170: Q&A on Returning from Injury, Weight Management, and Fast-Twitch Fibers, with Renee Eastman
We start today’s Q&A with a discussion on returning from injury. Why? Well, Renee Eastman, our guest coach on this episode, just suffered a nasty crash. She's also come back from many injuries and bon...
1 Juli 202156min
169: Should We Race by Numbers? With Dirk Friel
When Chris Froome first came to prominence on the WorldTour and started dominating grand tours, all the talk was about how he was constantly looking at his stem. Was he staring at his power meter to g...
24 Juni 20211h 22min
168: How Much High-Intensity Training Do You Need?
Endurance athletes crave intensity. It's the closest thing we have to instant gratification: chose an interval, grab the bike (or running shoes, etc.), and head out the door or into the Zwift session....
17 Juni 20211h 29min
167: How to Assess and Modify Training Mid-Season
Coach Trevor Connor and Chris Case, as well as Coach Ryan Kohler and Fast Talk producer Jana Martin, all chose an N1 Challenge in the fall of 2020. Now, part way through the training and preparation f...
10 Juni 202143min
166: Effective Two-A-Day Workout Strategies, with Neal Henderson
If you’ve ever been a runner, swimmer, or rower, you might be familiar with the concept of two-a-days—individual workouts separated by hours within a single day, most typically one in the morning and ...
3 Juni 20211h 8min
165: The Physiology of Race Season, with Dr. Iñigo San Millán
The race season is upon us! Hopefully, that’s true where you live... even if it isn’t, we hope this episode helps you understand how to train in the race season. Of course, any discussion about racing...
27 Maj 20211h 21min
164: Q&A on Judging Fatigue, Overtraining in Triathletes, and the Crossover Effect, with Melanie McQuaid
Melanie McQuaid, a three-time XTERRA world champion and owner of MelRad Coaching, joins us to discuss how to judge fatigue, the effects of overtraining, and the so-called "crossover effect" between ru...
20 Maj 202157min
163: Training Principles from the 1980s Are (Still) All You Need, with Jeff Winkler
Quick, name two things that hit their peak in the 1980s. Yes, mullets were one. But think cycling and physiology. What about training principles? How much has changed since the days of Bernard Hinault...
13 Maj 20211h 31min
