The North Star: Setting Goals to Give You Direction, with Will Murray
Coach and author Will Murray joins Coach Ryan Kohler for a discussion of what makes a useful set of goals, how to develop them, the psychology of goals, and much more.
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The Causes and Effects of Concussions and TBIs, with Dr. Steven Broglio and Timmy Duggan
Concussions and traumatic brain injuries are far too common in cycling. We define the causes, effects, management, and preventative measures.
Q&A: Teleoanticipation and Pacing with Alex Hutchinson
Endurance sports journalist Alex Hutchinson joins Fast Talk Labs to help explain teleoanticipation and pacing.
Shatter the Mental Ceiling on Performance
Physiological improvements are not the only way to maximize performance. Dr. Cheung explores the psychology of feedback, deception, and perception.
Meditation on the Bike
Pick a flat or mostly flat terrain, start biking, then listen to Colby Pearce’s moving meditation podcast to relax and think deeply as you ride.
Should You Build the Best Engine Or Focus on Specificity? With Jim Miller
What’s better: a bigger engine or one that’s tuned for a specific goal race? USA Cycling’s performance director Jim Miller shares his training philosophy.
Lydia Tanner: Mountain Bikes, Meditation, and Muesli
Colby and his former athlete Lydia Tanner discuss her eating disorder and how it affected her training, then her recovery.
Psychological Tools to Deal with Disappointment, Defeat, and Uncertainty with Dr. Julie Emmerman
We provide the psychological tools that will help both with uncertain circumstances in life (like a pandemic) and with addressing the emotional rollercoaster that is bike racing.
Performance Psychology with Dr. Julie Emmerman, Payson McElveen, and Grant Holicky
What is confidence? What is resiliency? What is pressure, and how can we better handle it? These are some of the questions we tackle in today’s episode.
How to Race and Win with the Right Mindset
Mindset in cycling, especially racing, is an important and frequently neglected side of our training. Mindset is often all that separates the best from second best and can be the difference between reaching the podium or finishing a race.