110: Off-the-bike workouts for optimal physical and mental performance
Getting off our bikes is the last thing most cyclists want to do. That, however, is just what we’re recommending in today’s episode of Fast Talk. We'll hear from former pro and longtime endurance coac...
7 Maj 202038min
109: The metabolic cost of your rides—is it the same for everyone?
Today we have a classic, complex, Coach Connor special. We ask a question not many other physiologists are asking: Is an amateur’s zone 2 ride (in a five-zone model) as physiologically taxing as a pro...
30 Apr 20201h 25min
108: Q and A on TSS, training at altitude; plus exercise physiology resources
We have received so many great questions about TSS, or Training Stress Score, that we wanted to look at this popular metric from several angles. Most of today’s episode is devoted to those questions, ...
23 Apr 20201h 3min
107: How to race aggressively, with national road champion Ruth Winder
Today, we take a step away from the science, and talk tactics. When we’ll race again no one really knows. So we thought it would a great time to help our listeners at least daydream about racing with ...
16 Apr 20201h 7min
106: Dr. Stephen Seiler on adjusting your training in a pandemic
As promised, today in episode 106, we bring in Dr. Stephen Seiler, one of the world’s preeminent exercise physiologists, to discuss how to adjust your training now that the world is in a chronic state...
7 Apr 20201h 8min
105: Psychological tools to deal with disappointment, defeat, and uncertainty—lessons for cyclists (or anyone living through a pandemic), with Julie Emmerman
In today's episode, we address how to effectively and constructively deal with these emotions: the lessons will, of course, help both with dealing with the uncertainty of a pandemic and with addressin...
31 Mars 202037min
104: Bonus Q and A on respiratory exchange, using commutes effectively, and life-training balance
Today, in episode 104, we wanted to give you something you’ve come to love about Fast Talk: a discussion on the science of training, and specifically answering your training questions. We take on 3 qu...
26 Mars 202039min
103: Fast Talk's origins and future - a special episode as we say goodbye to VeloNews
These are special times, challenging times, and this is a special edition of Fast Talk. This is the last episode of Fast Talk to be co-released on the VeloNews channel. As a way to say goodbye to our ...
24 Mars 202057min
