Fascat Cycling Training Tips Podcast

With the offseason approaching, we’re thrilled to release our Winning in the Kitchen Weight Loss Meal Plan! Get your nutrition habits dialed this offseason so you can hit your goals in 2021. Created by Registered Dietitian Lacey Rivette,… The post Introducing Our Winning in the Kitchen Weight Loss Meal Plan! appeared first on FasCat.

We’re now well in to October, which is traditionally the offseason period for most of the cycling community (except you ‘crossers!) and so it’s time to start thinking about at home strength training. This is something that can… The post Optimize Your At Home Weight Lifting This Offseason! appeared first on FasCat.

This week, Jackson and Lacey take over the pod to talk about their favorite subject: performance nutrition. A major theme of this show, we get lots of questions in the forum and through our new meal plans, so… The post Winning In The Kitchen FAQ w/ Jackson and Lacey appeared first on FasCat.

Welcome to another periodized Q&A session of the FasCat Podcast, where we field listener questions from our forum, website, and social media to help you get even faster on the bike. This go around we touch on a… The post Ask FasCat #12 — at-home strength setups, carbohydrates, and training in the smoke appeared first on FasCat.

It’s about that time! With all the craziness and uncertainty of 2020, we still believe in the importance of taking an actual “off season” to bring some certainty to the cycling season periodization. So how should that look?… The post What to do during your 2 week post-season break appeared first on FasCat.

This Fall, for those of you with big goals and aspirations, NOW is the time to get on a plan and start training.  Right now cyclists have a huge opportunity to begin their off season training to take… The post Off Season Training for Cyclists appeared first on FasCat.

Perhaps #crossiscoming. Perhaps #crossisnotcoming. Regardless, we are going to have some fun with this one. We’ve created a 6 week Strava CX challenge to keep you motivated, inspired and ready to race just in case it’s necessary. Here’s… The post #secrettraining: How to have a Cyclocross Race Season appeared first on FasCat.

Ever struggle to get yourself out the door and on the bike? Ever feel burnt out?  Want to find even more motivation and ensure you #FtFP on a regular basis? Well you have come to the right place!… The post Motivational Tips to Help You to Follow the Plan appeared first on FasCat.

Welcome to another periodized Q&A session of the FasCat Podcast, where we field listener questions from our forum, website, and social media to help you get even faster on the bike. This go around we touch on a… The post Ask FasCat #11 — Race Prep, New to Cycling, Gas Station Bonking appeared first on FasCat.

Ever since we began talking about Winning in the Kitchen two years ago you all have been asking for us to create a cookbook and we thought that was a great idea.  But since adding Lacey Rivette, a… The post Winning in The Kitchen Meal Plans are HERE! appeared first on FasCat.

As we continue to navigate the weirdest cycling season in history, one of the greatest training tools out there, the group ride, has also been affected. With social distancing rules, group rides are generally a no-go in today’s… The post How to Simulate Group Rides | 3 Diabolical Workouts appeared first on FasCat.

What do you do when the whole season is cancelled because of a global pandemic? Keep calm and FtFP on, duh, because bike riding ain’t cancelled! Coach Frank revisits the topic after we discussed back when COVID-19 first… The post COVID Summertime Coaching appeared first on FasCat.

Join Jackson for a short, 10 minute guided meditation to use while on a ride to cultivate more awareness, mindfulness, and concentration. For more of Jackson’s thoughts on meditation, check out his podcast In The Flow. The post Jackson’s Guided Meditation for Cyclists appeared first on FasCat.

Meditation has become a buzzword in the mainstream, and you’ve probably heard about elite athletes like LeBron James, Kate Courtney, and others espousing its benefits. But what actually is meditation? Why should we consider starting a meditation practice?… The post Meditation for Cyclists appeared first on FasCat.

They say that the true gains made in sport performance come not from the hard training, but from the rest and recovery from the training – the adaptation. This becomes more and more important as we get older,… The post Master’s Recovery appeared first on FasCat.

Welcome to another periodized Q&A session of the FasCat Podcast, where we field listener questions from our forum, website, and social media to help you get even faster on the bike. This go around we touch on a… The post Ask FasCat #10 — Coachable Traits, TSS, and Recovery appeared first on FasCat.

Now that you’ve been building a big base, summer is here, and you’re wanting to “sharpen the sword”, we’ve designed a brand new addition to the Sweet Spot training plan fleet: Sweet Spot Polarized. This style of training… The post Sweet Spot Polarized Training appeared first on FasCat.

 Strava Racing: Using the technology of Strava routes and segments + their live segments feature you can create and simulate race courses.  And best of all, use the segment’s leaderboard for the ‘race results’. Coach Frank and… The post Strava Racing Using Routes and Created Segments appeared first on FasCat.

It’s our 2 year anniversary! Hard to believe, but we’ve officially been podcasting for over 2 years. Almost 100 episodes, equaling around 100 hours of audio content to make you a faster cyclist! So today we celebrate by… The post The 2 Year Anniversary Episode! appeared first on FasCat.

One key question we ask ourselves as coaches at FasCat, is if the athlete is responding to the training we have prescribed. Aka, are they getting faster? Our favorite “experiment” to answer this question is a good old… The post A 20 Minute Power-Based Field Test appeared first on FasCat.