Dial in Your Race-Day Nutrition Plan for Endurance MTB Events
Coach and sports nutritionist Ryan Kohler shares his sports nutrition guide for endurance mountain bike races.
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Fast Talk Labs’ Strength Training Series: Warm-Up & Activation Routine
Start our six-week, off-season strength training program with this simple warm-up and activation routine that’s designed to get you ready to move and lift.
The Best Features of TrainingPeaks, Strava, and Garmin Connect
We highlight the most powerful features of each of the three most popular training analysis tools.
The Most Powerful Features of Intervals.icu
Head Coach Ryan Kohler details his favorite features of intervals.icu, a relatively new data analysis tool.
How to Create a Race-Day Sports Nutrition Plan, Part 1
The best cyclists know that race-day nutrition must be planned—quantity, types of food, and timing that will best fuel your body for best performance.
Sports Nutrition Pathway
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.
How to Create a Pacing Strategy for Climbing by Bike
Coach Ryan Kohler discusses why a pacing strategy for climbing is so critical and shares the best ways to create your own pacing strategy based on several possible metrics.
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Workout of the Week: 2 × 20 Micro Intervals
This workout focuses on minimal gear shifting between intervals to better maintain speed in a race.
Workout of the Week: Race Block Neuromuscular Session
Maintain high-end fitness with super short sprints and long recoveries.
Workout of the Week: Start Preparation
Practice gradually tapering your speed for events with fast starts.
In-Season Strength Series: Post-Race Week
Recover from your competition with these mobility exercises.
Workout of the Week: Short Stack Intervals with Over-Unders
Keep your heart rate consistently high with a serving of short stacks, then maintain power with a side of over-unders.
In-Season Strength Series: Race Week
Perform this strength workout during your race week to keep your muscles activated and primed for the race.
In-Season Strength Series: Recovery Week
These exercises will keep the body moving and blood flowing during your in-season rest weeks.
In-Season Strength Series: Normal Training Week
This session is meant to support a normal in-season training week, lifting heavier weights once a week to complement other sport-specific training.
In-Season Strength Series: Warm-Up
Use this warm-up routine before every in-season strength training workout.
Welcome to Our In-Season Strength Training Series
Knowing how to structure strength training during the race season can be tricky. Our new strength training series is designed to help you stay strong and sharp as you compete.
Fast Talk Labs’ Strength Training Series: Week 6
This final strength training week keeps the focus on total-body foundational movements while adding in a rotational core exercise.
Fast Talk Labs’ Strength Training Series: Week 5
We’ve got six exercises for you in the penultimate week of our Strength Training Series.
Fast Talk Labs’ Strength Training Series: Week 4
We have three new exercises for you in Week 4 of our Strength Training Series that’ll challenge you and help to improve your functional strength.
Fast Talk Labs’ Strength Training Series: Week 3
We increase the volume and the core work in Week 3 of our Strength Training Series.
Fast Talk Labs’ Strength Training Series: Week 2
In Week 2 of our Strength Training Series, we progress the program with exercises that will help develop your strength and durability.
Fast Talk Labs’ Strength Training Series: Week 1
In Week 1 of our Strength Training Series, we guide you through a routine that includes deadlifts, back squats, rows, and side planks.
Fast Talk Labs’ Strength Training Series: Warm-Up & Activation Routine
Start our six-week, off-season strength training program with this simple warm-up and activation routine that’s designed to get you ready to move and lift.
Dealing with Problematic Athletes
It can be challenging when athletes aren’t compliant or lack motivation, but it can also be a great opportunity for change or growth.