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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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58:37

3 Ways to Maximize Your Zwift Training & Racing

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2024/02/02

Following a prescribed training plan is the most effective way to improve as a cyclist, and yet… riding and racing in Zwift can be super fun. Can you do both? Yes, yes you can. Here to help us on our digital and IRL training journey is Coach Jake Rytlewski, our in-house Zwift master and father of five - because you know those two things are related. (Jake also raced professionally for years, so Zwift isn't the only trick in his bag.) Coach Jake breaks down Three Ways to Maximize your Zwift Training

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01:01:38

Best Cycling Habits Under 10 Minutes

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2024/01/26

It’s January and many of us are in the thick of new year’s resolutions that may or may not last. Here to help us become better cyclists - with 10 easy-to-form habits that can last and only take 10 minutes or less - is Coach Sierra Sims. Coach Sierra holds a Master's Degree in exercise physiology, and she did graduate work on the physiology of master’s cyclists and bone health in female road cyclists, mountain bikers, and runners. This woman is an expert, folks! Sierra has also won a national MTB

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55:00

Rack Up Training Load with the OTS Workout: Sweet...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2024/01/19

Sweet Spot training is great for a number of things, and today we’re talking about how it’s highly effective for racking up Training Load - a key metric for any cyclist’s training plan. Training Load is the forest view of your fitness, a weighted 42-day rolling average of your recent workouts. The higher the load, the more potential fitness you have at your disposal. On a daily perspective, you might be familiar with TSS from your Garmin or Wahoo - TSS stands for Training Stress Score. FasCat

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01:09:11

The 3 Steps to Achieving Your Cycling Goals

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2024/01/12

Goals are great to have, but a specific plan to reach your goals is where the rubber meets the road - or trail. In this podcast Coach Elliott Baring walks you through the three steps to achieve your cycling goals: determine your goals determine the demands of your goals build the training timeline to reach your goals As a precursor, the nine talented athletes who comprise the Optimize Collective tell us what they are training for, and how they are working with their coach to get there. Then,

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56:40

How to Sweet Spot on the Group Ride (4 of 8 in the...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2024/01/05

Group Rides and Sweet Spot - two things we love here at FasCat. This podcast puts the two together. If you’re new to the pod, welcome! And if you’re new to the concept of Sweet Spot, know that it’s a training zone and a training technique. As a zone, it's between 84% to 97% of your functional threshold power. At FasCat, we have Sweet Spot training baked into many of our training plans, especially at this time of the year. And yes, you can do Sweet Spot workouts on the trainer or by yourself. But

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01:06:22

40 Hot Races in 2024: road, gravel, MTB, fondo and more!

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/12/29

There are so many rad races available for us in 2024, and here, the FasCat Coaches walk you through 40 events that we're excited about. We’ve got recommendations for road events, gravel events, stages races, mountain bike events, gran fondo events, and more. While most of the races we suggest are in the United States (as this is our area of expertise), we do have a trio of recommendations in Europe. When you’ve picked out an event or events you want to train for, we have two great ways to help you

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53:28

Cyclists' 6 Bad Habits - and how to avoid them

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/12/22

Riding too hard, too often. Bonking. Not having fun! As cyclists, we have some bad habits, and this podcast is about a few common ailments, and how to avoid them. Today we have Coach Ricky Arnopol joining us to talk about 6 Bad Habits he often sees in his coached athletes, his pro teammates on the UCI Continental Team Project Echelon, and cyclists in general. --- Have you been enjoying the FasCat Podcast? Please leave us a review on the App Store or Google Play. Thanks! You can save 25% off a

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Sweet Spot Series 3 of 8: When TO and When NOT TO...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/12/18

To sweet spot or not to sweet spot - that is NOT the question! Of course you should sweet spot. Everybody does - whether they are doing so consciously or not. But WHEN to sweet spot, and WHEN NOT to sweet spot, THAT is the question. And that is the subject of today’s podcast. If you don’t have time to listen to the entire pod, or you get interrupted, the takeaway here is that most of you should be sweetspotting now, during the winter and early spring, and then when you switch from base to race,

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01:08:16

Holiday Gear Guide: Clothing, Tech, Power Meters and...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/12/08

Training is more fun and effective when you’re comfortable and stoked on your gear. Sure, you could train like Rocky in cotton sweats in the freezing cold of a Philadelphia winter, or stare at the wall of a basement on a trainer like Graeme Obree, but for most of us, having good gear makes a world of difference, whether in clothing or digital measurement and entertainment. So on this podcast we are talking about gear! We’ve got all the coaches cued up with hot picks, we are talking gear we know and

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58:59

Sweet Spot Series 2 of 8: How much sweet spot should...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/12/01

What, when and how much - those are the three big questions of training. We dig into that question for our second podcast in an 8-pod series on Sweet Spot: How much Sweet Spot should you do? There is no one-size-fits-all answer, of course, and how much Sweet Spot you should do depends on: Your ability level The time of year The type and duration of the event you are training for Your training progression from week to week In this podcast we break down several scenarios so we can leave

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01:01:14

Sweet Spot Series 1 of 8: What the heck is Sweet Spot?!

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/11/24

In the spirit of annual training and periodization, now that we have covered weight lifting, the next phase of your training is the base phase. And longtime loyal listeners know we love the sweet spot - the ultimate way to build your base. This is episode # 1 of an 8 part Series of Sweet Spot Podcasts coming up these next few weeks and months. Today we’ll cover What Sweet Spot is. In the coming weeks we’ll talk about: How Much Sweet Spot Should You Do? When to Sweet Spot and when NOT to Sweet

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48:06

A different kind of intervals - but one that's still...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/11/17

At FasCat we’re all about helping you get faster and have more fun, with training methods proven by science and our experience with thousands of athletes. One thing the scientific community has proven is that taking time to be grateful makes measurable, positive effects on your life. Going back 20 years to a study by Dr Robert Emmons, psychologists have consistently found that being grateful can have positive effects on your mental state. Further studies since then have shown that taking time to

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55:18

How to set your training plan: road, MTB, gravel and...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/11/10

From the Flanders Sportive to the Leadville Trail 100 to Unbound Gravel to just being fit for the group ride, riders have a wide variety of cycling goals for 2024. But how do you get there? How do you time and stack up your various training plans and goals to arrive at your event primed and ready to go? That’s exactly what this podcast is all about. We’ll talk about the three main elements of training you need, and how to work your way backwards from your target to right here, right now. Those

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58:26

Want to ride 1,200km? FasCat Lisa Charlebois did

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/11/03

1,200 kilometers, or 745 miles. That's a long distance for an unsupported event! But that's exactly what Lisa Charlesbois did this year at Paris-Brest-Paris, arguably the oldest bicycle race in the world. She finished in 78 hours and 27 minutes, sleeping 9 hours in total during that time. On this podcast, Lisa chats with her coach Allie Legg and host Ben Delaney about training and preparing for such a monster event — and the excitement and nervousness and motivation for completing such a daunting

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01:01:34

Coach Elliott's Top 5 Tips: More... carbs, self...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/10/27

Coach and three-time U.S. MTB national champion Elliott Baring has raced all the main cycling disciplines and coaches his athletes in a wide variety of pursuits. On this podcast, he explains his Top 5 Training Tips that apply to athletes of all levels. More is not always better, but 'more' is a theme for his top tips. Take on more carbs in races and hard training sessions. The optimal amount varies by person, but you're likely underfueling, which compromises not only that day's effort but the

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Go fast, stay warm: Clothing tips with Castelli's...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/10/20

Cycling clothing has come a long way in the last few years, both in terms of comfortable construction and our understanding of how it can speed us up or slow us down. On this podcast, Castelli team liaison Alvin Nordell joins Ben Delaney to talk about what the world's best athletes use now and when, and also what all of us cyclists can and should do for clothing in various conditions. In warm weather, it's pretty easy: get a snug-fitting jersey and bibs. (Although there are tradeoffs for ultimate

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01:14:44

Ask a FasCat #26: maintaining strength as we age,...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/10/13

You've got training questions; we've got answers! In fact, you had so many questions last week that we extended Ask A FasCat into a two-pod series. On this podcast, Director of Coaching Isaiah Newkirk fields an array of your questions on subjects like balancing fitness gains with losing weight, maintaining muscle and bone density as we age, rescheduling workouts during the week, indoor racing, and much more. Have you been enjoying the FasCat Podcast? Please leave us a review on the App Store or

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01:36:38

Ask a FasCat #25: lifting weights, losing weight,...

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/10/06

It's that time again: you ask training questions, and we answer. Since we had well over 100 good questions come in this time, we're breaking this episode of Ask a FasCat into two. On this podcast, FasCat Founder Frank Overton tackles questions on subjets like lifting weights, losing weight, boosting FTP & the Boogeyman. Yes, the Boogeyman. Which listener won the custom Castelli FasCat kit for the best question? Listen in and find out. Have you been enjoying the FasCat Podcast? Please leave us a

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01:00:14

Alternative Weightlifting Options for Cyclists

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/09/29

At FasCat, we're big believers in the big three for weightlifting for cyclists: the squat, the leg press, and the leg curl. (Done for a 10-week block during the off-season.) But there are plenty of other great exercises out there that can benefit you as a cyclist, too! In this podcast, we talk about the exercises we recommend throughout the year, plus some alternative to the big three, as we realize that some riders may face obstacles with the squat or leg press. Have you been enjoying the FasCat

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01:01:54

Lift weights to get faster on the bike

FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast ·

2023/09/22

The off-season is a great time to do a cycling-focused weightlifting regiment in order to be stronger and faster next year. Why should cyclists lift weights? How should cyclists lift weights? And how does strength gained in the gym translate to power on the bike? Frank Overton and Ben Delaney address all these issues and more in this podcast, which is #7 in an 8-part Off-Season How-To series. -- We have many off-season training plans - including weightlifting plans - to get you through the fall and

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