Courses From Fast Talk Labs

Fast Talk Labs is the leading provider of coach education courses.

We are an official cycling education partner of TrainingPeaks, USA Cycling, iSportz, and other leading sports federations.

Explore our catalog of online courses for endurance coaches.

Our course catalog is available to endurance partners! Learn more about how to participate in our coach education program.

How to Coach Using Cardiovascular Drift Metrics USA Cycling CEU Course

How to Determine Cardiovascular Drift

Understanding cardiovascular drift can reveal key info about fitness progress and fatigue, especially during key training blocks and times of year. This course from Dr. Ed Coyle and Coach Trevor Connor is a practical guide for coaches on how to use this key training metric.

Tabata Intervals Workout USA Cycling Coach CEU Course

Tabata Intervals

Dr. Izumi Tabata created one of the original interval workout protocols. See the benefits of Tabata Intervals and exactly how they should be done.

4x8 Interval Workouts USA Cycling CEU Course

The 4×8 Intervals Workout

Max your athletes’ aerobic and threshold fitness gains with this deep dive into coaching 4×8 interval workouts.

5x5 Intervals Workout USA Cycling CEU Course

The 5×5 Intervals Workout

See how to coach 5×5 interval workouts and their physiology, threshold benefits, intensity targets, data analysis, and pacing.

How to Use Intervals.ICU USA Cycling CEU Course

How to Use Intervals.icu

Intervals.icu is one of the most powerful and low-cost platforms for analyzing workout and race data. See how to use the unique features of this powerful coaching tool.

USA Cycling CEU Course on the Four Pathways to Endurance Adaptation with Dr. Paul Laursen

Four Pathways for Adaptation

In this course for coaches, exercise physiologist Dr. Paul Laursen reveals the four physiological pathways that drive the fitness-boosting adaptations from training.

USA Cycling CEU Course on Sales Communication and Client Management

Sales Communication and Client Management

Upgrade your client conversational skills! This course shows how to communicate confidently with athletes, set clear expectations, and handle tough conversations with professionalism.

USA Cycling CEU Course on How to Create Race Day Sports Nutrition Plans

How to Create Race-Day Sports Nutrition Plans

Sports nutrition experts Ryan Kohler and Trevor Connor show how to create personalized race-day sports nutrition plans that match the energy needs of your athletes given the demands of their chosen events. This course explores case studies including the Leadville Trail 100 MTB and draws from research by Dr. Iñigo San Millán.

USA Cycling CEU Course on Training with Power Metrics

Training with Power

This course shows cycling coaches how to read the most important power metrics, understand what they mean for a workout and in the context of weeks and months of training, and then transform this power-based analysis into clear coaching decisions.

USA Cycling CEU Course on How to Integrate Recovery Into Training

How to Integrate Recovery Into Training Plans

Most training plans succeed at workouts and fail at recovery. This online course shows how to make recovery a key, active ingredient in your training plans, so athletes absorb workouts more effectively.

USA Cycling CEU Course on How to Use AI to Enhance Coaching

How to Use AI to Enhance Coaching

In a world where AI hype is boundless, this course from Dr. Paul Laursen of Athletica.ai reveals real world ways coaches can leverage AI for their athletes and shows why human coaches are critical to athlete success.

USA Cycling CEU Course on Advanced Junior Coaching

Advanced Junior Coaching

Dr. Jennifer Harris and Boulder Junior Cycling’s founder Pete Webber show better ways to coach advanced junior cyclists.

USA Cycling CEU Course on Bike Fit and Aerodynamics from Fast Talk Labs

Bike Fit & Aerodynamics

This course featuring Dr. Andy Pruitt, coach and bike fitter Colby Pearce, and Todd Carver, cofounder of Retül and Head of Human Performance at Specialized, shows coaches how to guide their athletes to dial in the right balance of aerodynamics, power, and comfort for faster, stronger cycling.

USA Cycling CEU Course on Business Liabilities from Fast Talk Labs

Business Liabilities

See how to protect your personal and business assets—and your athletes—with smart strategies that limit the liabilities for your coaching business.

USA Cycling CEU Course on Financial Literacy from Fast Talk Labs

Financial Literacy

See how to track your coaching business’s financial health and forecast profit, manage losses, and plan for future financial scenarios.

USA Cycling CEU Course on How to Start a Small Business from Fast Talk Labs

How to Start a Small Business

In this course, co-founder of Metta Endurance, coach Holly Benner provides a step-by-step guide to planning and launching your small business from ownership structure and government filings to finance and business plan.

USA Cycling CEU Course on Mental Strength and Resilience from Fast Talk Labs

Mental Strength & Resilience

Drawing from the latest in sports psychology, this course gives coaches a structured approach to developing mental skills and resilience with guidance from Dr. Simon Marshall and pro triathlete and world champion Lesley Paterson.