The Easy Spin
Vulnerability, caring, insight, coaching, occasional side-bars, comedy, conflict, and sometimes resolution, all from the mind of The Chad Andrews.
Towards the future… mistake free.
Towards the future… mistake free. It’s time to look towards 2023 and make your season and year great.
Do you have good timing?
DOPAMINE! That magical training elixir hits us like a ton of feel-goods. It’s your “reward” system. Here’s the problem. This dopamine rush can get your long-term goals in trouble!
Part 3: Why do I feel trapped and not able to move forward?
Things just aren’t the same, are they? How tired are you of the new “normal”?
Part 2: Does my past dictate/predict my future?
When I analyze power files in cycling, we use something that’s called a “Performance predictor”.
Theory: Metallica to Mozart: For training purposes only.
Hold tight you guys…I know you are thinking that Chad has gone off his rocker (further). Hear me out. Today I did my standard early walk. Yes, I was on the hunt for the latest #DailyDog. Got home, made a quick lunch, and then headed to the gym….
Deconstructing the kilojoule 🤗
Where in the bloody hell is Chad going with this one? Follow my madness.
Free is a met·a·phor…
I guess the slow memory of COVID has sparked interest in getting new bikes. The newest “thing” is gravel bikes. The new concept of gravel bikes (I do feel the concept has staying power for sure) has people interested in getting one.
LISTING SHIP: THREE IMPORTANT TOOLS FOR COPING
Life. Is. Challenging. No shit Sherlock…
Yesterday I learned a few things that sent my ship to starboard a few degrees. Over the past few years, I’ve experienced listing (“Listing” is a nautical term to describe when a vessel takes on water and tilts to one side.) Sometimes one degree, or “Chad grab the buckets
FEAR
Fear is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing danger or threat.” For the past few weeks, I’ve been diving into the actual word. How does it relate to me? Our clients? Change in the business? Change in training? Family and relationships? All of these present some form of fear.