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

Using Strava Live Segments to Perform

Using Strava Live Segments to Perform "Strava-Vals"

Check out this article where Strava interviewed Coach frank on this topic! This week, we discuss how Strava live segments can "hack" your interval performance...

April 29, 2020
Breaking Down a Gravel Race

Breaking Down a Gravel Race

In this week's live podcast, Coach Frank and Jackson outline everything that you need to know about successful gravel racing and training. The FasCat Athlete...

April 26, 2020
Coaching USA's Elite and Embracing Failure with Jim Miller

Coaching USA's Elite and Embracing Failure with Jim Miller

This week we sit down with Jim Miller, USA Cycling's Chief of Sports Performance and coach to many of USA's greats such as Tejay van Garderen, Kate Courtney,...

April 24, 2020
Sweet Spot Training with Dr. Andy Coggan, Ph.D

Sweet Spot Training with Dr. Andy Coggan, Ph.D

We are honored to talk about sweet spot training with Dr. Andy Coggan, Ph.D on this podcast. Dr. Coggan is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at Indiana...

April 10, 2020
Ask FasCat #9 - FTP Indoors vs. Outdoors, Corona Nutrition, and Timing is Everything

Ask FasCat #9 - FTP Indoors vs. Outdoors, Corona Nutrition, and Timing is Everything

Coach Frank and Jackson are back with another installment of our Ask FasCat series, where we field listener questions to help you go faster! We cover everything

April 4, 2020
Ask FasCat #9 — FTP Indoors vs. Outdoors, Corona Nutrition, and Timing is Everything

Ask FasCat #9 — FTP Indoors vs. Outdoors, Corona Nutrition, and Timing is Everything

The podcast this week is another installment of our Ask FasCat series, where we answer listener questions! Thank you to everyone who submitted questions via...

April 02, 2020
Sunny Gilbert: Cyclocross Success on a Different Path

Sunny Gilbert: Cyclocross Success on a Different Path

photo: Snowy Mountain Photography FasCat Athlete Sunny Gilbert recently had the ride of her life at the 2018 USA Cyclocross National Championships, netting...

February 22, 2020
Ask FasCat #8 — Dirty Kanza Training, Polarized vs. Sweet Spot, and More!

Ask FasCat #8 — Dirty Kanza Training, Polarized vs. Sweet Spot, and More!

We're back with our 8th edition of Ask FasCat, where we field listener questions to help you become a faster cyclist. This time, Coach Isaiah is in the house...

January 24, 2020
Inside Coach Isaiah's Mind: Takeaways from USAC Level 1 Coaches Education

Inside Coach Isaiah's Mind: Takeaways from USAC Level 1 Coaches Education

This week on the pod, Coach Isaiah returns to share his takeaways and lessons learned from his recent USA Cycling Coaches Level 1 Education Course, and how it...

January 19, 2020
FasCat Holiday Buyer's Guide LIVE from Excel Sports

FasCat Holiday Buyer's Guide LIVE from Excel Sports

We're back at our favorite local bike shop, Excel Sports for a LIVE podcast sharing FasCat's picks for the holidays if you or someone you know is a cyclist!...

December 13, 2019
Thanksgiving Gratitude & Black Friday Show

Thanksgiving Gratitude & Black Friday Show

It's the week of Thanksgiving and Boulder is being covered in snow, so Coach Frank checks in with the podcast to share what he's grateful for, share the...

November 26, 2019
Coach Isaiah Newkirk on the Transition from Pro Road to Pro Gravel and How to Train

Coach Isaiah Newkirk on the Transition from Pro Road to Pro Gravel and How to Train

Coach Isaiah is back to chat about his new transition from professional road cyclist into the gravel scene, and how his training and outlook on the sport has...

November 21, 2019
Everything Phil's Cookie Fondo with Phil Gaimon

Everything Phil's Cookie Fondo with Phil Gaimon

Phil returns to the FasCat Podcast to chat about his upcoming fondo happening in 6 weeks! Frank and Phil talk about his comeback from a terrible crash suffered...

November 14, 2019
Coach Allie Legg : Life in the Pro Peloton, Gravel Racing, and Offseason Training

Coach Allie Legg : Life in the Pro Peloton, Gravel Racing, and Offseason Training

This week is a conversation with recently retired pro cyclist and FasCat Coach Allie Legg, who raced for the Twenty20 Sho-Air women's professional cycling team...

November 08, 2019
Grab Bag: Gamechangers, Zwifting, Principles, and Morning Routines

Grab Bag: Gamechangers, Zwifting, Principles, and Morning Routines

This week we are talking about the new Netflix documentary The Gamechangers, plant-based Frank, Zwifting, the Excel Sports discount, Ray Dalio's book,...

November 01, 2019
Ask FasCat #7 - the Cyclocross Edition

Ask FasCat #7 - the Cyclocross Edition

We're back with another installment of our Ask FasCat series, where we take listener questions submitted via our forum and add our take to help make you...

October 18, 2019
Winning in the Grocery Store | Nutrition for Cyclists

Winning in the Grocery Store | Nutrition for Cyclists

We're back with another #WinningInTheKitchen special, serving up a conversation about where this all begins: the grocery store. It doesn't matter how dialed...

October 11, 2019
Weight Lifting for Cyclists Training Plan

Weight Lifting for Cyclists Training Plan

Since we talked about timing as it relates to training last week, this time is all about the timing of strength training/weight lifting for cyclists as it's...

October 05, 2019