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. Prepare to have your belief systems shattered.
Episodes
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Tuesday Jun 01, 2021
Cycling in Alignment Episode 51 is a rebroadcast of an episode of Fit Matters with Greg Choat, on which Colby was a guest recently. They had a very interesting conversation and Greg agreed to share the audio. Their conversation includes topics such as the nuance of bike fitting, the differences between fitting for pure cyclists and triathletes, and how style affects fitting.
Greg Choat is a native of New Zealand. He is certified as a Level II Functional Movement Specialist and his focus is identifying movement disfunction and applying corrective exercise to help clients achieve their full athletic potential. Additionally, he is a USA Cycling certified Level 1 Coach and Skills instructor in Nevada, he is also a sought after bike fit practitioner having worked with professional level athletes through to first time riders.
Fit Matters with Greg Choat on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNxd6Y7XbdwgolxNFbJrd7Q
Greg's website:
https://www.clinicalbikefit.com/greg-choat/
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Cycling in Alignment Episode 50 is with Bike Fitter Chris Balser. Chris is known as the Bicycle Fit Guru, and he has earned this title over a long period of overturning all the stones in bike fitting technology. Chris has worked with Retul, saddle pressure mapping, and done extensive work with EMG in the context of bike fitting. We discuss the lessons he has learned and his current philosophies in how he approaches an athlete for the best outcome. He brings a lot of experience and understanding to this complex topic.
Chris Balser's Webesite: https://www.bicyclefitguru.com
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Hello, space-monkeys! This is a PSA!
Going forward you will now be able to find new episodes of Cycling in Alignment with me and all of my illustrious guests on a new channel.
I would be eternally grateful for you to take an extra moment in your day to re-subscribe to the new Cycling in Alignment RSS feed by clicking on one of the links below or searching "Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce" on your podcast app of choice. Thank you!
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Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
We are framing the discussion on endurance training recovery around Paul Chek’s, Six Foundational principles: sleeping, breathing, eating, thinking, drinking, and moving.
There are many things we can do to facilitate the recovery of our muscles. Some popular techniques include massage. cryotube therapy, Norma Tech compression, ice baths, inversion table hanging, electromagnetic pulses, etc., but none are more effective than the basics.
Matt Maruka and the Light Diet: https://chekinstitute.com/podcast-episode-notes/ep-99-matt-maruca/
Soma breath: https://home.somabreath.com/lessons/day-1-correct-your-breathing/
NOTE: Follow with each subsequent day [7 days total.] To find the link for the subsequent day, you must page all the way down to the bottom [past the comments] and you will see days 2-7.
Paleo Diet for Athletes: https://thepaleodiet.com/lifestyle/for-athletes
Belissa Vranich: https://www.thebreathingclass.com/breathe-usa
Metabolic Typing Diet: http://www.metabolictyping.com
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Failure is uncomfortable and unwanted but it comes across our lives in often unexpected ways.
Learning how to deal with it and, most importantly, learn from it, is an invaluable ability.
Colby tells the stories of a few of his biggest failures and the lessons he learned from each.
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Back for a solo episode to demystify some common false beliefs about cycling. I will clarify some falsehoods related to cadence and some common misconceptions about suffering in the saddle. I expand on the idea that poor breathing is a systemic problem in our culture and outline the correct technique. Finally, I’ll share some ideas around expanding your movement practice to other activities or functions outside of riding. More time in the saddle doesn’t always lead to growing as a cyclist. Ride in flow.
Paul Chek on breathing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KZlCI2QmWE&t=2s
Ed Harrold – https://www.edharrold.com/breathwork-wellness-retreats
Soma Breath – https://www.somabreath.com
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Jason Williams, Retül fitter at the Specialized Experience Center in Boulder, is here to discuss the methodology of Retül fitting and how the technology is used to help fitters make decisions during their fit process. We delve into the strengths and potential pitfalls of using comparative data. We also discuss the current trend of road riders slamming the saddle forward. If you have comments or questions about this episode, please post them on the Fast Talk Labs forum, there is a page for this episode. Make sure to @colby so I get the post. Thanks to Jason for making time to talk shop with me.
Specialized Experience: https://specializedboulder.com
Keith Bontrager K.O.P.S. https://sheldonbrown.com/kops.html
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Happy Freedman is a 40-year bike fitting veteran and expert. Prepare yourselves for another round of bike-fitting nerd-dom. Happy and I don’t agree on every aspect of bike fitting, so I hope you find the explanations of our respective thought processes helpful. We share our separate opinions on the merits and pitfalls of selling bike saddles, seat-posts, cleats, etc. as a bike fitter.
Happy’s Site: HappyFreedman.com
Medicine of Cycling Conference – https://www.medicineofcycling.com
Science in Cycling – https://science-cycling.org/conference/
Podcast: What is Bike Fitting? Live from the Philly Bike Expo https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-6-what-is-bike-fitting-live-from-philly-bike-expo/id1477543731?i=1000456088411
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Jerry Gerlich, a Steve Hogg Certified bike fitter based in Austin, Texas and I go way back and share a lot of common knowledge about bike fitting due to our mutual teacher and mentor, Steve Hogg. We dork out big time and get honest about fitting mistakes and learning how to reframe those experiences as learning tools. We relate Jerry’s musical talents as a drummer to some of the same rhythms and attention skills that bike fitting requires.
RESOURCES:
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
After starting with a disclaimer, that he is not a doctor, Colby outlines a few guidelines for supplements.
First, understand the concept of bio-individuality.
Next, know that eating good, healthy food should always the first choice when you want to increase your body’s performance.
Absolutely use discernment when reading labels and marketing materials related to supplements.
Answer a few questions about why you’re taking supplements in the first place.
- Is it to optimize health?
- Or is it to take a shortcut? Maybe to bio-hack?
- Maybe to optimize performance?
There are many variables that affect studies about supplements that can affect their findings.
Colby’s note to coaches: you can make recommendations or suggestions, but the athlete is making the choice and takes responsibility for any supplements they choose to take.
https://www.globaldro.com/Home
https://www.usada.org/wp-content/uploads/supplement-guide.pdf
https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/08/01/benefits-of-good-iron-levels.aspx
https://www.usada.org/wp-content/uploads/supplement-guide.pdf