Aerodynamic Sensors for Cycling
Learn what aero sensors do for cyclists and whether or not the tech is worth adding to training.
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Understanding the Impact of Common Medications on an Athlete’s Physiology and Training
Dr. Jeff Sankoff, the TriDoc, walks us through a list of medications and their impact on athletes to better understand risks, necessary training adaptations, and how to better communicate with your doctor.
Workout of the Week: Fast-Start VO2max Intervals
This session builds off our intro workout on fast-start intervals with a step-down workload that will have your legs screaming.
Potluck Discussion: Racing Without a Coach, Why Runners Use Pace, and Focusing on One Event
For this week’s potluck, we discuss what athletes lose when they don’t have a coach, Grant gets on his soapbox about running and pace, and then asks about training specifically for one event.
Workout of the Week: Freestyle Efforts
Add some spontaneity to your training to replicate sudden changes during a race.
Beyond the Basics: How Oxygen Is Delivered Throughout Our Bodies
In our second Basics episode, we talk about how oxygen travels from the air around us to our working muscles, covering everything from the lungs, blood, and heart, to how our working muscles grab that oxygen.
Potluck Discussion: January Training Tips, Holiday Nutrition Fiascos, and Trying a New Sport
In this week’s potluck, we discuss our favorite ways to approach training in January, practical weight management tips after the holidays, and what to consider when trying a new endurance sport.
How to Keep Your Back Healthy and Pain Free on the Bike
Strength and Conditioning Expert, Jeff Hoobler, talks with us about the need for neuromuscular and functional work to keep our backs happy on the bike
The 300th Episode!
For our 300th episode, our hosts – both old and new – are interviewed by Dr. Stephen Seiler to discuss where we’ve been and where we’re going.
Revisiting Episode 3: How to Structure Your Training Plan
In the very early days of Fast Talk, our hosts summarized – in only 20 minutes – how to map out your training week. In today’s episode we revisit that summary to see just how good a job we did back then.
The Health Impacts from Breathing Particulate Matter
We are constantly inhaling particulate matter—not just from pollution, but from smoke, candles, and even cleaning chemicals. How does it impact our health?
Nerd Lab: Dr. Véronique Billat – A Pioneer in Interval Training Research
In the early days of interval training research, it was hard not to come across the name of Dr. Véronique Billat who shaped much of our current understanding of interval training.
To Use or Not To Use: Block Periodization Plans, with Joe Friel
Block Periodization is one of the most sophisticated periodization models that’s producing big results for pros. But that doesn’t mean it’s right for everyone. Is it right for you?
Thanksgiving Throwback: From Collegiate Racing to World Tour in Three Years with Sepp Kuss
Let’s go back to a 2018 interview with this year’s Vuelta a España winner, Sepp Kuss, and hear about his jump to World Tour.
Workout of the Week: Calorie Cruncher Intervals
Sometimes the only reason I’m motivated to do an actual interval workout is all the pumpkin pie I have in my immediate future.
Potluck Discussion: Racing While Sick, Pro Tips for Riding in the Cold, and How to Rethink the Off Season
For this week’s potluck we discuss a host of questions, from getting sick during a target race, training in cold weather, and approaching the off season.
Beyond the Basics: Everything You Need to Know About Muscle Fibers
Gear up for a new Fast Talk Podcast series. First up: what are muscle fibers, what do we mean by slow-twitch and fast-twitch, and what are type IIa fibers? Our hosts cover everything you need to know about these all-important fibers.
Workout of the Week: Cyclocross Fitness Tune-Up
If you’re new to cyclocross, try this workout to tailor your fitness to the unique needs of the sport.