Training Tips
Expert training tips, nutrition advice, podcasts, and more from FasCat's coaching team.
Fun and Training
How do you train to ride faster to achieve your GOALS and still have FUN!? We'd like to share ways in this training tip and podcast 👇 I think there are some...
Anaerobic Intervals for XC MTB
Anaerobic intervals for XC MTB are short, high powered efforts that do not use oxygen. A one minute effort performed at 120-150% of the athlete's Functional...
The Optimized Stress - Recovery Visualization
Wearable devices can help sports performance in a number of ways. They can help us understand how stressful a workout is, meaning how much physical work the...
Performance Nutrition: Winning in the Kitchen
Performance nutrition and weight loss is all about your food choices and that's what we call "Winning in the Kitchen". Winning in the kitchen begins with...
Optimized Training Stress (OTS)
Optimized Training Stress (OTS) is a power-based metric that measures the true physiological cost of a training session by accounting for three key factors...
Post Ride Nutrition
Before reading through this post and watching the video, be sure to check out our videos on pre ride and during ride nutrition to ensure you have all your...
You Need To Ride More
You need to ride more in order to improve! In this training tip, we'll give you coaching strategies, and explain the who, what, why and how riding more is...
The 4 Key Factors for Gravel Racing Success
Gravel racing season is in full swing, and this week's podcast is all about helping you crush your next race. We believe there are 4 key components to...
Data Analysis for Human Powered Health Women’s Team
Earlier this year, Frank (BigCat) and Coach Isaiah started working for the Women’s World Tour Team, Human Powered Health as their data scientists. We analyze...
Pyramidal and Polarized
Pyramidal Training when combined with Polarized Training is the most effective training methodology compared to just polarized or just pyramidal. (Codella et....
Introducing Our Winning in the Kitchen Weight Loss Meal Plan!
Lose weight with our Winning in the Kitchen Weight Loss Meal Plan! These custom meal plans take the guesswork out of weight loss for cyclists and take into...
Interval Training for Cycling
Let’s talk about riding faster! If there was a nutritional supplement out there guaranteed to make you a faster cyclist (there’s not), you’d take it right? In...
Chipotle Burrito Bowl: Winning in the Kitchen Recipe
Do you find yourself daydreaming about burritos, tacos and guac towards the end of a hard workout? Us too! But driving to get food after a long ride feels like...
What to Eat on the Bike During Training and Racing
AÂ big area of consideration and confusion for many cyclists is on the bike nutrition. We've talked at length about Winning in the Kitchen, but it's an entirely...
Sweet Spot versus Zone 2 Training Plan Design
The physiological benefits of sweet spot training are illustrated in the table below: As you can see, there are more x's in the sweet spot column than there...
Power-to-Weight Ratio Calculator
Your power-to-weight ratio is the single greatest determinant of performance. Its not everything but greater than all else. Power to weight is the average...
Off Season Cyclocross Training #SecretTraining
TIME TO DO WORK It’s January. The holidays are over. Your New Year resolutions are set in stone and your 2022 cyclocross racing goals are written down, too*....
Plan Your Training for the Year
How to Plan Your Training for the Year The two most important training phases to improve endurance and power output are: #1 Aerobic Endurance " Base Training "...
Unbound Gravel Training
Coach Frank drops some wisdom about what types of training we recommend for Unbound  Gravel. Why 22 weeks? Well, that' how long it is from now until mid-May,...
Go Big in 2022 with Your Mindset and Training Habits
This tip is for all the athletes who are making new year's resolutions about their training for 2022. Here are 8 training habits to develop a next level...
