12: Use tactics to your advantage
Let’s say you’re on an amateur team. A bunch of Cat. 3s with varying strengths and weaknesses. How do you use each rider effectively? How should a sprinter approach each race? Or a climber? Or a big d...
9 Feb 201741min
11: Busting the No Pain No Gain Myth
Today’s episode is all about busting two commonly held and closely related training myths. First, should you always do precisely what’s written on your training plan, even if your body is tired? And s...
27 Jan 201746min
10: Hit race weight the right way
What is the healthy way to get to race weight? We are joined by Dr. Philip Goglia, a nutritionist to the stars (and Phil Gaimon) to discuss safe and effective ways to drop weight, how to best fuel you...
13 Jan 20171h 1min
9: Cycling Roundtable with Andy Pruitt and Rob Pickels
Are top pro teams training differently from the rest of us? Can you replace lab testing with a power meter and field testing? What should you look for in a coach? We are joined by Andy Pruitt, an inte...
16 Dec 201652min
8: Stop your legs from fighting (themselves)
Want some free watts? Your legs are fighting themselves, and we want them to stop. Episode 8 is all about neuromuscular training, decreasing what is called coactivation, which is when your muscles act...
8 Dec 201638min
7: Cold, bare legs make you dumb, not tough
Why do you need to cover your legs when it’s cold? It’s not about comfort, it’s about getting the most out of your training. We dig into the physiology behind pedaling in cold weather and offer up a f...
1 Dec 201639min
6: Like it or not, you should be lifting
Is it enough to just ride your bike for training? In this episode of Fast Talk, we explain why serious cyclists should be spending time in the gym, incorporating weight lifting into their weekly progr...
17 Nov 201628min
5: How much speed can $2,000 buy?
Can you buy speed? Yes, if you spend wisely. Fretz and Connor are joined by tech experts Dan Cavallari and Kristen Legan, and they try to answer a simple hypothetical: If you have $2,000 to spend and ...
4 Nov 201642min
