Fast Talk

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

March 5, 2026 70 mins
A healthy gut and appropriate inflammation are critical to our training, but finding the right balance is challenging. Cardiologist Dr. Fred Chaleff discusses the ways we can all find equilibrium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Zwift revolutionized indoor training, but they didn’t stop there. We talk with Nick Kalkounis and Ryan Cooper about both the history and future of Zwift’s innovations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Based on their recent research article, the Seilers discuss the proliferation of training zone systems and compare them to the highly touted Norwegian five-zone model.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Some of the top sports physiologists in the world, led by Dr. Louise Burke just wrote the UCI’s position on supplements. Lead author Jamie Whitfield joins us to discuss their recommendations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Purists say never do efforts on long base rides, but recent research is challenging whether a few efforts really do any harm. More importantly, can doing some neuromuscular work help?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss when and how to best use average power from our rides, whether there’s a ceiling to our VO2max capacity, and how we can replicate success from season to season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Mattering is the experience of adding value and feeling valued, both to the self and interpersonally. It's the feeling of being seen, heard, valued, and needed. It's a psychological need and a human instinct, but is rarely discussed in performance contexts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Technology has penetrated deep into the wilds of the world, be it with GPS, satellite communications, drones, or other forms of gadgetry. Adventure photographer and endurance athlete Chris Burkard breaks down how tech is impacting our wild sides.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The truth about base training for time-crunched cyclists—what to cut, what to keep, and what actually moves the needle.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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One of the Top Experts in the world on protein joins us to talk about why athletes need protein and whether we’re getting too much or too little.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Across cycling disciplines, American riders male and female had exceptional success. USA Cycling’s Chief of Sports Performance details the highlights, addresses . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Athletes can now perform sweat analysis, check skin temperature, and monitor insulin in the field. But should they? We review the latest in nutrition technologies. We also talk about the potential adverse impacts of carbohydrates and caffeine on our health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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This episode highlights the Further Initiative — a groundbreaking research project on female ultra-endurance athletes conducted in partnership with Lululemon and the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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For our 400th episode we invited three of the most prominent names in exercise physiology to discuss where we are and where we’re going in endurance sports science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss whether there is a true ceiling to our potential, whether there’s a value in “wintering” or taking time off, and what cross training our hosts recommend.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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As athletes, we understand the need for training plans, but have you ever considered applying the same principles to your nutrition? This episode discusses how it’s done.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Two new studies challenge common assumptions: intensity may matter more than volume for healthy aging, and triathlete injury patterns aren’t what most coaches would predict. We unpack what this means for training prescription, and why neuromuscular and strength work belong in every plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Experts in medicine, biomechanics, and physical therapy join Dr. Griffin McMath and Trevor Connor to decode the causes of neck pain in cyclists and the strategies that keep athletes strong, steady, and pain-free over the long haul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dr. Ray Browning joins us to answer a question that even some exercise physiologists get wrong: what is the difference between efficiency and economy?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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We talk with Dr. Jennifer Harris about the critical role that parents play in junior athlete development, and why that role is too often ignored or left undefined.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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