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

369: How Coaches and Athletes Interact with Data

May 1, 2025 • 71 mins

Mollie Brewer joins us to discuss how we interact with data – which can say as much about coaches and athletes as the data itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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368: Are Shorter Cranks Faster?

April 24, 2025 • 63 mins

On this episode, Lennard Zinn shares his decades of experience and experimentation to help answer the question of whether shorter cranks are better. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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367: Podcast Swap — Body Composition, Performance, and the Dangers of Under-fueling, from the TriDoc Podcast

April 17, 2025 • 64 mins

This week, we share an episode from the TriDoc Podcast. Host Jeff Sankoff is joined by dietitian Alex Larson and coach Juliet Hochman to explore the complex relationship between body composition, fueling, and performance—plus how coaches can support athletes without crossing the line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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366: Balancing the Principles of Training with Triathlon

April 10, 2025 • 70 mins

The TriDoc Jeff Sankoff joins us to talk about how to still apply the principles of supercompensation and progressive overload in a sport as complex as triathlon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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365: Potluck Discussion - Athlete Autonomy, Training Different Bikes, and the Importance of Skincare

April 3, 2025 • 57 mins

In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss the balance of athlete autonomy versus prescription, how to balance training with multiple types of bikes, and how to avoid being swayed by athlete-marketed skincare trends that may not be worth the hype. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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364: How to Help Your Body Fit Better on the Bike with John Howard

March 27, 2025 • 66 mins

We talk a lot about fitting your bike to your body, but there’s a lot you can do to keep your body healthy and help it fit in a more powerful position on the bike. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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363: Why Breathing Frequency May Become Our Best Measure of Training Stress

March 20, 2025 • 85 mins

Dr. Stephen Seiler joins us to talk about his new project developing a breathing frequency measure and why it may match up better with perceived exertion than heart rate or power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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362: How to Make Interval Work Motivating

March 13, 2025 • 67 mins

Our team of coaches got together and discussed why we do intervals, how to execute them, and most importantly, how to make them more fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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361: Examining a Critical Meta-Analysis of Training Distribution Models

March 6, 2025 • 58 mins

Dr. Michael Rosenblat joins us to discuss the largest meta-analysis comparing distribution models that he wrote with Dr. Stephen Seiler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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360: Potluck Discussion: First Conversation, Doing Cadence Work, and Training with a Group

February 27, 2025 • 58 mins

In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss what coaches should look for in their first conversation with an athlete, how to best do cadence work on the bike, and how to take advantage of group training while not losing sight of your plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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359: Do Women Athletes Need Zone 2 Training?

February 20, 2025 • 58 mins

Recently, some prominent researchers have suggested that women need far less zone 2 training than previously thought. Physiologists Julie Young and Dr. Dana Lis join us to debate that question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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358: How to Use—and Not Use—HRV in Your Training

February 13, 2025 • 70 mins

We talk with HRV expert, Dr. Brad Lichtenstein, about the value of HRV in training, what it does and doesn’t show, and what to be careful of when you use it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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357: Progressive Overload Is Critical But Does It Have a Limit?

February 6, 2025 • 69 mins

Coach Isaiah Newkirk joins us to talk about why progressive overload is so important to training, and how we can continue to get gains when we can’t add more volume or intensity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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356: The Importance of Maintaining Muscle Mass with Jared Berg

January 30, 2025 • 75 mins

Fast Talk’s head physiologist details why it’s important to maintain muscle mass as an endurance athlete, and how to do it even when trying to lose weight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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355: Potluck Discussion: Finding the Right Plan, Virtual Base Training, and U.S. Cyclocross

January 23, 2025 • 58 mins

We discuss how to find the right plan for you, using virtual training platforms in the base season, and the state of U.S. Cyclocross. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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354: How Homeostasis Explains Everything

January 16, 2025 • 63 mins

In this summary episode we discuss how homeostasis is at the core of almost every function in our bodies, including how we train and stay healthy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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353: The Power of Motivational Interviewing, with Dr. Jeff Breckon

January 9, 2025 • 60 mins

Dr. Jeff Breckon discusses motivational interviewing concepts and techniques to empower coaches to better effect change in their athletes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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352: The Four Fitness Foundations of Mobility, Flexibility, Stability, and Strength

January 2, 2025 • 77 mins

We talk with coach and physiologist Dr. Stacey Brickson about the importance of off-the-bike work, not just for performance but longevity and health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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351: Drawing Ethical Boundaries in the Coach-Athlete Relationship

December 26, 2024 • 60 mins

Dr. Kate Bennett discusses ethical boundaries, dual relationships, and power imbalances that both coaches and athletes should be aware of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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350: How to Set Strava Records on the Most Famous Climbs in the World

December 19, 2024 • 68 mins

Jack Burke tells us how he trained and raced record-setting climbs on Alpe d’Huez, the Stelvio, and the Mortirolo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Episodes

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.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}368: Are Shorter Cranks Faster?

367: Podcast Swap — Body Composition, Performance, and the Dangers of Under-fueling, from the TriDoc Podcast

366: Balancing the Principles of Training with Triathlon

365: Potluck Discussion - Athlete Autonomy, Training Different Bikes, and the Importance of Skincare

364: How to Help Your Body Fit Better on the Bike with John Howard

363: Why Breathing Frequency May Become Our Best Measure of Training Stress

362: How to Make Interval Work Motivating

361: Examining a Critical Meta-Analysis of Training Distribution Models

360: Potluck Discussion: First Conversation, Doing Cadence Work, and Training with a Group

359: Do Women Athletes Need Zone 2 Training?

358: How to Use—and Not Use—HRV in Your Training

357: Progressive Overload Is Critical But Does It Have a Limit?

356: The Importance of Maintaining Muscle Mass with Jared Berg

355: Potluck Discussion: Finding the Right Plan, Virtual Base Training, and U.S. Cyclocross

354: How Homeostasis Explains Everything

353: The Power of Motivational Interviewing, with Dr. Jeff Breckon

352: The Four Fitness Foundations of Mobility, Flexibility, Stability, and Strength

351: Drawing Ethical Boundaries in the Coach-Athlete Relationship

350: How to Set Strava Records on the Most Famous Climbs in the World

Popular Podcasts

369: How Coaches and Athletes Interact with Data

368: Are Shorter Cranks Faster?