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Fast Talk

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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 Talk guests and regular contributors include Dr. Stephen Seiler, Joe Friel, Dr. Asker Jeukendrup, Sebastian Weber, Jim Miller, Dr. Andy Pruitt, Dr. Timothy Noakes, and elite professional athletes like Kristin Armstrong, Sepp Kuss, Brent Bookwalter, Kate Courtney, and many more. Fast Talk is part of Fast Talk Laboratories, a new endurance sports knowledgebase for endurance racers and adventurers.

Episodes

377: When Is Our Interval Work Too Much?

Brent Bookwalter talks with us about the importance of balancing physical and mental resources to get our workouts just right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 26, 20251 hr 10 min

376: Too Little Protein? Too Much Sodium?

Two nutritional trends have serious health and performance consequences. We discuss the why, what, and how of protein and sodium intake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 19, 202535 min

373: The Revolutionary Work of Dr. Hans Selye

Dr. Stephen Seiler joins us to talk about one of the biggest influences on his own work, Dr Hans Selye who's been called the Einstein of the biological sciences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 29, 20251 hr 8 minEp. 373

370: Our Deep Dive on the Norwegian Method

We talk with Brad Culp, author of “The Norwegian Method,” about the main tenets of the training philosophy, as well as who should and shouldn’t apply the method in their training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 08, 20251 hr 24 minEp. 370

369: How Coaches and Athletes Interact with Data

Mollie Brewer joins us to discuss how we interact with data – which can say as much about coaches and athletes as the data itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 01, 20251 hr 12 minEp. 369

368: Are Shorter Cranks Faster?

On this episode, Lennard Zinn shares his decades of experience and experimentation to help answer the question of whether shorter cranks are better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 24, 20251 hr 4 minEp. 368

366: Balancing the Principles of Training with Triathlon

The TriDoc Jeff Sankoff joins us to talk about how to still apply the principles of supercompensation and progressive overload in a sport as complex as triathlon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 10, 20251 hr 10 minEp. 366

362: How to Make Interval Work Motivating

Our team of coaches got together and discussed why we do intervals, how to execute them, and most importantly, how to make them more fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 13, 20251 hr 8 minEp. 362

359: Do Women Athletes Need Zone 2 Training?

Recently, some prominent researchers have suggested that women need far less zone 2 training than previously thought. Physiologists Julie Young and Dr. Dana Lis join us to debate that question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 20, 202559 minEp. 359

358: How to Use—and Not Use—HRV in Your Training

We talk with HRV expert, Dr. Brad Lichtenstein, about the value of HRV in training, what it does and doesn’t show, and what to be careful of when you use it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 13, 20251 hr 10 minEp. 358

357: Progressive Overload Is Critical But Does It Have a Limit?

Coach Isaiah Newkirk joins us to talk about why progressive overload is so important to training, and how we can continue to get gains when we can’t add more volume or intensity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 06, 20251 hr 9 minEp. 354

356: The Importance of Maintaining Muscle Mass with Jared Berg

Fast Talk’s head physiologist details why it’s important to maintain muscle mass as an endurance athlete, and how to do it even when trying to lose weight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 30, 20251 hr 15 minEp. 356

354: How Homeostasis Explains Everything

In this summary episode we discuss how homeostasis is at the core of almost every function in our bodies, including how we train and stay healthy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 16, 20251 hr 3 minEp. 353

348: How to Find Your Motivation in the Early Season

Our team talks with pro riders Madigan Munro and Noah Granigan about how they find motivation to train and stay fit when their next race is a winter away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 05, 20241 hr 4 minEp. 348
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