Dr. Michael Crawley and Andy Kirkland join us to talk about what they’ve learned working and training with top Ethiopian runners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 255
In this summary episode, Coach Connor shares a metaphor he developed to explain to all of his athletes how our bodies adapt to training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 09, 2023•59 min•Ep. 254
In the latest episode of our female-specific podcast, we chat with the director sportif of one of the most successful women's WorldTour teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 07, 2023•55 min•Ep. 104
We do a deep-dive with listener-favorite Dr. Iñigo San Millán about the goals of training in the base months and how to best execute that training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 02, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 253
In this special Nerd Lab episode, we focus on three recent studies published by Dr. Bent Ronnestad that are all focused on improving time at VO2max Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 26, 2023•50 min•Ep. 252
We chat with high-performance sports dietitian and researcher Dr. Dana Lis about how female athletes can get the most from their nutrition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 103
Time at VO2max is driving the recent research on what makes the most effective intervals, but is it a good metric to use? We find out on this week's Fast Talk podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 251
We all need goals to help us stay on track, but what's the secret to effective goal setting? Top Coaches Joe Friel and Neal Henderson share their secrets from working with both Top Pros and Amateurs alike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 250
In this first episode of our new female-specific podcast, we chat with dietitian and author Jennifer Sygo about all aspects of sports nutrition as it relates to the female endurance athlete. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 10, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 102
Learn more about what female endurance athletes need to thrive with our new podcast, hosted by two former pro cyclists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 10, 2023•7 min•Ep. 101
Understanding your sources of motivation can be key to achieving your athletic potential, yet it's a topic that can also be surprisingly complex. We talk with mental performance expert Sonya Looney on how to find your motivation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 05, 2023•59 min•Ep. 249
Our hosts pick their favorite podcasting moments from 2022 with a variety of fun and informative guests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 29, 2022•59 min•Ep. 248
We’re joined by Dede Griesbauer who just won the Ultraman world championships at the age of 52. She talks with us about what it takes to win one of the world’s most grueling events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2022•59 min•Ep. 247
In this week’s show, we talk about training over the holidays, why discomfort is important to our development, and our goals for 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 15, 2022•50 min•Ep. 246
We all understand the purpose of high-intensity intervals and long endurance rides, but is there a value to kitting up and doing a workout that’s both short and easy? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 245
Espen Aareskjold, coach of Uno-X Pro Cycling, talks with Dr. Seiler about how they develop some of the best cyclists in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 01, 2022•54 min•Ep. 244
We explore what happens to our bodies when we stop training for a period of time and address how to successfully navigate the effects of detraining. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 23, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 243
The former pro triathlete and managing editor of Triathlete joins the podcast and talks with us about what brought her to Fast Talk Labs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 17, 2022•44 min•Ep. 242
We live in an era of data overload, so knowing how to interpret that data is key. Alan Couzens talks with us about how neural networks may be that answer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 10, 2022•59 min•Ep. 241
Coach Lauren Vallee talks with us about how cyclists and runners can incorporate the other sport into their training, not only to improve health, but to increase their performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 240
USA Cycling’s head of coach development joins us to answer questions about training, coaching, why young riders are winning Grand Tours, and plenty more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 239
In this week’s show, we talk about whether gravel racing can save North American racing, if adding a Zwift race to your interval work is still good training, and techniques our hosts use to keep in balance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 20, 2022•56 min•Ep. 238
Talking to us from the Big Island of Hawaii, we chat with Coach Ryan Bolton on all things Kona and get his expert analysis on some epic record-breaking racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 237
In this second part of a limited series recorded by Dr. Stephen Seiler, he gives the history of exercise physiology research and answers many questions about why research is the way it is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 236
Whether you’re a roadie, a mountain biker or a triathlete, the unique demands of cyclocross mean it can make you better at your preferred discipline. On this week’s show we chat with cyclocross experts Grant Holicky and Stephen Hyde about the many benefits of ‘cross. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 235
Physiologist Rob Pickels nerds out with Trevor Connor on four recent studies that span a wide range of topics, from the benefits of percussive massagers for strength work to the impact of pregnancy on elite runners. Tune in to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 22, 2022•53 min•Ep. 234
Neuroscience isn’t an exciting term, but it can be one of the most important factors in how well our muscles perform. We talk about this fascinating connection between mind and body with Dr. Scott Frey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 233
In this week’s show, we talk about whether there is a benefit to angling our hoods, long thresholds vs. short thresholds, and what extreme measures we have gone to for racing or training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 08, 2022•46 min•Ep. 232
"Women are not small men" is a phrase synonymous with Stacy Sims—and in this show, we find out exactly what that means. Tune in to learn just how important it is for coaches and female athletes to adapt training so that women’s physiology can be used to harness their strengths—not hinder them—throughout their athletic lives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 231
This is our first episode of a limited series recorded with Dr. Stephen Seiler. In this episode, Seiler explains his history, then talks about something near and dear to him and all of us: the heart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 25, 2022•54 min•Ep. 230