Periodization, polarized training, interval workouts—your performance depends on how you train. Master the key training concepts in endurance sports and you will look at every workout with new eyes.
You know your workout is supposed to be easy, but you just can’t help dropping the hammer sometimes. A leading neuroscientist lifts the lid on what’s going on in your brain when this happens—and what you can do about it.
Get your fast-twitch muscles working harder for you with this two-part bike workout.
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.
So you want to give the polarized training approach a go? Here’s how to map out your week using the 80/20 training model.
You might have heard of polarized training, but do you know how to implement it in your training? We’re here to help you get started.
In this week’s show, we talk about how we deal with the stress of competition, whether threshold intervals are old news, and the mental side of dealing with health setbacks.
We review some of the key findings in recent research on junior athlete development.
In this episode of Fast Talk Femmes, we learn more about RED-S, its effects on female endurance athletes, and ways to prevent it.
As head coach of one of the nation’s largest junior cycling teams, Pete Webber shifted his program from selection to athlete development.
This week’s Workout of the Week is a different one—it’s big, it’s stupid. The adventurers among you will love it.
Getting older doesn’t have to equate to getting slower. We chat with two world champion athletes who share their secrets of success when it comes to slowing the aging process.
We max out on metaphors in this week’s Fast Talk podcast as we talk about some of the key principles behind training, recovery, and fueling.
Time at VO2max is driving the recent research on what makes the most effective intervals, but is it a good metric to use? We find out on this week’s Fast Talk podcast.
We get asked a lot of great—and nerdy—questions via our Fast Talk Labs Forum. Every month we’ll now be taking the best questions and publishing our answers. This month, our in-house physiologist Rob Pickels tackles the topics of altitude training and the impact of body composition on hypothermia.
Our hosts pick their favorite podcasting moments from 2022 with a variety of fun and informative guests.
Should strength sessions be factored into an athlete’s Training Stress Score? Joe Friel explains when and how to score cross-training.
We all understand the purpose of high-intensity intervals and long endurance rides, but is there a value to kitting up and doing a workout that’s both short and easy?