Fast Talk

Fast Talk Labs

The Fast Talk podcast offers the best guides to cycling performance and endurance sports training from world-class experts.

Cohosted by cycling coaches and sport scientists Trevor Connor and Rob Pickels, Fast Talk episodes feature fascinating conversations with world-class experts discussing the endurance sports topics they know best: the best ways to train, effective workouts, questions on polarized and interval training, sports nutrition, physiology and recovery, and sport psychology.

Fast Talk guests and regular contributors include Dr. Stephen Seiler, Joe Friel, Dr. Asker Jeukendrup, Sebastian Weber, Jim Miller, Dr. Andy Pruitt, Dr. Timothy Noakes, and elite professional athletes like Kristin Armstrong, Sepp Kuss, Brent Bookwalter, Kate Courtney, and many more.

Fast Talk is part of Fast Talk Laboratories, a new endurance sports knowledgebase for endurance racers and adventurers.

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20 episodes
Updated Thursday

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Thursday · 1 hr 3 min
434: Finding the Ingredients for Exceptional Performances, with Adam Mills
Elite Coach Adam Mills has helped his athletes win countless national championships. He shares his secrets for how to achieve that exceptional performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 23 · 50 min
433: What’s Behind the Resurgence of American Mountain Bike Talent?
We speak with Bear National Team co-founder and Trek Factory Racing’s Riley Amos to understand the proliferation of American talent at the World Cup level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 16 · 1 hr 6 min
432: The Development of Wearable Technology Through the Lens of Tymewear’s Breathing Measurement
Tymewear’s co-founder and lead engineer, Arnar Larusson, discusses how his collaboration with Dr. Stephen Seiler and coach Espen Aareskjold has led to the continuing evolution of breathing measurement technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 9 · 46 min
431: You Don’t Need 120 Grams of Carbs Per Hour!
While elite professional athletes continue to raise the ceiling on carbohydrate intake, we detail the research that says it isn’t appropriate, or healthy, for most athletes to do so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 2 · 1 hr 20 min
430: Our Definitive Guide to Sodium for Athletes, with Jared Berg
We break down the foundational physiology of sodium alongside a groundbreaking paradigm shift in athlete hydration science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 25 · 1 hr 11 min
429: The Importance of Having a Healthy “Why”, with Brent Bookwalter
Understanding the deeper reasons why we train and race can help us develop a stronger sense of motivation, work ethic, and confidence for our sport of choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 18 · 1 hr 13 min
428: How to Successfully Race a Gravel Event with Lauren de Crescenzo
Past Unbound Winner, Lauren de Crescenzo and YouTube journalist Ben Delaney talk with us about the ways of successful gravel racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 11 · 51 min
427: Potluck Discussion – Midseason Doldrums, Our Best Big Dumb Ride Stories, and Our Favorite Training Books
This week, our hosts get personal with stories of the biggest and dumbest rides they’ve done, the training book that had the biggest impact on their athletic development, and how they deal with the midseason doldrums. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 4 · 44 min
426: The High-Fat vs. High-Carb Debate Rages On
For decades, Dr. Timothy Noakes and Dr. Louise Burke have debated the best diet for performance, from opposite ends of the spectrum. In a series of new articles, the two nutrition pioneers continue the discussion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28 · 57 min
425: How to Build Champions (It’s Not the Way You Think!)
Sports psychologist Dr. Kate Bennett joins us to discuss the “Way of Champions” psychological framework that leads to happier, healthier, better-performing athletes and people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 21 · 1 hr 20 min
424: “Backed by Science” Doesn’t Mean What You Think, with Dr. Stephen Cheung
Science isn’t perfect; humans can bring bias and poor design. Today, Dr. Stephen Cheung helps us understand the potential pitfalls of scientific inquiry, and the things we can trust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 14 · 51 min
423: Potluck Discussion – Heat Training, Back Pain, and Grant’s Big Crash
We discuss whether a couple of heat training sessions a week has any reward (or risk), why lower back pain seems to be on the rise in cyclists, and Grant details his crash at a local race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 7 · 59 min
422: The Science of Power Meters, with Stages Cycling’s Pat Warner
You probably own a power meter, but do you know how it measures power or how these devices have evolved over 20 years? We were joined by Stages Cycling’s head of product development Pat Warner to pull back the curtain on the technology of power measurement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 30 · 50 min
421: Fast Chats — What Differentiates Cycling’s Greats, and New Research on the Causes of Overtraining Syndrome
We discuss new research on what it takes to win the biggest races in cycling—and how that can help your own racing—and we analyze a study that looks at the potential causes of overtraining syndrome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 23 · 1 hr 11 min
420: Cycling Race Craft and Tactics with Chris Horner
We sit down with one of the smartest bike racers of his day, and the oldest grand tour winner, to hear stories of what it takes to win bike races and outfox the competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 16 · 1 hr 10 min
419: How to Lose Weight in Season Without Hurting Performance
Registered Dietician Andrea Schwartz talks with us about how she works with athletes in-season to hit their weight goals while not getting themselves off-track. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 9 · 51 min
418: Potluck Discussion – When Racing Data Doesn’t Match Training, Muscle Memory, and Just How Much Aerodynamics Have Changed Cycling
In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss what to do when your racing data isn’t what you’d expect based on the numbers you see in training; we define muscle memory and discuss how it pertains to endurance sports; and we detail the many ways that bikes have become more aerodynamic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 3 · 1 hr 7 min
417: What Makes the Pedal Stroke So Unique, and Why Strength Training Is So Important
Functional training expert Dr. Stacey Brickson joins us to explain why no other sport movement is like the pedal stroke and, more importantly, why that requires doing additional strength work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 26 · 1 hr 13 min
416: Setting the Example for Youth Development with NICA
NICA serves all juniors, from future Olympians to kids borrowing their neighbor's bike. We talk with two leaders at NICA about how they balance serving riders of all levels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
March 19 · 59 min
415: The 5 Most Important Things to Know About Nutrition
We distilled decades of experience into the most impactful nutrition concepts for athletes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices