210: Nerd Lab: Eccentric Damage and a Heated Polarized Debate
Fast Talk7 Apr 2022

210: Nerd Lab: Eccentric Damage and a Heated Polarized Debate

Exercise physiologists and resident nerds Rob Pickels and Coach Trevor Connor continue their discussion of new scientific research in sport science. Though the discussions we have of these studies may not always directly apply to your weekly training plan, understanding the questions that have been asked by physiology researchers can give you context about what is known and knowable by science as it relates to human performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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16: Forget what you thought you knew about warm-ups

16: Forget what you thought you knew about warm-ups

Everyone has a warm-up routine, which is sometimes simple, and sometimes very complex. But what are we actually achieving with a pre-race routine? Is it helping us or actually hurting our potential to...

6 Apr 20171h 3min

15: Should you eat gummy bears like Sagan?

15: Should you eat gummy bears like Sagan?

Should you eat gummy bears like Peter Sagan? Maybe. In this episode, we are joined by Dan Cavallari and Stacy Sims, founder of Osmo who now works with Nuun, to discuss the difference between food and ...

23 Mars 20171h 5min

14: Which is better, polarization or sweet spot?

14: Which is better, polarization or sweet spot?

Which is better, sweet spot training or polarized training? To find out, we invited in proponents of each type of training — FasCat’s Frank Overton on the sweet spot side, and Boulder Center for Sport...

7 Mars 201748min

13: How to pick a power meter

13: How to pick a power meter

There is no training tool more powerful than a power meter, when it’s used properly. But which one you should buy? What part of your bike should it be on? Is a one-sided power meter good enough? We ar...

14 Feb 201748min

12: Use tactics to your advantage

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

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

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

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

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