Kolie Moore - Overrated and Underrated Factors for Cycling Performance

Kolie Moore of Empirical Cycling returns to That Triathlon Show! In today’s episode Kolie brings lists of his top underrated and overrated factors for cycling performance to the table, and we discuss these. Kolie also tests Mikael on logical reasoning, and has him guess whether each factor is overrated or underrated on Kolie’s list.

HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: 

• Kolie’s top underrated and overrated factors for cycling performance
• Without specifying which categories each of these belong in, some of the things we discuss include creatine, Zone 2 training, training plans, race specificity, and many more! 
• What factors did Kolie overrate or underrate earlier in his coaching career?
• Listener submitted overrated/underrated suggestions, including heat training, lactate guided training, genetics and more

SHOWNOTES, LINKS, RESOURCES AND RELATED EPISODES: 

• The shownotes for today's episode can be found here. 
• The full podcast episode archives (including category filters) can be found here. 
• Kolie’s website, podcast (Empirical Cycling Podcast), Instagram
• The Wason Test (here you can try your own logic!) 
• Coaching Thoughts: 15 Underrated Factors for Triathlon Performance | EP#440 - Mikael’s own list of underrated performance factors (for triathlon)
• Coaching Thoughts: 11 Overrated Factors for Triathlon Performance | EP#439 - Mikael’s own list of overrated performance factors (for triathlon)
• Training Talk with Kolie Moore | EP#271 - Kolie’s first appearance on That Triathlon Show
• Training, coaching and podcasting with Mikael Eriksson and Kolie Moore | EP#359 - This episode with Kolie interviewing Mikael originally aired on Empirical Cycling and was later republished on That Triathlon Show
• Watts Doc #61: Quantifying Diminishing Returns
• Watts Doc #58: Creatine's Actual Effects On Cycling Performance
• Watts Doc #50: Hypoxia And Muscular Adaptation
• Watts Doc #40: Endurance Adaptation Is Not Substrate Oxidation
• Much Ado About Zone 2: A Narrative Review Assessing the Efficacy of Zone 2 Training for Improving Mitochondrial Capacity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in the General Population - Storoschuk et al. 2025