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

Celebrating 20 Years of FasCat, Part One

Celebrating 20 Years of FasCat, Part One

FasCat is officially 20 years old as of May 2023, and on this two-part podcast, we’re taking a long look back at the pivotal moments that formed the FasCat comm

May 16, 2023
Riding Faster After 50

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...

March 29, 2023
Inside the coach-athlete relationship: A live coaching call

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...

March 20, 2023
Switching from Base to Race

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...

March 01, 2023
Training Load for Masters Cyclists

Training Load for Masters Cyclists

Training Load is a rolling average of how much training you have been doing in the recent weeks. Six Weeks to be specific. Called Chronic Training Load in...

February 27, 2023
Podcast: The Ted King Interview

Podcast: The Ted King Interview

Ted King raced as a professional on the road for years, working his way up through the American domestic ranks to join the world's best in Europe, where he...

February 27, 2023
Which training numbers matter? A special podcast episode from FasCat Training Camp

Which training numbers matter? A special podcast episode from FasCat Training Camp

Cycling computers have hundreds of potential data field configurations, with scores of variations on power, tss, heart rate, speed, altitude, temperature,...

February 20, 2023
Ask a FasCat #23

Ask a FasCat #23

Your questions poured in for Ask a FasCat #23. Listen in as we dive into bike handling, HRV improvement, strength training, and much, much more. Here are a few...

February 03, 2023
DIY training camp: How to supercharge your training and have a lot of fun!

DIY training camp: How to supercharge your training and have a lot of fun!

Professional racers do team training camps for a few reasons, and amateurs can benefit from doing their own version, too. In this podcast, Coaches Allie Legg,...

January 23, 2023
Winter outdoor training tips & tricks

Winter outdoor training tips & tricks

Indoor training has its time and place, particularly in the winter, but riding outside is what we love to do, right? On this December podcast, Coach Isaiah...

December 12, 2022
Podcast: FasCat coaches go UCI pro for 2023

Podcast: FasCat coaches go UCI pro for 2023

FasCat coaches Ricky Arnopol and Zach Gregg will be racing at the UCI Continental level in 2023 as part of Project Echelon, for which FasCat coach Isaiah...

November 15, 2022
Frank's Four Favorite and Fun Indoor Cycling Workouts

Frank's Four Favorite and Fun Indoor Cycling Workouts

Here are Frank's Four Favorite and Fun Indoor Cycling Workouts: 1. Sweet Spot Bursts 2. Criss Cross 'Micro' Intervals 3. Criss Cross 'Micro' Intervals 4. Over...

November 03, 2022
World Cups, World Champ Tattoos & Fighting Cancer: The Sunny Gilbert Interview

World Cups, World Champ Tattoos & Fighting Cancer: The Sunny Gilbert Interview

How many people do you know who check one of these three boxes: has raced UCI World Cup cyclocross this year has the tattoo from winning the Singlespeed...

October 25, 2022
ASK A FASCAT #22

ASK A FASCAT #22

Our 'Ask a FasCat' episodes are always fun because we take your questions, give them some thought, and FasCat founder Frank Overton delivers advice on a wide ra

September 28, 2022
Timing is Everything: The What, When, and How of Annual Training

Timing is Everything: The What, When, and How of Annual Training

As the age-old adage goes, timing is everything. It's a critical to consider the three phases pre-season phase when timing your goal events.  Choosing A vs. B...

September 20, 2022
Timing is Everything: Part 2

Timing is Everything: Part 2

In this episode, Coach Frank reintroduces the topic of timing as it relates to the 3 main phases of a cyclists' annual training plan including lifting weights,...

September 20, 2022
Ask a FasCat #22: How to use HRV, post-event blues, and more

Ask a FasCat #22: How to use HRV, post-event blues, and more

Our 'Ask a FasCat' episodes are always fun because we take your questions, give them some thought, and FasCat founder Frank Overton delivers advice on a wide...

September 19, 2022
The Five Pillars of Off-Season Training

The Five Pillars of Off-Season Training

The Off-Season is the best time for cyclists to make significant improvements for the following season. This Fall, for those of you with big goals and...

September 06, 2022