122: Mission impossible: determining your true threshold
Today, Coach Connor and I discuss something that comes up nearly every time we receive an email from one of our devoted listeners, from you. (By the way, please keep sending us questions and voice mem...
30 Jul 20201h 15min
121: Should you build the best engine or focus on specificity, with Jim Miller
Hello and welcome to Fast Talk, your source for the science of cycling performance! I'm your host Chris Case. I’ll set the stage for today’s episode with an analogy. And apologies to those of you w...
22 Jul 20201h 43min
120: Q&A on FTP testing, structuring recovery weeks, and the sustainability of base training, with guest coach Steve Neal
Hello and welcome to Fast Talk, your source for the science of cycling performance! I'm your host Chris Case, and today Coach Connor and I are joined by Coach Steve Neal of The Cycling Gym, which now ...
16 Jul 20201h 7min
BONUS: Anatomy of a Good Cycling Shoe, Cycling in Alignment 08
Which cycling shoes should I buy? This may seem like a straightforward question. But the better thing to ask is: Which shoes are right for my feet? If you’ve been a professional cyclist with extensive...
10 Jul 202053min
119: How to use data to make better training decisions, with Tim Cusick
Today we’re taking a good long look at training metrics. We’ve released previous episodes on how to use different numbers, what many of them mean, and how they’re calculated. Today, we tie it together...
9 Jul 20201h 48min
118: Q&A on sweat rates, going polarized for ’cross, VLAmax, big gear work, and recovery tools, with guest coach Grant Holicky
In today’s Q&A episode we invited coach and co-owner of Forever Endurance, Grant Holicky, to join us for a lengthy discussion on a myriad of topics. First, we converse about sweat rates. Ernest Bosk...
2 Jul 20201h 17min
CA 07: Jonathan Vaughters, CEO of EF Education First Pro Cycling Team
Long-time friends, training partners, and competitors, Jonathan Vaughters and Colby Pearce have a deep racing history and relationship. With decades of experience in pro cycling, they have gained many...
30 Jun 20201h 41min
117: Cornering and Descending with Emile Abraham
Today we’ll hit the subjects of cornering and descending from many sides. Our main guest is Emile Abraham, who has racked up numerous wins because of his cornering and descending prowess, having grown...
25 Jun 20201h 24min
