In this episode I talk about a recent research paper that looks at endurance training compared with endurance + strength training in regard to cycling and running a prolonged period and an all out push for 5 min. Check it out and Welcome back to the podcast!! Research Article: https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.14814/phy2.13149 Other YouTube Videos that Relate to this Topic: How Many Times Should You Strength Train? https://youtu.be/95MojUib0A8 How to Build a Strong Back https://youtu.be/dVqWy1KyMA8 How to Succeed at Home Based Workouts https://youtu.be/nLp8GW5I4t4 ..read more

Planning your winter training is key to success. But! How do you need to look at the different months. I go over some simple ways to look at your monthly training needs to meet the goals you may have. I also go over my personal look at the winter and how that might be where you need to start as well. (ps – It is a very base beginner plan) Check it out! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About - The Ride Life – Women’s MTN Biking Strength and Endurance Coaching The Ride Life offers programs to guide women mountain bikers in ..read more

Feeling older, not as strong or as fit can cause problems for mtn biking. In this video I go over 3 main ways to help your body to be a better mtn biker and to help your body do better off the bike! 1. Mobility 2. Power 3. Sprints! There are some details that you won’t want to miss on how to gain these things :) Check it out! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About - The Ride Life – Women’s MTN Biking Strength and Endurance Coaching The Ride Life offers programs to guide women mountain bikers in strength and endurance tra ..read more

Have you have been told to go slower to build your base aerobic endurance?  It may not make sense unless you look at how aerobic and anaerobic endurance is made.    In this video, I go over some concepts to help you understand how to build your base and how to actual make it happen.    The winter is a great time to make this take place!    Let’s get stronger on the bike!   Also – if you are looking for a winter strength training program, check out my Ride Life Team and get extras each month as well as a great program to follow for women mtn bikers!   ..read more

In this podcast I go over how The Ride Life and the Mountain Biking Ladies came about – why I felt the urge to start it. And how I had some bumps in the road. I hope you get some motivation from the ability to follow dreams and the want to change how things were being done. – I hope you enjoy!! Check it out ? Here is the link to the 6 question – 2-3 min survey I mention in the podcast https://forms.gle/AQDr2uHrL2zHBQun7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About - The Ride Life – Women’s MTN Biking Strength and Endurance Coa ..read more

In this podcast I go over pain points and motivation. This is a hard this thing to muster to make things happen! But I talk about some of my why and how I muster some motivation to do my workouts to help my riding!! – I hope you enjoy!! Check it out ? Women’s Ride Life Spring Retreat!! https://www.redwolftours.com/ridelifespring2022 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About - The Ride Life – Women’s MTN Biking Strength and Endurance Coaching The Ride Life offers programs to guide women mountain bikers in strength and endur ..read more

In this podcast I am live with Ash Zolton (Co-owner of ROAM Events). We discuss how to overcome objections to going to women mtbing events and races… as well as how to start your own if wanted. There is so much fun and good in this podcast – I hope you enjoy!! Check it out ? Women’s Ride Life Spring Retreat!! https://www.redwolftours.com/ridelifespring2022 Women’s Performance Summit: https://www.womensperformance.com/womensperformancesummit Use Coupon Code: LIZ for 10% 0ff ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About - The Rid ..read more

53. Used to be Good at Something… and Now You’re Not? In this podcast I discuss coming back from having a baby or being injured… anytime that you lose skills, fitness it is hard. I go over how I am managing it currently. Check it out ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Women’s Ride Life Spring Retreat!! https://www.redwolftours.com/ridelifespring2022 Women’s Performance Summit: https://www.womensperformance.com/womensperformancesummit Use Coupon Code: LIZKKOCH for 10% 0ff ..read more

In this podcast I talk about rate of perceived exertion and how to best use it for your training. This helps with giving another data point and metric for zone training as well as keeping you from overtraining. Check it out ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About - The Ride Life – Women’s MTN Biking Strength and Endurance Coaching The Ride Life offers programs to guide women mountain bikers in strength and endurance training to enjoy their ride more and keep their bodies healthy. The programs give specially instructed e ..read more

In this Interview with Nicole Hill we talk about stress and how to look at it differently. We also look at how sleep and stress play into each other. Nicole is going to be the feature talker in the Ride Life Team for Feb - join if you want to go deeper into these subjects and how to help them!! Nicole helps busy women transform their relationship with stress and fix their sleep so they can have more energy and feel good again. She has 17 years in the health and fitness industry as a personal trainer, corporate fitness manager, and now online sleep and stress coach. Nicole strongly believes tha ..read more