Interval workouts are often tough and many athletes finish them wondering if they were effective. We discuss how to get the most from your interval workouts with Dr. Stephen Seiler.
There has been an explosion in new metrics on wearable devices including oxygen saturation, sleep analysis, and glucose monitoring, but how much should we rely on them and do they really help us?
Training zones have served an important role for decades, but with the sophistication of training software and portable devices, do they still have a place?
Learn how to “sit in your burn” for longer with this mix of variable and steady efforts.
If Coach Holicky could boil sports psychology down to one concept, it’s being present in everything we do. We explore this concept and how it ties together mental toughness, motivation, and even pain tolerance.
We cover some of the seminal research from Dr. Laursen on high-intensity interval training and dehydration.
In this week’s Fast Talk podcast, we discuss the impact digital media can have on the physical, mental, and emotional health of athletes.
What is pain—and how can we learn to tolerate it in training and racing? We find out on our latest Fast Talk podcast where we’re joined by neuroscientist Dr. Scott Frey.
In this week’s episode, our hosts talk about the best work to do leading into the race season, getting meditative during intervals, and preparing for an epic event.
We know we need carbs for training and racing, but what impact do they have on our health? We discuss the pros and cons with one of the world’s leading sports nutrition experts.
Former XTERRA world champion and coach Melanie McQuaid talks with us about the pros and cons of top athletes becoming coaches.
If you’re looking to give your bike fitness a boost but you don’t want to jump on the saddle, give this run workout a go.
In this week’s show, we talk about how we deal with the stress of competition, whether threshold intervals are old news, and the mental side of dealing with health setbacks.
Get the most out of your hardest efforts with this VO2max intervals bike set.
Dr. Michael Crawley and Andy Kirkland join us to talk about what they’ve learned working and training with top Ethiopian runners.
They’re far more common than you think—and knowing how to improve leg length discrepancies can be vital to enjoyment and performance.
We max out on metaphors in this week’s Fast Talk podcast as we talk about some of the key principles behind training, recovery, and fueling.
Bust out of winter hibernation with this challenging bike intervals workout.