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Fast Talk Labs · Sports

Fast Talk

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.

Episodes

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347: Favorite Workouts—Off-the-Bike Edition!

28 Nov 2024
38m
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In this Thanksgiving episode of Fast Talk Labs, the discussion centers on the advantages of adding off-bike gym workouts to an endurance athlete's training, especially during the off-season. The hosts and guests highlight how strength training can prevent injuries, enhance performance, and contribute to long-term healt...

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346: The Effect of Virtual Training on Coaches and Athletes, with Robbie Ventura

21 Nov 2024
1h 7m
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345: Why Our Gut Microbiome Is Important for Performance and Recovery

14 Nov 2024
57m
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344: The Role of Nutrition in Optimizing Mental Performance

07 Nov 2024
53m
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In this episode of the Fast Talk podcast, the focus is on how nutrition significantly impacts mental performance in endurance athletes. Dr. Kate Kresge, a naturopathic doctor with expertise in athletic performance, points out that poor mental performance doesn't always indicate weakness; it can often be linked to nutri...

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343: How to Fuel for Health

31 Oct 2024
1h 8m
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In this episode of the Fast Talk podcast, experts Dr. Mikki Williden and Dr. Paul Laursen challenge the common practice in endurance sports nutrition of consuming high levels of simple sugars—sometimes as much as 120 grams per hour. They stress the importance of balancing health with performance, highlighting research ...

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342: How to Set Yourself Up for a Successful New Season

24 Oct 2024
1h 8m
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341: Potluck Discussion: Hobbies as Training, Returning from Injury, and Off-Season Workouts

17 Oct 2024
52m
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340: Norwegian Method or Just Good Holistic Practice? With Dr. Stephen Seiler

10 Oct 2024
1h 7m
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339: How Our Muscles Adapt, with Dr. Brendan Egan

03 Oct 2024
1h 7m
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338: Nutrition Needs of Junior Endurance Athletes

26 Sep 2024
1h 8m
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337: End-Season Form, CX Race Fueling, and Getting to the Top Too Fast?

19 Sep 2024
1h 4m
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336: How to Train Perceived Exertion and Go Harder

12 Sep 2024
1h 12m
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335: Nerd Lab: Dr. Edward Coyle's Defining and Controversial Work on Endurance Athletes

05 Sep 2024
1h 17m
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334: How to Measure and Train Zone 2, with Jared Berg

29 Aug 2024
1h 12m
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333: It's Never Too Late to Start an Endurance Sport—or Change It Up

22 Aug 2024
1h 40m
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In this episode of the Fast Talk podcast, we dive into the diverse journeys into endurance sports through conversations with athletes and coaches. Our guests share their unique backgrounds—from a former jockey to a venture capitalist and a physician—and how they became involved in endurance sports, whether through comp...

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332: How to Measure Running, with Nell Rojas

15 Aug 2024
1h 3m
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331: Potluck Discussion: Race Weight, Not Feeling a Workout, and Big Lessons Learned

08 Aug 2024
57m
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330: How Much Interval Training Do We Really Need? With Dr. Stephen Seiler

01 Aug 2024
1h 30m
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329: Nutrition Approaches for Ultra-Endurance Events

25 Jul 2024
1h 10m
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328: Long Workdays, Training Races, and Varying Base Rides

18 Jul 2024
1h 5m
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