Off-the-Bike Training: Body, Brain, and Breath Training with Erin Carson

Topics Covered In This Episode:

• Absolute strength vs. Resilient strength
• The principles of Foundation Training
• The differences between Foundation Training and Yoga for performance
• Foam rolling (does it work and should you do it?)
• The role of movement in hydrating tissues
• Getting stronger and faster without increasing muscle size
• Increasing 'rate of force production'
• Breath work for spinal stabilization and expansion of rib cage
• Belly breathing vs. decompression breathing

Host
Adam Pulford has been a CTS Coach for more than 13 years and holds a B.S. in Exercise Physiology. He's participated in and coached hundreds of athletes for endurance events all around the world.

Guest Bio
Erin Carson is co-owner and operator of RallySport, a Boulder, Colorado training facility and health club. As the head coach for ECFIT she provides strength training programs for endurance athletes seeking to perform at their very best in triathlons, marathons, and cycling events. Her clients include world champions and Olympians as well as everyday athletes seeking excellence.

Erin has also found success as a triathlete, highlighted by her 6th place age group finish at the 2016 70.3 World Championships in Maloolooba, Australia, as well as multiple podium finishes over the last 5 years. Erin is a life-long athlete who attended The University of Colorado on a basketball scholarship where she was one of the top NCAA D1 basketball players. 

Erin’s Credentials:

• B.S. Kinesiology, University of Colorado
• M.S. Administration,  University of Nebraska
• Masters Studies, Tulane University
• NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
• EXOS Performance Coach (pending)
• Titleist Performance Coach L2
• NASM Certified Personal Trainer
• NASM Performance Enhancement Specialist
• NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist
• PTA Global Certified Personal Trainer
• PTA Global Advanced Personal Trainer
• Foundations Instructor L2

 

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