Fast Talk

Not everything that happens to us at altitude is positive, nor do we all respond the same way. We discuss the ins and outs of altitude camps, and how to make sure you benefit from them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road racing has been on a decline, while virtual racing has been accelerating as a legitimate type of racing. We discuss what this means for both sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our hosts continue their potluck discussion and talk about what’s the ideal mental state for performance, whether we should be consistent with our intervals or not, and why failure is so important for an athlete to experience.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss the difference between nutrition and fueling, and why focusing on performance versus health can lead to different dietary choices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We discuss sweat rates, sodium & other electrolyte losses, general guidelines, and how everyone's sweat rates vary with Dr. Robert Kenefick. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author and renowned expert on injury and fit, Dr Andy Pruitt, answers questions about back pain, knee issues with increased training, numbness and pain where we sit, and how much we can still adapt as we age.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn the “ins and outs” of gravel racing as we discuss everything you need to know with pro-cyclists (now turned gravel racers), Alex Howes and Kiel Reijnen. From gear to weather to developing a good start and finish strategy, we cover it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our hosts have a “potluck discussion” about athletes' different needs for carbohydrates, how 2-minute intervals compare to Tabata’s, and why current athletes can come back much quicker from time off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heart rate, power, and now breathing: they all have their own languages and tools that are critical to endurance sports, but you might not have known that breathing is also trainable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fast Talk all-star guests including Dr. Iñigo San Millán, Kendra Wenzel, Joe Friel, Lennard Zinn, and Brent Bookwalter reveal their favorite workouts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bike tech guru Lennard Zinn talks with us about the biggest innovations in bicycle technology that have improved performance, ease of use, and perhaps most importantly, comfort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We explore how our bodies adapt to training and why that doesn’t mean maximally stressing the body, but stressing it the right amount at the right times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your training is done. It’s only a few days to your big event. This is when many athletes unravel months of training with a few bad choices. Top coach Neal Henderson discusses with us how to avoid the pitfalls and get the most out of those final days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Medical Doctor and elite Zwift team manager Jennifer Real talks with us about indoor training and racing, and how to get effective recovery including monitoring sleep and taking Vitamin D.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re joined by Dr Bent R. Rønnestad to dive into questions about concurrent strength and endurance training including whether they interfere with one another, and if endurance athletes should strength train.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exercise physiologists and resident nerds Rob Pickels and Coach Trevor Connor continue their discussion of new scientific research in sport science. Though the discussions we have of these studies may not always directly apply to your weekly training plan, understanding the questions that have been asked by physiology researchers can give you context about what is known and knowable by science as...

We explore how important it is to have race experience, a scientific background and a coaching background to fully guide athletes with coach, physiologist, and past pro Julie Young.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re joined by Houshang Amiri, a UCI Elite Coach and Trevor Connor’s coach at the Canadian National Center, to address questions about both building endurance and top end work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The author of The Athlete’s Gut talks with us about digestive issues like bloating, cramps, pain and inflammation - all of which can derail the best event preparation plans.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We got so much great information from Dr Stephen Seiler when we interviewed him for episode 200, we wanted to make sure we shared it all with our listeners. In this episode, Dr. Seiler tells about breathing, beer and heart rate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr Inigo San Millan, the coach of Tadej Pogačar, discusses the physiology of recovery, biomarkers of training and why we don’t want to be in a constant catabolic state.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Case is leaving Fast Talk! For his final episode, we gather some of his close cycling friends to discuss Chris and his epic rides, his parting wisdom, and what has made him a special part of Fast Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We asked for your questions on our 200th anniversary episode and we got so many of them that we decided to dedicate another episode to answer them. Here are your questions answered!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When looking at the history of endurance sports coaching, there's no better guide than coach Joe Friel. Quite simply, Joe Friel is the most trusted endurance sports coach in the world. He has trained endurance athletes since 1980 in triathlon, duathlon, road cycling, and mountain biking. Joe has trained national champions, world championship contenders, and Olympic athletes. And he has coached sco...

Multiple-time Polka Dot Jersey Holder, Toms Skujins, discusses lactate testing, CGMs, ketone strips, and taking his own blood on the side of the road. If you’re a listener of this show, you understand that nothing can replace hard work if you want to be at your strongest. But that doesn’t stop many of us from keeping an eye on the newest gadgets and tools with the hopes that one or two of them wil...