Fast Talk
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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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122: Mission impossible: determining your true threshold
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121: Should you build the best engine or focus on specificity, with Jim Miller
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120: Q&A on FTP testing, structuring recovery weeks, and the sustainability of b...
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BONUS: Anatomy of a Good Cycling Shoe, Cycling in Alignment 08
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119: How to use data to make better training decisions, with Tim Cusick
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118: Q&A on sweat rates, going polarized for ’cross, VLAmax, big gear work, and...
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CA 07: Jonathan Vaughters, CEO of EF Education First Pro Cycling Team
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117: Cornering and Descending with Emile Abraham
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116: Q&A on the art of listening to your body, ketogenic diets, and the GLUT4 tr...
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115: The MTB episode starring Payson McElveen, Geoff Kabush, Joe Lawwill, and St...
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114: Q&A on LSD Rides, Topical Bicarbonates, Group Rides, and Sugar
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113: The duration and intensity of rest periods is as critical as your intervals...
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3: Allen Lim - Cultivating the Environment of Coaching
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112: Q&A on HIT training, gut health, recovery, and CTL
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CA 01: Introduction to Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce
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111: Busting myths about riding in the heat and cold, with Dr. Stephen Cheung
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Introducing Cycling in Alignment with Colby Pearce
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110: Off-the-bike workouts for optimal physical and mental performance
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109: The metabolic cost of your rides—is it the same for everyone?
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108: Q and A on TSS, training at altitude; plus exercise physiology resources
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107: How to race aggressively, with national road champion Ruth Winder
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106: Dr. Stephen Seiler on adjusting your training in a pandemic
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105: Psychological tools to deal with disappointment, defeat, and uncertainty—le...
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104: Bonus Q and A on respiratory exchange, using commutes effectively, and life...
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103: Fast Talk's origins and future - a special episode as we say goodbye to Vel...
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102: Performance Psychology with Julie Emmerman, Payson McElveen, and Grant Holi...
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101: Zones are a range, not a specific number, with an all-star cast of guests
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100: Dr. Stephen Seiler: The Past, Present, and Future of Polarized Training
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99: Training Triathlon as One Sport with Three Disciplines, with Melanie McQuaid...
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OC 03: #BestRetirementEver with Meredith Miller, plus 'cross and badass women
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98: Bonus Q and A on Interval Intensity, Dirty Kanza Training, and Muscle Fiber...
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02 Chris Case: The Brain, The Body and the Love of Cycling
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97: Are You Stretching Too Much? Analysis with Menachem Brodie and Payson McElve...
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96: Bonus Analysis on Pedaling Dynamics with Colby Pearce
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95: Lennard Zinn and the Art of Tire Pressure
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94: Bonus Q and A on Fasted Training, Goal Setting, and the Polarized Approach
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93: Balancing sport and life, with Brent Bookwalter
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92: Bonus Q and A on intensity vs. volume, overtraining, lab testing, and more
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91: Beyond the Data: Training is not only About Numbers
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90: Innovative approaches to base training, with The Cycling Gym
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89: The Value of Physiological Testing with the University of Colorado Sports Me...
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88: Season Planning for the Limited Racer, with Colby Pearce & Grant Holicky
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87: Preventing injuries through strength and conditioning with Jess Elliott
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Nov 11, 20191:46:26pending
86: Listener Questions On Inflammation, Cardiac Drift, and Much More
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Oct 25, 20191:05:13pending
85: Learning to trust the science with Dr. Jim Peterman
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84: Pro training tips with George Bennett
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83: Training the Gut with Asker Jeukendrup
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82: The importance of adaptations, with George Bennett
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Aug 31, 20191:30:12pending
81: The Cyclocross episode with Coach Holicky, Katie Compton, Ellen Noble, and M...
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80: Properly executing intervals is hard; keep your training plan simple
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