Workout of the Month: Tabata Intervals
Coach Ryan Kohler shows the right way to do a Tabata Intervals workout, based on the research of Dr. Izumi Tabata, and when to do Tabata workouts during your season.
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Why Balance and Timing Are the Secrets to Peak Performance
Is more better? We explore how our bodies adapt to training and why the right amount of stress at the right times is a far better way to train than going hard all the time.
T-Minus Four Days: Prep for Race Day Success with Neal Henderson
Your training is done. It’s only a few days to your big event. This is when many athletes unravel months of training with a few bad choices. Top coach Neal Henderson discusses with us how to avoid the pitfalls and get the most out of those final days.
Q&A on Indoor Training, Effective Sleep, Recovery Needs for Women, and Vitamin D with Jennifer Real
Medical doctor and elite Zwift team manager Jennifer Real talks with us about indoor training and racing, and how to achieve effective recovery including monitoring sleep and taking Vitamin D.
Q&A on Pacing for a Gran Fondo, Juniors Training, Two Minute Climbs, and 5×5 Minute Intervals with Houshang Amiri
We’re joined by Houshang Amiri, a UCI Elite Coach and Trevor Connor’s coach at the Canadian National Center, to address questions about gran fondo endurance, developing anaerobic power, and how to pace 5×5 interval workouts.
Trevor Connor’s “Training Book”
When Trevor Connor was racing against the pros, he got the idea of keeping a “success list” from a top athlete. As his list grew, it turned into a book that he took with him to every race.
Coach Alan Couzens’ Training Terminology
Get a better understanding of how Coach Alan Couzens plans to evolve Mary’s fitness and physiology in order to reach her season goal.
Performance Plan for an Aspiring Olympian
Dr. Andy Kirkland outlines what it will take for an aspiring young triathlete to go pro, illuminating a biopsychosocial approach to season planning.
Coach Connor’s Method to Training Recovery
Recovery is at the heart of training adaptation. Without rest the body can’t rebuild and get stronger. This is why recovery is fundamental to how I coach and a focal point for my athletes.
Block Training Plan for an Elite Cyclist
The principles of block training can be applied across endurance sports, whether the athlete is elite or amateur. The biggest difference is that elite or pro athletes have more time to train.
Workout of the Month: Over-Unders
Chris Case explains a simple way to do over-under cycling interval workouts.
Exploring Recent Training Tools with Toms Skujins
Multiple-time Polka Dot Jersey Holder, Toms Skujins, discusses lactate testing, CGMs, ketone strips, and taking his own blood on the side of the road.
The Future of Endurance Sports! With Dr. Andy Pruitt, Kristen Legan, Rob Pickels, and Dr. Stephen Seiler
What will the future of endurance sports look like? From training to research to racing, we examine what is to come.
Deepen Your Sport-Specific Knowledge
Joe Friel describes why it is so important for coaches to fully understand the unique demands of an athlete’s event.
1 // Building a Foundation for Success in Coaching
Coach Joe Friel details what it takes to be a good, happy, and successful coach, then shares how coaches can build the eight most important skills an effective coach must have.
Training as a Time-Crunched Cyclist, with Chris Carmichael
The author of The Time-Crunched Cyclist joins Fast Talk to discuss the science, merits, and limitations of the time-crunched training method.
Q&A on Annual Training Plans, Race Stress, and Body Image, with Julie Young
We’re joined by coach and athlete Julie Young who helps us field questions on how to build an annual training plan, coping with race stress, and overcoming body image issues.
Favorite Moments of 2021
We revisit our favorite Fast Talk conversations from 2021 with a variety of fascinating guests.