In this roundtable discussion, we dive into how personal connections between athletes and coaches may be more important than training plans.
Find out if you should be resistance training in correlation with your menstrual cycle.
Welcome to another potluck conversation with regulars Grant Holicky, Trevor Connor, and Rob Pickels. In these discussions, we pick topics that we find interesting and break them apart using a mix of science, humor, and our own experience. This week’s potluck is a special episode because joining us is Dr. Stephen Seiler. He’s going to […]
We discuss the questions of whether a low-carbohydrate diet truly hurts performance and if it is better for our health.
Learn about Zwift’s return on investment into women’s cycling through the Zwift Academy and work with the UCI and ASO.
We dive into the work of Dr. John Hawley – he has produced many seminal studies and papers in exercise science since the 1990s. Today, we wilk look at a few of his key papers on carbohydrates and how we adapt.
We discuss a host of odd, interesting, and humorous training topics in this week’s show.
Learn how to maximize your endurance sport for a lifetime.
All athletes fear the injury that takes years to recover from or permanently changes their lives. We talk with several experts on how to manage serious injury and find yourself again.
We hear from Fast Talk all-star guests like Lachlan Morton and Stephen Hyde about their favorite race season HIIT work.
Rev your legs with this versatile bike workout.
Learn how to get the most from your training and fueling—and avoid the pitfalls of overtraining—with advice from a leading academic.
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?
What happens between your ears is every bit as important as what happens in your muscles. We talk goals, mindset, body image, and more with sport psychologist Dr. Julie Emmerman.
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 chat with USAC’s CEO about the road ahead for women’s cycling.
We cover some of the seminal research from Dr. Laursen on high-intensity interval training and dehydration.