Training Tips - Article
Expert training tips, nutrition advice, podcasts, and more from FasCat's coaching team.
Tulsa Tough Training
Tulsa Tough training is all about anaerobic intervals. Zone 6 intervals 20 - 60 seconds in length + sprints will prepare you optimally for this style of bike...
Maximal Lactate Steady State Testing
The FasCat Maximal Lactate Steady State Protocol A long time ago in a galaxy far far away we had a physiology lab and used the gold standard maximal lactate...
Open Water Pool Drills for Triathlon
Open Water Pool Drills for Triathlon Maybe you've just signed up for your first triathlon. Maybe you're just looking to get more comfortable in the chaos of...
Teaching Criterium Tactics Using On Board Cameras
In cycling, it's not always the strongest person that wins; it's the smartest. Conserving energy, exploiting your opponents weaknesses, reading the competition...
Bike Fit: The Nagging Knee
The Nagging Knee, Nadia Sullivan, Retul Bike Fit Certified Now that summer’s in full swing and you’re logging big miles, it’s not uncommon to discover knee...
Phil's File: Tour of California, 2016
Power Data Analysis by Frank Overton, May 2016 FasCat Athlete Phil Gaimon is racing the 2016 Tour of California for Cannondale Pro Cycling and Coach Frank is...
Phil Gaimon FasCat Athlete Interview
Interview by the FasCat Coaches, February 2016 FasCat Athlete and Team Cannondale Rider, Phil Gaimon is back in the European peloton for 2016 and off to a good...
Road Racing Tactics and Strategies
by the FasCat Coaches Here are our core road racing tactics for the Category 3/4/5, Collegiate and Masters racer. Allen : If you have never been fed in a feed...
How to Move the Dates of Your FasCat Race Training Plan
We have a lot of race-specific plans that are designed to get you ready for race day. But we don't have one for every race out there (yet!). Maybe you bought a...
Enduro Training for Cross Country
July 2015 Enduro racing is on the rise worldwide and more and more DH stars are choosing to race the new format. But XC racing is still king, and you can...
Pacing the Bike for the Boulder Half Ironman Age Group Athlete
by Nadia Sullivan, June 2016 This year, the Boulder Half Ironman course was changed to 1 lap of the full course. That means athletes will get a chance to...
3 Indoor Cycling Workouts for the Winter
Riding on the trainer during the winter may not be your ideal way to spend an hour or two, but the truth is that training indoors can be highly productive when...
Tempo Training
Tempo = 76-90% of your threshold by FTP, Heart Rate or RPE I made it out the door with about 90 min to spare before darkness and black ice would set in. What...
Post Tour of California Interview with Tom Zirbel 2.26.08
Congrats on your time trial at the Tour of California. Was that your best TT ever? If so, could you describe why? If 'best tt ever' means: took corners...
Power Based Impulse-Response Performance Model
I hope everyone is enjoying the Tour de France and PEZ’s unique coverage as much as I am. With the Alps and Pyrenees behind us, it is quite evident which...
Christian Vande Velde's 2006 Tour de France: an analysis using TSS and the Performance Manager Chart
Imagine that everyday for the past 2 weeks as you head off to work you feel more tired than the day before. Each day at work has been relentless and its only...
Phil Gaimon, Professional Cyclist Team Garmin, Interview
FasCat Athlete Phil Gaimon spent a rest day answering the FasCat Coaches questions on training, cookies, host housing, Frankie Andreu, beer, the suck o meter,...
