Podcast Episodes

93: Balancing sport and life, with Brent Bookwalter

Episode 93

Today, we’re joined by Brent Bookwalter of the Mitchelton-Scott WorldTour team, a man of both wisdom and humility, for a full conversation on balancing life and sport. We don’t all deal with the issu…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Bonus Q&A on intensity vs. volume, overtraining, lab testing, and more

Episode 92

Welcome to this bonus episode of Fast Talk. These new episodes, which we’ll publish every other week, will run shorter than our regular episodes, and they’ll be geared toward answering your questions…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Beyond the Data: Training is not only About Numbers

Episode 91

In this episode, we're here to remind you that successful training is not determined by data and statics 100% of the time. Our main guest is former professional cyclist turned coach Julie Young, whos…

Published on 5 years, 11 months ago

Innovative approaches to base training, with The Cycling Gym

Episode 90

Base training has traditionally been all about long, slow rides, but we've found some innovative approaches to improving training this time of year. Today, we’re discussing how best to deal with Base…

Published on 6 years ago

The value of physiological testing, with the University of Colorado Performance Center

Episode 89

This week’s show is about physiological testing. The result of a good test is a robust set of data specific to you, which can help you understand things like your true training zones & how well you c…

Published on 6 years ago

Season Planning for the Limited Racer, with Colby Pearce & Grant Holicky

Episode 88

When we're racing only three or four times a year, do we still need to periodize our season? Can we be on form all year round? Today we'll dive into planning a season with limited racing, asking the …

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

Preventing injuries through strength and conditioning with Jess Elliott

Episode 87

In this episode of Fast Talk, we’re going to discuss four of the most common overuse and imbalance injuries in cyclists and how to address them with off-the-bike work and proper bike fit. Patellar te…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

Listener Questions On Inflammation, Cardiac Drift, and Much More

Episode 86

We’ve received so many intriguing questions from our listeners, it was time to devote an entire episode to answering them. We appreciate the feedback, and generate many future podcast topics from you…

Published on 6 years, 2 months ago

Learning to trust the science with Dr. Jim Peterman

Episode 85

In this episode of Fast Talk, we're going to cover: • Basic structure of a research study • Concepts needed to understand scientific research • Understanding scientific methods • Preferences among re…

Published on 6 years, 2 months ago

Pro training tips with George Bennett

Episode 84

We sit down with George Bennett of the Jumbo-Visma WorldTour team to get a better understanding of how pros at the highest level of the sport train, and what amateurs can learn from those methods.

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Published on 6 years, 2 months ago