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Physiological Testing for the Female Athlete – Fast Talk Laboratories December 16, 2020
Given the hormonal fluctuations experienced during the menstrual cycle, should female athletes prepare differently for lab testing? By Julie Young Because physiological testing is such a critical component to analyzing an athlete’s engine, test day...
Mountain Bike Fit with Julie Young and Travis Brown – Cycling in Alignment
On this Cycling in Alignment podcast, we unpack the minutiae of mountain bike fit with coach Julie Young and Travis Brown. Steeper seat tube angles on many modern mountain bikes can present challenges and sometimes make it impossible to get a rider's saddle offset far...
Does Your Menstrual Cycle Affect Your Training Cycle? – Fast Talk Laboratories November 6, 2020
Knowing how to use nutrition strategies to mitigate the side effects of hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle puts female athletes in control. By Julie Young What should a female athlete do when confronted with the choice of adjusting...
Mental Fortitude – How to train your brain to handle the unpredictable nature of racing – Velo News Sept/Oct 2020
By Julie Young I recently had a new athlete, who had been following a training program focused mostly on endurance riding. In her first race of the year, a stage race, she crushed it in the time trial but struggled in the road race. She simply lacked...
Coaching with Balance: The Duality of Data and Intuition with Coach Julie Young
Cycling in Alignment Podcast : 20// Coaching with Balance: The Duality of Data and Intuition with Coach Julie Young Here to unpack the duality of data and intuition in endurance athletics is cycling coach and former World Tour cyclist, Julie Young. She and podcast...
Q&A on fatigue, peaking, returning from injury, and nutrition – Velo News FastTalk Podcast
I always appreciate the opportunity to talk shop with Trevor and Chris on Fast Labs, FastTalk Podcast. Click on the link below to take a listen. https://www.fastlabs.com/fasttalk126/
Mental motivation for Everesting, FKT, and other solo challenges – Velonews.com July 2020
At a certain point, mental fortitude and mindset are the differentiators in competitive athletic outcomes. With solo challenges (Everesting, Fastest Known Times, etc) acting as our current competitive outlet, I wanted to glean some insights from a couple heavy...
Training During A Time of Isolation – VeloNews July/August 2020
By Julie Young With no races or events on the calendar, how do you stay mentally and physically motivated to train? For most of us with demanding personal lives, cycling is more than just fitness, it is a lifestyle. It provides balance to busy lives, a sense of...
Climbing Like a Pro – Velo News May 2020
Climbing Like A Pro - You don’t need to train 30 hours a week in order to thrive on sustained climbs. Most of my cycling career was spent stage racing in Europe. I remember climbing Alpe d’Huez with a pair of tiny Lithuanian twins who climbed almost the entire...
Go Long in 2020 – Velo News March/April 2020
I have a client who is a husband, father, and busy professional who has completed Lost and Found twice and now has his sights on Dirty Kanza. While impressive, he is not unique. I have had an uptick in clients asking me to train them for ultras. Gravel rides, fondos...