Training Tips
Expert training tips, nutrition advice, podcasts, and more from FasCat's coaching team.
How to Perform VO2 Max Intervals Properly with a Power Meter
When I bought my first power meter in 2001, I quickly discovered that intervals are more effectively executed using power rather than heart rate. In this...
Zone 4, 5, & 6 Intervals
In this training tip, I am going to describe the three best zone 4, 5, & 6 intervals you can add to your training to increase your power output. There are...
Sweet Spot & Cycling Training Zones Calculator
Sweet Spot training is a balanced amount of intensity and volume that increases functional threshold power (FTP) and improves endurance. The Sweet Spot...
Lauren de Crescenzo Unbound Training Details
The Unbound 200 is FasCat Athlete, Lauren de Crescenzo's A Race. She's a two time winner and the course plays into her strengths. As her coach, we developed a...
Training for the Dust Bowl 100
Train for the Dust Bowl 100 with Coach Jake's 4 training tips that are specific to his knowledge of the race course: 1. Cornering 2. Group Riding 3. Anaerobic...
Nutrition on the Bike
Coach Christian Parrett and Frank Overton describe how to eat on the bike for your best long rides, gravel and fondo races. We cover six fundamentals of...
Gravel Power Workout
Gravel racing has changed and it has gotten much more competitive. Five years ago, I made a “Gravel Watts” video where I said, ‘There are VO2 max intervals in...
Will AI Replace Cycling Coaches?
In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, the question isn't just a matter of if, it’s when… but to what degree? Does this mean human coaches...
How to ace your first gravel race (of the season, or even ever!)
Do you have your first gravel race coming up? Or perhaps you’ve already done a few in years past, but you’ve got your first gravel race of the season in your...
5 must-know cycling nutrition strategies
So here comes race day. All your training is in the rear-view mirror, your bike is dialed, you know the course, you're ready to go. But what about your...
Gravel Skills: 5 Must Have's and How to Practice
There are 5 Gravel Skills I recommend athletes develop and practice. Coach Sierra here, I just raced BWR Arizona where the course was loaded with singletrack,...
Lauren de Crescenzo: Mid-South Power Podcast
FasCat sponsored athlete and gravel privateer, Lauren De Crescenzo won The Mid South with a new course record, beating her own record by 7 minutes on an slower...
Multi-day events = multiple kinds of fun. Here's how to do them
You know what's more fun than one great day on the bike? Multiple great days on the bike all stacked together. Here, Coaches Sierra Sims and Ricky Arnopol...
How to race at your best
‘Know thyself,’ Plato said. ‘And know thy course,’ Coach Allie says. With years of professional racing around the globe under her belt plus years of working...
Gravel Training
There are 4 parts to gravel training that I will describe in this training tip. Base Training Long Rides Riding a LOT Nutrition Many athletes will be relieved...
Auto FTP Detection
CoachCat, our AI powered Coach, can now analyze your power data to tell you if your FTP has increased. The feature is called 'auto FTP detection' and it is...
Coach Maddy's Top Tips
Sometimes you learn from books, sometimes you learn from the advice of others, and then sometimes you just have to go and learn the hard way... UCLA grad and...
5 ways to be a better cyclist
Be your best. It’s a simple concept, and hard to achieve. So we keep it simple and straightforward here, with five easy-to-remember mantras that will help you...
AI Coaching - Instant Workout Analysis, introducing CoachCat
Improving just got better, faster & smarter. Introducing CoachCat, our new AI powered coach who analyzes your data the moment you finish a ride and instantly...
CoachCat AI Gives Instant Workout Analysis
FasCat Coaching Builds the First AI Coaching Technology to Coach Cyclists with their ride and wearable data. BOULDER, CO, Jan. 23, 2024 – Frank Overton, the...
