Fast Talk

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

How do you reach the podium in not one sport, but three—and all in the same season? We chat with McBride and their coach, Mateo Mercur, to find out more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week’s show, we talk about marginal gains in the Tour, how best to approach training races, and what to do if you encounter an emergency mid-ride.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Threshold and VO2 Max intervals are two of the most common workouts for endurance athletes. However, what is the difference between the two, and how do you best execute each one? We dissect these questions with coach Hunter Allen.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We explore the past, present, and future of coach education with Joe Friel and Jon Tarkington. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices