It’s often overlooked, and sometimes altogether forgotten. But it never should be. Recovery is just as important to strong performances as your daily workouts and weekly riding volume. That’s because recovery is when adaptation happens. Learn how to master this critical and often overlooked side of the training balance equation.
It’s often undervalued, and sometimes altogether ignored; but it shouldn’t be. Recovery from workouts is as important to the training process as the workouts themselves. With the help of Dr. Stephen Seiler, Dr. Shona Halson, Dr. Andy Pruitt, and many others, we examine this critical but often neglected component of exercise physiology.
Many tools and techniques promise recovery benefits. But the science suggests that the fundamentals—sleep and nutrition to fuel the brain—may be the best place to invest.
Coach Ryan Kohler and Coach Trevor Connor dissect training data to help you understand how to look for signs of freshness before any interval session.
Recovering from a big ride can be helped by NormaTec, a medical device company, that crafts inflatable compression wear for athletes. Research has shown this type of recovery enhancement can have significant impacts on a host of factors, both molecular and circulatory.
Trevor Connor and Chris Case, creators of the Fast Talk podcast, have launched a new endurance sports coaching, education, and community membership called Fast Talk Laboratories at www.fasttalklabs.com.
New England legend Amos Brumble joins Fast Talk to discuss training without power, the benefits of fixies, lunch rides, and more.
Colby Pearce continues his conversation with Dr. Scott Storrie to dissect a myriad of elements that go into making a well-rounded athlete.
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.
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.
Working on strength, stretching, and stability a few times a week will help keep knee pain away.
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.
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.
Physical therapist, Ron Kochevar, deconstructs his belief systems around your individual capabilities such as pain and being in the right mental space to help your body heal.
You have an engine that needs fueling. What happens to your performance when you under fuel?
Dr. Scott Storrie, an extensively trained wellness practitioner, talks about various physical therapies and healthy diets with Colby Pearce.
Endurance athletes at all levels are adjusting to a new reality. Dr. Stephen Seiler shares some thoughts on ways athletes can adjust and make the most of a difficult situation.
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.
Dr. Stephen Seiler discusses the distinction between overtraining, overreaching, and burnout.
Guest coach Julie Young answers questions from listeners on fatigue, peaking, returning from injury, and sports nutrition.
Colby Pearce talks with mountain biking Olympic athlete and hall of famer Travis Brown on his comeback from a severe leg injury.
Jessi Stensland has deeply developed her relationship with her body in the years since competing as a professional triathlete, swimming at the Olympic trials, and winning a bronze medal at XTERRA World Championships. Her ideas about shoes and sleep may be new and unusual to you, but pause and consider her enthusiasm, her agility, and her deep connection to her own body.
Q&A on FTP testing, structuring recovery weeks, and the sustainability of base training, with guest coach Steve Neal