Fast Talk Femmes: Should Endurance Athletes Train to Their Menstrual Cycles?
In the first episode of our female-focused podcast, we chat with Jennifer Sygo about all aspects of sports nutrition as it relates to female endurance athletes.
In the first episode of our female-focused podcast, we chat with Jennifer Sygo about all aspects of sports nutrition as it relates to female endurance athletes.
Learn more about what female endurance athletes need to thrive with our new podcast, hosted by two former pro cyclists.
Coach Julie Young describes the performance improvements made when one of her athletes switched to a year-round training program.
The lab simplifies the path forward for the athlete, showing how the body is responding to training and taking us back to the basics.
To achieve a top performance an athlete must be both physically and mentally prepared. It’s the mental piece that can be the toughest to coach.
The very best athletes are as strong mentally as they are physically. In the Sport Psychology Pathway from Fast Talk Labs, we explore how to build mental skills with experts like Dr. Simon Marshall, Julie Emmerman, Grant Holicky, Lesley Paterson, and Julie Young.
We explore why it’s important for athletes, coaches, and self-coached athletes to balance science, racing, and coaching.
Coach Julie Young explores the science, mental skills, and strategies that help us manage the stress of racing.
We’re joined by coach and athlete Julie Young who helps us field questions on how to build an annual training plan, coping with race stress, and overcoming body image issues.
Coach Julie Young breaks down the art and training of cyclocross—from training to skills, racing to drills.
Sports nutrition for endurance athletes is controversial. With the help of experts like Dr. Asker Jeukendrup, Dr. Timothy Noakes, and Dr. John Hawley, we examine the science of fueling your body for performance and health.
Coach Julie Young explores ways to develop mental skills to embrace discomfort as fuel for growth and performance.
Analyzing your training is a critical aspect of improving fitness. With the help of Dr. Stephen Seiler, Colby Pearce, Julie Young, and many others, we explore how and why to monitor and analyze data, and explore different approaches to interpreting and managing your workout data.
Exogenous ketones reached “super fuel” status in 2016. Since then, research hasn’t been so positive. We explore the potential benefits of supplementation with ketone esters.
Every athlete of any ability level can benefit from the guidance of a good coach. We explore the coach-athlete relationship, and offer advice on how to reap the greatest rewards from working with a coach.
Given the hormonal fluctuations experienced during the menstrual cycle, should female athletes prepare differently for lab testing?
These nutrition strategies will help reduce the side effects of hormonal fluctuations during the menstrual cycle.
Train by data or train by feel? Here to unpack the duality of data and intuition in endurance athletics is cycling coach and former pro cyclist, Julie Young.