FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast

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The official podcast of FasCat Coaching, based in Boulder, CO. Coach Frank "Big Cat" Overton shares his extensive experience as a cycling coach to help you ride faster through training and racing tips, nutrition, and beyond.

Episode Date
Lactate Truthers, FTP, Zone 2 & ERG Mode: Myth Busting
Apr 26, 2024
Achieve your best results with consistency. Here's how
Apr 19, 2024
Will AI replace human coaches in endurance sports?
Apr 12, 2024
How to ace your first gravel race (of the season, or even ever!)
Apr 05, 2024
5 must-know cycling nutrition strategies
Mar 29, 2024
How I won The Mid South-The Lauren De Crescenzo interview
Mar 22, 2024
Your best race yet? Try a multi-day event
Mar 15, 2024
5 ways to race at your best
Mar 08, 2024
Understanding race variables and other top tips from Coach Maddy Ward
Mar 01, 2024
New CoachCat AI technology delivers instant, interactive workout analysis & guidance
Feb 23, 2024
How to test and build cycling durability
Feb 16, 2024
5 Ways To Be A Better Cyclist: Justin Bowes
Feb 09, 2024
3 Ways to Maximize Your Zwift Training & Racing
Feb 02, 2024
Best Cycling Habits Under 10 Minutes
Jan 26, 2024
Rack Up Training Load with the OTS Workout: Sweet Spot Series 5 of 8
Jan 19, 2024
The 3 Steps to Achieving Your Cycling Goals
Jan 12, 2024
How to Sweet Spot on the Group Ride (4 of 8 in the SST series)
Jan 05, 2024
40 Hot Races in 2024: road, gravel, MTB, fondo and more!
Dec 29, 2023
Cyclists' 6 Bad Habits - and how to avoid them
Dec 22, 2023
Sweet Spot Series 3 of 8: When TO and When NOT TO Sweet Spot
Dec 18, 2023
Holiday Gear Guide: Clothing, Tech, Power Meters and More
Dec 08, 2023
Sweet Spot Series 2 of 8: How much sweet spot should you do?
Dec 01, 2023
Sweet Spot Series 1 of 8: What the heck is Sweet Spot?!
Nov 24, 2023
A different kind of intervals - but one that's still backed by science
Nov 17, 2023
Custom Training Plan Builder
Nov 10, 2023
Want to ride 1,200km? FasCat Lisa Charlebois did
Nov 03, 2023
Coach Elliott's Top 5 Tips: More... carbs, self awareness, fun, flexibility & learning
Oct 27, 2023
Go fast, stay warm: Clothing tips with Castelli's Alvin Nordell
Oct 20, 2023
Ask a FasCat #26: maintaining strength as we age, balancing fitness gains with losing weight, and more
Oct 13, 2023
Ask a FasCat #25: lifting weights, losing weight, boosting FTP & the Boogeyman
Oct 06, 2023
Alternative Weightlifting Options for Cyclists
Sep 29, 2023
Lift weights to get faster on the bike
Sep 22, 2023
Having fun and staying fit in the off-season
Sep 15, 2023
Off-Season Training Starts Now
Sep 08, 2023
How to take a season break properly
Sep 01, 2023
How to plan your 2024 season
Aug 25, 2023
14 ways to review your 2023 season
Aug 19, 2023
How to finish strong: End-of-season training techniques
Aug 11, 2023
How to reset goals: reading the signs and making adjustments
Aug 04, 2023
7 watts per kilo! The Tour, the Women's Tour, and xPower...
Jul 28, 2023
5 things I wish I knew earlier: Coach Zach Gregg
Jul 21, 2023
2x US champ Travis McCabe on hard-earned lessons & rewards
Jul 14, 2023
Ask a FasCat #24: the best power meters, improving sprinting power, riding the Tour de France route, and more
Jul 07, 2023
SBT GRVL training, preparation and special FasCat arrangements
Jun 30, 2023
High altitude training: Leadville 100 MTB
Jun 23, 2023
Power alone won't cut it; build your skills!
Jun 16, 2023
Effective self-coaching with data
Jun 09, 2023
Zone-based training is dead! ...half of the time.
Jun 02, 2023
How to fuel for training and racing
May 26, 2023
FasCat 20th Anniversary Celebration, Part Two
May 19, 2023
Celebrating 20 years of FasCat Coaching
May 12, 2023
How to climb faster with Coach Jake Rytlewski
May 05, 2023
5 things I wish I knew when I started racing: Coach Suzie Snyder
Apr 28, 2023
Gravel racing tips & tricks
Apr 21, 2023
The Most Important Cycling Workouts
Apr 14, 2023
How and when to peak for top performance
Apr 07, 2023
5 things I wish I knew when I was a pro: Coach Christian Parrett
Mar 31, 2023
Apple Watch Optimize integration is here!
Mar 24, 2023
Inside the coach/athlete relationship: A live coaching call
Mar 17, 2023
Optimized Coaching delivers personalized training advice and unlimited plans
Mar 10, 2023
Six reasons to do group rides
Mar 03, 2023
Ted King on racing with Peter Sagan, bikepacking, and more
Feb 24, 2023
Which training numbers matter? A special episode from FasCat Camp
Feb 17, 2023
Wintertime training mistakes to avoid - Don't be the group ride hero!
Feb 10, 2023
Ask a FasCat #23
Feb 03, 2023
Inside WorldTour Success with Joanne Kiesanowski
Jan 27, 2023
How to do a DIY training camp with tips from the pros
Jan 20, 2023
The Five Fundamentals of Faster
Jan 13, 2023
How to train for gravel and other long endurance events
Jan 06, 2023
How to prioritize events for optimal training and enjoyment
Dec 30, 2022
How to plan your 2023 season
Dec 23, 2022
9 ways to recover better and get faster with improved HRV
Dec 16, 2022
Winter outdoor training tips and tricks - have fun and stay warm!
Dec 09, 2022
How and why FasCat created the Optimize training platform
Dec 02, 2022
Grateful FasCats - The Thanksgiving Edition
Nov 23, 2022
Zwift tips and tricks for training and gear
Nov 18, 2022
Walking the walk: FasCat coaches go UCI pro for 2023
Nov 11, 2022
How to reinvigorate your training & have more fun
Nov 04, 2022
Whoop vs Oura: The FasCat test + academic studies
Oct 28, 2022
World Cups, World Champ tattoos & fighting cancer: Sunny Gilbert interview
Oct 21, 2022
Strength & Conditioning for Road, MTB, Gravel & Tri
Oct 14, 2022
Busted! 8 Sweet Spot Myths Debunked
Oct 07, 2022
23 hot gravel events for 2023, with Betsy Welch
Sep 30, 2022
Which wearables are best? Expert tech reviewer Des Yap of DesFit explains
Sep 23, 2022
Ask a FasCat #22: HRV, post-event blues, balancing work and training, and more
Sep 16, 2022
How to Use Power Data to Review Your Season
Sep 09, 2022
The Five Pillars of Off-Season Training
Sep 02, 2022
How to improve your cycling through good sleep.
Aug 26, 2022
Euro Road vs US Gravel with Coach Ricky Arnopol
Aug 19, 2022
3 U.S. champion FasCats explain how they trained for and achieved their titles
Aug 12, 2022
TdF Femmes W/KG, fatigue, and recovery with Nina Buijsman of Human Powered Health
Aug 05, 2022
Four Key Cyclocross Skills to Master
Jul 29, 2022
How Elite Pros and Everyday Athletes Use RPE to Guide Racing and Training
Jul 22, 2022
5 Tips to Get Faster Using Accountability in Your Training
Jul 15, 2022
Coaches Roundtable: How To Train/Race in this Summer Heat
Jul 08, 2022
Coach Andrew Giniat: 5 Simple Steps for Overcoming a Plateau
Jul 01, 2022
Ask a FasCat #21
Jun 24, 2022
Five In-Season Training Mistakes to Avoid
Jun 16, 2022
Coaches Round Table: How to Proceed After an Epic Event
Jun 10, 2022
Marisa Boaz: Unbound Gravel 100 Women's Champion
Jun 07, 2022
Are You Coachable?! (The Do's and Don'ts for Getting the Most Out of Your Coaching)
Jun 03, 2022
How to Properly Taper for Peak Performance
May 27, 2022
Upcoming Podcasts: Being Coachable, Tapering, and Resuming Training Post Epic Event
May 20, 2022
Step-By-Step Guide to Anaerobic Intervals + Why Everyone Needs to Do Them
May 13, 2022
Alexey Vermeulen: Recap of Winning the 2022 Belgian Waffle Ride
May 06, 2022
How to Measure Your FTP without Performing FTP Tests
Apr 29, 2022
How to Have More Fun While Training + The Benefits of Unstructured Training
Apr 22, 2022
Phil Skiba: Optimized Training Stress and Scientific Training for Endurance Athletes
Apr 15, 2022
Dr. Lauren Costantini, PHD: Nutrition Mistakes, Hacks, Strategies, and Recipes for Optimizing Your Success
Apr 07, 2022
Strategies for Riding More to Increase Power Output
Mar 31, 2022
Part 3: How to Prepare Mentally and Physically for Stage Racing
Mar 21, 2022
Part 2: How to Prepare Mentally and Physically for Stage Racing
Mar 19, 2022
Part 1: How to Prepare Mentally and Physically for Stage Racing
Mar 18, 2022
Using Data Science with the Professional Human Powered Health Team
Mar 10, 2022
Coach Christian: Comparing Arguments on Polarized vs. Pyramidal Training for Optimal Results
Mar 03, 2022
How to Perform VO2 Max Intervals Properly with a Power Meter
Feb 24, 2022
Dr. Lauren Costantini, PHD: How to Balance Racing Bikes with a Successful Career
Feb 17, 2022
Ricky Arnopol: Long Training Rides, The Best Way to Progress, and Rapid Fire Questions
Feb 10, 2022
Zack Gregg: Riding Advice from U.S. Time Trial Champion
Feb 03, 2022
6 Physiological Benefits of Sweet Spot Training
Jan 20, 2022
Jake Rytlewski on All Things Zwift: Group Rides, Drafting, and Using it for Training
Jan 13, 2022
Off Season Training: Building a Big Base with Sweet Spot
Jan 06, 2022
8 Training Habits for Going Big in 2022
Dec 30, 2021
Erin Huck: Navigating Pregnancy Without Skipping a Beat on the Bike
Dec 23, 2021
A Simple Guide to Understanding and Utilizing Training Zones (+ Sample Workouts!)
Dec 16, 2021
3 Wintertime Training Habits to Stay On Top of Your Game (+ Bonus Tip at the End!)
Dec 09, 2021
FasCat's Thanksgiving Gratitude Podcast
Nov 18, 2021
Timing is Everything: Part 2
Nov 11, 2021
Alex Dowsett on his Hour Record Attempt
Oct 29, 2021
Dr. Louis Passfield
Oct 14, 2021
Ask a FasCat #20
Oct 08, 2021
Balancing Training and Life Stress
Sep 23, 2021
Stages Cycling's Olympic & Masters Nationals Ben Sharp and Pat Warner: Part 2
Sep 10, 2021
Stages Cycling's Olympic & Masters Nationals Ben Sharp and Pat Warner: Part 1
Sep 03, 2021
New 30 Week Off Season Training Plan for Cyclists
Aug 27, 2021
Is Pyramidal Sweet Spot Training Better than Polarized?
Aug 20, 2021
FasCat's Training Tips for August
Aug 12, 2021
Ask a FasCat #19 Bonus Episode
Aug 05, 2021
Ask a Fascat #19
Jul 29, 2021
Riding Faster After 50
Jul 08, 2021
How to Ride Faster
Jun 30, 2021
The Art of Warming Up
Jun 17, 2021
Ask a FasCat #18
Jun 13, 2021
Ian Boswell — 2021 Unbound Gravel Champion
Jun 08, 2021
How Frank Invented Sweet Spot Training
May 14, 2021
Training Load for Masters Cyclists
Apr 17, 2021
Ask a FasCat #17
Apr 16, 2021
Beginner’s Guide to Start Training with Power
Apr 09, 2021
What Makes a Good Coach
Mar 19, 2021
Switching from Base to Race Part 2
Mar 12, 2021
Long Rides, Coaches v Scientists, Sweet Spot AND Polarized
Mar 05, 2021
Gravel Skills and Tips
Feb 25, 2021
The Relationship Podcast
Feb 12, 2021
Ask a FasCat #16
Feb 05, 2021
Motivational Tips and Tricks
Feb 02, 2021
Winning in the Kitchen Recipe Variations
Jan 23, 2021
Wintertime Intensity
Jan 18, 2021
What’s Ahead on the Podcast in 2021 + FTP Testing
Jan 07, 2021
Transform your Cycling with a Next Level Approach
Dec 28, 2020
Ask a FasCat #15
Dec 18, 2020
The Performance Manager Chart
Dec 11, 2020
Build a Big Base with Sweet Spot Training
Dec 07, 2020
22 Weeks of Training this Winter
Dec 04, 2020
Thanksgiving Gratitude Podcast from the FasCat Team
Nov 20, 2020
Should You Be Doing Specificity Training Year Round? with Coach Isaiah
Nov 15, 2020
Using Zwift to FtFP
Nov 06, 2020
Ask a FasCat #14
Oct 30, 2020
Frank’s Four Favorite and Fun Indoor Cycling Workouts
Oct 23, 2020
Introducing Our Winning in the Kitchen Weight Loss Meal Plan!
Oct 15, 2020
Optimize Your At Home Weight Lifting This Offseason!
Oct 09, 2020
Weight Lifting for Cycling
Oct 02, 2020
Winning In The Kitchen FAQ w/ Jackson and Lacey
Sep 24, 2020
Timing is Everything: The What, When, and How of Annual Training
Sep 21, 2020
Ask FasCat #12 — at-home strength setups, carbohydrates, and training in the smoke
Sep 18, 2020
What to do during your 2 week post-season break
Sep 10, 2020
When to Hire a Coach or Follow a Training Plan w/ Coaches Frank, Jake, and Isaiah
Sep 04, 2020
FTFP and Developing Good Training Habits
Aug 31, 2020
Reviewing Your Season to Be Faster Next Year
Aug 30, 2020
Off Season Training for Cyclists
Aug 27, 2020
#secrettraining: How to have a Cyclocross Race Season
Aug 20, 2020
Motivational Tips to Help You to Follow the Plan
Aug 14, 2020
Ask FasCat #11 — Race Prep, New to Cycling, Gas Station Bonking
Aug 07, 2020
Winning in The Kitchen Meal Plans are HERE!
Jul 30, 2020
How to Simulate Group Rides | 3 Diabolical Workouts
Jul 24, 2020
COVID Summertime Coaching
Jul 11, 2020
Jackson’s Guided Meditation for Cyclists
Jul 03, 2020
Meditation for Cyclists
Jul 03, 2020
Master’s Recovery
Jun 19, 2020
Ask FasCat #10 — Coachable Traits, TSS, and Recovery
Jun 12, 2020
Sweet Spot Polarized Training
Jun 05, 2020
Strava Racing Using Routes and Created Segments
May 22, 2020
The 2 Year Anniversary Episode!
May 15, 2020
A 20 Minute Power-Based Field Test
May 08, 2020
How to Measure FTP Improvement with Normalized Power
May 02, 2020
Winning in the Kitchen: Snacks
May 01, 2020
Using Strava Live Segments to Perform “Strava-Vals”
Apr 29, 2020
Coaching USA’s Elite and Embracing Failure with Jim Miller
Apr 24, 2020
Zwift as a Training Tool
Apr 20, 2020
Sweet Spot Training with Dr. Andy Coggan, Ph.D
Apr 10, 2020
Ask FasCat #9 — FTP Indoors vs. Outdoors, Corona Nutrition, and Timing is Everything
Apr 02, 2020
Setting Intermediate Training Goals using Virtual Communities
Mar 27, 2020
COVID-19 Training
Mar 20, 2020
What to Do When Your Race is Cancelled
Mar 13, 2020
Announcing the FasCat Coaching Gravel Team
Mar 05, 2020
Frank and Jackson Talk Dirty Kanza and How to Go Plant-Based
Feb 27, 2020
The Big Cat’s 3 Go-To Interval Workouts
Feb 20, 2020
Amity Rockwell
Feb 12, 2020
#FtFP Meets Winning In The Kitchen: Recipes!
Feb 07, 2020
Peter Stetina on Dirty Kanza Power Data, Nutrition Philosophies, and Spirit Animals
Jan 29, 2020
Ask FasCat #8 — Dirty Kanza Training, Polarized vs. Sweet Spot, and More!
Jan 24, 2020
Inside Coach Isaiah’s Mind: Takeaways from USAC Level 1 Coaches Education
Jan 19, 2020
Off Season Gravel Training
Dec 20, 2019
FasCat Holiday Buyer’s Guide LIVE from Excel Sports
Dec 13, 2019
Thanksgiving Gratitude & Black Friday Show
Nov 26, 2019
Coach Isaiah Newkirk on the Transition from Pro Road to Pro Gravel and How to Train
Nov 21, 2019
A Conversation with Steamboat Gravel Founder, Mark Satkiewicz
Nov 15, 2019
Coach Allie Legg : Life in the Pro Peloton, Gravel Racing, and Offseason Training
Nov 08, 2019
Grab Bag: Gamechangers, Zwifting, Principles, and Morning Routines
Nov 01, 2019
How Much Sweet Spot Should You Do?
Oct 25, 2019
Ask FasCat #7 – the Cyclocross Edition
Oct 18, 2019
Winning in the Grocery Store | Nutrition for Cyclists
Oct 11, 2019
Winning in the Grocery Store | Nutrition for Cyclists
Oct 11, 2019
Weight Lifting for Cyclists Training Plan
Oct 05, 2019
Training for the Iceman Cometh MTB Race
Sep 18, 2019
Everything Phil’s Cookie Fondo with Phil Gaimon
Sep 14, 2019
Dirk Friel, Co-Founder of TrainingPeaks
Aug 29, 2019
SBT GRVL Recap, Offseason Talk, and the Future of USA Cycling
Aug 22, 2019
Ask FasCat #6!
Aug 15, 2019
Rebecca’s Private Idaho Race Analysis
Aug 08, 2019
Six Weeks till Cyclocross – how to train for cyclocross
Aug 01, 2019
Steamboat Gravel (SBTGRVL) Pre-Race Course Recon, Training, and Equipment Tips
Jul 25, 2019
Time Trial Training & Racing w/ Coach Isaiah
Jul 04, 2019
Summertime Nutrition for Cyclists
Jun 28, 2019
Cycling Coach’s Buyer Guide!
Jun 21, 2019
Summer Cyclocross #secrettraining w/ Coach Brandon Dwight
Jun 15, 2019
Ask FasCat #5!
May 31, 2019
Haute Route Asheville Preview Show!
May 17, 2019
How to Travel to Races Like a PRO
May 10, 2019
Fatigue Dependent Training Plan Design
May 04, 2019
The 4 Key Factors for Gravel Racing Success
Apr 25, 2019
Ask FasCat #4!
Apr 18, 2019
What to Eat on the Bike During Training and Racing
Apr 13, 2019
How to Leave Post-Activity Comments For Your Coach and Be “Coachable”
Apr 05, 2019
Plant-Based Nutrition for Cyclists
Mar 29, 2019
Ask FasCat #3 — Q&A!
Mar 23, 2019
Intervals 101
Mar 07, 2019
Switching From Base to Race Podcast
Mar 01, 2019
Ask FasCat #2 – Q&A!
Feb 22, 2019
How to Design Your Own Personal Training Camp
Feb 16, 2019
Everything You Need to Know About the Haute Route with Colby Pearce
Feb 01, 2019
Ask FasCat #1 – Q&A Podcast!
Jan 25, 2019
How To Pair and Sequence Our Training Plans
Jan 18, 2019
Collegiate Cycling: Perspective From Alums & former Coach
Jan 09, 2019
New Year’s Show! What’s Next for the FasCat Podcast
Jan 07, 2019
Phil Gaimon (FasCat Athlete): State of the Cycling Union
Dec 28, 2018
Sunny Gilbert: Cyclocross Success on a Different Path
Dec 22, 2018
How I Invented Sweet Spot Training
Dec 13, 2018
Steamboat Gravel Podcast
Nov 29, 2018
Thanksgiving Special!
Nov 21, 2018
Making the End of Cyclocross Season Count with Coach Brandon Dwight
Nov 16, 2018
Winning in the Kitchen Challenge, Coaching Pitfalls, and Field Testing | FasCat Grab Bag Pod
Nov 09, 2018
How to Make Indoor Cycling More Fun and Productive
Nov 01, 2018
Top 4 Ways to Use Your Powermeter
Oct 24, 2018
How to Plan Your Races For 2019
Oct 11, 2018
Weight Loss for Cyclists
Sep 27, 2018
Tour of Utah Review + Offseason Tips with Coach Isaiah Newkirk
Sep 18, 2018
Post-Season Break and Figuring Out Goals for Next Season
Sep 11, 2018
Cyclocross Cornering to Carry Your Momentum and Save Your Energy
Sep 05, 2018
How to Train with WHOOP — the Power Meter for Recovery
Aug 24, 2018
Ep. 13: Breaking Down the Crusher in the Tushar Experience
Aug 19, 2018
Ep. 12: The Nike Breaking2 Project with Robby Ketchell and Brett Kirby
Aug 08, 2018
Ep. 11: Coach Isaiah on Racing Tour of Utah!
Aug 02, 2018
Ep. 10: Race Tactics – TdF Rest Day Show!
Jul 23, 2018
Ep. 9: Tour de France Rest Day Show with Coach Robby!
Jul 16, 2018
How to CRUSH the Crusher in the Tushar
Jul 10, 2018
Ep. 7: Tour de France Preview Show with Coach Robby Ketchell!
Jul 06, 2018
Ep. 6: Follow a Cycling Training Plan to Go Faster!
Jul 03, 2018
Ep. 5: How to Perform Intervals for Your Races and Rides
Jun 21, 2018
Ep. 4: Recovery Tips for Cyclists
Jun 12, 2018
Ep. 3: Gravel Training and Racing
Jun 04, 2018
Ep. 2: Winning in the Kitchen
May 28, 2018
Ep. 1: FasCat’s 15 Year History
May 07, 2018