Fast Talk

Fast Talk

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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...
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Episode List

408: Potluck Discussion - The Value of Average Power, Sustaining What Works Season to Season, and Our VO2max Ceiling

Jan 29th, 2026 12:00 PM

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

407: Reclaiming Success Through Mattering, Connection, and Purpose in Competitive Sports, with Sonya Looney

Jan 22nd, 2026 12:00 PM

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

406: Tech vs. Wild – How Augmented Reality, GPS, and Other Technologies Are Reshaping the Way We Adventure, with Chris Burkard

Jan 15th, 2026 12:00 PM

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

405: Top Coaches Share Strategies on Base Training with Limited Time

Jan 8th, 2026 12:00 PM

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

404: How Much Protein Do Endurance Athletes Need?

Jan 1st, 2026 12:00 PM

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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