Training Tips
Expert training tips, nutrition advice, podcasts, and more from FasCat's coaching team.
Six ways cyclists can train
Everyone wants to improve, and there is more than one way to do so. At FasCat, we have two primary (and time-tested) methods. We have one-on-one coaching,...
How to Train and Race in the Heat
5 strategies to improve your performance when it’s roasting outside You can control your training, your bike maintenance and your nutrition, but you can’t...
Zone-based training is dead! Half of the time...
Training only by zones is a sure-fire way to kill the joy of cycling and your very will to ride. Training by zones is extremely effective, and at FasCat we...
How to fuel for training and racing
What and how much should you eat before, during and after training rides and races? It’s a simple question, with a lot of devils in the details. On this...
Celebrating 20 years of FasCat Coaching
FasCat is officially 20 years old this month, and to celebrate we’re taking a long look back at the pivotal moments that formed the FasCat community in a...
How to Climb Faster
Like many elements of cycling, climbing is at once so simple and so complex. How can you improve your climbing - especially if you live in a flat area? How...
Five things I wish I knew: Coach Suzie Snyder
Coach Suzie Snyder is a five-time Xterra national champion who is still racing at the international level in addition to coaching FasCat athletes of all...
Coach Ricky Arnopol climbs at 5.4w/kg to take third on Tour of the Gila's opening stage
FasCat Coach Ricky Arnopol took third in the opening Tour of Gila stage by pushing 5.4w/kg for more than 20 minutes up the Mogollon mountaintop finish. It was...
Gravel racing tips & tricks
Gravel racing continues to explode, and FasCat has a slew of gravel training plans for you to follow, whether you want race-specific plan like SBT GRVL and any...
The Most Important Cycling Workouts
Our Optimize training solution is filled with thousands of workouts that fill more than 100 comprehensive training plans. But which are the most important...
Tapering in Cycling for Peak Performance
Have you ever heard of the expression 'All the hay is in the barn?' To many cyclists and farmers alike it has great meaning: the hard work is over and now it...
Five Things I Wish I Knew When I Was a Pro
FasCat Coach Christian Parrett raced as a professional for seven years, and has since coached professionally since retiring from racing. He trained hard and...
Riding Faster After 50
We’ve podcasted on the topic of master's training three times before including on Masters CTL, Master’s Recovery, and the Seven Habits of Successful Masters...
Apple Watch Integration with CoachCat is Here!
Optimize, our next-generation training and data analytics platform, now works with Apple Watch to balance your recovery data in the form of nightly HRV and...
Inside the coach-athlete relationship: A live coaching call
So how exactly does one-on-one coaching work? On this episode, we take you inside the weekly call of Coach Jake Rytlewski and Zach Hoover, so you can...
The Endurance Athlete Diet
Performance nutrition and weight loss for cyclists, runners and multisport athletes is all about eating a balanced amount of these five ‘go fast’ macros in...
9 Training Techniques to Help You Ride Faster
At FasCat we use a variety of training techniques to help athletes ride faster and farther. There's more to improvement than sweet spot training (but that's...
Your Optimize Subscription is Like Having a Coach!
Our Optimized subscription is a more affordable coaching solution for 80% less than the cost of hiring a 1x1 Coach. For $35 a month you get access to all our...
6 reasons to do group ride training
Structured intervals have their place, but group ride training can be not only fun but also very effective for many reasons. Here are six. Do more work than...
Switching from Base to Race
Switching from Base to Race refers to the transition in training from the base phase to the interval phase. Now that we’ve hit the home stretch of winter and...
