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The Fast Talk podcast offers the best guides to cycling performance and endurance sports training from world-class experts.Cohosted by cycling coaches and sport scientists Trevor Connor and Rob Pickels, Fast Talk episodes feature fascinating conversations with world-class experts discussing the endurance sports topics they know best: the best ways to train, effective workouts, questions on polarized and interval training, sports nutrition, physiology and recovery, and sport psychology.Fast Talk...

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Episodes (479)

171: Environmental Pollution, Health, and Performance, with Dr. Michael Koehle

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170: Q&A on Returning from Injury, Weight Management, and Fast-Twitch Fibers, wi...

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169: Should We Race by Numbers? With Dirk Friel

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Jun 24, 20211:22:57pending

168: How Much High-Intensity Training Do You Need?

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Jun 17, 20211:29:04pending

167: How to Assess and Modify Training Mid-Season

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166: Effective Two-A-Day Workout Strategies, with Neal Henderson

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165: The Physiology of Race Season, with Dr. Iñigo San Millán

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May 27, 20211:21:07pending

164: Q&A on Judging Fatigue, Overtraining in Triathletes, and the Crossover Effe...

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May 20, 202157:03pending

163: Training Principles from the 1980s Are (Still) All You Need, with Jeff Wink...

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May 13, 20211:31:24pending

162: Q&A on Time Trial Pacing and Position, INSCYD, and Tough Love, with Janis M...

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May 6, 202158:03pending

161: How to Effectively Return to the Bike After Injury, with Dr. Andy Pruitt

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160: Favorite Workouts of Fast Talk All-Stars, Part 2

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159: INSCYD and the Power of Testing Analysis, with Sebastian Weber

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158: How to Manage Unwanted Thoughts Through Stoicism, with Dr. Simon Marshall a...

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Apr 8, 20211:27:36pending

157: Q&A on Training Grit, Psychological Tricks to Beat Fatigue, and Stage Racin...

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156: How to Effectively Evolve as an Athlete, with Lachlan Morton

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155: Recent Research on Timing Effects on Performance, Interval Type, Health Ben...

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154: The Art and Science of Time Trials, with Kristin Armstrong and Jim Miller

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153: Forget Marginal Gains and Focus on the Fundamentals

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152: How to Effectively Modify Your Training and Racing as You Age, with Rebecca...

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Feb 25, 20211:14:03pending

151: Q&A on Heat Acclimatization, Sweat Rates, Altitude Effects, FTP Testing, a...

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Feb 18, 20211:01:18pending

150: Are There Benefits to Carbohydrate Manipulation? With Dr. Asker Jeukendrup

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149: Q&A on Junior Athletes, PVCs, Supplements, and Base Rides, with Daniel Math...

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148: The Causes and Effects of Concussions and TBIs, with Dr. Steven Broglio and...

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147: What 2020 Taught Us, and the Exciting Places 2021 Will Take Us

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146: Cardiovascular Drift, with Dr. Ed Coyle

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145: Q&A on Time-Crunched Athletes, Zone 1 Rides, and Unstructured Intervals wit...

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Jan 7, 202156:23pending

144: The Best of 2020

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Dec 31, 20201:44:16pending

143: The Art and Science of Yoga, with Sage Roundtree

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Dec 24, 20201:11:37pending

142: Nutrition Myth Busting on Macros, Carbs, Food Allergies, Cramping, and Hydr...

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Dec 17, 202044:13pending

141: How to create multi-year training plans, with Dr. Stephen Seiler and Sondre...

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Dec 10, 20201:48:55pending

140: How to set training and performance goals

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Dec 3, 20201:15:35pending

139: A New Coaching Model: Creating Better Athletes Through Our Virtual Performa...

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Nov 26, 202034:18pending

138: Q&A on Training Without Power, Optimizing Time at Your Desk, “Lunch Ride Sy...

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Nov 19, 202059:21pending

137: An Introduction to Ultra-Cycling, Bikepacking, and Randonneuring, with Matt...

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Nov 12, 20201:41:24pending

136: Q&A on crank length, power imbalance, injuries, and CBD, with Colby Pearce

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Nov 5, 202048:08pending

135: The Importance of Sleep, Monitoring Devices, and Changing Your Routine with...

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Oct 29, 20201:19:19pending

134: Favorite Workouts of Fast Talk All-Stars

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Oct 22, 202049:11pending

133: Mastering indoor cycling, with Joe Friel, Jim Rutberg, and riders on the eS...

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Oct 15, 20201:35:06pending

132: How to set Strava PRs, with The Pro’s Closet

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Oct 8, 202057:30pending

131: Balancing science and experience in your training, with Cameron Cogburn

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Oct 1, 20201:31:14pending

CA 19: How to Pedal a Bike, with Colby Pearce and Chris Case

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Sep 28, 20202:01:44pending

130: The science of breathing, with Dr. James Hull

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Sep 24, 20201:28:15pending

129: Q&A on weight loss and metabolism, MTB descending, and 5x5 interval types,...

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Sep 17, 202036:10pending

128: Roundtable on coaching beginner athletes versus veteran athletes

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Sep 10, 20201:22:42pending

127: Overreaching, overtraining, and burnout with Dr. Stephen Seiler

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Sep 3, 20202:02:30pending

126: Q&A on fatigue, peaking, returning from injury, and nutrition, with guest c...

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Aug 27, 20201:10:39pending

125: Put it in the big gear—we explore low-cadence, high-torque training with Ne...

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Aug 20, 20201:16:55pending

124: How to map out your season, with Toms Skujins, Kiel Reijnen, Joey Rosskopf,...

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123: Performance gains and adaptations from fasted training, with Dr. Brian Cars...

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