All Episodes
Fast Talk — 477 episodes
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
345: Why Our Gut Microbiome Is Important for Performance and Recovery
344: The Role of Nutrition in Optimizing Mental Performance
343: How to Fuel for Health
342: How to Set Yourself Up for a Successful New Season
341: Potluck Discussion: Hobbies as Training, Returning from Injury, and Off-Season Workouts
340: Norwegian Method or Just Good Holistic Practice? With Dr. Stephen Seiler
339: How Our Muscles Adapt, with Dr. Brendan Egan
338: Nutrition Needs of Junior Endurance Athletes
337: End-Season Form, CX Race Fueling, and Getting to the Top Too Fast?
336: How to Train Perceived Exertion and Go Harder
335: Nerd Lab: Dr. Edward Coyle's Defining and Controversial Work on Endurance Athletes
334: How to Measure and Train Zone 2, with Jared Berg
333: It's Never Too Late to Start an Endurance Sport—or Change It Up
332: How to Measure Running, with Nell Rojas
331: Potluck Discussion: Race Weight, Not Feeling a Workout, and Big Lessons Learned
330: How Much Interval Training Do We Really Need? With Dr. Stephen Seiler
329: Nutrition Approaches for Ultra-Endurance Events
328: Long Workdays, Training Races, and Varying Base Rides
327: What It Takes to Race the Tour de France, with Alex Howes and Neal Henderson
326: Revisiting Episode 8: The Importance of Neuromuscular Training
325: When Is Fast Tech Too Fast?
324: Lennard Zinn’s Cycling Gear Essentials
323: Do All Athletes Need Regular Blood Testing?
322: Evolution of the Holistic Athlete with Dirk Friel
321: How to Effectively Give and Receive Feedback, with Eric Brunner
320: Potluck Discussion: Holding a Wheel, GI Issues While Running, and Training Physiology or Performance
319: Do Cooldown Sessions Help or Hurt You?
318: Get the Most Out of Your Performance with Mental Strength Techniques
317: Beyond the Basics: Everything You Need to Know About Metabolism
316: Potluck Discussion: Gear Innovation Limits, Revisiting VO2max, and Training/Life Balance
315: Is Cadence Work a Waste of Time?
314: History of the Rolling Medical Enclosure and What to Do in an Emergency, with Dr. Andy Pruitt
313: The Rise of The Adventure Athlete, with Expedition Detroit’s Dan Cooke
312: Understanding the Impact of Common Medications on an Athlete’s Physiology and Training
311: Not All VO2max Intervals Are Made the Same – A Physiology Deep Dive
310: Lessons Learned Trying to “Make It” as a Pro
309: Potluck Discussion: Racing Without a Coach, Why Runners Use Pace, and Focusing on One Event
Fast Talk Femmes: Tips from a Super Bowl Champ Turned Track Cyclist
308: How to Navigate a World of Exploding Metrics and Estimates with Dr. Stephen Seiler and Marco Altini
307: Favorite Workouts—Comparing Different Approaches
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Technical Skill Development with Coach Anneke Beerten
306: The Relationship Between Sleep, Diet, and Exercise
305: What It Takes to Be an Olympic Triathlete
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Savilia Blunk’s Journey from Junior to Pro
304: Beyond the Basics: How Oxygen Is Delivered Throughout Our Bodies
303: The Neuroscience of Belief in Endurance Sports with Dr. Scott Frey
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: The Group Effect: The Impact of Training Together in an Individual Sport
302: Potluck Discussion: January Training Tips, Holiday Nutrition Fiascos, and Trying a New Sport
301: How to Keep Your Back Healthy and Pain Free on the Bike
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: The Evolution, Controversies, and Future of Female Gravel Racing
300: The 300th Episode!
299: Revisiting Episode 3: How to Structure Your Training Plan
Fast Talk Femmes Throwback: The Importance of Strength Training for the Female Endurance Athlete
298: The Health Impacts from Breathing Particulate Matter
297: Nerd Lab: Dr. Véronique Billat - A Pioneer in Interval Training Research
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Optimizing Altitude Training with Dr. Trent Stellingwerff
296: To Use or Not To Use: Block Periodization Plans, with Joe Friel
295: Q&A on Nutrition and Women’s Development in USA Sports with Kristen Arnold
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Ketone Supplementation and Performance Optimization with Dr. Peter Hespel
Thanksgiving Throwback: From Collegiate Racing to World Tour in Three Years with Sepp Kuss
294: Potluck Discussion - Racing While Sick, Pro Tips for Riding in the Cold, and How to Rethink the Off Season
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: An Athlete’s Guide to Gut Health with Dr. Allen Lim
293: Beyond the Basics: Everything You Need to Know About Muscle Fibers
292: What Impact Will AI Training Software Have on Training?
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Paris Brest Paris Brevet—How to Plan, Prep & Execute with Lisa Charlebois
291: Fact, Fringe, or Freaky? Taking on "Out There” Topics in Exercise Science
290: Why Coaches Need Support, too with Lee Povey
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Improving Safety in Pro Cycling with Adam Hansen & Ashleigh Moolman Pasio
289: The History of Sports Drinks with Dr. Robert Kenefick
288: Potluck Discussion - Choose the Right Climb, Find Lost Motivation, and the Best Cross-Training
287: What the Field of Positive Psychology Has to Offer to Athletes with Sonya Looney
286: The Age of Data Overload—What's True and What’s Actually Worth Knowing?
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: The Key to Rising to the Top—Resiliency with Gwendalyn Gibson
285: Do the Potential Benefits of Ketone Supplements Go Beyond Performance?
284: Overcoming the Challenges of Modern Bike Maintenance with Lennard Zinn
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: The Power Of Rest and Recovery—with Dr. Stephen Seiler
283: Potluck Discussion - The Road and Mountain Biking World-Championships Edition
282: Here’s Why You Can’t Have Performance Without Comfort
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Tom Schuler's Impact on Women's Cycling Advancement
281: Nerd Lab: How Dr. George Brooks Revolutionized our Understanding of Lactate
280: Welcoming Fast Talk's New Chief Content Officer — Griffin McMath
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Exploring Continuous Glucose Monitors with Dr. Jamie Whitfield
279: Life-Changing Moments, Better Power on Climbs, and Facing What Scares Us
278: How to Play Your Hand in a Bike Race with Kiel Reijnen and Alex Howes
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Beating the Odds with Shayna Powless
277: Skincare for Endurance Athletes - Protecting Your Performance and Your Health
276: How to be Aerodynamic without Sacrificing Power
Fast Talk Femmes: Ashleigh Moolman Pasio’s Balancing Act between Athlete and Businesswoman
275: Exploring the Grit and Determination of Bikepack Racing with Chris Case
274- The Personal Side of Coaching - with Grant Holicky
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: How Hormone Fluctuation Affects Resistance Training – with Lauren Colenso-Semple
273: Potluck with Dr. Seiler - Aha Moments, Tailoring HIIT Training, and Carrying Race Nutrition
272: Is There a Place for Low-Carbohydrate Diets? With Dr. Paul Laursen
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: The Return on Investment in Women’s Sport—with Kate Veronneau
271: Nerd Lab: Touching on the Extraordinary Body of Research of Dr. John Hawley
270: Structured Training Plans, Building a Base for Attacks, and Contradicting the Science
Fast Talk Femme Podcast: Increasing Longevity in Endurance Sport - with Katerina Nash
269: Getting Through Serious Injury with Dr. Andy Pruitt and Dr. Julie Emmerman
268: Favorite Workouts—Race Season Edition!
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: How to Avoid Overtraining—with Dr. Trent Stellingwerff
267: Are Your Interval Workouts Effective?—with Dr. Stephen Seiler
266: Is the Rise of Wearable Devices Helping or Hindering Our Training?
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Dr. Julie Emmerman on Maximizing Your Mental Game
265: Are Training Zones Dead?
264: The Importance of Staying Present in Training and Racing
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: USA Cycling's Brendan Quirk on Elevating Women's Cycling
263: Nerd Lab- Geeking Out on Dr. Paul Laursen's HIIT Research
262: Is Social Media Impacting Your Training and Racing?
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: The Importance of Strength Training for the Female Endurance Athlete
261: Diving Deep into the Pain Cave
260: Are You Ready for Race Season?
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Training During Pregnancy—with Catherine Cram
259: Carbohydrates: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly—with Dr. Asker Jeukendrup
258: Do Top Athletes Make Top Coaches? - With Melanie McQuaid
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Developing the Next Generation—with Julia Violich
257: Dr. Iñigo San Millán Special: Developing Young Talent in the Pro Peloton
256: Race Stress, Threshold Work, and Dealing with Health Setbacks
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Understanding Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport—with Dr. Emily Kraus
255: Learning About the Biopsychosocial Approach to Training
254: The House and the Storm - A Metaphor for Training
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Inside the Pro Peloton—with Carmen Small
253: The Physiology of Base Season—with Dr. Iñigo San Millán
252: Nerd Lab: Variable-Paced Intervals and Vibration Plates
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Fueling for Performance—with Dr. Dana Lis
251: Time at VO2max: An Important Metric You Probably Haven’t Heard Of
250: Why Setting Goals This Season is Important—and How to Do It with Joe Friel and Neal Henderson
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Should Endurance Athletes Train to Their Menstrual Cycles?
Introducing the Fast Talk Femmes Podcast—with Julie Young and Dede Barry
249: Finding True Motivation—with Sonya Looney
248: Favorite Fast Talk Podcast Moments of 2022
247: Going Long, Very Long—with Dede Griesbauer
246: Getting Comfortable being Uncomfortable
245: Is There a Value to the One-Hour Easy Ride?
244: Episode Three of The Stephen Seiler Podcast: Inside a Top European Cycling Team
243: What Happens When We Stop Training? - with Dr. Iñigo Mujika
242: Welcoming Fast Talk's Great Brit—with Emma-Kate Lidbury
241: Neural Networks: Possibly the Best Training Tech You’ve Never Heard of—with Alan Couzens
240: Should Cyclists Run and Should Runners Cycle? - with Lauren Vallee
239: When Good Intervals Go Bad, the Best Way to Train VO2max, and More—with Jon Tarkington
238: Potluck Discussion - Is It the End of the Road for the North American Racing Scene?
237: Was That the Greatest Ironman World Championship Ever?
236: Episode Two of the Stephen Seiler Podcast - A Brief History of Exercise Physiology
235: Can Cyclocross Make You a Stronger, Faster Cyclist?
234: Nerd Lab - Are All High-Intensity Intervals Created Equal?
233: How Your Brain Can Make or Break Your Performance
232: Potluck Discussion: Angling Our Hoods, Reconsidering Long Thresholds, and Extreme Measures
231: Maximizing the Physiology and Performance of the Female Athlete - with Dr. Stacy Sims
230: Episode One of The Stephen Seiler Podcast: Dr. Seiler and the Heart
229: Doing It All — Pro Triathlete Rach McBride on How to Race and Thrive at Triathlon, Gravel, and Mountain Biking
228: Potluck Discussion: The Value of Marginal Gains, Attacking in Training Races, and What to Do in an Emergency
227: How to Make VO2 Max and Threshold Workouts Work for You - with Hunter Allen
226: What Will Coach Education Look Like in the Future?
225: Is There a Benefit to Altitude Training? - with Dr. Peter Hackett and Jon Jonis
224: Is Virtual Racing the Future? - with Ben Delaney
223: Potluck Discussion - Ideal Mental States, Mixing Energy Systems, and Memorable Failures
222: Finding the Balance Between Nutrition and Fueling
221: Addressing Sweat and Electrolyte Loss with Dr. Robert Kenefick
220: Q&A on Burning, Tingling Nether Regions! Exploding Back Pain! + Knee Health and Fitness After 40 with Dr. Andy Pruitt
219: The Best Strategies for Gravel Racing with Alex Howes and Kiel Reijnen
218: Potluck Discussion: Ride Nutrition, Two Minute Intervals, and How to Quickly Get Your Form Back
217: Understanding and Training Your Breathing with Dr. Stephen Cheung and Steve Neal
216: Favorite Workouts of Fast Talk All-Stars, Part 4
215: The Most Important Cycling Innovations of the Past 40 Years with Lennard Zinn
214: Why Balance and Timing, Not More-Is-Better, Are the Secrets to Peak Performance
213: T-Minus Four Days: prep for Race Day Success with Neal Henderson
212: Q&A on Indoor Training, Effective Sleep, Recovery Needs for Women, and Vitamin D with Jennifer Real
211: Does Strength Training Hurt or Help Endurance Sports with Dr. Bent Rønnestad
210: Nerd Lab: Eccentric Damage and a Heated Polarized Debate
209: The Balance of Race Experience, Scientific Knowledge, and Coaching with Julie Young
208: Q&A on Pacing for a Gran Fondo, Juniors Training, Two Minute Climbs, and 5x5 Minute Intervals with Houshang Amiri
207: Addressing Endurance Athlete Gut Issues with Dr. Patrick Wilson
206: Dr, Stephen Seiler on Breathing, Beer, and Heart Rate
205: The Physiology and Biomarkers of Recovery with Dr. Iñigo San Millán
204: Fast Talk Bids Our Heart-Felt Farewell to Chris Case
203: Q&A on Cardiac Arrhythmias, Ultra Endurance Training, Cramping in Juniors, Low Cadence Effects, and Workout Analysis Tools.
202: A Brief History of Endurance Sports Coaching with Joe Friel
201: Exploring Recent Training Tools with Toms Skujins
200: The Future of Endurance Sports! With Dr. Andy Pruitt, Kristen Legan, Rob Pickels, and Dr. Stephen Seiler
199: Training as a Time-Crunched Athlete, with Chris Carmichael
198: Favorite Workouts of Fast Talk All-Stars, Part 3
197: Cardiac Remodeling in Endurance Athletes, with Dr. Brad Petek and Dr. Tim Churchill
196: Q&A on Annual Training Plans, Race Stress, and Body Image, with Julie Young
195: Favorite Moments of 2021
194: Q&A with Adam Saint Pierre
193: How Much Speed Can Be Bought? With Ben Delaney
192: The Evolution of the Perception of Supplements, with Dr. Louise Burke
191: Q&A on Thanksgiving Mind Games, Jan Ullrich Effect, and Food as Medicine
190: Is Perceived Exertion the Most Important Metric?
189: Bike Fit Methodology, with Dr. Andy Pruitt, Colby Pearce, and Todd Carver
188: Nerd Lab: FTP, VO2max, and Sprints within LSD
187: Bike Fit Philosophy, with Dr. Andy Pruitt, Colby Pearce, and Todd Carver
186: Q&A on Intensity within LSD Rides, Finding a Coach, and Coach as Teacher, with Rab Wardell
185: Comparing Training Methods Across Endurance Sports, with Dr. Stephen Seiler
184: Q&A on Triathlon, Running, GI Distress, and Knee Warmers, with Joe Gambles
183: Developing Youth Athletes, with USA Cycling’s Alec Pasqualina
182: Q&A on Polarized Training, Ramping Down Your Season, and Ruining Workouts, with Rebecca Gross
181: Riding the Edge in Cyclocross, with Stephen Hyde
180: Transformative Endurance Challenges
179: Do You Need a Mentor? With Coach Connor’s Mentor, Glenn Swan
178: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Chronic Training Load (CTL)
177: Exploring Heat Stress and Heat Stroke, with Dr. William Adams
176: Q&A on Training Zones, Cyclocross, Weekly Planning, and Beer, with Alec Donahue
175: Lessons on Race Targeting, Goal Setting, and Mindset, with Olympians Svein Tuft and Erinne Zarsadias (nee Willock)
174: Q&A on Travel and Training, CTL, Race Prep, and Big Gear LSD, with Kendra Wenzel
173: Is Weight Management as Simple as Calories In, Calories Out? With Dr. Timothy Noakes
172 :Sprinting, Overtraining Your Cells, Durability: Rob Pickels & Trevor Connor Nerd Out on Recent Research
171: Environmental Pollution, Health, and Performance, with Dr. Michael Koehle
170: Q&A on Returning from Injury, Weight Management, and Fast-Twitch Fibers, with Renee Eastman
169: Should We Race by Numbers? With Dirk Friel
168: How Much High-Intensity Training Do You Need?
167: How to Assess and Modify Training Mid-Season
166: Effective Two-A-Day Workout Strategies, with Neal Henderson
165: The Physiology of Race Season, with Dr. Iñigo San Millán
164: Q&A on Judging Fatigue, Overtraining in Triathletes, and the Crossover Effect, with Melanie McQuaid
163: Training Principles from the 1980s Are (Still) All You Need, with Jeff Winkler
162: Q&A on Time Trial Pacing and Position, INSCYD, and Tough Love, with Janis Musins
161: How to Effectively Return to the Bike After Injury, with Dr. Andy Pruitt
160: Favorite Workouts of Fast Talk All-Stars, Part 2
159: INSCYD and the Power of Testing Analysis, with Sebastian Weber
158: How to Manage Unwanted Thoughts Through Stoicism, with Dr. Simon Marshall and Lesley Patterson
157: Q&A on Training Grit, Psychological Tricks to Beat Fatigue, and Stage Racing, with Grant Holicky
156: How to Effectively Evolve as an Athlete, with Lachlan Morton
155: Recent Research on Timing Effects on Performance, Interval Type, Health Benefits of Endurance, and Pacing Strategies
154: The Art and Science of Time Trials, with Kristin Armstrong and Jim Miller
153: Forget Marginal Gains and Focus on the Fundamentals
152: How to Effectively Modify Your Training and Racing as You Age, with Rebecca Rusch
151: Q&A on Heat Acclimatization, Sweat Rates, Altitude Effects, FTP Testing, and Fasted Training, with Lindsay Golich
150: Are There Benefits to Carbohydrate Manipulation? With Dr. Asker Jeukendrup
149: Q&A on Junior Athletes, PVCs, Supplements, and Base Rides, with Daniel Matheny
148: The Causes and Effects of Concussions and TBIs, with Dr. Steven Broglio and Timmy Duggan
147: What 2020 Taught Us, and the Exciting Places 2021 Will Take Us
146: Cardiovascular Drift, with Dr. Ed Coyle
145: Q&A on Time-Crunched Athletes, Zone 1 Rides, and Unstructured Intervals with Hannah Finchamp
144: The Best of 2020
143: The Art and Science of Yoga, with Sage Roundtree
142: Nutrition Myth Busting on Macros, Carbs, Food Allergies, Cramping, and Hydration
141: How to create multi-year training plans, with Dr. Stephen Seiler and Sondre Skarli
140: How to set training and performance goals
139: A New Coaching Model: Creating Better Athletes Through Our Virtual Performance Center
138: Q&A on Training Without Power, Optimizing Time at Your Desk, “Lunch Ride Syndrome,” and the Benefits of Fixies, with Amos Brumble
137: An Introduction to Ultra-Cycling, Bikepacking, and Randonneuring, with Matt Roy, Nick Legan, and Jose Bermudez
136: Q&A on crank length, power imbalance, injuries, and CBD, with Colby Pearce
135: The Importance of Sleep, Monitoring Devices, and Changing Your Routine with Dr. Shona Halson
134: Favorite Workouts of Fast Talk All-Stars
133: Mastering indoor cycling, with Joe Friel, Jim Rutberg, and riders on the eSports Team Saris-The Pro’s Closet
132: How to set Strava PRs, with The Pro’s Closet
131: Balancing science and experience in your training, with Cameron Cogburn
CA 19: How to Pedal a Bike, with Colby Pearce and Chris Case
130: The science of breathing, with Dr. James Hull
129: Q&A on weight loss and metabolism, MTB descending, and 5x5 interval types, with new head coach Ryan Kohler
128: Roundtable on coaching beginner athletes versus veteran athletes
127: Overreaching, overtraining, and burnout with Dr. Stephen Seiler
126: Q&A on fatigue, peaking, returning from injury, and nutrition, with guest coach Julie Young
125: Put it in the big gear—we explore low-cadence, high-torque training with Neal Henderson
124: How to map out your season, with Toms Skujins, Kiel Reijnen, Joey Rosskopf, and Larry Warbasse
123: Performance gains and adaptations from fasted training, with Dr. Brian Carson
122: Mission impossible: determining your true threshold
121: Should you build the best engine or focus on specificity, with Jim Miller
120: Q&A on FTP testing, structuring recovery weeks, and the sustainability of base training, with guest coach Steve Neal
BONUS: Anatomy of a Good Cycling Shoe, Cycling in Alignment 08
119: How to use data to make better training decisions, with Tim Cusick
118: Q&A on sweat rates, going polarized for ’cross, VLAmax, big gear work, and recovery tools, with guest coach Grant Holicky
CA 07: Jonathan Vaughters, CEO of EF Education First Pro Cycling Team
117: Cornering and Descending with Emile Abraham
116: Q&A on the art of listening to your body, ketogenic diets, and the GLUT4 transporter, with guest coach Kristen Legan
115: The MTB episode starring Payson McElveen, Geoff Kabush, Joe Lawwill, and Steve Neal
114: Q&A on LSD Rides, Topical Bicarbonates, Group Rides, and Sugar
113: The duration and intensity of rest periods is as critical as your intervals, with Sebastian Weber
3: Allen Lim - Cultivating the Environment of Coaching
112: Q&A on HIT training, gut health, recovery, and CTL
CA 01: Introduction to Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce
111: Busting myths about riding in the heat and cold, with Dr. Stephen Cheung
Introducing Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce
110: Off-the-bike workouts for optimal physical and mental performance
109: The metabolic cost of your rides—is it the same for everyone?
108: Q and A on TSS, training at altitude; plus exercise physiology resources
107: How to race aggressively, with national road champion Ruth Winder
106: Dr. Stephen Seiler on adjusting your training in a pandemic
105: Psychological tools to deal with disappointment, defeat, and uncertainty—lessons for cyclists (or anyone living through a pandemic), with Julie Emmerman
104: Bonus Q and A on respiratory exchange, using commutes effectively, and life-training balance
103: Fast Talk's origins and future - a special episode as we say goodbye to VeloNews
102: Performance Psychology with Julie Emmerman, Payson McElveen, and Grant Holicky
101: Zones are a range, not a specific number, with an all-star cast of guests
100: Dr. Stephen Seiler: The Past, Present, and Future of Polarized Training
99: Training Triathlon as One Sport with Three Disciplines, with Melanie McQuaid and Whitney Garcia
OC 03: #BestRetirementEver with Meredith Miller, plus 'cross and badass women
98: Bonus Q and A on Interval Intensity, Dirty Kanza Training, and Muscle Fiber Recruitment
02 Chris Case: The Brain, The Body and the Love of Cycling
97: Are You Stretching Too Much? Analysis with Menachem Brodie and Payson McElveen
96: Bonus Analysis on Pedaling Dynamics with Colby Pearce
95: Lennard Zinn and the Art of Tire Pressure
94: Bonus Q and A on Fasted Training, Goal Setting, and the Polarized Approach
93: Balancing sport and life, with Brent Bookwalter
92: Bonus Q and A on intensity vs. volume, overtraining, lab testing, and more
91: Beyond the Data: Training is not only About Numbers
90: Innovative approaches to base training, with The Cycling Gym
89: The Value of Physiological Testing with the University of Colorado Sports Medicine and Performance Center
88: Season Planning for the Limited Racer, with Colby Pearce & Grant Holicky
87: Preventing injuries through strength and conditioning with Jess Elliott
86: Listener Questions On Inflammation, Cardiac Drift, and Much More
85: Learning to trust the science with Dr. Jim Peterman
84: Pro training tips with George Bennett
83: Training the Gut with Asker Jeukendrup
82: The importance of adaptations, with George Bennett
81: The Cyclocross episode with Coach Holicky, Katie Compton, Ellen Noble, and Maxx Chance
80: Properly executing intervals is hard; keep your training plan simple
79: Playing the Energy Game with Colby Pearce
78: The demands of the Tour de France with Ciaran O'Grady
77: Avoiding the big mistakes even pros make, with Dr. Andy Pruitt and Frankie Andreu
76: When to push and when to pull the plug, with Kate Courtney and Whoop
75: High intensity training, with Dr. Stephen Seiler
74: Why women are not small men, with Dr. Stacy Sims
73: How to balance your VLamax, with Sebastian Weber
72: Do we need training zones? With Dr. Andy Coggan, Dr. Stephen McGregor, and Hunter Allen
71: How to train for and race gran fondo-style events, with Colby Pearce
70: Finding your strengths through failure, with Armando Mastracci
69: Functional training with Menachem Brodie
68: The big picture — the three types of rides you should do
67: What is VLamax? With Sebastian Weber
66: Demystifying periodization with Joe Friel
65: Debunking supplements — what works, and what doesn’t?
64: Inside the Canadian team’s world championship success, with Mike Woods and Rob Britton
63: Training gift ideas with Colby Pearce and Frank Overton
62: Listener questions on short rides, diet, vegetable oils, and training sub-threshold
61: Do you need a coach? With Neal Henderson and Rebecca Rusch
60: Rethinking the science of trainers
59: Preventing cycling’s most common injuries, with Dr. Andy Pruitt
58: Inside Colby Pearce’s world record hour attempt
57: Trail, rake, and flop — bike design with Lennard Zinn
56: The Hour with Colby Pearce
55: How to win with mind power
54: Applying the polarized training model, with Dr. Seiler
53: From collegiate racing to the WorldTour in three years, with Sepp Kuss
52: Enhancing Your Recovery With Normatec
51: Polarizing your training, with Dr. Stephen Seiler
50: Unpacking the gospel of Joe Friel’s new ‘Training Bible’
49: Training, fueling, and suffering at Dirty Kanza 200
48: Race tactics and training with Rally’s Huffman and McCarty, part 2
47: The art and science of peaking, with Colby Pearce
46: Inside ketogenic and high-fat diets
45: The art of recovery — how to balance training and rest with metrics
44: The data revolution — how A.I. and machine learning will make you faster
43: Race tactics and training with Rally’s Huffman and McCarty, part 1
42: The power training revolution, with Hunter Allen
41: We answer your questions about training
40: Too much of a good thing? Heart arrhythmias in endurance athletes
39: The Secrets to Staying Strong as You Age with Ned Overend
38: Why fatigue may be all in your mind
37: Nutrition — sugar, wheat, paleo, and performance
36: Inside the new science of climbing
35: How to Train In the Cold
34: Become a climber (even if you live in a flat place)
33: Is FTP dead?
32: A cyclist’s guide to the weight room
31: How to avoid illness (or just cope with it)
30: Myth Busters: Why we can’t talk about lactic acid
29: The future of bikes with Dan Cavallari and Kristen Legan
28: Why we need an off-season with Dr. Andy Pruitt
27: Who can you trust for training advice?
26: Cramping myths debunked
25: A deep dive on tires and pressure
24: Surviving a long season like a pro
23: How periodization works… for your nutrition
22: Understanding Tour de France strategy
21: Managing Heat with the Illustrious Mr Pickels
20: Get better at sprinting
19: Training as a numbers game
18: Top tips for pre-race prep
17: The Art of the Breakaway with Toms Skujins
16: Forget what you thought you knew about warm-ups
15: Should you eat gummy bears like Sagan?
14: Which is better, polarization or sweet spot?
13: How to pick a power meter
12: Use tactics to your advantage
11: Busting the No Pain No Gain Myth
10: Hit race weight the right way
9: Cycling Roundtable with Andy Pruitt and Rob Pickels
8: Stop your legs from fighting (themselves)
7: Cold, bare legs make you dumb, not tough
6: Like it or not, you should be lifting
5: How much speed can $2,000 buy?
4: The myth of the useless HR monitor
3: How to structure your training plan
2: High vs. low intensity
1: Why you aren’t a pro