Femme Cyclist Podcast

Marissa Axell is a Cat 1 cyclist and cycling coach with over 15 years of experience, and she's dedicated her practice to helping women over 40 ride stronger, train smarter, and stop feeling like their best days on the bike are behind them. 
In this episode, Marissa shares the training mistakes she sees women over 40 making most often, how to balance strength work, skills training, and recovery without it taking over your life, and the mental toughness tools she uses with her athletes to push through the hard stuff.
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Full Show Notes: https://femmecyclist.com/marissa-axell-interview
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👉 Website: axnfitnessandcoaching.com 
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Kait Boyle is a 24-hour World Champion and one of the strongest ultra-endurance mountain bikers in the world. In 2018, just two months after winning the world championship, she survived a life-threatening car accident that left her in a wheelchair wondering if she'd ever ride again. This is her story of coming back...and what she's still chasing.

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Full Show Notes: https://femmecyclist.com/kait-boyle-interview

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👉 Website: https://www.imkait.com
👉 Substack: https://kaitboyle.substack.com/
👉 Bikepacking Roots: https://bikepackingroots.org
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Are you pushing hard on the bike but still feeling flat, fatigued, or just... off? There's a good chance you're biking on empty — and you might not even know it.

In this episode, I sit down with Kyla Channell, a degreed sports nutritionist to chat about iron and Vitamin D deficiencies, other supplements actually worth taking, how to figure out your macro targets, and other nutrition mistakes that might be quietly tanking your performance.

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Full Show Notes: https://femmecyclist.com/kyla-channell

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👉 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutritional_revolution/
👉 Website: https://nutritional-revolution.com
👉 Podcast: https://nutritional-revolution.com/podcasts/
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This episode is a question-and-answer format answering some of YOUR questions, including:
Flats vs clipless: what's better?
How do you find time to ride as a mom?
How do I avoid muscle cramps in longer 4-5+ hour events?
How do you prep for long rides? How do you balance weekday training/rides?
Tips for someone new to mountain biking?  I'm nervous.
How to get faster on my road bike?
How do I clean a waxed chain and how often to do I need to re-wax?
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What's In My Tool Kit: https://www.femmecyclist.com/bike-repair-kit/
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In this interview, I chat with nutritionist Uri Carlson about how to fuel in order to feel strong and fast on the bike.  We discuss how many carbs you should be eating on the bike, real food vs sports nutrition products, and fueling at different life stages.

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➡︎ Website: https://www.innerwildnutrition.com/
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