective on human movement in our discussion. Thanks as always for listening. Links: Lawrence's Website ►► https://www.lawrencevanlingen.com/ Lawrence's Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/lawrencevanlingen/
S8 · E191
April 12 · 1 hr 17 min
Finding Center with Lawrence Van Lingen (Part 1) - Ep191
Finding Center with Lawrence Van Lingen (Part 1) - Ep191 In this episode I sit down for another conversation with Lawrence. We discuss the magnificent Tadej and look at his position on the bike, how he makes power, and analyze some video of him in action. We also peek at videos of Bradley Wiggins, Tom Pidcock, and Remco. Our conversation digs into the psychology of cyclists and why they do what they do. We agree that it is very important for an athlete to have a clear and authentic understanding of their “why”. I am sure you will appreciate Lawrence’s perspective on human movement in our discussion. Thanks as always for listening. Links: Lawrence's Website ►► https://www.lawrencevanlingen.com/ Lawrence's Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/lawrencevanlingen/
S8 · E190
March 23 · 1 hr
The Han Solo Effect - Ep190
The Han Solo Effect - Ep190 In this walking podcast, I discuss the spectrum of athletes who are coached prescriptively vs those who are coached descriptively. By examining this spectrum, we can understand how and athlete or coach understand and relates to the metrics they work with, or in many cases, seem to worship. For the record, numbers should not be worshiped. My perspective is always to understand the why. I discuss aspects of why we would relate to a metric, such as power, in a certain way.
S8 · E189
March 11 · 1 hr 3 min
Acorns and Ice Skating - Ep189
Acorns and Ice Skating - Ep189 In this podcast, I take a walk in Girona and discuss the inspirational athletic arc of Alysa Liu. If you haven’t read about her story, I recommend it, she embodies a child like, joyful athlete, and also jumped straight from the archetype of the child to the queen.
S8 · E188
February 17 · 1 hr 7 min
3 North Stars - Ep188
3 North Stars - Ep188 As Obi Wan would say, Hello There. In this walking pod, I offer 3 North Stars. Which should maybe be Three North Stars. But who cares, english spells lots of things wrong like the words receipts. Stupidest word ever. I digress. The north stars, of which there are the same number as thou shall count before throwing the Holy Hand Grenade, are to help answer the question “How do I simultaneously be a healthy person and also a bike racer?” which I think is a good one. And thus, I have attempted to answer it. If you would like to throw a Holy Hand grenade at me, do it in the comments. Thanks for listening.
S8 · E187
February 5 · 59 min
On Meditation - Ep187
On Meditation - Ep187 In this walking podcast, I outline some very basic ideas behind meditation. For some, meditation can be a daunting or challenging task; I offer a simple structure that can help it feel more productive. It is also important to be gentle with ourselves when we are learning something new; it is very rare that anyone can do a new thing at an accomplished level without experience or training. Some would offer that long solo rides are meditation; I would submit that these activities are meditative, but they are not meditation. There is a difference between regulating our emotional state and managing our internal kingdom. You don’t shower once in your life and then it’s done, we shower every day, more or less. The same can be said of cleaning our mental and emotional space. Meditation is a powerful tool for purpose. In fact, it is the proper tool for this job.
S8 · E186
January 20 · 33 min
Further Thoughts on Pedaling - Ep 186
Further Thoughts on Pedaling - Ep 186 A walking podcast in which I expand on my percolations about how to pedal a bike. Some offer that you can’t coach this activity. Their position is that by coaching someone on how to pedal a bike, the subject will suffer unintended consequences. I cannot accept this as I believe that we control our limbs, and also that any movement program or engram has the potential to be re-written. How do we influence our reality if not with intent? Onward.
S8 · E185
January 4 · 1 hr 33 min
Vitality and Generative Capacity - Ep185
Vitality and Generative Capacity - Ep185 This podcast is a blend of walking thoughts, followed by three readings which are appended to support the experience and concepts I talk about. It is based on the experience I had of loosing power at home for almost 5 days just before Christmas this year. The first reading is from Mike Salemi. You can find him on his site Mike Salemi dot IO. He talks about five nutrients that all men need. The second is from Evan Peikon, who has a Substack titled On Human Performance. He discusses the limitations of modern wearable devices and what they can and cannot tell us, making the case that wearable companies are effectively writing checks they cannot always cash when they draw multiple conclusions from a single device. The third is from Michael Holt, who discusses how modern man is most often depleted, and how this leads to an erosion of his abilities to be generative. This state does not only impact his ability to perform at the highest level, it negatively impacts everyone in his life. Links: Mike Salemi ►► https://mikesalemi.io Evan Peikon ►► https://onhumanperformance.substack.com Michael Holt ►► https://savageandsaint.com

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