All athletes fear the injury that takes years to recover from or permanently changes their lives. We talk with several experts on how to manage serious injury and find yourself again.
Find out all the dos and don’ts of physiological testing as we break down VO2max and lactate/ramp testing.
We hear from Fast Talk all-star guests like Lachlan Morton and Stephen Hyde about their favorite race season HIIT work.
Learn how to get the most from your training and fueling—and avoid the pitfalls of overtraining—with advice from a leading academic.
Interval workouts are often tough and many athletes finish them wondering if they were effective. We discuss how to get the most from your interval workouts with Dr. Stephen Seiler.
There has been an explosion in new metrics on wearable devices including oxygen saturation, sleep analysis, and glucose monitoring, but how much should we rely on them and do they really help us?
What happens between your ears is every bit as important as what happens in your muscles. We talk goals, mindset, body image, and more with sport psychologist Dr. Julie Emmerman.
Training zones have served an important role for decades, but with the sophistication of training software and portable devices, do they still have a place?
If Coach Holicky could boil sports psychology down to one concept, it’s being present in everything we do. We explore this concept and how it ties together mental toughness, motivation, and even pain tolerance.
We chat with USAC’s CEO about the road ahead for women’s cycling.
We cover some of the seminal research from Dr. Laursen on high-intensity interval training and dehydration.
Erin Carson is a strength coach who has worked with some of the world’s best cyclists, triathletes, and runners. In our latest show, she talks about how female athletes can get the most from their time in the gym.
In this video, Joe Friel highlights three key factors for coaches to focus on to ensure their aging athletes remain fit and well.
What is pain—and how can we learn to tolerate it in training and racing? We find out on our latest Fast Talk podcast where we’re joined by neuroscientist Dr. Scott Frey.
We have three new exercises for you in Week 4 of our Strength Training Series that’ll challenge you and help to improve your functional strength.
In part two of our new video series, Dr. Stephen Seiler talks with his daughter about her recovery from overtraining and injury.
We know him as a sports scientist, but he’s also a father and coach. In this eight-part video series, we see Dr. Stephen Seiler in all three roles as he talks candidly with his daughter Siren about her return to training after struggling with an eating disorder and RED-s.
In this week’s episode, our hosts talk about the best work to do leading into the race season, getting meditative during intervals, and preparing for an epic event.