Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about tips for keeping your legs fresh while traveling, whether or not we keep a close eye on CTL, and red light therapy. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show drop us an email at matchboxpod@gmail.com with the topic of di...
Jun 25, 2025•47 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about how to train when the air quality in your area is sub-optimal, ways to improve your XC race starts, and all things heat training (well mostly). As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show drop us an email at matchboxpod@gm...
Jun 19, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about training camps in the lead up to A races and whether the polarized training method is appropriate even for time-crunched athletes. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show drop us an email at matchboxpod@gmail.com with ...
Jun 11, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 153
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re back to our usual routine with listener questions on grip strength as a limiting factor for strength training, recovery protocols particular after long endurance events, and the relationship between LT1 and LT2. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any que...
Jun 05, 2025•46 min•Season 1Ep. 152
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’ve got special guests Dirk Friel and Henry Lutz, from TrainingPeaks, to answer all of our burning questions about the platform we all know and love. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show drop us an email at matchboxpod@gmail.com with...
May 28, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about genetic potential, racing on scheduled rest weeks, and training for long races. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show drop us an email at matchboxpod@gmail.com with the topic of discussion in the email title or head ...
May 22, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about specifics for putting together your own training camp (or you can just sign up for the Ignition camp in Crested Butte which is now waitlist only) as well as training for the MidSouth Double or any variation of race like that. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star re...
May 14, 2025•30 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode the crew is talking about how to take your training on the road, intro to training with a power meter, and general vs specific training principles. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show drop us an email at matchboxpod@gmail.com with the...
May 07, 2025•53 min•Season 1Ep. 148
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and unfortunately, I actually missed the recording last week but the crew touched on topics like how to prepare for big races and where to allocate resources, what metrics you should use as your limiting factor during endurance sessions, and training through recovery. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review...
Apr 30, 2025•48 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about whether or not it’s worthwhile to perform sweat testing to help dial in your nutrition on the bike and ways to improve training effectiveness amidst demanding work and life weeks. And hey, if you haven’t heard, this summer we are hosting a new training camp in the beautiful mountain oasis of Crested Butte, Colorado! We’re co...
Apr 22, 2025•58 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about how you can curate your fueling on the bike to work within a budget and our takes on addressing IT band syndrome. Also, if you haven’t heard, this summer we are hosting a new training camp in the beautiful mountain oasis of Crested Butte, Colorado! We’re coining it a Leadville altitude camp, even though it’s not actually in ...
Apr 16, 2025•41 min•Season 1Ep. 145
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about how to train for long ultra events on a time budget, ways to prepare for altitude races when you live at sea level, and whether or not you should be mixing your interval rides with endurance. Also, we have some exciting news about a new training camp that we’re going to be hosting this summer in Crested Butte, Colorado! We’r...
Apr 08, 2025•51 min•Season 1Ep. 144
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about how to get back into training after getting derailed by sickness, why rest days are important (or are they?), and durability testing. This week’s episode is also brought to you by our new friends over at buycycle. The easiest and safest way to sell your bike worldwide. Head over to buycycle.com/matchbox and use the code MATC...
Apr 02, 2025•49 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about maximizing VO2max potential, how to bounce back from ineffective training, and when it makes sense to try reverse periodization. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show drop us an email at matchboxpod@gmail.com with th...
Mar 26, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 142
RERUN due to inability to record during the MidSouth last week. Enjoy this previously recorded episode from last season. Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this weeks episode we’re talking left/right power imbalances, the basics of goal setting, and getting into some nuances of VO2max training. Today’s show is also brought to you by Flow Formulas. We’re already a third of the way through 2024 which...
Mar 18, 2025•36 min•Season 1Ep. 141
Episode 132 - Bike Fit Follow-up, Breaking Up Monotony, and My Legs Hurt, What Gives? Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about some follow up bike fitting discussion, how to structure training with little to work with, and why do my legs hurt? As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have an...
Mar 12, 2025•58 min•Season 1Ep. 140
Episode 131 - Cram Training, 24 Hour Relays, and Lifting for Sprinters Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about ways to train when you’re limited on time before your key event, how to best prepare for 24 hours relay racing, and lifting approaches for sprinters. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review ...
Mar 04, 2025•49 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about the value of indoor riding vs outdoor riding in the context of mountain biking, what you should add to your weekly training when increasing overall volume, and how to maximize performance amidst an FTP plateau. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you...
Feb 26, 2025•44 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking all things bike fit with special guest, Michael Seiler. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show drop us an email at matchboxpod@gmail.com with email title The Matchbox Podcast or head over to ignitioncoachco.com and fill out...
Feb 18, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about various benefits of heat training, some things to look out for when trying to avoid burnout, and suggestions for mitigating saddle sores. Speaking of saddle sores, next week we’ll be having a guest on the show who specializes in bike fitting, in addition to being a long-time cyclist and endurance coach. SO if you have any sp...
Feb 13, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 136
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about structuring your training for shorter races and utilizing cross training as it’s own focus, as well as in a complementary way to improve your overall performance on the bike. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show dro...
Feb 04, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re entertaining a follow-up question from our nutrition episode, discussing whether or not sugar water is a viable option for fueling, and should you include easy Z2 in your training? As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show drop us an ...
Jan 28, 2025•46 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking volume for the everyday athlete, whether it's ok to increase intensity of endurance rides, and is one month of structure enough to prepare for events? As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show drop us an email at matchboxpod@g...
Jan 21, 2025•58 min•Season 1Ep. 133
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re doing things a little different. After some discussions earlier in the week on nutrition with Dylan and Ignition coach, Will Pfeiffer, Drew decided we should bring the conversation to the studio. So this is somewhat of an open discussion on general nutrition and some of the things we think about when selecting foods off the bike. For more...
Jan 14, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 132
Episode 123 - Cadence Drills, Heart Rate Fluctuations, and Quantifying Stress Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking cadence drills, heart rate fluctuations, and quantifying stress. As always, if you like what you hear please share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show drop us an email at matchboxpod@gmail.com...
Jan 09, 2025•46 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Episode 77 - New Year New You - A Conversation on Goal Setting Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and this week we’re having an open discussion on how each of us approach goal setting, for both ourselves and our athletes. Today’s show is also brought to you by Flow Formulas. When it comes to preparing physically for big goal events, people often underestimate the importance of nutrition and the role it pl...
Jan 02, 2025•57 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re each taking some time to talk about takeaways from the 2024 season and how we’re looking ahead to 2025. Today’s show is also brought to you by Flow Formulas. Head over to flowformulas.com today to check out their full suite of endurance nutrition offerings and make sure to use the discount code “Matchbox” when checking out. As always, if ...
Dec 26, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking how to execute rest intervals and the most optimal time of day to train. Today’s show is also brought to you by Flow Formulas. Head over to flowformulas.com today to check out their full suite of endurance nutrition offerings and make sure to use the discount code “Matchbox” when checking out. As always, if you like what you hear ...
Dec 19, 2024•38 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Episode 120 - All Things Volume Blocks Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about all things volume. Volume blocks are all the rage right now so we get into some of the nitty gritty on the how, what, where, when, and why of implementing them. Today’s show is also brought to you by Flow Formulas. Head over to flowformulas.com today to check out their full suite of end...
Dec 12, 2024•33 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I’m your host, Adam Saban, and on this week’s episode we’re talking about returning to training after forced time off, late season base training, and the balance between less but more and more but less. Today’s show is also brought to you by Flow Formulas. Head over to flowformulas.com today to check out their full suite of endurance nutrition offerings and make sure to use the discount code “Matc...
Dec 05, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 126
