How to Train Willpower For Endurance Athletes – Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast 446

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TOPICS COVERED
(0:00) Welcome!
(0:49) What is willpower and does it decrease after hard tasks?
(4:10) Does glucose availability limit willpower?
(6:33) Does belief in willpower as a limited resource limit your abilities?
(8:30) Habits that build willpower
(11:50) How willpower increases self-control
(13:07) How consistent training amidst a busy life could actually make life and performance better
(16:33) How to build willpower for cyclists
(19:33) Tips to reduce the willpower “cost” of training
(21:38) Why results from most exercise intervention studies can be unreliable

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/how-to-increase-your-willpower-and-tenacity

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https://trainerroad.cc/Bernecker2020
https://trainerroad.cc/Audiffren2022
https://trainerroad.cc/Rosenblat2023

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