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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 guests and regular contributors include Dr. Stephen Seiler, Joe Friel, Dr. Asker Jeukendrup, Sebastian Weber, Jim Miller, Dr. Andy Pruitt, Dr. Timothy Noakes, and elite professional athletes like Kristin Armstrong, Sepp Kuss, Brent Bookwalter, Kate Courtney, and many more.
Fast Talk is part of Fast Talk Laboratories, a new endurance sports knowledgebase for endurance racers and adventurers.
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447: Should Endurance Athletes Consider GLP-1s? And a New Study on HIIT Microcycles
We dive into the pros and cons of GLP-1s and the science on their use with athletes, then we discuss a new Bent Rønnestad study on the effects of five consecutive days of HIT sessions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megapho
446: The Three Big Social Media Nutrition Myths
Our team discusses peptides, “healthmaxxing,” supplements, and social media influencers, by addressing what the actual science is behind these social trends. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
445: The Neuroscience of Willpower, with Dr. Scott Frey
Despite popular belief, the ability to continue to push yourself is trainable—it isn’t simply a matter of grit. We discuss the science of willpower, its mechanisms, and how you can better cultivate this psychological superpower. Learn more
444: How to Optimize the Indoor Training and Racing Experience
We discuss how to create an efficient indoor training environment that will enhance your experience with two veterans of virtual racing and riding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
443: Why Are Grand Tour Winners Getting Younger?
Grand Tour contenders are younger than they’ve been at almost any point in history. Are we just finally getting it right, or is this an anomaly? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
442: Potluck Discussion – How Specific is Too Specific, Benefits of Cyclocross, and the Point of Base Training
Our potluck discussion covers a wide range of topics, from whether it’s better to really focus on your weaknesses in training or build the best engine, the benefits of zone 2 intervals, what you could gain from dabbling in cyclocross, and t
441: The Latest Science on Double Threshold Training, with Siren and Dr. Stephen Seiler
First as an elite runner and now as a physiologist, Siren Seiler has been intrigued by “double threshold” training. Today we discuss the results of her master’s thesis: “Physiological and perceptual stress responses to repeated single‑ and
440: New Science on Heart Remodeling in AFib, plus Strength and Speed Training Best Practices
First, we delve into a new study that points to several types of remodeling as potential causation of AFib. Then we look at elite Norwegian coaching practices around strength and speed training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https
439: The Importance of Small-Sided Racing with Team APS
Being a great racer is about more than just doing race-specific intervals. Freddie Rodriguez and Mike Norton join us to explain the concept of Total Cycling Race Dynamics and how it could be the most important thing you do to become a great
438: Pursue Process, Not Perfection, with Jeff Troesch
Sports psychologist and author Jeff Troesch discusses his new mental skills guide, One Day Better, which helps athletes cultivate the method and discipline to improve every single day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megapho
437: Potluck Discussion - Best Time of Day, Pedal Stroke, and Returning from Forced Time Off
In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss what we feel is the best time of day to workout, what we should focus on for the optimal pedal stroke, and the best way to return to form after forced time off. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi
436: Moving Beyond FTP to Multi-Dimensional Athlete Analysis
Physiologist Mac Cassin and the team at Wahoo are developing ways for athletes to better understand their strengths, weaknesses, and biggest areas for improvement with their Dimensional Training Load ecosystem. Learn more about your ad choi
435: Sodium Update and Are We Too Focused on Health
First, Coach Trevor gives an update on his low sodium challenge while Jared talks about how recent research has impacted his recommendations. Then, we’ll talk about whether we have gone overboard with fitness trackers and biohacks to maximi
434: Finding the Ingredients for Exceptional Performances, with Adam Mills
Elite Coach Adam Mills has helped his athletes win countless national championships. He shares his secrets for how to achieve that exceptional performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
433: What’s Behind the Resurgence of American Mountain Bike Talent?
We speak with Bear National Team co-founder and Trek Factory Racing’s Riley Amos to understand the proliferation of American talent at the World Cup level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
432: The Development of Wearable Technology Through the Lens of Tymewear’s Breathing Measurement
Tymewear’s co-founder and lead engineer, Arnar Larusson, discusses how his collaboration with Dr. Stephen Seiler and coach Espen Aareskjold has led to the continuing evolution of breathing measurement technology. Learn more about your ad ch
431: You Don’t Need 120 Grams of Carbs Per Hour!
While elite professional athletes continue to raise the ceiling on carbohydrate intake, we detail the research that says it isn’t appropriate, or healthy, for most athletes to do so. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone
430: Our Definitive Guide to Sodium for Athletes, with Jared Berg
We break down the foundational physiology of sodium alongside a groundbreaking paradigm shift in athlete hydration science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
429: The Importance of Having a Healthy “Why”, with Brent Bookwalter
Understanding the deeper reasons why we train and race can help us develop a stronger sense of motivation, work ethic, and confidence for our sport of choice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
428: How to Successfully Race a Gravel Event with Lauren de Crescenzo
Past Unbound Winner, Lauren de Crescenzo and YouTube journalist Ben Delaney talk with us about the ways of successful gravel racing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
427: Potluck Discussion – Midseason Doldrums, Our Best Big Dumb Ride Stories, and Our Favorite Training Books
This week, our hosts get personal with stories of the biggest and dumbest rides they’ve done, the training book that had the biggest impact on their athletic development, and how they deal with the midseason doldrums. Learn more about your
426: The High-Fat vs. High-Carb Debate Rages On
For decades, Dr. Timothy Noakes and Dr. Louise Burke have debated the best diet for performance, from opposite ends of the spectrum. In a series of new articles, the two nutrition pioneers continue the discussion. Learn more about your ad c
425: How to Build Champions (It’s Not the Way You Think!)
Sports psychologist Dr. Kate Bennett joins us to discuss the “Way of Champions” psychological framework that leads to happier, healthier, better-performing athletes and people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/ad
424: “Backed by Science” Doesn’t Mean What You Think, with Dr. Stephen Cheung
Science isn’t perfect; humans can bring bias and poor design. Today, Dr. Stephen Cheung helps us understand the potential pitfalls of scientific inquiry, and the things we can trust. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone
423: Potluck Discussion – Heat Training, Back Pain, and Grant’s Big Crash
We discuss whether a couple of heat training sessions a week has any reward (or risk), why lower back pain seems to be on the rise in cyclists, and Grant details his crash at a local race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://meg
422: The Science of Power Meters, with Stages Cycling’s Pat Warner
You probably own a power meter, but do you know how it measures power or how these devices have evolved over 20 years? We were joined by Stages Cycling’s head of product development Pat Warner to pull back the curtain on the technology of p
421: Fast Chats — What Differentiates Cycling’s Greats, and New Research on the Causes of Overtraining Syndrome
We discuss new research on what it takes to win the biggest races in cycling—and how that can help your own racing—and we analyze a study that looks at the potential causes of overtraining syndrome. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit h
420: Cycling Race Craft and Tactics with Chris Horner
We sit down with one of the smartest bike racers of his day, and the oldest grand tour winner, to hear stories of what it takes to win bike races and outfox the competition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adcho
419: How to Lose Weight in Season Without Hurting Performance
Registered Dietician Andrea Schwartz talks with us about how she works with athletes in-season to hit their weight goals while not getting themselves off-track. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://megaphone.fm/adchoices
418: Potluck Discussion – When Racing Data Doesn’t Match Training, Muscle Memory, and Just How Much Aerodynamics Have Changed Cycling
In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss what to do when your racing data isn’t what you’d expect based on the numbers you see in training; we define muscle memory and discuss how it pertains to endurance sports; and we detail the many wa
