Fast Talk

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The Fast Talk podcast offers the best guides to cycling performance and endurance sports training from world-class experts.

Cohosted by cycling coaches and sport scientists Trevor Connor and Rob Pickels, Fast Talk episodes feature fascinating conversations with world-class experts discussing the endurance sports topics they know best: the best ways to train, effective workouts, questions on polarized and interval training, sports nutrition, physiology and recovery, and sport psychology.

Fast Talk guests and regular contributors include Dr. Stephen Seiler, Joe Friel, Dr. Asker Jeukendrup, Sebastian Weber, Jim Miller, Dr. Andy Pruitt, Dr. Timothy Noakes, and elite professional athletes like Kristin Armstrong, Sepp Kuss, Brent Bookwalter, Kate Courtney, and many more.

Fast Talk is part of Fast Talk Laboratories, a new endurance sports knowledgebase for endurance racers and adventurers.

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#441
Thursday · 1 hr 9 min
441: The Latest Science on Double Threshold Training, with Siren and Dr. Stephen Seiler
First as an elite runner and now as a physiologist, Siren Seiler has been intrigued by “double threshold” training. Today we discuss the results of her master’s thesis: “Physiological and perceptual stress responses to repeated single‑ and double‑threshold interval training.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#440
September 10 · 45 min
440: New Science on Heart Remodeling in AFib, plus Strength and Speed Training Best Practices
First, we delve into a new study that points to several types of remodeling as potential causation of AFib. Then we look at elite Norwegian coaching practices around strength and speed training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#439
September 3 · 1 hr 3 min
439: The Importance of Small-Sided Racing with Team APS
Being a great racer is about more than just doing race-specific intervals. Freddie Rodriguez and Mike Norton join us to explain the concept of Total Cycling Race Dynamics and how it could be the most important thing you do to become a great racer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#438
August 27 · 1 hr 1 min
438: Pursue Process, Not Perfection, with Jeff Troesch
Sports psychologist and author Jeff Troesch discusses his new mental skills guide, One Day Better, which helps athletes cultivate the method and discipline to improve every single day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#437
August 20 · 55 min
437: Potluck Discussion - Best Time of Day, Pedal Stroke, and Returning from Forced Time Off
In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss what we feel is the best time of day to workout, what we should focus on for the optimal pedal stroke, and the best way to return to form after forced time off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#436
August 13 · 1 hr 21 min
436: Moving Beyond FTP to Multi-Dimensional Athlete Analysis
Physiologist Mac Cassin and the team at Wahoo are developing ways for athletes to better understand their strengths, weaknesses, and biggest areas for improvement with their Dimensional Training Load ecosystem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#435
August 6 · 52 min
435: Sodium Update and Are We Too Focused on Health
First, Coach Trevor gives an update on his low sodium challenge while Jared talks about how recent research has impacted his recommendations. Then, we’ll talk about whether we have gone overboard with fitness trackers and biohacks to maximize health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#434
July 30 · 1 hr 3 min
434: Finding the Ingredients for Exceptional Performances, with Adam Mills
Elite Coach Adam Mills has helped his athletes win countless national championships. He shares his secrets for how to achieve that exceptional performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#433
July 23 · 50 min
433: What’s Behind the Resurgence of American Mountain Bike Talent?
We speak with Bear National Team co-founder and Trek Factory Racing’s Riley Amos to understand the proliferation of American talent at the World Cup level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#432
July 16 · 1 hr 6 min
432: The Development of Wearable Technology Through the Lens of Tymewear’s Breathing Measurement
Tymewear’s co-founder and lead engineer, Arnar Larusson, discusses how his collaboration with Dr. Stephen Seiler and coach Espen Aareskjold has led to the continuing evolution of breathing measurement technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#431
July 9 · 46 min
431: You Don’t Need 120 Grams of Carbs Per Hour!
While elite professional athletes continue to raise the ceiling on carbohydrate intake, we detail the research that says it isn’t appropriate, or healthy, for most athletes to do so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#430
July 2 · 1 hr 20 min
430: Our Definitive Guide to Sodium for Athletes, with Jared Berg
We break down the foundational physiology of sodium alongside a groundbreaking paradigm shift in athlete hydration science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#429
June 25 · 1 hr 11 min
429: The Importance of Having a Healthy “Why”, with Brent Bookwalter
Understanding the deeper reasons why we train and race can help us develop a stronger sense of motivation, work ethic, and confidence for our sport of choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#428
June 18 · 1 hr 13 min
428: How to Successfully Race a Gravel Event with Lauren de Crescenzo
Past Unbound Winner, Lauren de Crescenzo and YouTube journalist Ben Delaney talk with us about the ways of successful gravel racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#427
June 11 · 51 min
427: Potluck Discussion – Midseason Doldrums, Our Best Big Dumb Ride Stories, and Our Favorite Training Books
This week, our hosts get personal with stories of the biggest and dumbest rides they’ve done, the training book that had the biggest impact on their athletic development, and how they deal with the midseason doldrums. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#426
June 4 · 44 min
426: The High-Fat vs. High-Carb Debate Rages On
For decades, Dr. Timothy Noakes and Dr. Louise Burke have debated the best diet for performance, from opposite ends of the spectrum. In a series of new articles, the two nutrition pioneers continue the discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#425
May 28 · 57 min
425: How to Build Champions (It’s Not the Way You Think!)
Sports psychologist Dr. Kate Bennett joins us to discuss the “Way of Champions” psychological framework that leads to happier, healthier, better-performing athletes and people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#424
May 21 · 1 hr 20 min
424: “Backed by Science” Doesn’t Mean What You Think, with Dr. Stephen Cheung
Science isn’t perfect; humans can bring bias and poor design. Today, Dr. Stephen Cheung helps us understand the potential pitfalls of scientific inquiry, and the things we can trust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#423
May 14 · 51 min
423: Potluck Discussion – Heat Training, Back Pain, and Grant’s Big Crash
We discuss whether a couple of heat training sessions a week has any reward (or risk), why lower back pain seems to be on the rise in cyclists, and Grant details his crash at a local race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#422
May 7 · 59 min
422: The Science of Power Meters, with Stages Cycling’s Pat Warner
You probably own a power meter, but do you know how it measures power or how these devices have evolved over 20 years? We were joined by Stages Cycling’s head of product development Pat Warner to pull back the curtain on the technology of power measurement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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