Fast Talk

As promised, today in episode 106, we bring in Dr. Stephen Seiler, one of the world’s preeminent exercise physiologists, to discuss how to adjust your training now that the world is in a chronic state of disruption. We dive into our recommendations for reframing goals given your new focus. We’ll touch upon planning the rest of your season based upon those new goals. Finally, we’ll address the immu...

In today's episode, we address how to effectively and constructively deal with these emotions: the lessons will, of course, help both with dealing with the uncertainty of a pandemic and with addressing the emotional rollercoaster that is bike racing. Next week, with the help of Dr. Stephen Seiler, exercise physiologist extraordinaire, we’ll discuss ways to properly adjust your training. https://ww...

Today, in episode 104, we wanted to give you something you’ve come to love about Fast Talk: a discussion on the science of training, and specifically answering your training questions. We take on 3 questions and cover details about respiratory exchange rates in relation to VO2max testing; we also discuss how to most effectively use your bike commute for training purposes; and finally, we address t...

These are special times, challenging times, and this is a special edition of Fast Talk. This is the last episode of Fast Talk to be co-released on the VeloNews channel. As a way to say goodbye to our good friends at VeloNews, we invited editor-in-chief Fred Dreier to join us on the show to interview both Trevor and me, about Fast Talk—where we’ve been, where we’re going, and to discuss some of the...

As the world is fixated on the spread of COVID-19, many of us are feeling various amounts of stress & anxiety. These are challenging times. By coincidence, we recorded & planned to release today an episode on performance psychology with Julie Emmerman, specifically on the principles of confidence, resilience, the power of reframing, self-talk, etc. There are immense lessons to be learned in this e...

Training Zones are Ranges for a reason. Today we hear from a vast array of former guests, including:  - Colby Pearce, time trialist, coach & bike fitting expert - Dr. Stephen Seiler, one of the world’s leading sports physiologists - Sepp Kuss, pro cyclist with Jumbo-Visma - Toms Skujins, pro cyclist with Trek-Segafredo - Dr. Andy Coggan & Dr. Stephen McGregor, leading exercise physiologists - Hunt...

Today in episode 100, we get nearly two hours of Dr. Seiler. Our conversation is very natural, casual even, but there are so many moments of enlightenment and clarity. We learn about the inception of the polarized method, from the creator himself. We discuss Dr. Seiler’s current research on the all-important aerobic threshold. And we jaw about the future of sport science. Get ready for the wisdom...

Swim, bike, run. For our guests today putting these disciplines together represents a good day's work. Our primary guest is Melanie McQuaid, the first person to win the XTERRA world championship 3 times. She is now a triathlon coach in Canada, and she joins us to get specific and scientific about training 3 disciplines. We’re also joined by former pro triathlete Whitney Garcia. Because of her path...

Today, my guest is Meredith Miller. She may say she's "retired" from racing, but she absolutely has not retired from the sport. She is now the Rapha Cycling Club Chapter Coordinator in Boulder. She also works with USA Cycling as a coach and mentor in cyclocross. As a competitive athlete, she was the U.S. national road champion as well as co-owner and rider for the Noosa cyclocross team. Learn more...

First, Peter B., thanks for asking us about intervals. We hope our dissection of the dreaded 4x8s is helpful! Enjoy Trevor’s graphs & analysis. Next, David S. brought up a really good point: How do you adequately train for Dirty Kanza, when you live in an area that doesn’t offer the rugged terrain you’ll be faced with on race-day? Finally, Jeremiah B., you know we love to talk about when to train...

Chris Case is the former managing editor of VeloNews & co-author of “The Haywire Heart." He spent a good part of his early career as a neuroscientist, from dissecting monkey brains to working with patients with schizophrenia. Whether you're in the throes of training for a multi-stage bike race, or you’re riding a trail with your kids, it’s important to keep cycling fun. We laugh about the charades...

Today our guest is Menachem Brodie. Menachem is the owner of Human Vortex Training & has over a decade of strength training and coaching experience. As you’ll hear in this episode, Menachem has graciously gifted a chapter of his new book, “The Vortex Method,” to Fast Talk listeners. Visit FastLabs.com/fasttalk97 to get your free download. Also coming on the podcast today is Red Bull athlete, and f...

Today we're pulling from the Fast Labs vault to hear from one of our favorite guests, Colby Pearce. When we asked him about pedal stroke technique, Colby gave us this monologue of gold. We are very happy to say that Colby is the newest member of the Fast Labs family. Look for his new show in the coming weeks. We also caught up with reigning U.S. national road race champion, Ruth Winder, of Trek-Se...

Today, with the help of two very talented technical gurus, Lennard Zinn and Nick Legan, we explain the complexities of the tire, tire pressure, and how those things lead to changes in comfort, grip, rolling resistance and much more. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @RealFastLabs. As always, we love your feedback. Email us at fasttalk@fastlabs.com or call 719-800-2112 and leave us a...

Guess which one of our all-knowing hosts is an expert on Baby Yoda, and who hadn’t even heard of him until this recording? Or, more importantly, what is a palindrome? Welcome to our 2nd bonus episode of Fast Talk where Chris and Coach Connor are once again tackling your important questions! First is a question about training while fasting, then some goal-setting analysis, and finally some more dis...

Today, we’re joined by Brent Bookwalter of the Mitchelton-Scott WorldTour team, a man of both wisdom and humility, for a full conversation on balancing life and sport. We don’t all deal with the issues related to pro cyclists’ in our own lives, there are common themes about self-care, and working to keep your passions alive that we can all relate to. Today we also spoke to coach Katie Compton, and...

Welcome to this bonus episode of Fast Talk. These new episodes, which we’ll publish every other week, will run shorter than our regular episodes, and they’ll be geared toward answering your questions. All in all, they’ll contain the same great content you’ve come to expect from Fast Labs. If you have a question, give us a call at 719-800-2112 and a voicemail. If we can hear you loud and clear, we...

In this episode, we're here to remind you that successful training is not determined by data and statics 100% of the time. Our main guest is former professional cyclist turned coach Julie Young, whose road racing career stretched over a decade with teams including Saturn and Timex. She continues to race and is currently part of the talented team behind the Kaiser Permanente Sports Medicine Enduran...

Base training has traditionally been all about long, slow rides, but we've found some innovative approaches to improving training this time of year. Today, we’re discussing how best to deal with Base Season training challenges including poor weather and limited daylight. Our primary guests today are Andrew Randell and Steve Neal, the owners of Toronto's The Cycling Gym, joined by one of their athl...

This week’s show is about physiological testing. The result of a good test is a robust set of data specific to you, which can help you understand things like your true training zones & how well you can get up tough mountain climbs. Our guest is Jared Berg, exercise physiologist at the University of Colorado Sports Medicine & Performance Center. 2020 will be the year when Fast Labs expands beyond F...

When we're racing only three or four times a year, do we still need to periodize our season? Can we be on form all year round? Today we'll dive into planning a season with limited racing, asking the questions: What can we learn from the pros? What can we not take from pros? Then we'll look at several scenarios, including having four or five races in a short time frame, four or five races that are...

In this episode of Fast Talk, we’re going to discuss four of the most common overuse and imbalance injuries in cyclists and how to address them with off-the-bike work and proper bike fit. Patellar tendinitis, pelvic obliquity, back pain, and thoracic kyphosis, are fancy terms that our today's guest, Jess Elliott, the owner of Tag Performance and University of Denver faculty member in Human Perform...

We’ve received so many intriguing questions from our listeners, it was time to devote an entire episode to answering them. We appreciate the feedback, and generate many future podcast topics from your questions, so please keep them coming. You can always email us at fasttalk@fastlabs.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Fast Talk, we're going to cover: • Basic structure of a research study • Concepts needed to understand scientific research • Understanding scientific methods • Preferences among researchers • A study’s endpoints • The concept of the false null hypothesis Our primary guests are Dr. Jim Peterman, a professor of exercise physiology at Ball State University & Nate Wilson, a former e...

We sit down with George Bennett of the Jumbo-Visma WorldTour team to get a better understanding of how pros at the highest level of the sport train, and what amateurs can learn from those methods. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices