Summary: Alan Milway is a coach with a list of clients past and present that most people can only dream of working with. The Athertons, Danny Hart, Manon Carpenter, Martin Maes and Brendan Fairclough are just a few of the amazing athletes that he has worked alongside.<br> Alan has a wealth of experience in the world of strength and conditioning, and what it takes to be really fast on a bike! We sat down to get his take on mountain bike fitness, and there is some great information in this episode for anyone who wants to get better on their bike. Keep an ear out for the 3 things that all riders should be doing in addition to riding their bike!<br> You can subscribe to the podcast by visiting <a href="http://www.downtimepodcast.com/subscribe">downtimepodcast.com/subscribe</a> to make sure you get all our new episodes delivered straight to your device, or if you’re using iTunes, just click below…<br> <br> While you are there, you can also join our mailing list to keep up to date on everything that’s going on with the podcast.<br> Alan’s website is <a href="http://mxfitness.co.uk">mxfitness.co.uk</a><br> You can follow Alan on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alanmilway/">@alanmilway</a><br> Alan does some coaching work for Plus3MTB which you can find here <a href="http://plus3mtb.com">plus3mtb.com</a><br> Alan mentioned a couple of books worth reading, they were…<br> Starting Strength by Mark Rippetto – on Amazon <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Starting-Strength-Basic-Barbell-Training/dp/0982522738">here</a><br> Sports Nutrition – From Lab to Kitchen by Asker Jeukendrup – on Amazon <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sports-Nutrition-Kitchen-Asker-Jeukendrup/dp/184126296X/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1531737888&sr=1-3&keywords=asker+jeukendrup">here</a><br> Sports Nutrition by Asker Jeukendrup and Michael Gleeson – on Amazon <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sport-Nutrition-Jeukendrup-Michael-Gleeson/dp/1492529036/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1531737888&sr=1-6&keywords=asker+jeukendrup">here</a><br> Help us keep this podcast free by getting yourself a t-shirt from <a href="http://www.downtimepodcast.com/shop">downtimepodcast.com/shop</a><br> If you want to ask Alan a question, or share tips and advice with other podcast listeners on anything mountain bike related, you can join our Facebook group, head to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/mtbperformance/">www.facebook.com/groups/mtbperformance/</a> request permission to join the group and get involved!<br> You can check out our back catalogue of amazing episodes at <a href="http://www.downtimepodcast.com/episodes">downtimepodcast.com/episodes</a><br> Photo – Ben Turner<br>
