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All athletes fear the injury that takes years to recover from or permanently changes their lives. We talk with several experts on how to manage serious injury and find yourself again.

We hear from Fast Talk all-star guests like Lachlan Morton and Stephen Hyde about their favorite race season HIIT work.

Learn how to get the most from your training and fueling—and avoid the pitfalls of overtraining—with advice from a leading academic.

Interval workouts are often tough and many athletes finish them wondering if they were effective. We discuss how to get the most from your interval workouts with Dr. Stephen Seiler.

There has been an explosion in new metrics on wearable devices including oxygen saturation, sleep analysis, and glucose monitoring, but how much should we rely on them and do they really help us?

What happens between your ears is every bit as important as what happens in your muscles. We talk goals, mindset, body image, and more with sport psychologist Dr. Julie Emmerman.

If Coach Holicky could boil sports psychology down to one concept, it’s being present in everything we do. We explore this concept and how it ties together mental toughness, motivation, and even pain tolerance.

We chat with USAC’s CEO about the road ahead for women’s cycling.

We cover some of the seminal research from Dr. Laursen on high-intensity interval training and dehydration. 

In this week’s Fast Talk podcast, we discuss the impact digital media can have on the physical, mental, and emotional health of athletes. 

Erin Carson is a strength coach who has worked with some of the world’s best cyclists, triathletes, and runners. In our latest show, she talks about how female athletes can get the most from their time in the gym. 

What is pain—and how can we learn to tolerate it in training and racing? We find out on our latest Fast Talk podcast where we’re joined by neuroscientist Dr. Scott Frey.

In this week’s episode, our hosts talk about the best work to do leading into the race season, getting meditative during intervals, and preparing for an epic event.

There’s an abundance of myths about training while pregnant and postpartum return to activity. Catherine Cram is an expert in the field who helps separate fact from fiction with the latest research and knowledge.

We know we need carbs for training and racing, but what impact do they have on our health? We discuss the pros and cons with one of the world’s leading sports nutrition experts.

Former XTERRA world champion and coach Melanie McQuaid talks with us about the pros and cons of top athletes becoming coaches.

How do you attract, nurture, and retain talented young riders? We find out in the latest Fast Talk Femmes podcast.