In today’s episode, we switch our cycling shoes for running shoes and discuss how runners can accurately measure and pace their training.
Multiple-time Polka Dot Jersey Holder, Toms Skujins, discusses lactate testing, CGMs, ketone strips, and taking his own blood on the side of the road.
We discussed the overall polarized approach in episodes 54 and 51. Today, we’re going to talk about the other side: high intensity work.
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.
We discuss the difference between nutrition and fueling, and why focusing on performance versus health can lead to very different dietary choices.
We discuss the underlying principles of an athlete’s psychological welfare, and why our thoughts and feelings are simply emergent properties of brain and nervous system physiology.
We hear from Fast Talk all-star guests like Lachlan Morton and Stephen Hyde about their favorite race season HIIT work.