The Fast Talk podcast offers the best guides to cycling performance and endurance sports training from world-class experts. Cohosted by cycling coaches and sport scientists Trevor Connor and Rob Pickels, Fast Talk episodes feature fascinating conversations with world-class experts discussing the endurance sports topics they know best: the best ways to train, effective workouts, questions on polarized and interval training, sports nutrition, physiology and recovery, and sport psychology. Fast…
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438: Pursue Process, Not Perfection, with Jeff Troesch
Sports psychologist and author Jeff Troesch discusses his new mental skills guide, One Day Better, which helps athletes cultivate the method and discipline to improve every single day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
437: Potluck Discussion - Best Time of Day, Pedal Stroke, and Returning from Forced Time Off
In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss what we feel is the best time of day to workout, what we should focus on for the optimal pedal stroke, and the best way to return to form after forced time off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
436: Moving Beyond FTP to Multi-Dimensional Athlete Analysis
Physiologist Mac Cassin and the team at Wahoo are developing ways for athletes to better understand their strengths, weaknesses, and biggest areas for improvement with their Dimensional Training Load ecosystem. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
435: Sodium Update and Are We Too Focused on Health
First, Coach Trevor gives an update on his low sodium challenge while Jared talks about how recent research has impacted his recommendations. Then, we’ll talk about whether we have gone overboard with fitness trackers and biohacks to maximize health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
434: Finding the Ingredients for Exceptional Performances, with Adam Mills
Elite Coach Adam Mills has helped his athletes win countless national championships. He shares his secrets for how to achieve that exceptional performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
433: What’s Behind the Resurgence of American Mountain Bike Talent?
We speak with Bear National Team co-founder and Trek Factory Racing’s Riley Amos to understand the proliferation of American talent at the World Cup level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
432: The Development of Wearable Technology Through the Lens of Tymewear’s Breathing Measurement
Tymewear’s co-founder and lead engineer, Arnar Larusson, discusses how his collaboration with Dr. Stephen Seiler and coach Espen Aareskjold has led to the continuing evolution of breathing measurement technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
While elite professional athletes continue to raise the ceiling on carbohydrate intake, we detail the research that says it isn’t appropriate, or healthy, for most athletes to do so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
430: Our Definitive Guide to Sodium for Athletes, with Jared Berg
We break down the foundational physiology of sodium alongside a groundbreaking paradigm shift in athlete hydration science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
429: The Importance of Having a Healthy “Why”, with Brent Bookwalter
Understanding the deeper reasons why we train and race can help us develop a stronger sense of motivation, work ethic, and confidence for our sport of choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
428: How to Successfully Race a Gravel Event with Lauren de Crescenzo
Past Unbound Winner, Lauren de Crescenzo and YouTube journalist Ben Delaney talk with us about the ways of successful gravel racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
427: Potluck Discussion – Midseason Doldrums, Our Best Big Dumb Ride Stories, and Our Favorite Training Books
This week, our hosts get personal with stories of the biggest and dumbest rides they’ve done, the training book that had the biggest impact on their athletic development, and how they deal with the midseason doldrums. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices