Coach’s Corner: How to Interpret Pedaling Cadence Data
Coach Ryan Kohler and Trevor Connor demonstrate how to interpret pedaling cadence data and look for signs of poor workout execution.
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Off the Cliff of Overtraining with Trevor Connor and Rocco Orlando
Overtraining is a dark journey. Trevor Connor, Host of Fast Talk, and Rocco Orlando, Army Veteran, and athlete, are here to discuss their respective journeys into the dark world called: overtraining.
Q&A on Crank Length, Power Imbalance, Injuries, and CBD, with Colby Pearce
Colby Pearce joins Fast Talk for another Q&A episode to discuss crank length, power imbalance, the potential of CBD, and how to return after an injury.
How to Analyze 5×5 Intervals in TrainingPeaks
Coach Trevor Connor and Coach Ryan Kohler walk through their process for interpreting 5×5-minute interval workout sessions in TrainingPeaks.
How to Keep Your Knees Happy
Working on strength, stretching, and stability a few times a week will help keep knee pain away.
The Importance of Sleep, Monitoring Devices, and Changing Your Routine, with Dr. Shona Halson
Learn how to monitor and change your sleep to get the most out of every night with Dr. Shona Halson, sleep researcher and former director of the Australian Olympic Committee Recovery Centre.
How to Analyze Whoop Data
Coach Connor walks through the Whoop dashboard, analyzes his data, and points out some peculiarities of his physiology that are only revealed through Whoop data.
Favorite Workouts of Fast Talk All-Stars
We hear from Fast Talk all-star guests like Joe Friel, Neal Henderson, and Amos Brumble about what their favorite workout is and why.
Improving Performance by Increasing Sustainability
Reducing cardiovascular drift and increasing fiber recruitment are key components of sustainability.
Mastering the Art of Peaking
Why do we sometimes ride our best during fatigue weeks, or struggle during a recovery week? Learn the signs you should look for during your peak, recovery, and at the end of big training blocks.
This Is an Interval
Trevor Connor revisits the fundamentals of aerobic versus anaerobic pathways, and helps us understand more advanced principles of interval training.
Mastering Indoor Cycling, with Joe Friel, Jim Rutberg, and Riders on the eSports Team Saris-The Pro’s Closet
Joe Friel and Jim Rutberg explore indoor cycling and its many nuances.
How to Set Strava PRs, with The Pro’s Closet
We catch up with our friends at The Pro’s Closet, Spencer Powlison and Bruce Lin, to discuss their recent four-week Strava PR Challenge. In the lead up to their attempts, we helped them with training advice and “race-day” strategy tips.
Balancing Science and Experience in Your Training, with Cameron Cogburn
How do you, as an athlete, combine your understanding of sport science and your training and racing experience to most effectively map out your training? That question is the basis for today’s episode, one in which we drift between the philosophical and the practical.
The Science of Breathing, with Dr. James Hull
Dr. James Hull, a leading expert on the science of breathing, joins us to talk about respiration and improving performance through breathing.
Q&A on Weight Loss and Metabolism, MTB Descending, and 5×5 Interval, with Head Coach Ryan Kohler
Our new Head Coach Ryan Kohler answers listener questions on weight loss, metabolism, mountain bike descending, and 5×5 interval workouts.
Roundtable: On Coaching Beginner Athletes Versus Veteran Athletes
Cycling coaches Melanie McQuaid, Grant Holicky, and Ryan Kohler discuss the differences, similarities, nuances, and challenges of coaching beginner athletes versus veteran amateurs.
Overreaching, Overtraining, and Burnout with Dr. Stephen Seiler
Dr. Stephen Seiler discusses the distinction between overtraining, overreaching, and burnout.