Fast Talk

By Fast Talk LabsSports Science Health & Fitness

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Fast Talk episodes

October 16, 2025 393: Fast Chats - How Endurance Athletes Cope with Pain
We unpack what pain really means in endurance sport and how ultra-athletes use interoception, mindset, and adaptive coping (vs. maladaptive spirals) to finish stronger—less suffering, more control.

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37 min
October 09, 2025 392: Potluck Discussion - Altitude Downsides, Fatigue Weeks with Limited Time, and the Auto-Pause Debate
In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss whether there are issues with coming down from altitude, how to do a fatigue week with limited time, and whether or not to use auto-pause.

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36 min
October 02, 2025 391: How to Use Physiological Data to Determine the Work You Should Do
Physiologist Jared Berg talks with us about how he uses both in-lab and on-the-road testing to determine what type of work an athlete should focus on.

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1 hr 12 min
September 25, 2025 390: Exploring the Mindset and Training of America’s Most Accomplished Nordic Skier, Jessie Diggins
No American skier has rewritten the record books like Jessie Diggins. She’s figured out how to take down the Norwegians at their strongest sport—and she shares how she did it.

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54 min
September 18, 2025 389: Fast Chats - Should We Be Reconsidering Zone 2 Training
Zone 2 training has become all the rage, but a 2025 review is taking a step back and questioning whether it really produces the gains we thought it does.

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44 min
September 11, 2025 388: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Trends in Training Software
TrainingPeaks CEO, Lee Gerakos, joins us to discuss the current trends in training software and where he thinks they are going.

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1 hr 22 min
September 04, 2025 387: Preparing for Cyclocross Race Day, with Adam Myerson
Cyclocross veteran Adam Myerson shares the essential race-day strategies—covering equipment, course inspection, warm-up, nutrition, and tactics—that can make or break your season.

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1 hr 7 min
August 28, 2025 386: The Psychological Impact of Overtraining
We talk with Dr. Kristen Dieffenbach about the psychological indicators of overtraining, which can often be the more dynamic signs for athletes and coaches to look for.

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1 hr 4 min
August 21, 2025 385: Potluck Discussion - Fatigue Training, Impact of Pregnancy, and Athlete Parents
In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss the value of training fatigued, how to support a pregnant athlete, and what we can learn from parents who are professional athletes.

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47 min
August 14, 2025 384: The State of Gravel Racing, with Alexey Vermeulen and Ben Delaney
We’re joined by the Michigan-born gravel racer and the longtime cycling journalist to explore the good, the bad, and the ugly of gravel racing and riding in 2025.

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59 min