Potluck Discussion: Life-Changing Moments, Better Power on Climbs, and Facing What Scares Us
We discuss an eclectic group of odd, challenging, and humorous training topics in this week’s Potluck.
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- Aerobic Threshold
- Aging
- Altitude Training
- Anaerobic Capacity
- Base Training
- Beyond the Basics
- Bike Fit
- Bikepacking
- Biomarkers
- Cadence
- Cardiovascular Drift
- Climbing
- Concussion
- COVID-19
- Cramping
- Cyclocross
- Detraining
- Development
- Endurance Coaching
- Endurance Performance Data Analysis
- Endurance Training
- Environmental Physiology
- Exercise in Cold Weather
- Exercise in the Heat
- Fast Talk Labs Q&A
- Fasted Training
- Fatigue
- Female Athletes
- Functional Threshold Power
- Gear and Tech
- Goal Setting
- Gravel Cycling
- Heart Rate
- HIT
- Hour Record
- Hydration
- Illness
- Indoor Cycling
- Inflammation
- Injury
- Injury Prevention
- INSCYD
- Interval Workouts
- Lab Tests
- Lactate
- Long Slow Distance
- Managing Athletes and Service Providers
- Mental Toughness
- Mountain Biking
- N1 Challenge
- Nerd Lab
- Norwegian Method
- Nutrition Strategies
- Overreaching and Overtraining
- Pacing
- Pain
- Peaking
- Pedaling
- Periodization
- Planning Your Season
- Polarized Training
- Power
- Power Profiling
- Pro Athletes
- Race Planning and Preparation
- Race Tactics
- Recovery
- Recovery Techniques
- Respiration
- Running
- Skiing
- Skills and Technique
- Sleep
- Sport Psychology & Mental Training
- Sports Medicine
- Sports Nutrition
- Strength Training
- Stretching
- Supplements
- Technique
- Testing
- Threshold
- Time Trial
- Track Cycling
- Training Concepts
- Training Zones
- Training-Life Balance
- Triathlon
- Ultra-cycling
- VLamax
- VO2max
- Whoop
- Workout of the Week
- Workouts
- Youth Development
- Zwift
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Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Beating the Odds with Shayna Powless
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Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Ashleigh Moolman Pasio’s Balancing Act between Athlete and Businesswoman
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Dr. Stephen Seiler Q&A on Durability and High-Intensity Repeatability
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Exploring the Grit and Determination of Bikepacking with Chris Case
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High Carbs for Big Adventures
For years we have been told to load up on carbs prior to an event, yet eat very little during competition. Recent research has shown that athletes can ingest more carbohydrate during training and competitions than previously thought.
The Personal Side of Coaching – with Grant Holicky
In this roundtable discussion, we dive into how personal connections between athletes and coaches may be more important than training plans.
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: How Hormone Fluctuation Affects Resistance Training – with Lauren Colenso-Semple
Find out if you should be resistance training in correlation with your menstrual cycle.
Dr. Stephen Seiler on “Aha” Moments, Tailoring High-Intensity Training, and How Much Food to Carry
Welcome to another potluck conversation with regulars Grant Holicky, Trevor Connor, and Rob Pickels. In these discussions, we pick topics that we find interesting and break them apart using a mix of science, humor, and our own experience. This week’s potluck is a special episode because joining us is Dr. Stephen Seiler. He’s going to […]
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We discuss the questions of whether a low-carbohydrate diet truly hurts performance and if it is better for our health.
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: The Return on Investment in Women’s Sport—with Kate Veronneau
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Nerd Lab: Touching on the Extraordinary Work of Dr. John Hawley
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