129: Q&A on weight loss and metabolism, MTB descending, and 5x5 interval types, with new head coach Ryan Kohler
In today’s episode, we formally introduce our new head coach, Ryan Kohler, and put him in the spotlight for a classic Q&A. (Don't worry, Trevor is not going anywhere! He’s merely stuck in isolation am...
17 Sep 202036min
128: Roundtable on coaching beginner athletes versus veteran athletes
In today’s episode, we’ve assembled a fantastic group of coaches to discuss the differences, similarities, nuances, and challenges of coaching beginner athletes versus veteran amateurs. This episode ...
10 Sep 20201h 22min
127: Overreaching, overtraining, and burnout with Dr. Stephen Seiler
This week, our favorite physiologist Dr. Stephen Seiler is back on the program to talk about something that many of us get wrong: the distinction between overtraining, overreaching, and burnout. Often...
3 Sep 20202h 2min
126: Q&A on fatigue, peaking, returning from injury, and nutrition, with guest coach Julie Young
We have another fantastic Q&A episode for you today, with a diverse range of questions. Our guest coach this week is Julie Young, who has appeared before on Fast Talk—episode 91, to be exact. Julie ...
27 Aug 20201h 10min
125: Put it in the big gear—we explore low-cadence, high-torque training with Neal Henderson
You’ve heard us talk about so-called “big gear” training on the program before. Many of you probably incorporate it into your riding, and for a variety of reasons. What’s surprising is how little re...
20 Aug 20201h 16min
124: How to map out your season, with Toms Skujins, Kiel Reijnen, Joey Rosskopf, and Larry Warbasse
Hello and welcome to Fast Talk, your source for the science of cycling performance! I'm your host Chris Case. Today, we’re digging into the archive for some season-planning knowledge. Why now when our...
13 Aug 202058min
123: Performance gains and adaptations from fasted training, with Dr. Brian Carson
Have you ever woken up early in the morning to go for a ride, skipped breakfast, and thought, “I wonder if that was bad for my training? Or maybe it was good?!” In today’s episode, we try to decipher ...
6 Aug 20201h 58min
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 Juli 20201h 15min
