Training Tips
Expert training tips, nutrition advice, podcasts, and more from FasCat's coaching team.
#SECRETTRAINING: How to Design your own CYCLOCROSS TRAINING COURSE
Quite often we are asked how to make a practice cyclocross course so one can use it as part of their weekly training program. If you live in a typical suburban...
Switching From Base to Race Podcast
It's getting to be that time of year when the first races of the season are quickly approaching, you've been (hopeful ly) putting in some solid base training,...
How to Simulate Group Rides | 3 Diabolical Workouts
As we continue to navigate the weirdest cycling season in history, one of the greatest training tools out there, the group ride, has also been affected. With...
Cycling Coach's Buyer Guide!
We are asked constantly about different pieces of gear, what's the best bang for your buck, what kind of cycling computer to buy, which tires to use for X...
Video: How to Train for a Strava PR or QOM/KOM
In this video, Coach Frank and former pro turned un-professional cyclist Phil Gaimon talk about how to build your Strava training plans, with a focus on...
COVID Summertime Coaching
What do you do when the whole season is cancelled because of a global pandemic? Keep calm and FtFP on, duh, because bike riding ain't cancelled! Coach Frank...
Jackson's Guided Meditation for Cyclists
Join Jackson for a short, 10 minute guided meditation to use while on a ride to cultivate more awareness, mindfulness, and concentration. For more of Jackson's...
Meditation for Cyclists
Meditation has become a buzzword in the mainstream, and you've probably heard about elite athletes like LeBron James, Kate Courtney, and others espousing its...
Three Ways to Improve Functional Threshold Power
Functional Threshold Power, also known as FTP is the maximum wattage an athlete can sustain for 60 minutes. And, according to Dr. Andrew Coggan, it is “the...
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#SECRETTRAINING - 30 MINUTE STRENGTH CIRCUIT (COVID-19 EDITION)
#crossiscoming . Well, at least I hope it is. I know it's extremely tough to stay motivated during these challenging times, but there are some things you can...
Added Sugar and Still Winning in the Kitchen?
We are often asked by athletes: Can I still win in the kitchen if I eat sugar every now and then? Is sugar bad for me? How much, when and what kind should I...
Ask FasCat #10 — Coachable Traits, TSS, and Recovery
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...
FasCat Strava Segment Challenge
Join the FasCat Coaching Gravel Team and take these four Strava segment challenges. Upload these routes and ride for training and then go back using Strava's...
Sweet Spot Polarized Training
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...
#secrettraining Cyclocross Tips for June (COVID-19 EDITION)
Our fingers are crossed (no pun intendeed) that ‘cross season is just three months away! It’s time to do some work! The effort you put out during these next...
How to Make your own Strava Race Course
Coach Frank shows you how to design your own race course using the Strava route planner to take serve as a training tool and race substitute. Ride the route...
Strava Racing Using Routes and Created Segments
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 2 Year Anniversary Episode!
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...
Winning in the Kitchen: Snacks
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...
