Training Tips - Article
Expert training tips, nutrition advice, podcasts, and more from FasCat's coaching team.
How to Apply Your FasCat Training Plan
Video walk through: Written walk through: You’ll receive an email from TrainingPeaks with a link to your FasCat Training Plan. Click the link to go to...
How to Adjust Your FasCat Training Plan
You've applied your FasCat Training Plan, but now life has thrown a monkey wrench in your schedule? No problem! You can drag & drop workouts in your calendar...
Setting Up the Performance Manager Chart
The Performance Manager Chart (PMC) is the window to your overall fitness and race-readiness. Get it set up properly and it can be your most powerful training...
Nutrition for Cyclocross Racing
Nutrition for cyclocross racing can be challenging given the high-intensity nature of cyclocross races. Nutrition mistakes during and around cyclocross racing...
Cyclocross Running
You may or may not love running, but your cyclocross running should be skill to focus on during cyclocross season. Building a program for cyclocross running...
How to Improve Power Output on the Bike
After planning your season and setting up your A race the next step is to create a training plan to improve your power output. This should include knowing the...
The Difference between Road and Mountain Bike Power Output
The Difference between Road and Mountain Bike Power Output and What Your Training Should Do About it. Cyclists and the industry as a whole know about the power...
Tour of the Gila: A How to Guide
For most amateur racers, the Tour of the Gila is arguably the closest thing they will ever come to the Tour de France. Held in the beautiful south west Gila...
Criterium Training
How do you train for such a specific race like a criterium? Criterium training is more than sprint workouts. Yes VO2 work is needed and you can do the classic...
Criterium Race Tactics and Strategies
Every week the FasCat Coaches get together to discuss and share ways to help out our athletes. We cover a variety of topics like off season and resistance...
The Effect of Altitude
Throughout the summer, the western United States plays hosts some of cycling's hardest races and events. The Leadville 100 , FireCracker 50 , Crusher in the...
Using your Powermeter for Weight Loss
Did you know you can use your powermeter to help with your weight loss goals? It's true! The amount of "work" (watts) you throw down during a workout can be...
Criterium Racing: Watts Up?
A good criterium racer needs experience and lots of anaerobic power. Being fast and fit is only a part of the equation. Strategy, patience, pack positioning,...
How to Perform VO2 Max Intervals with your PowerMeter
When the hammer drops on your next group ride, race or uphill it is likely a VO2 effort. I see it all the time in reviewing athlete's power data: the crux of...
Take a Rest Week to Increase your Power
Taking a rest week may seem like you aren't training but it is during this time that you actually 'get faster'. All by not riding your bike and laying on the...
Granola: Winning in the Kitchen Recipe
In our last Winning in the Kitchen Podcast , we talked about snacks and explained that a good snack should include carbs, fiber, protein and fat. Why did we...
Olympic Development Academy Criteria
In this video FasCat coach Isaiah Newkirk goes through the three key Olympic Development Academy criteria and how athletes can use this to know if the "ODA" is...
#secrettraining: To race or not to race
The spring bike racing season is upon us. If you’re a cyclocross racer this can be a tough time of year. While your buddies are hitting peak form and looking...
Training Zones
Training zones enable athletes and coaches to achieve precise physiological adaptations from their training. In essence, training zones tell the athlete how...
#SECRETTRAINING FOR March 2021: BEAT THE WinterTime BLUES
As a cyclocross racer, or any bike racer for that matter, if you live in a part of the world that has a true winter, February & March can be tough. The weather...
