157: Q&A on Training Grit, Psychological Tricks to Beat Fatigue, and Stage Racing, with Grant Holicky
Longtime Fast Talk Labs contributor and coach, Grant Holicky, joins us for another Q&A episode of Fast Talk. With Grant's help, in this episode of Fast Talk we tackle questions on race tactics (includ...
1 Apr 202157min
156: How to Effectively Evolve as an Athlete, with Lachlan Morton
If you consider yourself an athlete—and presumably you do since you’re visiting this site and listening to this podcast—then your definition of what that means has likely evolved through the years. Th...
25 Mars 20211h 20min
155: Recent Research on Timing Effects on Performance, Interval Type, Health Benefits of Endurance, and Pacing Strategies
We often mention scientific research articles within our podcast episodes. That said, Coach Trevor Connor laments how little time he is able to spend reviewing the data, in the context of the greater ...
18 Mars 202127min
154: The Art and Science of Time Trials, with Kristin Armstrong and Jim Miller
I’m not going to pretend to know much about time trials. I’ve done one. I also did an Hour Record on the track. That was fun, ahem. On the other hand, our main guests today are arguably the greatest ...
11 Mars 20211h 48min
153: Forget Marginal Gains and Focus on the Fundamentals
We receive a lot of questions about very specific topics—fasted training, supplements and recovery products, breathing techniques, and so forth. (By the way, we love them, so please keep them coming.)...
4 Mars 20211h 25min
152: How to Effectively Modify Your Training and Racing as You Age, with Rebecca Rusch
They say age is just a number. That’s exactly it: Age is nothing more than digits, and certainly shouldn’t be seen as a barrier or a dirty word. We can age successfully, but it requires changes to how...
25 Feb 20211h 14min
151: Q&A on Heat Acclimatization, Sweat Rates, Altitude Effects, FTP Testing, and Fasted Training, with Lindsay Golich
Coach Lindsay Golich is a sports physiologist who has worked with the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee in Colorado Springs at the Olympic Training Center for the past five years. She wor...
18 Feb 20211h 1min
150: Are There Benefits to Carbohydrate Manipulation? With Dr. Asker Jeukendrup
It wasn't long ago that most athletes, in the grand scheme of training, neglected the importance of nutrition, prioritizing time spent on the bike. Now, nutritional periodization and other methods o...
11 Feb 20211h 11min
