Training Tips
Expert training tips, nutrition advice, podcasts, and more from FasCat's coaching team.
Using Strava Live Segments to Perform "Strava-Vals"
Check out this article where Strava interviewed Coach frank on this topic! This week, we discuss how Strava live segments can "hack" your interval performance...
Go Fast Food Choices to Lose Weight and Ride Faster
As an athlete you are a Ferrari and we'd bet if you drove a Ferrari you'd only put the super high octane in it. Therefore its important for your cycling to...
Breaking Down a Gravel Race
In this week's live podcast, Coach Frank and Jackson outline everything that you need to know about successful gravel racing and training. The FasCat Athlete...
Coaching USA's Elite and Embracing Failure with Jim Miller
This week we sit down with Jim Miller, USA Cycling's Chief of Sports Performance and coach to many of USA's greats such as Tejay van Garderen, Kate Courtney,...
Zwift Racing Tips from Coach Jake
Zwift racing is a fun way to get in a really hard workout and test your fitness. Expect to be riding at or near your threshold with many burst over for the...
Sweet Spot Training with Dr. Andy Coggan, Ph.D
We are honored to talk about sweet spot training with Dr. Andy Coggan, Ph.D on this podcast. Dr. Coggan is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at Indiana...
How to Sweet Spot
Buongiorno! It has been 15 years since I wrote the original Sweet Spot article and it is nice to hear how many athletes have added it to their training and...
Ask FasCat #9 — FTP Indoors vs. Outdoors, Corona Nutrition, and Timing is Everything
The podcast this week is another installment of our Ask FasCat series, where we answer listener questions! Thank you to everyone who submitted questions via...
Black Bean Burgers: Winning in the Kitchen Recipe
Recently, we posted on our instagram page a poll asking our athletes what recipe they were interested in seeing next. They chose black bean burgers, so here...
#secrettraining Cyclocross Tips for April (COVID-19 Edition)
Here are our Ten #secretrraining Cyclocross Training Tips for April (COVID-19 Edition) 1) Ride your bike more. Daylight savings is here. Temperatures are...
Setting Intermediate Training Goals using Virtual Communities
The whole gravel team is here to check in with the FasCat community about setting intermediate goals using virtual communities to keep the motivation high and...
Indoor Workout Motivation
The clock ticks. You stare at your power, and it seems like time is standing still. You are 30-minutes into a one-hour trainer ride, and you want nothing more...
COVID-19 Training
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade as the saying goes. With the cycling season put on hold until May, there's now plenty of time to get faster. Two...
What to Do When Your Race is Cancelled
In light of the recent COVID-19 outbreak, the timing of your training for the 2020 cycling season has changed. Races are in question, stress is high, and a lot...
#SECRETTRAINING: DON'T FORGET YOUR LEG WARMERS
The #secrettraining tip for this article is if the temperature is 68 degrees or less you should be wearing leg warmers. I used to say 70 degrees or less was...
Sunny Gilbert: Cyclocross Success on a Different Path
photo: Snowy Mountain Photography FasCat Athlete Sunny Gilbert recently had the ride of her life at the 2018 USA Cyclocross National Championships, netting...
How to Train for a Strava PR or KOM
Phil Gaimon and I have been going for Strava KOMs for over a year now, and before that, it was hill climb victories and world tour prowess. In this training...
#secrettraining: How to do a 5 minute Plank
If you are are cyclocross racer, or any athlete for that matter, your core needs to be stronger. One of the best ways to increase core strength is by doing...
Ask FasCat #8 — Dirty Kanza Training, Polarized vs. Sweet Spot, and More!
We're back with our 8th edition of Ask FasCat, where we field listener questions to help you become a faster cyclist. This time, Coach Isaiah is in the house...
Inside Coach Isaiah's Mind: Takeaways from USAC Level 1 Coaches Education
This week on the pod, Coach Isaiah returns to share his takeaways and lessons learned from his recent USA Cycling Coaches Level 1 Education Course, and how it...
