Podcast Episodes

Neck Pain in Cyclists: Mechanics, Fit, and Clinical Insight

Episode 396

Experts in medicine, biomechanics, and physical therapy join Dr. Griffin McMath and Trevor Connor to decode the causes of neck pain in cyclists and the strategies that keep athletes strong, steady, a…

Published on 8 hours ago

The Difference Between Efficiency and Economy, and Why You Should Care

Episode 395

Dr. Ray Browning joins us to answer a question that even some exercise physiologists get wrong: what is the difference between efficiency and economy? 

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Published on 1 week ago

Teaching Parents to Better Support Their Child-Athletes

Episode 394

We talk with Dr. Jennifer Harris about the critical role that parents play in junior athlete development, and why that role is too often ignored or left undefined.  

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Published on 2 weeks ago

Fast Chats - How Endurance Athletes Cope with Pain

Episode 393

We unpack what pain really means in endurance sport and how ultra-athletes use interoception, mindset, and adaptive coping (vs. maladaptive spirals) to finish stronger—less suffering, more control.

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Published on 3 weeks ago

Potluck Discussion - Altitude Downsides, Fatigue Weeks with Limited Time, and the Auto-Pause Debate

Episode 392

In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss whether there are issues with coming down from altitude, how to do a fatigue week with limited time, and whether or not to use auto-pause.

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Published on 4 weeks ago

How to Use Physiological Data to Determine the Work You Should Do

Episode 391

Physiologist Jared Berg talks with us about how he uses both in-lab and on-the-road testing to determine what type of work an athlete should focus on. 

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Published on 1 month ago

Exploring the Mindset and Training of America’s Most Accomplished Nordic Skier, Jessie Diggins

Episode 390

No American skier has rewritten the record books like Jessie Diggins. She’s figured out how to take down the Norwegians at their strongest sport—and she shares how she did it.

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Fast Chats - Should We Be Reconsidering Zone 2 Training

Episode 389

Zone 2 training has become all the rage, but a 2025 review is taking a step back and questioning whether it really produces the gains we thought it does.

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Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Trends in Training Software

Episode 384

TrainingPeaks CEO, Lee Gerakos, joins us to discuss the current trends in training software and where he thinks they are going. 

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Preparing for Cyclocross Race Day, with Adam Myerson

Episode 387

Cyclocross veteran Adam Myerson shares the essential race-day strategies—covering equipment, course inspection, warm-up, nutrition, and tactics—that can make or break your season. 

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Published on 2 months ago