This course teaches coaches how to identify, prevent, and manage the full spectrum of overreaching, overtraining, and training-related dysfunction—with insights from world-renowned physiologist Dr. Stephen Seiler and other leading experts.
In this course for coaches, experts show how reduce the chance for concussions, respond to injuries, and support athletes in their journey to recovery.
Coaching para-cycling athletes requires understanding the unique needs and opportunities of athletes who have disabilities.
Learn how to navigate anti-doping rules, and to protect your athlete’s integrity.
Learn how to effectively market your coaching business, attract new clients, and grow your brand recognition—with clear steps and practical tools.
This course from USA Cycling and Fast Talk Labs shows coaches how to upgrade their communication skills for greater success.
This course from USA Cycling and Fast Talk Labs reveals how eight master coaches craft the most effective training plans in cycling.
In this multi-part series, Dr. Stacey Brickson details several tools built on a hierarchy of mobility, flexibility, stability, and strength, designed to make you a healthier cyclist.
In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss the balance of athlete autonomy versus prescription, how to balance training with multiple types of bikes, and how to avoid being swayed by athlete-marketed skincare trends that may not be worth the hype.
We talk a lot about fitting your bike to your body, but there’s a lot you can do to keep your body healthy and help it fit in a more powerful position on the bike.
Dr. Stephen Seiler joins us to talk about his new project developing a breathing frequency measure and why it may match up better with perceived exertion than heart rate or power.
Our team of coaches got together and discussed why we do intervals, how to execute them, and most importantly, how to make them more fun.
We detail the integral role that water and sodium play in our physiological processes, and how understanding sweat rate and composition can improve performance, recovery, and health.
Dr. Michael Rosenblat joins us to discuss the largest meta-analysis comparing distribution models, which he co-authored with Dr. Stephen Seiler.
In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss what coaches should look for in their first conversation with an athlete, how to best do cadence work on the bike, and how to take advantage of group training while not losing sight of your plan.
Recently, some prominent researchers have suggested that women need far less zone 2 training than previously thought. Physiologists Julie Young and Dr. Dana Lis join us to debate that question.
We talk with HRV expert, Dr. Brad Lichtenstein, about the value of HRV in training, what it does and doesn’t show, and what to be careful of when you use it.
Coach Isaiah Newkirk joins us to talk about why progressive overload is so important to training, and how we can continue to get gains when we can’t add more volume or intensity.