Cycling in Alignment with 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. Prepare to have your belief systems shattered.
Episodes
The Cold is my Teacher - Ep134
Grandpa Pearce is here to tell you a walking story again. The story is about cold.
Cold can teach you a lot about yourself. It is an opportunity to work with the breath and to have an alternative means of generating a focused state.
It also brings about an experience of equanimity following the event.
Do you work with cold to enhance your durability or health? What has your experience been? Share i...
Dr. Allen Lim: All About Salt - Ep133
This conversation with Dr Allen Lim covers a broad range of topics including heat stress adaptation, handing up water bottles and driving busses when you have a doctorate, salt and the sodium - potassium balance.
Go For A Walk - Ep132
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is about the most fundamental pattern of human movement: Walking. Old school cycling would command that riders stay off their feet but I would offer that this is an old ideal that should be lit on fire and kicked off a cliff.
Walking is an absolutely essential aspect of the human experience and one that is easily taken for granted. Without proper gait patterns, many basic ...
GOATA: Ricky Stanzi - Ep131
This conversation is with GOATA Movement coach Ricky Stanzi. In our discussion, we unpack the philosophy of GOATA movement, what it is and the origin of this philosophy.
GOATA stands for Greatest Of All Time Athletes. It is a movement education system that is based on movement principles observed in young children, tribal peoples, and the best movers in many different sports. From these observations, sev...
Shop Local and Organic / Birdwatching for Cyclists – Ep130
One more solo walking podcast in which I tell you a story, grandpa Pearce is here to tell you about the way things used to be.
The point I am making specifically is about how modern training has become dictated by head units and power zones, and why this is problematic.
Riders assume that they are more productive or will make greater gains by following a precise workout p...
Forging, hardening, quenching, sharpening – Ep129
This episode is a discussion of how the creation and construction of a Japanese samurai sword, or katana, is an excellent analogy for training in cycling. I break down these concepts in parallel so we can have a better understanding of how cycling training is performed in the proper sequence, and I explain how and why modern cycling is attempting to bypass this sequence to the detri...
- Like you are on a flat pedal. Push early in power phase. Do not pull up.
- Axial extension of the spine. Feel shoulders depressed and retracted. Vertical movement of diaphragm, 360 deg expansion of lower ribs.
- Head...
Training in the Rain and Running from Thanos - Ep127
This episode is about a client who has undergone significant life and health challenges. We have exchanged several emails about his situation and had very honest discussions regarding his choices and trajectory in the sport of cycling.
He has given me permission to share his story with my audience, we agree it may be of value for others to hear our discussion.
This client’s name ...
Ideas to Restore Health - Ep126
This episode is a discussion about restoration of health when you are not feeling quite so perfect. Here, I reflect on my own state of health and strategies I have employed with myself and my athletes to spring back to full vital capacity.
Understand that illness is usually a sign that you have done too much and are in a depleted state, rather than an indication of exposure. Both can be factors in i...
Moon Walk - Ep125
Well here I am wandering around my neighborhood in the dark with a microphone like a crazy person. Or someone who has lot of thoughts.
On this moon walk I take some time to answer a few comments and questions from my audience.
Discussion points include the relativity of diet, errors in logic and dictation of intensity using RPE, heart rate and power.
Go forth, make the listen, make the comments. Thank you for y...
Grant Thomas: Finding Center Through Primal Movement - Ep124
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is a conversation with natural movement practitioner Grant Thomas. We had an excellent conversation about his journey of integrating primal movement and animal flow in his movement practice. We also spoke quite a bit about the concept of finding center, from the lens of movement as well as the lens of energetic or philosophical points ...
Random Thoughts on Feet, Power and Racing - Ep123
Hello there, Space Monkeys. It’s been a minute since my last recording, things have been busy. But here we are kicking off the 2024 podcast season and here I am with some thoughts on various topics, including feet, wedging, power meters, RPE and racing tactics. You know, the usual stuff, except that it is peppered with my sarcastic wit and slightly jaded perspective. Hopefully just ...
Nathan Haas: Destroying Hyperbole - Ep122
This conversation with Nathan Haas is one in which we attempt to slay the dragon of hyperbole in cycling. And talk about some other stuff. We cover all sorts of topics from Geraint Thomas’ drinking binger, to how to actually pronounce his name, to why watts are not watts. Which leads to some interesting attempts to define a watt.
I am grateful Nathan took the time to have a discussion w...
Matt Appleman - The Difference Between Perception and Impact- - Ep 121
This episode is a discussion with frame builder and crankset manufacturer Matt Appleman. Matt’s story is that of someone who has brought a product to the world as a result of his own need for something in his own life, which has been a running theme on this show for a while. It means someone created something that benefits themselves first, and then other people...
Ashleigh Frager: Unleash the Profound Strength of the Body - Ep 120
Today’s discussion is with Back to Basics CEO Ashely Frager. Ashleigh has experienced a deep healing journey which led her to create a company that is focused on household cleaning products that are non-toxic, including her own product that offers a unique cleaning solution.
In our discussion, we look at some of the products I use in my own home and Ashleigh gives...
Aaron Dunford - Ep119
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is a conversation with Aaron Dunford, a fit colleague who is Steve Hogg certified and works in Sydney, Australia.
Links:
Aaron's Website ►► https://fusionpeak.cc/
Aaron's Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/fusion_peak/
Alyssa Sawyer: Commune with the Inner Voice - Ep118
This episode of Cycling in Alignment is with my Chek Professional colleague Alyssa Sawyer. Our conversation bounces around the concept of holding the tension of the opposites, and we discuss the polarity between the worship of science and the trust of intuition and experiential knowledge.
Alyssa also discusses her own journey as a marathoner and why she chose to quit running. Add...
What is your Myth and what are the belief systems that comprise it? How do these mental constructs impact your relationship to sport and health? I discuss these topics in episode XX of Cycling in Alignment on my return from attending my final course at the Chek Institute, Integrated Movement Specialist level 5, where we studied these topics.
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