Strength and Conditioning Expert, Jeff Hoobler, talks with us about the need for neuromuscular and functional work to keep our backs happy on the bike. 
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301: How to Keep Your Back Healthy and Pain Free on the Bike

The Fast Talk podcast offers the best guides to cycling performance and endurance sports training from world-class experts.
Cohosted by cycling coaches and sport scientists Trevor Connor and Rob Pickels, Fast Talk episodes feature fascinating conversations with world-class experts discussing the endurance sports topics they know best: the best ways to train, effective workouts, questions on polarized and interval training, sports nutrition, physiology and recovery, and sport psychology.
Fast Talk guests and regular contributors include Dr. Stephen Seiler, Joe Friel, Dr. Asker Jeukendrup, Sebastian Weber, Jim Miller, Dr. Andy Pruitt, Dr. Timothy Noakes, and elite professional athletes like Kristin Armstrong, Sepp Kuss, Brent Bookwalter, Kate Courtney, and many more.
Fast Talk is part of Fast Talk Laboratories, a new endurance sports knowledgebase for endurance racers and adventurers.

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Health & Fitness

It’s a given that after a race or workout you do a cooldown—but is there any evidence this actually helps? The science may say otherwise. 
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319: Do Cooldown Sessions Help or Hurt You?

e’ve talked a lot about sports psychology tactics, but in this episode Dr. Brian Zuleger explains how to effectively apply them to your performance. 
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318: Get the Most Out of Your Performance with Mental Strength Techniques

We explain what metabolism is, how our bodies use carbohydrates and fat for fuel, and give an overview of an incredibly complex process all designed to produce one molecule: ATP. 
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317: Beyond the Basics: Everything You Need to Know About Metabolism

Our team dives into these important topics and along the way, Grant shows his “dadness,” while Rob and Trevor argue while making the same point. 
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316: Potluck Discussion: Gear Innovation Limits, Revisiting VO2max, and Training/Life Balance

While pros do a lot of both high- and low-cadence work, we talk with one of the top experts in the world on cadence, Dr. Ernst Hansen, about why the science isn’t so clear. 
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301: How to Keep Your Back Healthy and Pain Free on the Bike

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