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445: The Neuroscience of Willpower, with Dr. Scott Frey
444: How to Optimize the Indoor Training and Racing Experience
443: Why Are Grand Tour Winners Getting Younger?
442: Potluck Discussion – How Specific is Too Specific, Benefits of Cyclocross, and the Point of Base Training
441: The Latest Science on Double Threshold Training, with Siren and Dr. Stephen Seiler
440: New Science on Heart Remodeling in AFib, plus Strength and Speed Training Best Practices
439: The Importance of Small-Sided Racing with Team APS
438: Pursue Process, Not Perfection, with Jeff Troesch
437: Potluck Discussion - Best Time of Day, Pedal Stroke, and Returning from Forced Time Off
436: Moving Beyond FTP to Multi-Dimensional Athlete Analysis
435: Sodium Update and Are We Too Focused on Health
434: Finding the Ingredients for Exceptional Performances, with Adam Mills
433: What’s Behind the Resurgence of American Mountain Bike Talent?
432: The Development of Wearable Technology Through the Lens of Tymewear’s Breathing Measurement
431: You Don’t Need 120 Grams of Carbs Per Hour!
430: Our Definitive Guide to Sodium for Athletes, with Jared Berg
429: The Importance of Having a Healthy “Why”, with Brent Bookwalter
428: How to Successfully Race a Gravel Event with Lauren de Crescenzo
427: Potluck Discussion – Midseason Doldrums, Our Best Big Dumb Ride Stories, and Our Favorite Training Books
426: The High-Fat vs. High-Carb Debate Rages On
425: How to Build Champions (It’s Not the Way You Think!)
424: “Backed by Science” Doesn’t Mean What You Think, with Dr. Stephen Cheung
423: Potluck Discussion – Heat Training, Back Pain, and Grant’s Big Crash
422: The Science of Power Meters, with Stages Cycling’s Pat Warner
421: Fast Chats — What Differentiates Cycling’s Greats, and New Research on the Causes of Overtraining Syndrome
420: Cycling Race Craft and Tactics with Chris Horner
419: How to Lose Weight in Season Without Hurting Performance
418: Potluck Discussion – When Racing Data Doesn’t Match Training, Muscle Memory, and Just How Much Aerodynamics Have Changed Cycling
417: What Makes the Pedal Stroke So Unique, and Why Strength Training Is So Important
416: Setting the Example for Youth Development with NICA
415: The 5 Most Important Things to Know About Nutrition
414: Fast Chats — Navigating Complex Injuries, and Evidence that Hormonal Changes Don’t Degrade Performance
413: The Critical Roles of Inflammation, the Immune System, and the Gut in Performance, with Dr. Fred Chaleff
412: Zwift’s Next Chapter in Training and Racing
411: Dissecting Training Zones with Siren Seiler and Dr. Stephen Seiler
410: Exploring the New UCI Consensus Statement on Supplements
409: Fast Chats – New Research Challenging Whether We Should Do Efforts on Our Long Base Rides
408: Potluck Discussion - The Value of Average Power, Sustaining What Works Season to Season, and Our VO2max Ceiling
407: Reclaiming Success Through Mattering, Connection, and Purpose in Competitive Sports, with Sonya Looney
406: Tech vs. Wild – How Augmented Reality, GPS, and Other Technologies Are Reshaping the Way We Adventure, with Chris Burkard
405: Top Coaches Share Strategies on Base Training with Limited Time
404: How Much Protein Do Endurance Athletes Need?
403: Celebrating American Cycling Success in 2025, with Jim Miller
402: Fast Chats - Which Nutrition Gadgets are Worthwhile, Plus Health Impacts of Caffeine and Carbs
401: The Further Initiative — What Female Ultra Research Is Teaching Us About Fueling, Recovery, and Performance
400: The Past, Present, and Future of Sport Science with Drs. Louise Burke, Stephen Seiler, and Iñigo Mujika
399: Potluck Discussion - Is There a Ceiling, Value of Wintering, and Alternative Training
398: Creating Nutritional Training Plans, with MetPro’s Angelo Poli
397: Fast Chats: Rethinking Injury Risk and Longevity—Evidence That Defies Convention
396: Neck Pain in Cyclists - Mechanics, Fit, and Clinical Insight
395: The Difference Between Efficiency and Economy, and Why You Should Care
394: Teaching Parents to Better Support Their Child-Athletes
393: Fast Chats - How Endurance Athletes Cope with Pain
392: Potluck Discussion - Altitude Downsides, Fatigue Weeks with Limited Time, and the Auto-Pause Debate
391: How to Use Physiological Data to Determine the Work You Should Do
390: Exploring the Mindset and Training of America’s Most Accomplished Nordic Skier, Jessie Diggins
389: Fast Chats - Should We Be Reconsidering Zone 2 Training
388: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Trends in Training Software
387: Preparing for Cyclocross Race Day, with Adam Myerson
386: The Psychological Impact of Overtraining
385: Potluck Discussion - Fatigue Training, Impact of Pregnancy, and Athlete Parents
384: The State of Gravel Racing, with Alexey Vermeulen and Ben Delaney
383: Longevity and Biomarkers of Performance
382: Can We Resurrect the American Road Race Scene?
381: The Synergistic Power of Training Your Brain, with Dr. Scott Frey
380: Durability: The Fourth Pillar of Aerobic Fitness
379: Why Researchers, Coaches, and Athletes Need to Work Closely Together
378: Potluck Discussion - Lessons Learned, Comparing Intervals, and Is All Base the Same?
377: When Is Our Interval Work Too Much?
376: Too Little Protein? Too Much Sodium?
375: Comparing the Top Nutrition Apps for Endurance Athletes
374: The Impact of AI on Training Prescription, with Dr. Paul Laursen
373: The Revolutionary Work of Dr. Hans Selye
372: Coffee, Gels, and the Jitters: Using Caffeine Without Overdoing It
371: Potluck Discussion - Is More Better, Training for Time Trial Series, and Dream Research
370: Our Deep Dive on the Norwegian Method
369: How Coaches and Athletes Interact with Data
368: Are Shorter Cranks Faster?
367: Podcast Swap — Body Composition, Performance, and the Dangers of Under-fueling, from the TriDoc Podcast
366: Balancing the Principles of Training with Triathlon
365: Potluck Discussion - Athlete Autonomy, Training Different Bikes, and the Importance of Skincare
364: How to Help Your Body Fit Better on the Bike with John Howard
363: Why Breathing Frequency May Become Our Best Measure of Training Stress
362: How to Make Interval Work Motivating
361: Examining a Critical Meta-Analysis of Training Distribution Models
360: Potluck Discussion: First Conversation, Doing Cadence Work, and Training with a Group
359: Do Women Athletes Need Zone 2 Training?
358: How to Use—and Not Use—HRV in Your Training
357: Progressive Overload Is Critical But Does It Have a Limit?
356: The Importance of Maintaining Muscle Mass with Jared Berg
355: Potluck Discussion: Finding the Right Plan, Virtual Base Training, and U.S. Cyclocross
354: How Homeostasis Explains Everything
353: The Power of Motivational Interviewing, with Dr. Jeff Breckon
352: The Four Fitness Foundations of Mobility, Flexibility, Stability, and Strength
351: Drawing Ethical Boundaries in the Coach-Athlete Relationship
350: How to Set Strava Records on the Most Famous Climbs in the World
349: Potluck Discussion: Sacrifices, Initial Season Workouts, and Over-Communication
348: How to Find Your Motivation in the Early Season
347: Favorite Workouts—Off-the-Bike Edition!
346: The Effect of Virtual Training on Coaches and Athletes, with Robbie Ventura