Training Tips - Article
Expert training tips, nutrition advice, podcasts, and more from FasCat's coaching team.
How to Perform an Indoor Field Test (in Zwift)
Performing a 20-minute field test indoors can be a highly effective and repeatable method for establishing your wattage training zones and measuring your...
Over Under Intervals
Over under intervals are structured tempo, sweet spot or threshold intervals with a harder, higher wattage effort at the beginning and the end of each interval...
Criss-Cross Intervals
Criss-Cross intervals mimic the real-world power demands* common in road, gravel, fondo, and mountain bike races. In this training tip, we’ll explain how to do...
Salmon Watts: Winning in the Kitchen Recipe
If you read any nutrition articles, you have definitely heard about Omega 3's and probably know they are good for you. But do you know: Why you should eat...
Muscle Tension Intervals
Cyclists can pair Muscle Tension Intervals with weight training for cycling, for an even better physiological adaptation. Prior to weight training, muscle...
Plan your Annual Training
Success for Tomorrow Starts Today: This Fall & Winter is the perfect time to start planning and training for next season. You along with your coach can design...
Tabata Intervals
In the cycling world, the ability to go extremely hard for a short period of time often determines the outcome of a race. From a 10 second finish line sprint...
How to Train with a Power Meter
We’ve been coaching cyclists with power meters for over 20 years now and have taken thousands of athletes thru the three simple steps below. Cyclist of all...
4 Key Cyclocross Skills to Master
So you want to race ’cross? Yes! Whether you are brand new to the sport, or a seasoned veteran, there are four key skills you need. The 4 key cyclocross skills...
Cyclocross Interval Workout for the Pre-Season
With cyclocross season just around the corner, it's time to start incorporating some cx specific skills and drills into your training plan! Below is...
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 OTS Rides
Sweet Spot OTS Rides are our way of prescribing an amount of training based on duration and intensity. TSS is Training Stress Score, calculated from duration...
How To Sweet Spot During a Group Ride
Twenty years ago, I introduced the concept of Sweet Spot Training , and it’s been incredibly rewarding to see so many athletes embrace it and reap the...
The Cyclist's Guide to Holiday Survival
“To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” ― François de La Rochefoucauld You may have found a groove to eat right during a normal week, but...
Leadville 100 MTB Training
Leadville. An old mining town turned outdoor mecca. Listen close and you'll hear whispers of legends past. The likes of Dave Wiens' win over Lance Armstrong in...
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...
Favorite races, worst ride ever, and training tips: 30 Questions with FasCat athlete Phil Gaimon
Former WorldTour racer and current KOM chaser, Phil Gaimon has been a FasCat athlete for nine years now, working with the the Big Cat himself, Frank Overton....
Ask a FasCat #23: Submit a Question for a Chance to Win a Whoop
Hello FasCats! Our first Ask a FasCat of 2023 is coming up and it's our 23rd edition of our popular series where you get to ask our panel of coaches anything....
Five Fundamentals for Faster
Improving doesn’t have to be complicated! Do these five simple things to increase your power output, raise your threshold, lose some weight, and achieve better...
