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FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast

The official podcast of FasCat Coaching, based in Boulder, CO. Coach Frank "Big Cat" Overton shares his extensive experience as a cycling coach to help you ride faster through training and racing tips, nutrition, and beyond.

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56:11

How to climb faster with Coach Jake Rytlewski

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2023/05/05

Like many elements of cycling, climbing is at once so simple and so complex. How can you improve your climbing - especially if you live in a flat area? How should you pace climbs of different lengths? When should you stand, and when should you sit? What is the ideal cadence, and the ideal position on the bike? How should you use your core and arms? For equipment, where is the ideal balance between aerodynamics and light weight? For group tactics, where is the balance of the benefit of the draft

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5 things I wish I knew when I started racing: Coach...

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2023/04/28

Coach Suzie Snyder is a five-time Xterra national champion who is still racing at the international level in addition to coaching FasCat athletes of all levels. In this podcast, the veteran racer and professional coach shares five things she wish she knew when she began her professional off-road triathlon career. Listen in as she talks about the parasympethic nervous system, how contraceptives can affect training and recovery, and more. Use the code 25podcast to save 25% on an Optimize subscription

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56:14

Gravel racing tips & tricks

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/04/21

Gravel continues to blow up in popularity, and FasCat is all in on helping you prepare for your next big event, whether that’s 40 miles locally or 200 miles in Emporia, Kansas. On this podcast, Ben Delaney and Elliott Baring give you the lowdown on getting your bike dialed ahead of time, travel tips, course recon tips, hydration and nutrition strategies, pacing and drafting techniques, and more. Ben is just back from Belgian Waffle Ride California, and Coach and national champion Elliott Baring is

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56:56

The Most Important Cycling Workouts

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/04/14

What are the most important workouts? It's a question we get a lot at FasCat, and people ask it for two reasons. One - sometimes athletes following a training plan feel like work or family should take priority over a workout, and they want to know which workouts they should absolutely do and which they could skip. And two - all athletes want to perform at their best, and many wonder if there is some magic workout out there that will deliver them to peak performance. This podcast address that 'most

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57:04

How and when to peak for top performance

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2023/04/07

How do you get fast? That is the underlying question behind so much of what we do at FasCat. In today's episode, we talk about how you peak for top performance by applying an overload and then a taper. Many FasCats have noticed the Two Week Taper to Peak plan we have in Optimize, our training subscription solution that includes 100+ training plans and thousands of workouts. Unlike the rest of our training plans, this one is different! One, yes, the duration: it's just two weeks. But two, and perhaps

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01:01:50

5 things I wish I knew when I was a pro: Coach...

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2023/03/31

FasCat Coach Christian Parrett raced on the road as a pro for many years and learned many things. Now, with seven years of professional coaching also in the rearview mirror, there are a few things he wishes he could go back and tell his younger self. He can't do that, but on this episode he shares five of those things with you!

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57:33

Apple Watch Optimize integration is here!

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/03/24

Optimize, our next-generation training and data analytics platform, now works with Apple Watch to balance your recovery data in the form of nightly HRV and Sleep with your training data from your power meter. Optimize balances an athlete’s training and recovery — both now measurable through traditional power meters and modern wearables — to deliver actionable daily insights. "FasCat athletes have been asking for Apple Watch integration, and we are happy to now have this as one more wearable option

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55:34

Inside the coach/athlete relationship: A live...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/03/17

So how exactly does one-on-one coaching work? On this episode, we take you inside the weekly call of Coach Jake Rytlewski and Zach Hoover, so you can experience the details that are discussed and the methodology used. While nearly all of our FasCat Coaches are completely booked now for one-on-one coaching, you can access and utilize their knowledge and understanding and love of the sport through an Optimize subscription. Inside the Optimize app, you can ask our coaches training questions, such as

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59:12

Optimized Coaching delivers personalized training...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/03/10

What’s up FasCat listeners? Chances are, if you listen to our podcast you enjoy the coaching wisdom we share, and maybe you like the idea of working personally with a coach - but that might not be financially feasible. We have a solution for you! Today we are going to describe how an Optimized subscription is like working with a professional coach but at a fraction of the cost. Our Optimized subscription is an affordable coaching solution at less 80% less than the cost of hiring a 1x1 Coach. For

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58:16

Six reasons to do group rides

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/03/03

At FasCat Coaching, we are big fans of the group ride. They're fun, and they can be very effective training. In this episode, we detail the six reasons why you should incorporate a group ride or two into your regular training. We talk about the three kinds of group rides. And we explain some 'how to' and some 'how not to' tips and tricks about group rides, including when it's too much (or too little!). For unlimited access to all our training plans and workouts, subscribe now to Optimize. We have a

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01:00:52

Ted King on racing with Peter Sagan, bikepacking, and...

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2023/02/24

Ted King raced as a professional on the road for years, working his way up through the American domestic ranks to join the world's best in Europe, where he raced alongside Peter Sagan for a couple of years with the three-time world champion when Sagan was at the top of his game. Ted King worked with FasCat Coaching for a number of his years racing — including some time undercover! — and on this podcast FasCat Founder Frank Overton and Ted talk about their early forays into training with power, what

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01:07:36

Which training numbers matter? A special episode from...

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2023/02/17

Cycling computers have hundreds of potential data field configurations, with scores of variations on power, tss, heart rate, speed, altitude, temperature, time, blood glucose, pace partners, and on and on. But how many data fields can you actually look at while riding? And further, which are actionable on the bike? On this podcast, we dig into exactly that - the numbers that matter - both for when you are on the bike, and then for post-ride analysis after. We recorded this episode at The Cycling

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44:48

Wintertime training mistakes to avoid - Don't be the...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/02/10

There are two basic mistakes you can make with your training in the winter. (And yes, it's still winter for many of us!) Mistake #1: doing too much Mistake #2: doing too little But how do you know how much is just right? Coach Ricky Arnopol digs into the details with Ben Delaney on the micro and macro levels. Ricky and his Project Echelon teammates are just back from racing the Mallorca Challenge in Spain alongside the likes of WorldTour teams like Ineos Grenadiers and Soudal Quick-Step, so Ricky

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01:19:34

Ask a FasCat #23

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/02/03

Your questions poured in for Ask a FasCat #23. Listen in as we dive into bike handling, HRV improvement, strength training, and much, much more. One lucky winner gets a Whoop 4.0, and everyone who wrote in with a question will get a discount on a Whoop. Here are a few links to resources we mention in the podcast: How to properly taper for peak performance podcast: https://fascatcoaching.libsyn.com/how-to-properly-taper-for-peak-performance Five Fundamentals for Faster:

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01:00:01

Inside WorldTour Success with Joanne Kiesanowski

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/01/27

Three-time Olympian Joanne Kiesanowksi is team director for Human Powered Health, which just kicked off the WorldTour road racing season with a stage win and a white jersey at the Down Tour Under in Australia. In this episode, Joanne speaks with Ben Delaney about how the team trains for such a long and intense season that spans the globe, as well as how they monitor recovery, how their training numbers compare to racing numbers, and how Joanne herself squeezes in workouts when living out of a

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49:01

How to do a DIY training camp with tips from the pros

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/01/20

Training camps come in all shapes and sizes from professional-team operations to destination camps for amateurs to DIY camps that you can do at home simply by taking a couple of days off work. In this podcast, Coaches Allie Legg, Elliott Baring and Suzie Snyder share their experiecne with what works well and what doesn't, and explain how you can create your own camp to build up your fitness, improve your skills, bond with teammates and friends, and just have a heck of a lot of fun. These three

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01:07:51

The Five Fundamentals of Faster

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/01/13

Improving doesn’t have to be complicated! Coach Isaiah Newkirk and Ben Delaney walk you through five things that can increase your power output, raise your threshold, help you lose some weight, and perhaps even achieve better balance in your life. When we say simple, we mean simple in concept. And, frankly, they aren’t too hard to do in practice, either; you just need to be mindful and commit to them. THE FIVE FUNDAMENTALS FOR GETTING FASTER ARE: Be consistent & flexible Ride more Do zone-based

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58:25

How to train for gravel and other long endurance events

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/01/06

Good news, FasCats! Belgian Waffle Ride announced today that we are the Official Coaching and Training Plan Technology Partner of their excellent series, which includes events from Arizona to Canada this year. We are honored to have Belgian Waffle Ride founder Michael Marckx as a guest on the podcast today. For 2023, we have 6 and 12 Week Training Plans created specifically for the BWR events in Arizona, California, British Columbia, North Carolina, Utah, and Kansas. Hand in hand with this great

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How to prioritize events for optimal training and...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2022/12/30

As much as we'd all like to be Wout van Aert — who is seemingly able to be on flying form year-round — most of us can only peak a couple of times a year. Further, real life prevents us from attending every single event on the calendar that looks fun. So, we need to prioritize. But how? This podcast comes with an interactive homework assignment to walk you through how you can set up your event and training calendar for 2023.

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01:01:35

How to plan your 2023 season

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2022/12/23

The new year is right around the corner, and quality events abound in 2023. Chances are, you already have a few events on your calendar. But do you have your training plan or training plans dialed in? In this episode, we explain how you can set up your training now, going through various timing scenarios for target events that are in the spring, the summer, and the fall. We also explore how you can build some flexibility into your training to maximize both good athletic results and a happy family

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