Recovery Training Tips

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...

HRV: The Endurance Athlete's Complete Guide

Heart Rate Variability (HRV) can help sports performance in a number of ways. It can help us understand how stressful a workout is (how much physical work the...

How To Recover From An Epic Cycling Event? | Recovery Tips And Tricks From Cycling Professionals

Want to know some amazing Recovery Tips and Tricks From Cycling Professionals? In this new episode of the FasCat podcast, Coach Frank, Allie, Isaiah, Jake, and

Coaches Roundtable: When to Resume Training After an Epic Event

In the spirit of Unbound Gravel just wrapping up, we thought it would be timely to have a discussion about how to proceed forwards after an epic event. In this...

The Optimized Stress - Recovery Visualization

Wearable devices can help sports performance in a number of ways. They can help us understand how stressful a workout is, meaning how much physical work the...

Cryotherapy For Recovery: What's The Verdict?

We take a trip down to the local Cryotherapy center to try out the latest recovery craze and look into some of the research. Does Cryotherapy work? Let's find o

Sensory Deprivation Tank | The BEST Recovery Method!

How to Take a Midseason Break? | FasCat Podcast

Taking Midseason Break is sometimes overlooked by cyclists especially newbies. Why is it so important to seriously take a Seasonal Break Cycling before getting

What does a Proper Rest Week Looks Like?

Recently, an athlete new to FasCat training plans asked us why he was doing workouts during his rest weeks. The athlete mentioned that in the past, during rest...

Training and Life Stress

In this weeks podcast the Big Cat deep dives into a discussion about stress including: training stress, life stress, why it can be good, when it isn't good and...

What to do during your 2 week post-season break

Today on the podcast is a continuation of our 2018 episode about the post-season break where we talked about the 3 core tenets of a good offseason break:...

How to Train with WHOOP — the Power Meter for Recovery

The WHOOP is wearable wristband for athletes to measures their sleep, strain, heart rate variability and resting heart rate. The Whoop's algorithm combines ...

#Secrettraining: One Stretch to Rule Them All

If you start a simple daily stretching routine and stick with it you will feel better. I am 100% confident in this. A stretching routine does not have to be...

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...

Post-Season Break and Figuring Out Goals for Next Season

It's that time of year when the racing starts winding down and all of our excitement and energy for the season begins to dwindle. Fall is nearing and we start...

Meditation for Cyclists

Meditation has become a buzzword in the mainstream, and you've probably heard about elite athletes like LeBron James, Kate Courtney, and others espousing its...

Jackson's Guided Meditation for Cyclists

Join Jackson for a short, 10 minute guided meditation to use while on a ride to cultivate more awareness, mindfulness, and concentration. For more of Jackson's...

What to Do When Your Race is Cancelled

In light of the recent COVID-19 outbreak, the timing of your training for the 2020 cycling season has changed. Races are in question, stress is high, and a lot...