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- Despite popular belief, the ability to continue to push yourself is trainable—it isn’t simply a matter of grit. We discuss the science of willpower, its mechanisms, and how you can better cultivate this psychological superpower.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 442: Potluck Discussion – How Specific is Too Specific, Benefits of Cyclocross, and the Point of Base Training
24/09/2026 | 52 mins.Our potluck discussion covers a wide range of topics, from whether it’s better to really focus on your weaknesses in training or build the best engine, the benefits of zone 2 intervals, what you could gain from dabbling in cyclocross, and the many methods and benefits for base training.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices441: The Latest Science on Double Threshold Training, with Siren and Dr. Stephen Seiler
17/09/2026 | 1h 9 mins.First as an elite runner and now as a physiologist, Siren Seiler has been intrigued by “double threshold” training. Today we discuss the results of her master’s thesis: “Physiological and perceptual stress responses to repeated single‑ and double‑threshold interval training.”
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About Fast Talk
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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