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PODCAST

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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52:46

Master’s Recovery

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/06/19

They say that the true gains made in sport performance come not from the hard training, but from the rest and recovery from the training – the adaptation. This becomes more and more important as we get older, and in order to continue training hard and enjoying the sport of cycling, we absolutely must prioritize recovery. This week on the show, Coach Frank breaks down the three main principles of master’s recovery: Sleep Nutrition a Well-Designed Masters-Based Training Plan Frank dives into

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01:24:24

Ask FasCat #10 — Coachable Traits, TSS, and Recovery

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/06/12

Welcome to another periodized Q&A session of the FasCat Podcast, where we field listener questions from our forum, website, and social media to help you get even faster on the bike. This go around we touch on a range of topics, including the most "coachable" traits in athletes, following the plan in the heat or sacrificing sleep, recovery, weight loss and treats, and even a question from Phil Gaimon. If you want to get a question answered in the next one, be sure to sign up for our forum over at

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01:24:24

Ask FasCat #10 — Coachable Traits, TSS, and Recovery

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/06/12

Welcome to another periodized Q&A session of the FasCat Podcast, where we field listener questions from our forum, website, and social media to help you get even faster on the bike. This go around we touch on a range of topics, including the most “coachable” traits in athletes, following the plan in the heat or sacrificing sleep, recovery, weight loss and treats, and even a question from Phil Gaimon. If you want to get a question answered in the next one, be sure to sign up for our forum over at

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01:10:46

Sweet Spot Polarized Training

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/06/05

Now that you’ve been building a big base, summer is here, and you’re wanting to “sharpen the sword”, we’ve designed a brand new addition to the Sweet Spot training plan fleet: Sweet Spot Polarized. This style of training is developed to perfectly balance sweet spot and VO2 work to make you go even faster using a “fresher is faster” dependent training plan design. So on the pod today Coach Frank breaks down the philosophy and plan in detail, what to expect and how to get it done. For more info on

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01:10:46

Sweet Spot Polarized Training

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/06/05

Now that you've been building a big base, summer is here, and you're wanting to "sharpen the sword", we've designed a brand new addition to the Sweet Spot training plan fleet: Sweet Spot Polarized. This style of training is developed to perfectly balance sweet spot and VO2 work to make you go even faster using a "fresher is faster" dependent training plan design. So on the pod today Coach Frank breaks down the philosophy and plan in detail, what to expect and how to get it done. For more info on

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56:36

Strava Racing Using Routes and Created Segments

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/05/22

Strava Racing: Using the technology of Strava routes and segments + their live segments feature you can create and simulate race courses. And best of all, use the segment's leaderboard for the 'race results'. Coach Frank and Jackson share the scoop with the FasCat Nation so you can make the most out of the summer! Be sure to check out FasCat's very own Strava Racing Challenge here: https://fascat.wpengine.com/tips/strava-segment-challenge/ And of course continue the conversation in our active forum

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56:36

Strava Racing Using Routes and Created Segments

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/05/22

Strava Racing: Using the technology of Strava routes and segments + their live segments feature you can create and simulate race courses. And best of all, use the segment’s leaderboard for the ‘race results’. Coach Frank and Jackson share the scoop with the FasCat Nation so you can make the most out of the summer! Be sure to check out FasCat’s very own Strava Racing Challenge here: https://fascat.wpengine.com/tips/strava-segment-challenge/ And of course continue the conversation in our active forum

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01:29:24

The 2 Year Anniversary Episode!

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/05/15

It’s our 2 year anniversary! Hard to believe, but we’ve officially been podcasting for over 2 years. Almost 100 episodes, equaling around 100 hours of audio content to make you a faster cyclist! So today we celebrate by looking back on some of our favorite episodes, the themes that have emerged, and what to look forward to in the next phase of the FasCat Podcast! We also discuss the exciting new FasCat Strava Segment Challenge, Phil Gaimon’s insane Everesting world record, and much more. We want to

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01:29:24

The 2 Year Anniversary Episode!

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/05/15

It's our 2 year anniversary! Hard to believe, but we've officially been podcasting for over 2 years. Almost 100 episodes, equaling around 100 hours of audio content to make you a faster cyclist! So today we celebrate by looking back on some of our favorite episodes, the themes that have emerged, and what to look forward to in the next phase of the FasCat Podcast! We also discuss the exciting new FasCat Strava Segment Challenge, Phil Gaimon's insane Everesting world record, and much more. We want to

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59:29

A 20 Minute Power-Based Field Test

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/05/08

One key question we ask ourselves as coaches at FasCat, is if the athlete is responding to the training we have prescribed. Aka, are they getting faster? Our favorite “experiment” to answer this question is a good old fashioned 20 minute power based field test, which is free and can be conducted anywhere and anytime appropriate. Reality Cycling In a former life and career, I conducted hundreds of experiments as a research scientist in biotechnology and academic medical research laboratories

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59:29

A 20 Minute Power-Based Field Test

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/05/08

One key question we ask ourselves as coaches at FasCat, is if the athlete is responding to the training we have prescribed. Aka, are they getting faster? Our favorite "experiment" to answer this question is a good old fashioned 20 minute power based field test, which is free and can be conducted anywhere and anytime appropriate. Reality Cycling In a former life and career, I conducted hundreds of experiments as a research scientist in biotechnology and academic medical research laboratories

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53:48

How to Measure FTP Improvement with Normalized Power

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/05/02

We don’t always have to perform an FTP field test in order to measure our performance. We you may use normalized power during hard effort 20-60 minutes in length, or similar durations during group rides or races to track your performance and FTP over time using real world examples. This is a hot topic so we’d love to field your questions at forum.FasCatCoaching.com 14440Interested in a FasCat training plan? Use code 25podcast at checkout to save 25% on your first plan! – Join the discussion on

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53:48

How to Measure FTP Improvement with Normalized Power

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/05/02

We don't always have to perform an FTP field test in order to measure our performance. We you may use normalized power during hard effort 20-60 minutes in length, or similar durations during group rides or races to track your performance and FTP over time using real world examples. This is a hot topic so we'd love to field your questions at forum.FasCatCoaching.com 14440Interested in a FasCat training plan? Use code 25podcast at checkout to save 25% on your first plan! – Join the discussion on

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01:15:55

Winning in the Kitchen: Snacks

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/05/01

One of the most popular topics we talk about on the podcast is nutrition, and specifically our philosophy of “Winning in the Kitchen”. We’ve podcasted about breakfast, dinner, on the bike nutrition, winning in the grocery store, weight loss, and now we bring you a conversation about SNACKS! 40045More Training For Your Limited Time Snacks are a challenging aspect of nutrition for many people, athletes included. So we try and simplify it and help you make better choices and build better habits by

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01:15:55

Winning in the Kitchen: Snacks

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/05/01

One of the most popular topics we talk about on the podcast is nutrition, and specifically our philosophy of "Winning in the Kitchen". We've podcasted about breakfast, dinner, on the bike nutrition, winning in the grocery store, weight loss, and now we bring you a conversation about SNACKS! 40045More Training For Your Limited Time Snacks are a challenging aspect of nutrition for many people, athletes included. So we try and simplify it and help you make better choices and build better habits by

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01:02:33

Using Strava Live Segments to Perform “Strava-Vals”

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/04/29

This week, we discuss how Strava live segments can “hack” your interval performance by increasing motivation, positive reinforcement, and therefore your power output. A Strava-Val is going as hard as you can like an interval but using the live Strava segment for motivation. Knowing in real time if you are ahead or behind your PR is good for 10-20 more watts of motivation. Kind of like a group ride of one. You can do VO2 Max intervals, anaerobic intervals, climbing intervals, breakaway intervals,

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01:02:33

Using Strava Live Segments to Perform "Strava-Vals"

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/04/29

This week, we discuss how Strava live segments can "hack" your interval performance by increasing motivation, positive reinforcement, and therefore your power output. A Strava-Val is going as hard as you can like an interval but using the live Strava segment for motivation. Knowing in real time if you are ahead or behind your PR is good for 10-20 more watts of motivation. Kind of like a group ride of one. You can do VO2 Max intervals, anaerobic intervals, climbing intervals, breakaway intervals,

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01:01:38

Coaching USA’s Elite and Embracing Failure with Jim...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/04/24

This week we sit down with Jim Miller, USA Cycling’s Chief of Sports Performance and coach to many of USA’s greats such as Tejay van Garderen, Kate Courtney, Kristin Armstrong, and Lawson Craddock to name a few. Jim is the ultimate “coaches coach” and has been coaching elite level cycling for nearly 2 decades, and his work has developed amazing athletes and superstar performances, including world championships and Olympic medals. 39934More Training For Your Limited Time Frank and Jim discuss

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01:01:38

Coaching USA's Elite and Embracing Failure with Jim...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/04/24

This week we sit down with Jim Miller, USA Cycling's Chief of Sports Performance and coach to many of USA's greats such as Tejay van Garderen, Kate Courtney, Kristin Armstrong, and Lawson Craddock to name a few. Jim is the ultimate "coaches coach" and has been coaching elite level cycling for nearly 2 decades, and his work has developed amazing athletes and superstar performances, including world championships and Olympic medals. 39934More Training For Your Limited Time Frank and Jim discuss

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50:22

Zwift as a Training Tool

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2020/04/20

This week Frank talks about the 3 ways he advises athletes to use Zwift as a Training Tool. They include: #1 Using Alpe Du Zwift #2 ERG Mode # 3 Group Rides and Races Save 25% on your next training plan with code 25podcast 39836More Training For Your Limited Time What if you had a one hour climb out your backyard to train on? Well now you do with Zwift’s Alpe D Zwift. We’ll talk about using the Alpe du Zwift as a training tool – not necessarily playing the game and racing… but as a training tool to

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