The Matchbox - A Cycling Podcast

Episode 54 - Training for long and short events, race morning planning, and L/R power imbalances

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and this week we’re discussing how to prepare for long and short races concurrently, what your race-day morning plan should look like, and when to address L/R power imbalances.
Today’s show is also brought to your by Flow Formulas. In case you’ve been living under a rock and haven’t heard, Flow has a new product out and it’s high time you get your hands on some. Flow now offers an endurance gel mix in both rainbow berry and flavorless, and it’s simple to use. You just add some water to one of their re-usable gel flasks, pour in your desired amount of gel mix, top it off with a little more liquid and you’re ready to go! So, if you want to up your training and race-day nutrition head over to flowformulas.com today and use the discount code “ignitionpodcast10” for 10% off your first order. 
As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show drop us an email at matchboxpod@gmail.com with email title The Matchbox Podcast or head over to ignitioncoachco.com and fill out The Matchbox Podcast listener question form.  Alright, let’s get into it!
 
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Episode 53 - The Stage Race Effect. Can training intensity be too low? And when does HR trump power for endurance riding?

Hello everyone! Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and we are back from our little mid-season break, ready to bring you the training content you’ve been patiently waiting for! Today we’re talking about the stage race effect, whether or not you can train at too low of intensity, and when HR should be considered over power for endurance rides.
Today’s show is also brought to your by Flow Formulas. I just got back from racing the Migration Gravel Stage Race in Kenya and thanks to the single-serving race tubes offered by Flow, my race-day nutrition was simple as can be. Each morning I just popped open a few tubes of my favorite flavors, poured them straight into my bottles and hydration pack, filled them up with water and bam! So, if you want to make your training and race-day nutrition simple and reliable head over to flowformulas.com today and use the discount code “ignitionpodcast10” for 10% off your first order. 
As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show we actually have a couple new methods for reaching out. You can hit up our new Matchbox email @ matchboxpod@gmail.com with email title The Matchbox Podcast or head over to ignitioncoachco.com and fill out The Matchbox Podcast listener question form.  Alright, let’s get into it!
 
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Episode 52 - Sprint Training, Novice Racing, and When Carbs Aren’t Enough

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and today we’re talking about how to structure training to improve your sprint, training for novice mountain bike racing, and when you should consider adding those other macronutrients into your ride fuel.
Today’s show is also brought to your by Flow Formulas. If you want to make your training and race-day nutrition simple and reliable head over to flowformulas.com today and use the discount code “ignitionpodcast10” for 10% off your first order on all their different nutrition formulas. 
As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show we actually have a couple new methods for reaching out. You can hit up our new Matchbox email @ matchboxpod@gmail.com with email title The Matchbox Podcast or head over to ignitioncoachco.com and fill out The Matchbox Podcast listener question form.  Alright, let’s get into it!
 
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Episode 51 - Indoor vs Outdoor Training Volume and Tapering for Different Events

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and today we’re talking about indoor vs outdoor training volume and tapering strategies for different events.
Today’s show is also brought to your by Flow Formulas. If you want to make your training and race-day nutrition simple and reliable head over to flowformulas.com today and use the discount code “ignitionpodcast10” for 10% off your first order on all their different nutrition formulas. 
As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show we actually have a couple new methods for reaching out. You can hit up our new Matchbox email matchboxpod@gmail.com with email title The Matchbox Podcast or head over to ignitioncoachco.com and fill out The Matchbox Podcast listener question form.  Alright, let’s get into it!
 
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Intro/ Outro music by AlexGrohl - song "King Around Here" - https://pixabay.com/music/id-15045/ 

Episode 50 - When Workouts Don’t Go As Planned and Big Picture Training

Hello everyone. Welcome to episode 50 of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and today we’re talking about when workouts don’t go as planned and big picture training.
Today’s show is also brought to your by Flow Formulas. If you want to make your training and race-day nutrition simple and reliable head over to flowformulas.com today and use the discount code “ignitionpodcast10” for 10% off your first order on all their different nutrition blends. 
As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show send those to info@ignitioncoachco.com with email title The Matchbox Podcast or head over to ignitioncoachco.com and fill out The Matchbox Podcast question form.  Alright, let’s get into it!
 
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Intro/ Outro music by AlexGrohl - song "King Around Here" - https://pixabay.com/music/id-15045/ 

Episode 49 - Cramping and Projecting Fitness Improvement

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and today we’re answering some listener questions on cramping and electrolyte replacement, heat acclimation, and estimating ones potential for fitness improvements throughout a season.
Today’s show is also brought to your by Flow Formulas. If you want to make your training and race-day nutrition simple and reliable head over to flowformulas.com today and use the discount code “ignitionpodcast10” for 10% off your first order on all their different nutrition blends. 
As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show send those to info@ignitioncoachco.com with email title The Matchbox Podcast or find us on Instagram and send us a DM.  Alright, let’s get into it!
 
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Intro/ Outro music by AlexGrohl - song "King Around Here" - https://pixabay.com/music/id-15045/ 

Episode 48 - Deviating from the Plan and Heart Rate vs Power Discrepancies

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and today Drew, Dylan, and I talk about whether it’s appropriate to deviate from the original training plan and answer a listener question on power vs heart rate zone discrepancy during workouts.
Today’s show is also brought to your by Flow Formulas. I’m heading out to Sea Otter this afternoon and thanks to Flow, packing my nutrition couldn’t be easier. I just reach into the cupboard and grab a fresh bag of my favorite flavor, pack a couple bottles, and bam, we’re ready to go. Pro Tip for ya, I still put my bag of Flow in a ziplock back just in case something in my carry on punctures the seal because you definitely don’t want an explosion of powdery goodness getting all over your stuff. So if you want to make your race-day nutrition simple and reliable head over to flowformulas.com today and use the discount code “ignitionpodcast10” for 10% off your first order. 
As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show send those to info@ignitioncoachco.com with email title The Matchbox Podcast or find us on Instagram and send us a DM.  Alright, let’s get into it!
 
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Episode 47 - Training For Teachers, When to Change Coaches, How to Integrate Skills Work Intro Training

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and today we’re getting into how to structure training for teachers/season workers, when it’s time to consider changing coaches, and how to integrate skills work into your training plan.
Today’s show is also brought to your by Flow Formulas. With the recent warm weather that’s been sweeping across the Midwest, I’ve been relying on Flow heavily during a big block of training I’m doing right now and if you’re like me then the easier you can make things on yourself the better. Flow Formulas has everything you need to make fueling your rides a breeze so head over to flowformulas.com today and use the discount code “ignition10” for 10% off your next order. 
As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show send those to info@ignitioncoachco.com with email title The Matchbox Podcast or find us on Instagram and send us a DM.  Alright, let’s get into it!
 
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Intro/ Outro music by AlexGrohl - song "King Around Here" - https://pixabay.com/music/id-15045/ 

Episode 46 - Caffeine’s Effect on Training, Xert, and Genetic Ceiling Round 2

Hello everyone! Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and today we’re answering listener questions on caffeine’s effect on your training, how to use the Xert training platform, and a follow up from our last talk on genetic ceilings.
Today’s show is also brought to your by Flow Formulas. Spring is in the air which means warmer days are coming. Luckily for you, Flow has everything you need to prepare for those hot summer races with their low and high sodium drink formulas and electrolyte replacement drink mixes. Head over to flowformulas.com today and use the discount code “ignition10” for 10% off your next order. 
As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show send those to info@ignitioncoachco.com with email title The Matchbox Podcast or find us on Instagram and send us a DM.  Alright, let’s get into it!
 
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Episode 45 - Zone 2 Climbing, Gravel Race Fueling, and Overcoming Training Setbacks

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and today Kaitlynn and I are getting into climbing heavy Z2 rides, how to fuel for long gravel racing, and steps to overcoming training setbacks.
Today’s show is also brought to your by Flow Formulas. With the race season in full swing, it’s time to start dialing in your race-day nutrition and Flow has everything you need. I just got my latest shipment of Flow in yesterday and it came just in time as I was almost out of all my nutrition. Luckily, our friends at Flow are on their game and had my order shipped out ASAP. Head over to flowformulas.com today and use the discount code “ignitionpodcast” for 10% off your next order. They’ve got all the endurance-sport specific nutrition products you need including high carb drink mixes, recovery powders, electrolyte replacements, and more.
As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show send those to info@ignitioncoachco.com with email title The Matchbox Podcast or find us on Instagram and send us a DM.  Alright, let’s get into it!
 
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Intro/ Outro music by AlexGrohl - song "King Around Here" - https://pixabay.com/music/id-15045/