Training Tips
Expert training tips, nutrition advice, podcasts, and more from FasCat's coaching team.
Ride Faster Gift Guide
Happy Holidays FasCats! At FasCat we are always thinking of ways to help you ride faster and we'd like to present our holiday Ride Faster Gift Guide. Scroll...
10 Reasons to Ask Santa for a Powermeter
I bought my first powermeter in 2000 following Greg Lemond's well-publicized use of a powermeter in the 1990s. Back then, you might have seen a powermeter or...
Build a Big Base with Sweet Spot Training
It's December, which means next year is upon us and thoughts are quickly shifting towards the race season. What are you doing to ensure an improvement over...
Wintertime Training Habits
There are three habits you can implement this winter that will have a dramatic effect on your riding next Spring. They are: 1. Consistency 2. Nutrition...
Setting Up Training Zones
Setting up training zones for heart rate and power in TrainingPeaks is easy to do with 20 minute Field Test data. Once the athlete has uploaded their file, we...
Zwift Power to Weight Ratio Calculator
With Zwift racing and group rides the most important thing you need to know is what your watts per kilo because Zwift races and group rides are broken down...
Should You Strength Train During the Season?
A hot topic of debate: should you do strength training during the race season? Coach Frank and Jackson discuss... The FasCat Athlete Forum is live! Join the...
How to Apply Your FasCat Training Plan
Video walk through: Written walk through: You’ll receive an email from TrainingPeaks with a link to your FasCat Training Plan. Click the link to go to...
2021 Thanksgiving Gratitude Podcast
In this week's podcast, the FasCat team continues with our annual Thanksgiving tradition of sharing short messages of gratitude to our loyal podcast listeners...
Podcast Producer
Location: remote, work from home, Boulder, CO is a plus but not required Job Summary: FasCat Coaching is hiring a podcast producer to manage our training tip...
How to Adjust Your FasCat Training Plan
You've applied your FasCat Training Plan, but now life has thrown a monkey wrench in your schedule? No problem! You can drag & drop workouts in your calendar...
How to Make Indoor Cycling more Fun and Productive
Make indoor Cycling more fun and productive with these 5 training tips from Coach Jake: 1. Set up a dedicated indoor trainer space with a fan! 2. Select fun,...
Setting Up the Performance Manager Chart
The Performance Manager Chart (PMC) is the window to your overall fitness and race-readiness. Get it set up properly and it can be your most powerful training...
Alex Dowsett on his Hour Record Attempt
On today’s podcast Coach Frank speaks with Alex Dowsett, a Pro World Tour Rider who is attempting to break the Track World Hour Record on November 3rd. Alex is...
Zwift as a Training Tool
In this Podcast Coach 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 and...
Off Season Gravel Training
Fall and Winter is the time gravel cyclists can take their training and performance to the next level. For big long grueling races like Unbound, BWR, Mid...
Refer a Friend
Did you know as a member of our FasCat community, you can refer your friends to FasCat and they will get 20% off their first purchase? It's true! Even better,...
Dr. Louis Passfield: Sports Scientist
In this episode, the Big Cat talks to Dr. Louis Passfield, a Sports Scientist from the UK. Dr. Passfield is a leader in the scientific community, especially in...
Nutrition for Cyclocross Racing
Nutrition for cyclocross racing can be challenging given the high-intensity nature of cyclocross races. Nutrition mistakes during and around cyclocross racing...
Ask a Fascat #20
Welcome to the 20th edition of our “Ask a FasCat” podcast series, where we gather athletes' questions from our forum, email, and social media to help you ride...
