Marissa Axell's guest appearances

Marissa Axell

Fuel Your Strength

Seasoned Athlete

Steph Gaudreau

Robin Legat

Stacy Sims

Amanda Thebe

Gretchen Rubin

Sarah Fragoso

Michael Ruscio

Maya Shetreat

Lynn Marie Morski

Chris Kresser

Kara Loewentheil

Justin Miller

Shawn Stevenson

Paul Jarvis

Nina Teicholz

OwlTail

Knowing how to train and fuel yourself appropriately, especially as a female athlete, goes way beyond just lifting weights. Whatever other pursuits you enjoy also require the knowledge and understanding necessary to train for your body's unique needs. Key Takeaways If You Want to Improve Your Cycling, You Should:   Work to change your mindset and educate yourself about the right training practices for your body and age Ensure that you are fueling your body properly to have the energy you need to feel and train better Work with a coach to keep muscles on your skeleton while pushing the pedals properly and mobilizing fat  Badass Bosses on Bikes With Marissa Axell Marissa Axell is a cyclist and cyclist coach who has dedicated her work to teaching women cyclists how to be badass bosses on their bikes. She helps women understand not just the skill but also the nutrition, recovery, and training that works well for female cyclists at every age. Disappointed by the lack of information and representation in the female cycling work, Marissa took her years of experience and created a space and program that, frankly, I wish I had known 20 years ago when I first got onto a bike. Chasing Quality, Not Fatigue We have been conditioned for years that we have to be on every adventure and embody the all-or-nothing mentality. While Marissa is an advocate for high-intensity interval training, she has framed it in a way that does not set your body to chase fatigue but instead chase quality. Focusing on your exercise quality and intensity will do more for your fitness, physiology, weight, and long slow distance effects than going above your threshold ever will. As we age, we have to remember to change our mindsets and training practices to best serve our here and now bodies in a way that still delivers the results we expect. Changing the Mindset of Women Athletes It has only been in the last five or so years that we have started to understand how women of different ages need to train. We are cyclical beings which means that we need to match our training to the cycles of our bodies and our lives to see improvement. Fueling, recovery, and intensity are some of the most important factors for making long-term and sustainable fitness goals. While it is natural to want to see rapid change and be told what to do, it is not always the most effective. Finding the mix that works for you while having a constant conversation around fueling practices and rest is the key. Are you ready to reevaluate your training and nutrition practices when it comes to cycling or other exercises outside of strength training? Share which activities you enjoy doing the most with me in the comments section of the episode page. In This Episode  How to start introducing the idea of periodizing your training (9:45) The most common training mistakes that female athletes need to approach differently in cycling training (13:33) Why changing your mindset around how you train as you age is crucial to your success (21:01) Examples of High-Intensity Interval Training on a bike and why it may not be what you imagine (25:29) Why you need to be fueling properly for your activity level and body composition (30:04)  Quotes “It is really important to sit down with your client or athlete and just allow them to dream about what the best scenario ever would be. And then I kind of reverse engineer how we can make that happen, and rest is by and large a big part of that.” (11:47) “Cycling, that sport, is so stuck in traditions a lot of times. And we didn't really know until about five years ago that women really needed to train a little bit differently once they are over the age of 40. So we are still fighting this ingrained traditional sense of training, and we are still fighting a little bit of the patriarchy and misogyny.” (17:14) “I want you to think more about how to keep that muscle on your skeleton; that is what is going to help you stay comfortable and keep you peddling for a longer duration. It's not the hours in the saddle.” (21:49) “Would you take your sports car to the gas station and fill it up with 2 gallons of gas and then go for a 4-hour drive through the mountains? Probably not, because you would be worried about running out of gas. And that is literally the same thing you are doing when controlling or restricting your intake, and then trying to train on top of that.” (32:09) “It's hard to distinguish the correct information from the noise. And so that is where we come in, and we talk about fueling your body for the tasks at hand.” (34:22) Featured on the Show Join the Group Strength Nutrition Unlocked Waitlist Here AXN Fitness and Coaching Website Follow Marissa on Instagram | Facebook Join the Confident Cycling Collective Facebook Group Here Check out the full show notes here!  Follow Steph on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Pinterest I'd really love it if you would take 1 min and leave us a rating and review on iTunes! Podcast production &amp; marketing support by the team at Counterweight Creative Related Episodes LTYB 353: Fueling Best Practices for Active People with Jamie Scott LTYB 350: Are You Eating Enough? Low Energy Availability in Sport LTYB 348: Improve Your Fitness Over 40 with Robin Legat

Knowing how to train and fuel yourself appropriately, especially as a female athlete, goes way beyond just lifting weights. Whatever other pursuits you enjoy also require the knowledge and understanding necessary to train for your body's unique needs. Key Takeaways If You Want to Improve Your Cycling, You Should:  <ol> <li>Work to change your mindset and educate yourself about the right training practices for your body and age</li> <li>Ensure that you are fueling your body properly to have the energy you need to feel and train better</li> <li>Work with a coach to keep muscles on your skeleton while pushing the pedals properly and mobilizing fat</li> </ol> Badass Bosses on Bikes With Marissa Axell Marissa Axell is a cyclist and cyclist coach who has dedicated her work to teaching women cyclists how to be badass bosses on their bikes. She helps women understand not just the skill but also the nutrition, recovery, and training that works well for female cyclists at every age. Disappointed by the lack of information and representation in the female cycling work, Marissa took her years of experience and created a space and program that, frankly, I wish I had known 20 years ago when I first got onto a bike. Chasing Quality, Not Fatigue We have been conditioned for years that we have to be on every adventure and embody the all-or-nothing mentality. While Marissa is an advocate for high-intensity interval training, she has framed it in a way that does not set your body to chase fatigue but instead chase quality. Focusing on your exercise quality and intensity will do more for your fitness, physiology, weight, and long slow distance effects than going above your threshold ever will. As we age, we have to remember to change our mindsets and training practices to best serve our here and now bodies in a way that still delivers the results we expect. Changing the Mindset of Women Athletes It has only been in the last five or so years that we have started to understand how women of different ages need to train. We are cyclical beings which means that we need to match our training to the cycles of our bodies and our lives to see improvement. Fueling, recovery, and intensity are some of the most important factors for making long-term and sustainable fitness goals. While it is natural to want to see rapid change and be told what to do, it is not always the most effective. Finding the mix that works for you while having a constant conversation around fueling practices and rest is the key. Are you ready to reevaluate your training and nutrition practices when it comes to cycling or other exercises outside of strength training? Share which activities you enjoy doing the most with me in the <a href="https://www.stephgaudreau.com/marissa-axell-strength-training-for-cyclists/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">comments section of the episode page</a>. In This Episode <ul> <li>How to start introducing the idea of periodizing your training (9:45)</li> <li>The most common training mistakes that female athletes need to approach differently in cycling training (13:33)</li> <li>Why changing your mindset around how you train as you age is crucial to your success (21:01)</li> <li>Examples of High-Intensity Interval Training on a bike and why it may not be what you imagine (25:29)</li> <li>Why you need to be fueling properly for your activity level and body composition (30:04)</li> </ul> Quotes “It is really important to sit down with your client or athlete and just allow them to dream about what the best scenario ever would be. And then I kind of reverse engineer how we can make that happen, and rest is by and large a big part of that.” (11:47) “Cycling, that sport, is so stuck in traditions a lot of times. And we didn't really know until about five years ago that women really needed to train a little bit differently once they are over the age of 40. So we are still fighting this ingrained traditional sense of training, and we are still fighting a little bit of the patriarchy and misogyny.” (17:14) “I want you to think more about how to keep that muscle on your skeleton; that is what is going to help you stay comfortable and keep you peddling for a longer duration. It's not the hours in the saddle.” (21:49) “Would you take your sports car to the gas station and fill it up with 2 gallons of gas and then go for a 4-hour drive through the mountains? Probably not, because you would be worried about running out of gas. And that is literally the same thing you are doing when controlling or restricting your intake, and then trying to train on top of that.” (32:09) “It's hard to distinguish the correct information from the noise. And so that is where we come in, and we talk about fueling your body for the tasks at hand.” (34:22) Featured on the Show <a href="https://www.stephgaudreau.com/strength-nutrition-unlocked/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Join the Group Strength Nutrition Unlocked Waitlist Here</a> <a href="https://www.axnfitnessandcoaching.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">AXN Fitness and Coaching Website</a> Follow Marissa on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/axnfitcoach/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/axnfitcoach" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/AXNFitnessandCoaching/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Join the Confident Cycling Collective Facebook Group Here</a> <a href="https://www.stephgaudreau.com/marissa-axell-strength-training-for-cyclists/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Check out the full show notes here!</a> Follow Steph on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/thestephgaudreau" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/stephgaudreau_" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/steph_gaudreau/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/StupidEasyPaleo" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a> | <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/stupideasypaleo/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/harder-to-kill-radio-forging-unbreakable-humans/id999471212?mt=2&amp;ls=1" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">I'd really love it if you would take 1 min and leave us a rating and review on iTunes!</a> Podcast production &amp; marketing support by the team at <a href="http://counterweightcreative.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Counterweight Creative</a> Related Episodes <a href="https://www.stephgaudreau.com/jamie-scott-fueling-best-practices/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LTYB 353: Fueling Best Practices for Active People with Jamie Scott</a> <a href="https://www.stephgaudreau.com/are-you-eating-enough/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LTYB 350: Are You Eating Enough? Low Energy Availability in Sport</a> <a href="https://www.stephgaudreau.com/robin-legat-improve-fitness-over-40/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LTYB 348: Improve Your Fitness Over 40 with Robin Legat</a>

Nutrition & Strength Training for Cyclists w/ Marissa Axell

Life is coming at us pretty quickly these days, and with that comes new obstacles that pop up in our path. This new world we're all navigating can often be hard to manage, and sometimes it can be downright overwhelming. This is why I decided to launch a new Facebook Live series on where I talk to women athletes over 40 to get their unique perspective on how they are overcoming the new obstacles they've been facing recently.It's my hope that their stories, tips and advice can help give you some new perspective on how to overcome the obstacles that are unique to you and your life.In the first episode, I interviewed competitive cyclist and fitness coach Marissa Axell. Here is what she shared:1. BE ADAPTABLE, CREATIVE AND READY TO TAKE ACTION!Marissa is a fitness coach, and she had to change her business model to fully online at a moment's notice. She didn't have time to make it perfect - she just needed to make it happen. She views this as an opportunity more than an obstacle. Now is not the time to hold back and wait for perfection - now is the time to try new things and make them happen!2. CREATE ROUTINE AMID THE CHAOS!Marissa swears by a morning and evening routine, and gives great examples of what to include. The sooner you can create daily routines in the new version of what your life looks like, the more calm and productive you will be!3. RECONNECT WITH YOUR WHY!Marissa has based a lot of her identity and happiness on being a competitive cyclist. With no competitions on the horizon, she was forced to re-evaluate her goals and reconnect with what got her into cycling in the first place: getting into nature, feeling the wind in her hair, and just the pure love of riding. And that's what keeps her motivated now. If your goals have been forced to shift, how can you reconnect with your why.Follow/Contact Marissa Axell:IG: @axellrockshttps://www.axnfitnessandcoaching.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy &amp; Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Life is coming at us pretty quickly these days, and with that comes new obstacles that pop up in our path. This new world we're all navigating can often be hard to manage, and sometimes it can be downright overwhelming. This is why I decided to launch a new Facebook Live series on where I talk to women athletes over 40 to get their unique perspective on how they are overcoming the new obstacles they've been facing recently. It's my hope that their stories, tips and advice can help give you some new perspective on how to overcome the obstacles that are unique to you and your life. In the first episode, I interviewed competitive cyclist and fitness coach Marissa Axell. Here is what she shared: 1. BE ADAPTABLE, CREATIVE AND READY TO TAKE ACTION! Marissa is a fitness coach, and she had to change her business model to fully online at a moment's notice. She didn't have time to make it perfect - she just needed to make it happen. She views this as an opportunity more than an obstacle. Now is not the time to hold back and wait for perfection - now is the time to try new things and make them happen! 2. CREATE ROUTINE AMID THE CHAOS! Marissa swears by a morning and evening routine, and gives great examples of what to include. The sooner you can create daily routines in the new version of what your life looks like, the more calm and productive you will be! 3. RECONNECT WITH YOUR WHY! Marissa has based a lot of her identity and happiness on being a competitive cyclist. With no competitions on the horizon, she was forced to re-evaluate her goals and reconnect with what got her into cycling in the first place: getting into nature, feeling the wind in her hair, and just the pure love of riding. And that's what keeps her motivated now. If your goals have been forced to shift, how can you reconnect with your why. Follow/Contact Marissa Axell: IG: @axellrocks<a href="https://www.axnfitnessandcoaching.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.axnfitnessandcoaching.com/</a>Support this podcast at — <a href="https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

[BONUS EPISODE] Three Things I'm Doing to Overcome Obstacles Right Now with Marissa Axell

This episode features Marissa Axell, a personal trainer, coach and competitive cyclist. Marissa is a team captain on Revolution Racing Team in the San Francisco Bay Area and a USA Cycling category 1 in road cycling and category 2 on the velodrome. She has earned five national podiums (so far) in USA Masters Road Cycling. And when not competing, Marissa is creating impact through health and fitness transformations with her AXELL Fitness WORKS coaching and personal training business and at 17th Street Athletic Club in San Francisco. SEASONED ATHLETE STATS - MARISSA AXELL Age: 40 Sport: Cycling Quote: “Whatever happens on your race day does not equal who you are or how good you are.” Contact: https://axellfitnessworks.com/ http://www.17thstreetathleticclub.com/ Instagram: @axellrocksSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy &amp; Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This episode features Marissa Axell, a personal trainer, coach and competitive cyclist. Marissa is a team captain on Revolution Racing Team in the San Francisco Bay Area and a USA Cycling category 1 in road cycling and category 2 on the velodrome. She has earned five national podiums (so far) in USA Masters Road Cycling. And when not competing, Marissa is creating impact through health and fitness transformations with her AXELL Fitness WORKS coaching and personal training business and at 17th Street Athletic Club in San Francisco. SEASONED ATHLETE STATS - MARISSA AXELL Age: 40 Sport: Cycling Quote: “Whatever happens on your race day does not equal who you are or how good you are.” Contact: <a href="https://axellfitnessworks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://axellfitnessworks.com/</a> <a href="http://www.17thstreetathleticclub.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.17thstreetathleticclub.com/</a> Instagram: @axellrocksSupport this podcast at — <a href="https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/seasoned-athlete/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href="https://redcircle.com/brands" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy &amp; Opt-Out: <a href="https://redcircle.com/privacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>