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447: Should Endurance Athletes Consider GLP-1s? And a New Study on HIIT Microcycles
29 oktober 2026 · 38 min
We dive into the pros and cons of GLP-1s and the science on their use with athletes, then we discuss a new Bent Rønnestad study on the effects of five consecutive days of HIT sessions.
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446: The Three Big Social Media Nutrition Myths
22 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 18 min
Our team discusses peptides, “healthmaxxing,” supplements, and social media influencers, by addressing what the actual science is behind these social trends.
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445: The Neuroscience of Willpower, with Dr. Scott Frey
15 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
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.
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444: How to Optimize the Indoor Training and Racing Experience
8 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 15 min
We discuss how to create an efficient indoor training environment that will enhance your experience with two veterans of virtual racing and riding.
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443: Why Are Grand Tour Winners Getting Younger?
1 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 15 min
Grand Tour contenders are younger than they’ve been at almost any point in history. Are we just finally getting it right, or is this an anomaly?
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442: Potluck Discussion – How Specific is Too Specific, Benefits of Cyclocross, and the Point of Base Training
24 september 2026 · 53 min
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.
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441: The Latest Science on Double Threshold Training, with Siren and Dr. Stephen Seiler
17 september 2026 · 1 uur 10 min
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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440: New Science on Heart Remodeling in AFib, plus Strength and Speed Training Best Practices
10 september 2026 · 46 min
First, we delve into a new study that points to several types of remodeling as potential causation of AFib. Then we look at elite Norwegian coaching practices around strength and speed training.
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439: The Importance of Small-Sided Racing with Team APS
3 september 2026 · 1 uur 4 min
Being a great racer is about more than just doing race-specific intervals. Freddie Rodriguez and Mike Norton join us to explain the concept of Total Cycling Race Dynamics and how it could be the most important thing you do to become a great racer.
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438: Pursue Process, Not Perfection, with Jeff Troesch
27 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 2 min
Sports psychologist and author Jeff Troesch discusses his new mental skills guide, One Day Better, which helps athletes cultivate the method and discipline to improve every single day.
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437: Potluck Discussion - Best Time of Day, Pedal Stroke, and Returning from Forced Time Off
20 augustus 2026 · 56 min
In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss what we feel is the best time of day to workout, what we should focus on for the optimal pedal stroke, and the best way to return to form after forced time off.
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436: Moving Beyond FTP to Multi-Dimensional Athlete Analysis
13 augustus 2026 · 1 uur 22 min
Physiologist Mac Cassin and the team at Wahoo are developing ways for athletes to better understand their strengths, weaknesses, and biggest areas for improvement with their Dimensional Training Load ecosystem.
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435: Sodium Update and Are We Too Focused on Health
6 augustus 2026 · 53 min
First, Coach Trevor gives an update on his low sodium challenge while Jared talks about how recent research has impacted his recommendations. Then, we’ll talk about whether we have gone overboard with fitness trackers and biohacks to maximize health.
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434: Finding the Ingredients for Exceptional Performances, with Adam Mills
30 juli 2026 · 1 uur 3 min
Elite Coach Adam Mills has helped his athletes win countless national championships. He shares his secrets for how to achieve that exceptional performance.
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433: What’s Behind the Resurgence of American Mountain Bike Talent?
23 juli 2026 · 51 min
We speak with Bear National Team co-founder and Trek Factory Racing’s Riley Amos to understand the proliferation of American talent at the World Cup level.
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432: The Development of Wearable Technology Through the Lens of Tymewear’s Breathing Measurement
16 juli 2026 · 1 uur 6 min
Tymewear’s co-founder and lead engineer, Arnar Larusson, discusses how his collaboration with Dr. Stephen Seiler and coach Espen Aareskjold has led to the continuing evolution of breathing measurement technology.
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431: You Don’t Need 120 Grams of Carbs Per Hour!
9 juli 2026 · 46 min
While elite professional athletes continue to raise the ceiling on carbohydrate intake, we detail the research that says it isn’t appropriate, or healthy, for most athletes to do so.
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430: Our Definitive Guide to Sodium for Athletes, with Jared Berg
2 juli 2026 · 1 uur 21 min
We break down the foundational physiology of sodium alongside a groundbreaking paradigm shift in athlete hydration science.
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429: The Importance of Having a Healthy “Why”, with Brent Bookwalter
25 juni 2026 · 1 uur 12 min
Understanding the deeper reasons why we train and race can help us develop a stronger sense of motivation, work ethic, and confidence for our sport of choice.
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428: How to Successfully Race a Gravel Event with Lauren de Crescenzo
18 juni 2026 · 1 uur 13 min
Past Unbound Winner, Lauren de Crescenzo and YouTube journalist Ben Delaney talk with us about the ways of successful gravel racing.
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427: Potluck Discussion – Midseason Doldrums, Our Best Big Dumb Ride Stories, and Our Favorite Training Books
11 juni 2026 · 52 min
This week, our hosts get personal with stories of the biggest and dumbest rides they’ve done, the training book that had the biggest impact on their athletic development, and how they deal with the midseason doldrums.
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426: The High-Fat vs. High-Carb Debate Rages On
4 juni 2026 · 45 min
For decades, Dr. Timothy Noakes and Dr. Louise Burke have debated the best diet for performance, from opposite ends of the spectrum. In a series of new articles, the two nutrition pioneers continue the discussion.
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425: How to Build Champions (It’s Not the Way You Think!)
28 mei 2026 · 57 min
Sports psychologist Dr. Kate Bennett joins us to discuss the “Way of Champions” psychological framework that leads to happier, healthier, better-performing athletes and people.
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424: “Backed by Science” Doesn’t Mean What You Think, with Dr. Stephen Cheung
21 mei 2026 · 1 uur 21 min
Science isn’t perfect; humans can bring bias and poor design. Today, Dr. Stephen Cheung helps us understand the potential pitfalls of scientific inquiry, and the things we can trust.
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423: Potluck Discussion – Heat Training, Back Pain, and Grant’s Big Crash
14 mei 2026 · 51 min
We discuss whether a couple of heat training sessions a week has any reward (or risk), why lower back pain seems to be on the rise in cyclists, and Grant details his crash at a local race.
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422: The Science of Power Meters, with Stages Cycling’s Pat Warner
7 mei 2026 · 1 uur
You probably own a power meter, but do you know how it measures power or how these devices have evolved over 20 years? We were joined by Stages Cycling’s head of product development Pat Warner to pull back the curtain on the technology of power measurement.
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421: Fast Chats — What Differentiates Cycling’s Greats, and New Research on the Causes of Overtraining Syndrome
30 april 2026 · 50 min
We discuss new research on what it takes to win the biggest races in cycling—and how that can help your own racing—and we analyze a study that looks at the potential causes of overtraining syndrome.
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420: Cycling Race Craft and Tactics with Chris Horner
23 april 2026 · 1 uur 12 min
We sit down with one of the smartest bike racers of his day, and the oldest grand tour winner, to hear stories of what it takes to win bike races and outfox the competition.
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419: How to Lose Weight in Season Without Hurting Performance
16 april 2026 · 1 uur 10 min
Registered Dietician Andrea Schwartz talks with us about how she works with athletes in-season to hit their weight goals while not getting themselves off-track.
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418: Potluck Discussion – When Racing Data Doesn’t Match Training, Muscle Memory, and Just How Much Aerodynamics Have Changed Cycling
9 april 2026 · 52 min
In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss what to do when your racing data isn’t what you’d expect based on the numbers you see in training; we define muscle memory and discuss how it pertains to endurance sports; and we detail the many ways that bikes have become more aerodynamic.
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417: What Makes the Pedal Stroke So Unique, and Why Strength Training Is So Important
3 april 2026 · 1 uur 8 min
Functional training expert Dr. Stacey Brickson joins us to explain why no other sport movement is like the pedal stroke and, more importantly, why that requires doing additional strength work.
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416: Setting the Example for Youth Development with NICA
26 maart 2026 · 1 uur 14 min
NICA serves all juniors, from future Olympians to kids borrowing their neighbor's bike. We talk with two leaders at NICA about how they balance serving riders of all levels.
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415: The 5 Most Important Things to Know About Nutrition
19 maart 2026 · 1 uur
We distilled decades of experience into the most impactful nutrition concepts for athletes.
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414: Fast Chats — Navigating Complex Injuries, and Evidence that Hormonal Changes Don’t Degrade Performance
12 maart 2026 · 32 min
We discuss how to find solutions when you’re dealing with injuries without an obvious cause, then we review new research that demonstrates that changes in progesterone, estrogen, and testosterone do not negatively impact performance in males or females.
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413: The Critical Roles of Inflammation, the Immune System, and the Gut in Performance, with Dr. Fred Chaleff
5 maart 2026 · 1 uur 11 min
A healthy gut and appropriate inflammation are critical to our training, but finding the right balance is challenging. Cardiologist Dr. Fred Chaleff discusses the ways we can all find equilibrium.
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412: Zwift’s Next Chapter in Training and Racing
26 februari 2026 · 49 min
Zwift revolutionized indoor training, but they didn’t stop there. We talk with Nick Kalkounis and Ryan Cooper about both the history and future of Zwift’s innovations.
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411: Dissecting Training Zones with Siren Seiler and Dr. Stephen Seiler
19 februari 2026 · 1 uur 27 min
Based on their recent research article, the Seilers discuss the proliferation of training zone systems and compare them to the highly touted Norwegian five-zone model.
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410: Exploring the New UCI Consensus Statement on Supplements
12 februari 2026 · 1 uur 14 min
Some of the top sports physiologists in the world, led by Dr. Louise Burke just wrote the UCI’s position on supplements. Lead author Jamie Whitfield joins us to discuss their recommendations.
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409: Fast Chats – New Research Challenging Whether We Should Do Efforts on Our Long Base Rides
5 februari 2026 · 38 min
Purists say never do efforts on long base rides, but recent research is challenging whether a few efforts really do any harm. More importantly, can doing some neuromuscular work help?
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408: Potluck Discussion - The Value of Average Power, Sustaining What Works Season to Season, and Our VO2max Ceiling
29 januari 2026 · 45 min
In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss when and how to best use average power from our rides, whether there’s a ceiling to our VO2max capacity, and how we can replicate success from season to season.
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407: Reclaiming Success Through Mattering, Connection, and Purpose in Competitive Sports, with Sonya Looney
22 januari 2026 · 57 min
Mattering is the experience of adding value and feeling valued, both to the self and interpersonally. It's the feeling of being seen, heard, valued, and needed. It's a psychological need and a human instinct, but is rarely discussed in performance contexts.
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406: Tech vs. Wild – How Augmented Reality, GPS, and Other Technologies Are Reshaping the Way We Adventure, with Chris Burkard
15 januari 2026 · 1 uur 15 min
Technology has penetrated deep into the wilds of the world, be it with GPS, satellite communications, drones, or other forms of gadgetry. Adventure photographer and endurance athlete Chris Burkard breaks down how tech is impacting our wild sides.
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405: Top Coaches Share Strategies on Base Training with Limited Time
8 januari 2026 · 1 uur 13 min
The truth about base training for time-crunched cyclists—what to cut, what to keep, and what actually moves the needle.
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404: How Much Protein Do Endurance Athletes Need?
1 januari 2026 · 1 uur 15 min
One of the Top Experts in the world on protein joins us to talk about why athletes need protein and whether we’re getting too much or too little.
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403: Celebrating American Cycling Success in 2025, with Jim Miller
25 december 2025 · 42 min
Across cycling disciplines, American riders male and female had exceptional success. USA Cycling’s Chief of Sports Performance details the highlights, addresses .
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402: Fast Chats - Which Nutrition Gadgets are Worthwhile, Plus Health Impacts of Caffeine and Carbs
18 december 2025 · 37 min
Athletes can now perform sweat analysis, check skin temperature, and monitor insulin in the field. But should they? We review the latest in nutrition technologies. We also talk about the potential adverse impacts of carbohydrates and caffeine on our health.
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401: The Further Initiative — What Female Ultra Research Is Teaching Us About Fueling, Recovery, and Performance
11 december 2025 · 1 uur 9 min
This episode highlights the Further Initiative — a groundbreaking research project on female ultra-endurance athletes conducted in partnership with Lululemon and the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific.
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400: The Past, Present, and Future of Sport Science with Drs. Louise Burke, Stephen Seiler, and Iñigo Mujika
4 december 2025 · 1 uur 19 min
For our 400th episode we invited three of the most prominent names in exercise physiology to discuss where we are and where we’re going in endurance sports science.
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399: Potluck Discussion - Is There a Ceiling, Value of Wintering, and Alternative Training
27 november 2025 · 48 min
In this week’s potluck episode, we discuss whether there is a true ceiling to our potential, whether there’s a value in “wintering” or taking time off, and what cross training our hosts recommend.
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398: Creating Nutritional Training Plans, with MetPro’s Angelo Poli
20 november 2025 · 1 uur 18 min
As athletes, we understand the need for training plans, but have you ever considered applying the same principles to your nutrition? This episode discusses how it’s done.
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