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Every episode of the FasCat Podcast, Ask a FasCat and more.

Taking a proper post season break: a cyclist resting on the couch with his bike parked behind him

Taking a "Proper" Post Season Break

How to take a proper post season break: 2 weeks off structured training, soul rides, and life balance so you start next season refreshed, motivated, and faster.

August 20, 2026
How to Perform VO2 Max Intervals Properly with a Power Meter

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...

June 25, 2026
Winning in the Kitchen: Performance Nutrition

Winning in the Kitchen: Performance Nutrition

Winning in the Kitchen is a phrase I coined from my cyclocross mechanic friend's referencing their meticulous work in the garage in the days leading up to an...

January 20, 2026
LIVE Sweet Spot Group Ride Q&A (Podcast)

LIVE Sweet Spot Group Ride Q&A (Podcast)

Remember, the goal of a freestyle sweet spot ride is to achieve as much sweet spot as you can. Time and zone, but you got to feel it out. And when it gets too h

December 21, 2025
Ask a Fascat #28 Podcast: Your Questions, Answered

Ask a Fascat #28 Podcast: Your Questions, Answered

What's the best way to introduce progressive overload without overreaching? How does TSS translate to OTS? How do I reconcile Whoop red scores with CoachCat's r

March 14, 2025
Fatigue Dependent Training Plan Design

Fatigue Dependent Training Plan Design

Fatigue dependent training plan design is a method of prescribing workouts and designing training plans to match an athlete’s expected fatigue in order to...

February 25, 2025
Riding TOO much TOO Soon? Don't be the Group Ride Hero

Riding TOO much TOO Soon? Don't be the Group Ride Hero

In this podcast, Coaches Sierra Sims and Elliott Baring are doing a little bit of internet policing here (again) because it seem the fundamentals of proper peri

February 13, 2025
What kind of training World Tour riders are Doing in 2025

What kind of training World Tour riders are Doing in 2025

If you’ve ever wondered what secret training Sepp Kuss, Jonas Vingegaard & Tadej Pogacar are doing, you’re in for a treat with this podcast and blog post....

February 06, 2025
Recovery for Cycling

Recovery for Cycling

Sleeping, eating and following a well designed training plan are the three best recovery techniques for cyclists. From beginners to pros, sleeping longer,...

November 15, 2024
Wintertime Workouts: the Cheetah Pounce & Sprint > Stalk > Catch ‼️

Wintertime Workouts: the Cheetah Pounce & Sprint > Stalk > Catch ‼️

How about a little anaerobic work to go with your sweet spot base training? In this training tip we will describe five wintertime workouts (over unders and...

November 13, 2024
The No Training Plan Training Solution

The No Training Plan Training Solution

In this podcast and training tip, we are talking about a training technique that many many athletes & coaches prefer at this time of the year and don’t even...

September 06, 2024
Learn about and Build your Annual Training Plan (ATP)

Learn about and Build your Annual Training Plan (ATP)

In this podcast you will learn about building an annual training plan (ATP) for yourself for next season. We have Coaches Allie, Jake & Andrew to share their

August 30, 2024
How to plan your 2025 season

How to plan your 2025 season

This is the third podcast in an eight-pod how-to series. Last episode we talked about 14 ways to review your season , and on this podcast we discuss how to map...

August 26, 2024
Ask a CoachCat #28 Podcast

Ask a CoachCat #28 Podcast

In this podcast FasCat Athletes submitted their training questions and CoachCat answered them. The episode was moderated by Frank Overton, who trained and...

August 11, 2024
The Three Vital Components of Masters Recovery

The Three Vital Components of Masters Recovery

Masters cyclists (those 40 and older) need more recovery from training than younger cyclists. No surprise, right? But masters can still train hard, recover...

August 04, 2024
Get Ready For Race Day With This Pre-Race Coaching Session!

Get Ready For Race Day With This Pre-Race Coaching Session!

In this podcast, Coaches Jake , Sierra & Frank share what they tell athletes ahead of their A race. Think of the famous pre-game locker room scenes in the mov

August 2, 2024
Get High And Train Hard: Altitude Training Tips & Benefits!!

Get High And Train Hard: Altitude Training Tips & Benefits!!

Altitude training benefits your endurance performance however it is not often practical. In this podcast, Coach Elliott Baring and the BigCat, Frank Overton, ta

July 25, 2024
Unbound Gravel Race Recap with Lauren de Crescenzo and her Coach Elliott Baring

Unbound Gravel Race Recap with Lauren de Crescenzo and her Coach Elliott Baring

In this week's podcast you are going to hear Coach Elliott Baring have a coaching call with Lauren de Crescenzo fresh off her 9th place at Unbound Gravel. Co

June 4, 2024