Developing Youth Athletes, with USA Cycling’s Alec Pasqualina
With the help of the director of the Olympic Development Academy, we explore how to best develop young athletes, particularly in cycling.
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Do You Need a Mentor? With Coach Connor’s Mentor, Glenn Swan
Mentors help athletes by providing guidance, teaching a philosophy, and serving as a confidante. Do you need a mentor to reach your full potential?
Effective Two-A-Day Workout Strategies, with Neal Henderson
Can cycling twice in one day produce the same benefits as one long ride? Do “two-a-days” yield adaptations you can’t get any other way? We explore.
Q&A on Time Trial Pacing and Position, INSCYD, and Tough Love, with Janis Musins
Janis Musins helps us answer questions on time trial pacing, TT position, INSCYD testing, and the coach-athlete relationship.
Science Does Not Provide Certainty with Jeff Winkler
It’s not always just about graphs and numbers.
How to Optimize the Coach-Athlete Relationship
Every athlete of any ability level can benefit from the guidance of a good coach. We explore the coach-athlete relationship, and offer advice on how to reap the greatest rewards from working with a coach.
The Holy Trinity: How to Monitor Training
Dr. Seiler shares his method for monitoring an athlete’s training volume and intensity.
The Best of 2020
We bring you our favorite conversations with exceptional guests from the worlds of physiology, medicine, nutrition, sports psychology, and, of course, cycling.
Power, Physiology, Perception: Integrating the Holy Feedback Trinity
Dr. Stephen Seiler shares the “holy trinity” of training feedback in this live presentation at a rowing conference.
A New Coaching Model: Building Better Athletes Through Our Virtual Performance Center
We believe modern coaching doesn’t optimally fulfill the needs of the modern athlete. That’s why we’re introducing our community, education, and coaching membership, Fast Talk Laboratories.
Coaching with Balance: The Duality of Data and Intuition with Coach Julie Young
Train by data or train by feel? Here to unpack the duality of data and intuition in endurance athletics is cycling coach and former pro cyclist, Julie Young.
Paul Chek, The Evolution of the Athlete
Colby Pearce interviews his long-time teacher Paul Chek.
Six Foundational Principles
In his continued efforts to help you find balance between life and sport, in this episode, Colby focuses on the six foundational principles of a well-balanced life, as prescribed by Paul Chek of the Chek Institute.
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.
Jonathan Vaughters, CEO of EF Education First Pro Cycling Team
Long-time friends, training partners, and competitors, Jonathan Vaughters and Colby Pearce have a deep racing history and relationship. With decades of experience in pro cycling, they share many insights they’ve gained about training, coaching, and the trajectory of the sport.
Expansion on Metrics and Formulas
This short bonus episode is meant to clarify that formulas are a useful starting point in cycling and training, even though they have limitations.
Allen Lim: Cultivating the Environment of Coaching
Colby and his former coach, Dr. Allen Lim, talk about how athletes are much more than the sum of their training. Social, cultural, and eating habits count, too.
Do You Need a Coach? With Neal Henderson and Rebecca Rusch
Neal Henderson and Rebecca Rusch answer an important question: Do we really need a coach?