Fast Talk

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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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Jan 16, 2025 · 1 hr 3 min
354: How Homeostasis Explains Everything
In this summary episode we discuss how homeostasis is at the core of almost every function in our bodies, including how we train and stay healthy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 9, 2025 · 1 hr
353: The Power of Motivational Interviewing, with Dr. Jeff Breckon
Dr. Jeff Breckon discusses motivational interviewing concepts and techniques to empower coaches to better effect change in their athletes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 2, 2025 · 1 hr 17 min
352: The Four Fitness Foundations of Mobility, Flexibility, Stability, and Strength
We talk with coach and physiologist Dr. Stacey Brickson about the importance of off-the-bike work, not just for performance but longevity and health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 26, 2024 · 1 hr
351: Drawing Ethical Boundaries in the Coach-Athlete Relationship
Dr. Kate Bennett discusses ethical boundaries, dual relationships, and power imbalances that both coaches and athletes should be aware of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 19, 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
350: How to Set Strava Records on the Most Famous Climbs in the World
Jack Burke tells us how he trained and raced record-setting climbs on Alpe d’Huez, the Stelvio, and the Mortirolo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 12, 2024 · 54 min
349: Potluck Discussion: Sacrifices, Initial Season Workouts, and Over-Communication
Our hosts talk about whether it is better to be balanced or pursue something fully, good workouts to start the season out, and how much communication is too much. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 5, 2024 · 1 hr 3 min
348: How to Find Your Motivation in the Early Season
Our team talks with pro riders Madigan Munro and Noah Granigan about how they find motivation to train and stay fit when their next race is a winter away. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 28, 2024 · 38 min
347: Favorite Workouts—Off-the-Bike Edition!
We hear from Fast Talk all-star guests like Dr. Andy Pruitt and Stacey Brickson about their favorite off-the-bike workouts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 21, 2024 · 1 hr 7 min
346: The Effect of Virtual Training on Coaches and Athletes, with Robbie Ventura
Training is becoming increasingly virtual. We discuss with Velocity owner Robbie Ventura how to maximize athlete and coach interactions in this new online environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 14, 2024 · 57 min
345: Why Our Gut Microbiome Is Important for Performance and Recovery
We talk with Julie Ann Davey about the bacteria in our gut and how the composition of our microflora affects everything in our bodies, including our performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 7, 2024 · 53 min
344: The Role of Nutrition in Optimizing Mental Performance
We shine a light on an oft-overlooked aspect of athletic success: using nutrition for optimal mental performance, especially for endurance athletes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 31, 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
343: How to Fuel for Health
There’s an important difference between fueling for performance and fueling for health. In today’s episode, Dr. Mikki Williden and Dr. Paul Laursen give us their suggestions on how to fuel for health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 24, 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
342: How to Set Yourself Up for a Successful New Season
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Oct 17, 2024 · 52 min
341: Potluck Discussion: Hobbies as Training, Returning from Injury, and Off-Season Workouts
Our host regulars discuss when an unplanned activity—such as commuting—becomes training, how to adjust for an event when returning from injury, and what training to do in the off season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2024 · 1 hr 7 min
340: Norwegian Method or Just Good Holistic Practice? With Dr. Stephen Seiler
Dr. Seiler explains what we can and can’t take from the Ingebrigtsen brothers and from the Norwegian approach to training in general. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 3, 2024 · 1 hr 7 min
339: How Our Muscles Adapt, with Dr. Brendan Egan
Dr. Brendan Egan joins our hosts to explain what happens in our muscles after a hard training session that causes us to get stronger and faster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 26, 2024 · 1 hr 8 min
338: Nutrition Needs of Junior Endurance Athletes
Our hosts talk with Jared Berg about the nutrition needs of development athletes and whether they should eat differently from their adult counterparts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 19, 2024 · 1 hr 4 min
337: End-Season Form, CX Race Fueling, and Getting to the Top Too Fast?
We discuss a host of questions, from how to get a little more out of your form in autumn, to fueling needs for short races like cyclocross, and why so many female athletes seem to excel when entering sports later in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 12, 2024 · 1 hr 12 min
336: How to Train Perceived Exertion and Go Harder
We talk with Dr. Scott Frey and Tour commentator Brent Bookwalter about how our brains perceive effort and ways we can manipulate that perception to go harder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 5, 2024 · 1 hr 17 min
335: Nerd Lab: Dr. Edward Coyle's Defining and Controversial Work on Endurance Athletes
Dr. Edward Coyle was a pioneer in figuring out how endurance athletes adapt and defining what attributes—such as efficiency and fuel utilization—are most important to perform at the highest levels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices