Defining the Athlete’s Goal, Some Hits and Misses
Goals are best evaluated in the rearview mirror. Joe Friel reflects on the goals of three endurance athletes, highlighting lessons learned.
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Common Challenges of Coaching Endurance Athletes
The typical endurance athlete is time-crunched, which triggers a number of challenges for coaches around rest and recovery.
How To Periodize Strength Training
A top strength coach shares her insights on how to structure strength training for endurance athletes.
Holiday Fuel On-the-Go: No-Bake Mint Chip Bars
These bars are easy to make, taste great, and are perfect for your next adventure.
Getting Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
In this week’s show, we talk about training over the holidays, why discomfort is important to our development, and our goals for 2023.
Video Special: 10 Ways to Thrive During the Holidays
We usually take our sports science pretty seriously. Not so much in our holiday special…
Is There a Value to the One-Hour Easy Ride?
We all understand the purpose of high-intensity intervals and long endurance rides, but is there a value to kitting up and doing a workout that’s both short and easy?
Holiday Fuel On-the-Go: Hot Cacao Cookies
Looking to fuel your workouts a little differently at this time of year? Us too. In the first of our holiday fuel on-the-go recipes, we’ve got these tasty, nutrient-dense hot cacao cookies.
Episode Three of The Stephen Seiler Podcast: Inside a Top European Cycling Team
Espen Aareskjold, coach of Uno-X Pro Cycling, talks with Dr. Seiler about how he develops some of the best cyclists in the world.
What Happens When We Stop Training?—with Dr. Iñigo Mujika
We explore what happens to our bodies when we stop training for a period of time and address how to successfully navigate the effects of detraining.
Welcoming Fast Talk’s Great Brit—with Emma-Kate Lidbury
The former pro triathlete and managing editor of Triathlete joins the podcast and talks with us about what brought her to Fast Talk Labs.
Neural Networks: Possibly the Most Important Training Tech You’ve Never Heard of—with Alan Couzens
We live in an era of data overload, so knowing how to interpret that data is key. Alan Couzens talks with us about how neural networks might be the answer.
What Are Neural Networks—and How Can They Help Your Training?
We dive deep into the world of AI to understand how it can be used for optimal training and performance.
8 // The Psychology of Performance, Motivation, and Athlete Development
Explore the psychological and social side of performance with the help of experts who specialize in sport psychology, mental performance, and athlete development.
Should Cyclists Run and Should Runners Cycle? – with Lauren Vallee
Coach Lauren Vallee talks with us about how cyclists and runners can incorporate the other sport into their training, not only to improve health, but to increase their performance.
Profiles in Coaching: Percy Cerutty
A rigorous, holistic approach to mental and physical training steeped in high-intensity sessions and hill running at a beachfront property would likely appeal to today’s athlete. This Australian running coach was ahead of his time.
The Role of Self-Awareness and Emotional Intelligence in Performance Psychology
Dr. Julie Emmerman joins Emma-Kate Lidbury to talk about the role that self-awareness and emotional intelligence can have in performance psychology.
Which Comes First: Trust or Commitment?
Much to the surprise of some coaches, mental performance expert Jeff Troesch argues that you can have commitment from your athletes without trust. He explains how—and why—this is important.