Training Tips
Expert training tips, nutrition advice, podcasts, and more from FasCat's coaching team.
Tour of the Gila: A How to Guide
For most amateur racers, the Tour of the Gila is arguably the closest thing they will ever come to the Tour de France. Held in the beautiful south west Gila...
Criterium Training
How do you train for such a specific race like a criterium? Criterium training is more than sprint workouts. Yes VO2 work is needed and you can do the classic...
Criterium Race Tactics and Strategies
Every week the FasCat Coaches get together to discuss and share ways to help out our athletes. We cover a variety of topics like off season and resistance...
The Effect of Altitude
Throughout the summer, the western United States plays hosts some of cycling's hardest races and events. The Leadville 100 , FireCracker 50 , Crusher in the...
How to Ride Faster: 8 Fundamentals
Are you a new cyclist or a season veteran looking for ways to start riding faster? Well here is your how to guide! In this episode Coach Frank goes over his...
How to Improve Your Cycling Performance
In my new year's resolution was to double down and make 2016 my year to have a great cycling season. You know, 'get serious'. The motivation came from two...
Climbing Workouts for Cyclists
Climbing workouts in the form of intervals will help you ride uphill faster for your Strava PR’s, group rides or hilly races. Mountain bikers, Road Racers,...
How to Do a Gravel Simulation Ride
This video is featured in our Gravel Training Tip that outlines the 4 key factors for gravel race training & preparation: Sweet Spot Training Simulation Rides:...
Using your Powermeter for Weight Loss
Did you know you can use your powermeter to help with your weight loss goals? It's true! The amount of "work" (watts) you throw down during a workout can be...
Steamboat Gravel Course, Training, and Equipment
Coach Frank shares his Steamboat Gravel riding, racing, and training experience. From pacing and training to equipment and course conditions, this training tip...
A 20 Minute Power-Based Field Test
A 20 minute field test answers a key question we ask ourselves as coaches at FasCat, is if the athlete is responding to the training we have prescribed? Aka,...
Ask a FasCat # 18
Welcome back to another installment of our Q&A series, Ask a FasCat! Here we take listener questions from our audience and do our best to answer them. In this...
Criterium Racing: Watts Up?
A good criterium racer needs experience and lots of anaerobic power. Being fast and fit is only a part of the equation. Strategy, patience, pack positioning,...
Unbound Race Recap with Coach Isaiah Newkirk
FasCat Coach Isaiah Newkirk was among the 1000+ athletes that lined up for the legendary Unbound 200 this past weekend. This gravel race is easily one of the...
Unbound Gravel with Ian Boswell, 2021 Champion
Coach Frank sat down with Ian Boswell fresh off his Unbound Gravel Victory to talk about his win. They discuss how the race was won, what he ate & drank, the...
How to Perform VO2 Max Intervals with your PowerMeter
When the hammer drops on your next group ride, race or uphill it is likely a VO2 effort. I see it all the time in reviewing athlete's power data: the crux of...
Summertime Nutrition for Cyclists
Summer is here, which means training and racing on the bike is being ramped up, goals are being achieved, and we can finally be outside more. However, it's...
Take a Rest Week to Increase your Power
Taking a rest week may seem like you aren't training but it is during this time that you actually 'get faster'. All by not riding your bike and laying on the...
Granola: Winning in the Kitchen Recipe
In our last Winning in the Kitchen Podcast , we talked about snacks and explained that a good snack should include carbs, fiber, protein and fat. Why did we...
How I Invented Sweet Spot Training
Coach Frank describes and tells the story of how he "invented" Sweet Spot Training and how he integrates it into his coaching philosophy. Here is the training...
