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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Dec 28, 2023 · 52 min
299: Revisiting Episode 3: How to Structure Your Training Plan
In the very early days of Fast Talk, our hosts summarized – in only 20 minutes – how to map out your training week. In today’s episode we revisit that summary to see just how good a job we did back then. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 26, 2023 · 1 hr 21 min
Fast Talk Femmes Throwback: The Importance of Strength Training for the Female Endurance Athlete
Erin Carson is a strength coach who has worked with some of the world's best cyclists, triathletes, and runners. In our latest show, she talks about how female athletes can get the most from their time in the gym. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 21, 2023 · 58 min
298: The Health Impacts from Breathing Particulate Matter
We are constantly inhaling particulate matter—not just from pollution, but from smoke, candles, and even cleaning chemicals. How does it impact our health? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 14, 2023 · 1 hr 14 min
297: Nerd Lab: Dr. Véronique Billat - A Pioneer in Interval Training Research
In the early days of interval training research, it was hard not to come across the name of Dr. Véronique Billat who shaped much of our current understanding of interval training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 12, 2023 · 54 min
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Optimizing Altitude Training with Dr. Trent Stellingwerff
Dr. Trent Stellingwerff reviews the research and gives practical tips on how to optimize altitude training in preparation for events both at altitude or at sea level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 7, 2023 · 1 hr 20 min
296: To Use or Not To Use: Block Periodization Plans, with Joe Friel
Block Periodization is one of the most sophisticated periodization models that’s producing big results for pros. But that doesn’t mean it’s right for everyone. Is it right for you? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 30, 2023 · 45 min
295: Q&A on Nutrition and Women’s Development in USA Sports with Kristen Arnold
National Team Coach and Nutritionist Kristen Arnold helps us explore maximizing your nutrition as an athlete, gives advice for how junior women can reach the next level, and shares her experience managing national projects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 28, 2023 · 1 hr 31 min
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Ketone Supplementation and Performance Optimization with Dr. Peter Hespel
World-renowned sports scientist Dr. Peter Hespel explains the potential benefits of ketone supplementation for athletes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 23, 2023 · 1 hr 20 min
Thanksgiving Throwback: From Collegiate Racing to World Tour in Three Years with Sepp Kuss
Let’s go back to a 2018 interview with this year’s Vuelta a España winner, Sepp Kuss, and hear about his jump to World Tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 16, 2023 · 1 hr
294: Potluck Discussion - Racing While Sick, Pro Tips for Riding in the Cold, and How to Rethink the Off Season
For this week’s potluck we discuss a host of questions, from getting sick during a target race, training in cold weather, and approaching the off season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 14, 2023 · 1 hr 38 min
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: An Athlete’s Guide to Gut Health with Dr. Allen Lim
Sports scientist Dr. Allen Lim details the direct correlation between gut health and athletic performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 9, 2023 · 1 hr 1 min
293: Beyond the Basics: Everything You Need to Know About Muscle Fibers
Gear up for a new Fast Talk Podcast series. First up: what are muscle fibers, what do we mean by slow-twitch and fast-twitch, and what are type IIa fibers? Our hosts cover everything you need to know about these all-important fibers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 2, 2023 · 1 hr 16 min
292: What Impact Will AI Training Software Have on Training?
AI training software is here to stay. We talk with Dr. Paul Laursen about where it may go and how it may impact training and coaching in both good and potentially bad ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 31, 2023 · 58 min
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Paris Brest Paris Brevet—How to Plan, Prep & Execute with Lisa Charlebois
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Oct 26, 2023 · 1 hr 16 min
291: Fact, Fringe, or Freaky? Taking on "Out There” Topics in Exercise Science
We dive into blood flow restriction, anti-aging supplements, post-activation potentiation, and the potential fringe training benefits you may never have even heard of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 19, 2023 · 59 min
290: Why Coaches Need Support, too with Lee Povey
The modern coach often assumes their job is fundamentally self-sacrificing – the athlete always comes first. We talk about why changing that belief can make for a better coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 17, 2023 · 1 hr 12 min
Fast Talk Femmes Podcast: Improving Safety in Pro Cycling with Adam Hansen & Ashleigh Moolman Pasio
Pro cyclist Ashleigh Moolman and former pro cyclist Adam Hansen discuss safety in professional and world tour bicycle racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 12, 2023 · 1 hr 29 min
289: The History of Sports Drinks with Dr. Robert Kenefick
We talk with one of the world’s top hydration experts about the evolution of hydration science and how it has changed our sports drinks over the decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 5, 2023 · 46 min
288: Potluck Discussion - Choose the Right Climb, Find Lost Motivation, and the Best Cross-Training
Our hosts address the challenges they have been thinking about as the season comes to an end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 28, 2023 · 1 hr 9 min
287: What the Field of Positive Psychology Has to Offer to Athletes with Sonya Looney
We talked with Sonya Looney about how the positive psychology concepts of flow states, flourishing, and grit are essential for athletes to both perform their best and enjoy their sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices