In this episode I talk about the last ride for next couple of days as I’m taking a break not only from mountain biking but also from work etc. I talk about how my perception of the rides isn’t really matching with the data. Very Strange. Furthermore I share the story which has been caused by the derailleur. Which is probably not assembled properly …

On Friday I did my usual training, on Saturday I thought it will be a rest day but I went for a 6k run and obviously I did my training today on Sunday. I thought I won’t be able to keep up my normal pace today but it seems like since running and biking are two completely different movements for my legs this wasn’t the case at all. Listen to this ep…

In this episode I talk about finding an alternative route.Since 3 weeks my “old” exercising route is covered with icy parts. You will be surprised who simple the alternative will be, to be honest it is so simple I was completely blind to it for more than 2 weeks. Furthermore I talk about how the ride on the new route went, I thought 2 weeks of casu…

This episode is all about how the interval training session will continue and what the latest running sessions have been about. I’m honestly considering to rename the podcast to match my future ambitions. Check out this episode to see understand the next steps I will make with this podcast. Furthermore I share my last 5k, the time it took me, the p…

This episode is all about 5 things I didn’t knew before I started out mountain biking. And I wish I knew those thing. I learned them either from friends or the hard way :D And I share quickly why I’m currently not able to ride my bike. p.s. at the beginning you can tell that I recorded this episode early in the morning :D Instagram: georg1sc YouTub…

In this episode I talk about how the weather forced me to skip the training session on last Friday. Actually I forgot that to check the weather … Besides that I talk about the hard decision I had to make today. And how going up the hill by care was part of that … Let’s hope things get better in the next few days, but I think I found an alternative …

In this episode I share with you the wardrobe choices I made on the last few rides. As the temperature isn’t always the same, I had to adopt. Find out what worked for me and what didn’t. Furthermore I tried to compare my last 5 rides on a deeper level. As I had the feeling that the breaks in between each interval made the rides uncomparable. Then I…

On this ride I struggled a lot. Not from a physical perspective but technology-wise. GPS not working, HR strap not working, bike light not charged to the max. While all these little helpers haven’t been working, I had to rely on my feelings and sensation. Don’t be shy, say hi! :) Instagram: georg1sc YouTube: Georg Schwienbacher…

You might have noticed that I skipped one session on Tuesday. This was due to an important meeting I had to do. I used the down time to visit my favorite bike shop Maxx Bike Eldorado. They serviced my bike in a proper way. I want to say thanks again for all the things they exchanged: braking pads, disc rotors, the cassette, the smallest chainring o…

In this episode I share with you the big insight I got in the last few weeks from being sick in mid December. I found out that exercising is generally good for my health but extreme and intensive exercising can lead to much more sick days. Luckily I talked with my friends about this and one of them had a pretty simple solution as he experiences the…

In this episode I share 2 things with you which messed with me on the first maximum interval session: lack of focus when cars where near me + the cold The temperature said ok but it felt freezing cold. The cars kind of need that much attention that my focus gets dragged away from my legs. Furthermore I explain why doing those 2 weeks of training is…

Things happen. Such as recording an episode a day late :D In this episode, I talk about how my reference ride after 3 weeks of intensive interval training went. I can tell you I did my improve my time but the result I got was not that trustworthy. Furthermore, I learned an extremely valuable lesson: always question your current actions. In my case:…

Today was “reference ride” Sunday. As I needed some trail action not only for me but also on camera I went for a longer ride on Saturday. One of the best rides ever. Awesome new trail right next to where I live which I didn’t know combined with a beautiful sunset. I wanted to do the reference ride on Monday but there was one thing which would happe…

This episode sums up everything what I did so far for all the new listeners. What the current training is like, which routine I’ve created. I share the story of me reducing the uphill time by 21 minutes. Yes, 21 minutes after only 6 months. I share how the active rest day which I did in the last few days work. Or if they even worked as expected ?! …

Today's ride has been affected by something I didn’t experience in a long time. Sleep deprivation. I only slept 5h rather than 7-7,5h which I normally do. In this episode I talk about all the negative aspects not only during today's ride but also those which I’ve experienced throughout the day. The stats as usual don’t lie :/ Instagram: georg1sc Yo…

Yesterday I discovered that not the active rest day but more the ride I do in my lunch break of the same day when I do my interval training is improving my riding. Unfortunately I still have to test this on a larger scale but the data so far looks promising. Improving my stamina without increasing the training intensity. ;) Instagram: georg1sc YouT…

Being consistent with my training isn’t always easy. Particularly if the wind is blowing like crazy and the temperature around 2°C (35,6°F). But I knew that I’ve committed to train to ride faster than I did with the eBike back in May. I went for the ride and it was as every other ride. Perfect temperatures, at least for me, a good training pace and…

In this episode, I don’t talk about my latest interval training session. As I skipped it. I wasn’t in the mood for a training session so I decided to go for a longer ride. A ride 3 times longer than my usual training is. With 3 times the difference in altitude. The ride led me up until 1500 meters above sea level which meant riding over ice (withou…

I do it too. Being lazy. Therefore I skipped 2 episodes in the last few days so I have to wrap them up in this single episode. What I haven't shared so far: one reference ride, two interval training sessions. I talk about why I haven't achieved the goal of crushing the first time by Christmas and why I've decided to ride the paved uphill. In the la…

#063 - NEVER EVER excercise when sick ! After 2 weeks of not posting any episode I decided to do an episode outside of my riding schedule. As I've been sick 2 weeks ago and still not feel 100% good again I didn't went for a ride since. As my epsiodes usually are in synch with my training I haven't posted since then. This epsiode is different. I don…

This ride started already "well" at home. I had all of my gear except a few key pieces in the laundry so I had to find some alternatives, resulting in a pretty awesome style :D.But it worked out better than I thought, even better as before ? It resulted even in a performance improvement..I exceeded 180 beats per minute and was able to improve my ri…

More and more I figure out that doing sports and improving fitness is more about mindest and your mental health than your body alone. It all starts and ends with your mindset.Your mind starts and your body will follow.I learned this now more and more through different experienceswhich I've shared in episode #44 - 4 things why YOU are not improving …

From the beginning on this was an average ride. Sure I was some sort of able to fix my leg warmer problem but the ride is self was nothing special. Maxing out didn't work as expected but the result where still good.Even though the ride was average I taught me probably the most important life lesson ever..And therefore this episode is more of a phil…

In this episode I talk about what I was focusing on to get the best result. At least at this moment I think that I've found the ultimate way to feel awesome after each ride and maintain a very good improvement of my stamina. As usual my right leg warmer was sliding down after the first km but I guess I found a solution (but not the reason so far :D…

Today it was cold. At least I thought that at the beginning.But after a few meter it felt perfectly warm. As usual a pure mindest thing. Strangely the warmup today felt pretty easy even while maintaining a good pace. Already results ?Besides that I talk about my approach during trainingand how you can change your training in order to make you invin…

In this episode I talk about how it is to ride in the coldwhich kind of struggles have followed me along the wayduring my winter rides. How I was able to not track part of todays ride and how the new interval training approach is affecting the feeling after the ride.I share one little secret which will make youenjoy your rides 10x more than before.…

As mentioned yesterday I wanted to redo the reference rideas I thought yesterdays performance wasn't the best I could do.Todays focus was on not exagerating on the steep section in the middle to preserve some energy for the last section.I was able to save some energy there and I felt quite fast.But looking at the numbers the result was disillusioni…

It is time again. For another reference ride.After doing the interval training in the intense hearrate zone (in my case: hearrate below 168 bpm and above ~140)I had to choose the "old" uphill as the new uphill was only 2,2km as a construction site is blocking it from there on.Nonetheless the uprooted trees after the heavy storm I rode the old uphil…

The rides become more and more the same but I've found a topic which is quite interesting in my opinion.Often times I go for a ride and I think, well I have nothing to share with you but this concept is following me now since more than half a year..First of all I thought I would be scared riding in the dark, alone in the forest. But I found the com…

First I thought this ride will be as the rides before but it wasn't.It was colder than usual but not too cold.I encountered a hind (female deer).And before even starting I didn't felt like riding today.All in all I pushed through and I share with you what keeps me going even at 3°C/38°F.The next few weeks will be fun as I plan to ride through out t…

This ride has be probably the coldest ridetemperature wise, but not feeling wise.I had to take a little bit different approach to the uphillas there was a smaller obstacle which I had to pass.Furthermore I talk which learning I was holding back (unintentionally) for the last month.The lesson involves a technique on how to save energywhile increasin…

Saturday is always different. As I'm not forced to ride after 17:00I can ride whenever I want.So I decided to go for a ride right after lunchto benefit from the warm sunrays.That meant: Changing the uphill from one side of the valley to the otherIn the episode I talk about what was differentand why I only was able to ride 3,7km in 30 minutes.Beside…

Todays was the first time where it actualy was cold (5°C / 41°F)In this episode I talk about how big the temeprature difference wasdown in the valley and up in the mountains and how it felt.Furthermore I forgot 2 of the most important things:Charging up my rear light and bringing water.But this made me think !When do I actualy have/should drink dur…

In this episode I talk abouthow the riding feels when you are lit like an american christmas tree. How the air got colder (extremely warm until now for this month of the year)Furthermore I share with you some boring stats about my ride.I was able to ride further in the warmup due to this reason share in the episode.Besides that I started again doin…

This ride was completely different. As I've never ridden this uphill before in "race conditions"it was a challange to pace myself correctly. Steeper and flatter sectionsmade it hard to riding consistently at the maximum possible.Having a heart rate monitor helped a lot to be consistent.My aim was to push as hard as I could for this specific distanc…

In this episode I talk about how not taking care of my "security gear"almost made me quit for yesterdays training session. I had to find an alternative to make the trianing happen either way. No excuses !. It showed me how necessary 3000 lumes are for a safe ride through the night.Besides that my legs have been hurting half way in the ride. I have …

In this episode I talk about what the training effect on my watch is saying about my ride,furthermore I share some stats about todays ride which are currently completely not comparable to the last 2 months of training as I have very few data points on this particular uphill.Besides that I did some research on the heart rate zonesand it looks like I…

In this episode I talk about why I had to completely resturcture my training by choosing a different uphill route.Besides that I got to know my new watch which is recording my hear rate and other fancy metrics a little better.Which means a gazzillion more ways to have better insight in my ridingbut it also has its downside during the training, but …

This is a different episode.No ride log of the latest interval trianing sessionas I won't be able to ride today, on Saturday the 03rd of November.On this episode I focus on 4 things I've discovered to hold me back while riding.This advice isn't something I collected on several YouTube videos and blogs.This is real life advice which I experienced an…

In this episode I talk about how extreme the damage was from the storm a few days ago,and why I decided to go on a different uphill road.Spoiler: I've never seen the forest like this before.Besides that I talk about a nice little gadget I now can use during my ridewhich ultimately made me a pro (Just kidding I still have to put in the effort, but i…

In this episode I talk about the heavy storm which hit the Alpsfrom Monday to Tuesday, uprooting trees, flooding villages etc.I already new that there will be a lot of fallen branches on the trail and probably a few smaller trees which have been uprooted and blocking the trail.But when I came to ride the trail itself I was shocked.I didn't excpecte…

On my last ride I had to face it: It was raining for one and a half day straight I couldn't skip the interval training. That was no option and will never be an option.I talk about how I managed not to get wet,besides that I talk about what my main focus will be on the next rides,why I assumed that I will perform worse than I did.Very interestingly …

In this episode I talk about how the construction side which is still goingon has cost me a lot of stamina so far, but I also have to admit that I'm partially responsible for that.Beeing more present is still a big topic in my life and I try to apply it to more and more areas of my life, including mountain biking.So far I cannot say if it helps or …

In this episode I talk about a very unique weather phenomenonwhich you only experience in the mountains, and even there it is rare.It changed the riding conditions by 180°. In my favor. To be specific; the complete opposite to the ride 2 days ago.Besides that I talk about on a new experiment I'm currently tryingto figure out one thing which looks l…

In this episode I talk about my last ridewhich had it all.Beautiful scenery due to the autumn colorsand a crash.I try to reconstruct how that could have happenedon a trail which I rode probably a million times.Furthermore I talk about how the crash is relatedto a book I'm currently reading. Besides that I talk about a recurring thought I'm always h…

In this episode I talk about why I messed up and didn't kept my promise I made to you,and why I didn't published an episode the last few days.Furthermore I talk about how the alternative exercise during the business trip turned outhow different it was in contrast to mountain biking in the woodsand what discovery I made which will probably affect me…

In this episode I talk about new methods to improve my pace which I didn't consider before and have basicaly nothing to do with the training itself.I talk about how the forst road killed my paceand I had a hard time recovering from exagerating before.Absolutely strange is the fact that looking at the stats my app recordeddon't match my reality whil…

In this episode I talk about how huge of a difference it can make if you share you goals with likeminded people who share the same passion.Furthermore I talk about how the ride went and how an upcoming business trip will challange my in a completely new way.Check out this episode to find out how I'm takling the training during the business trip, ho…

In this episode I talk about how starting 15 minutes later made a huge difference for my overall ride and what the uphill is currently like.----------------------------Furthermore I have to revoke a statement which I made in one of the last episodes as today it turned out not to be true anymore. (amazing how fast my body is adapting)---------------…

In this episode I talk about how the warm up is getting easier and easier, why the temeperatures in Octobers are still that high, why I try to think back when my stamina was the best to reuse pricinples which I have given up and what the benefits/disadvantages are of choosing a higher gear............................................................…