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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That Triathlon Show is the podcast for triathletes of all levels who want to train smarter and race faster. With over 600 episodes and millions of downloads since 2017, this show cuts through the noise and misinformation, delivering practical, no-nonsense advice rooted in both the art and science of training and performance. The podcast features in-depth interviews with the world’s best coaches, top sports scientists, and elite athletes. Each episode dives into the nuances of training method ...
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Join Sport Psychologist, Dan Abrahams, on The Sport Psych Show as he aims to demystify sport psychology for players, coaches and parents by speaking with some of the most influential people in sports performance today. Dan is on a mission to learn more about how sport psychology philosophies, tools and techniques positively impact participation, progression and performance in sport. He wants to learn more about how to drive participation – what motivational tools engage players and inspire p ...
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Knowledge is Power. For endurance sports like cycling, running, and multisport the more you know about your training the more goals you will reach. Training can be complicated and sorting through all of the training information out there can be daunting but it does not need to be. The Knowledge is a new podcast from Wahoo. It provides straightforward, science-based, useful information from world-class experts to help endurance athletes maximize their performance. Sports scientists Neal Hende ...
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#321 Dr Scott Goldman - The Psychology of Team Selection
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54:22I’m delighted to welcome back licensed clinical psychologist and sport psychologist, Dr Scott Goldman in this week’s episode. Scott started out at the University of Arizona where was one of the first embedded sport psychologists in an athletic department. He has since served as a clinical and performance psychologist for the University of Michigan …
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373: The Revolutionary Work of Dr. Hans Selye
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1:07:35Dr. Stephen Seiler joins us to talk about one of the biggest influences on his own work, Dr Hans Selye who's been called the Einstein of the biological sciences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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Q&A on middle-distance development, training load and overtraining metrics, cadence, and more | EP#463
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49:06In this Q&A episode, Mikael answers listener questions on training, physiology, long-term athlete development, and more. There are lots of practical tips and takeaways relevant to a wide range of athletes and contexts. HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: How to get as fast as possible at middle-distance triathlon as a 19-year-old How to quantify training lo…
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372: Coffee, Gels, and the Jitters: Using Caffeine Without Overdoing It
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1:00:07In this episode we explore the science of caffeine in endurance sports—when it helps, when it doesn’t, and how to use it wisely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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#320 Dave Bright & Dr Oliver Runswick - Examining and Comparing Learning Conditions for Skill Development
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55:15I’m delighted to speak with Dave Bright and Dr Oliver Runswick in this episode. Dave is a coach and Senior Lecturer in Sport Coaching at Chichester University. His main research interests are in motor learning and its application to practical sport coaching. Dave has coached martial arts for 25+ years. And it was from his experiences in coaching th…
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Glenn Poleunis - coaching across Olympics, T100 and Ironman | EP#462
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1:35:19Coach Glenn Poleunis leads a Girona-based squad home to elite triathletes such as T100 World Champion Marten van Riel and Olympic and World Champion Cassandre Beaugrand (who joined the squad more recently, after her standout 2024 season). We talk about coaching at the highest level, the demands of WTCS, T100 and Ironman racing, and how Glenn's coac…
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371: Potluck Discussion - Is More Better, Training for Time Trial Series, and Dream Research
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59:04Our hosts talk about why we shouldn’t believe that more is always better, how to build a weekly time trial series into your training, and what research we’d like to see conducted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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370: Our Deep Dive on the Norwegian Method
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1:24:29We talk with Brad Culp, author of “The Norwegian Method,” about the main tenets of the training philosophy, as well as who should and shouldn’t apply the method in their training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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#319 Dr Jamie Taylor - Sport Skill Acquisition: Integrating Theory and Practice
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1:00:41I’m delighted to welcome back coach and coach developer, Dr Jamie Taylor in this episode. Jamie’s interests lie in performance enhancement in sport, specifically in coaching, coach development, high performance and talent development. Jamie is Assistant Professor in Elite Performance at Dublin City University and a senior coach developer at Grey Ma…
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369: How Coaches and Athletes Interact with Data
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1:11:38Mollie 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/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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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/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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Craig Alexander - Three-time Ironman World Champion | EP#461
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1:32:49Craig Alexander is a three-time Ironman World Champion and two-time Ironman 70.3 World Champion. In this episode we discuss the training and racing strategies Craig used during his career in detail. Craig also shares learnings from his post-racing coaching career on training considerations for age-group triathletes. HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: An ov…
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#318 Prof Stephen Harvey & Dr Ed Cope - Understanding and Improving Player Learning
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1:23:20In this episode I welcome back Prof Stephen Harvey and Dr Ed Cope to the show. Stephen is Professor in Sport Pedagogy at Ohio University. His research is focused on teacher/coach pedagogy and practice and its influence on student/player learning. Stephen is the Coach Educator Developer at US Soccer Federation and the Head Coach at Ohio Soccer Club.…
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367: Podcast Swap — Body Composition, Performance, and the Dangers of Under-fueling, from the TriDoc Podcast
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1:04:30This 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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Dr. Guido Vroemen - Training Talk | EP#460
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1:37:44Dr. Guido Vroemen is a sports medicine physician, medical biologist, exercise physiologist and endurance coach. He works with age-group and professional athletes in triathlon and cycling, and in this interview we go in-depth into his coaching philosophy and training principles. HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: Guido's overarching coaching philosophy Spec…
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366: Balancing the Principles of Training with Triathlon
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1:10:00The 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/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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#317 Dr Josie Perry - ADHD in Sport: Strategies for Success
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56:51I’m delighted to welcome back Dr Josie Perry in this week’s episode. Josie is a chartered sport psychologist, working mainly 1-1 with athletes – from novice athletes just starting out through to world champions. She teaches athletes the skills they need to overcome barriers to success and ensures they feel more comfortable and confident when they c…
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365: Potluck Discussion - Athlete Autonomy, Training Different Bikes, and the Importance of Skincare
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57:24In 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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How to prevent running injuries with Dr. Matt Silver, Physical Therapist | EP#459
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1:40:51Matt Silver is a physical therapist, runner and author of the book Built to Run. In this interview, Matt peels back the layers of the underlying causes of typical running injuries, and discusses how to prevent and overcome injuries by identifying and tackling the root causes of the issue. HIGHLIGHTS AND KEY TOPICS: Running form - how is it connecte…
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364: How to Help Your Body Fit Better on the Bike with John Howard
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1:06:44We 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/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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#316 Jason Dorland - Life Lessons from an Olympic Rower
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40:32I’m delighted to speak with Jason Dorland this week. Jason is a former Olympic, Commonwealth Games and World Championship rower and rowing coach. After his competitive career, Jason went on to enter the teaching profession, where he taught and coached high school for fifteen years. In ten years of coaching rowing, Jason’s crews earned 12 internatio…
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363: Why Breathing Frequency May Become Our Best Measure of Training Stress
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1:25:00Dr. 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/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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Arild Tveiten - from triathlon to swimming, and reflections on Paris 2024 | EP#458
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1:22:56Arild Tveiten is most well-known as the head coach and sport director of Team Norway, and has overseen countless triathlon successes with Kristian Blummenfelt's Olympic Gold in Tokyo 2021 being the jewel in the crown. Arild is now the High Performance Director of the Norwegian Swimming Federation, and joins us to share insights into what he's bring…
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362: How to Make Interval Work Motivating
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1:07:32Our 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/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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361: Examining a Critical Meta-Analysis of Training Distribution Models
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58:56Dr. 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/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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Michellie Jones - World Champion, Olympic medalist and coach | EP#457
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1:36:15Michellie Jones is an Australian triathlon legend with a resume including two ITU World Championships, an Olympic silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Games, a victory at the 2006 Ironman World Championship, and a Paralympic gold medal as a guide to Katie Kelly in the PT5 (PTVI in today's classification system) in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Michellie has a…
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#315 Dr Alex Auerbach - The Pursuit of Excellence
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1:08:20I’m delighted to speak to Dr Alex Auerbach in this week’s episode. Alex is a performance psychologist working with the best athletes in the world in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and Olympians, as well as high-performers in other domains like elite military units, Fortune 5 companies, and venture-backed start-ups. Alex was formerly Director of Wellness and De…
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360: Potluck Discussion: First Conversation, Doing Cadence Work, and Training with a Group
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58:13In 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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Malindi Elmore - Three-time Olympian | EP#456
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1:20:45Malindi Elmore is a Canadian runner and three-time Olympian. She raced the 1500 in Athens 2004, and the Marathon in Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024, finishing in the top-ten (ninth) in Tokyo. In between her middle-distance and marathon careers, she also raced as a professional triathlete from 2015 to 2017, including six podiums in IM70.3 and Ironman race…
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359: Do Women Athletes Need Zone 2 Training?
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58:39Recently, 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/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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François Modave, PhD - Artificial Intelligence in triathlon | EP#455
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1:33:26François Modave, PhD, is Professor of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Health at Wake Forest University (North Carolina). He is also a triathlete with over 30 years in the sport. In this episode, François discusses key concepts of artificial intelligence and how it could be applied (and to what level of success) in a triathlon context. HIGHLIGHTS A…
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#314 Dr Matthew Andrew - Developmental Activities that Underpin Expert Performance
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50:40I’m delighted to speak with Dr Matthew Andrew this week. Matthew is a senior lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University. He previously lectured at Liverpool John Moores University in Expert Performance and Learning. Matthew is interested in skill acquisition and talent identification and development. In this epi…
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358: How to Use—and Not Use—HRV in Your Training
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1:10:05We 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/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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