FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast

For years FasCat has touted 'FTFP' - or follow the f'ing plan! But we realize life often gets in the way of executing a detailed training plan to the T. And that's okay! On this podcast, we talk about how you can adapt to life's winding road, make changes in your training as things come up, but still stay the course to achieving your goals.
FasCat is here to help you stay consistent with two great options: you can hire a full-time professional coach or you can use our new FasCat App, which includes unlimited training plans, the Optimize training-to-recovery balance technology, meal plans, and of course the new AI-powered technology CoachCat!
Get started with your free month now:

https://fascatcoaching.com/app

Will AI replace human coaches in Endurance Sports? The short answer is YES. The long answer is No.
No doubt,  AI will 100% change how humans coach endurance athletes.  Or at least the Coaches who adopt and embrace the technology.
Gone are the days of a coach spending most of their time on training plan design, data analysis, custom workouts, scheduling and training plan revisions. 
AI automates those tasks, mind blowingly well. In fact, our very own CoachCat performs these tasks NOW.
This frees up professional coaches to do what they do best, which is to guide athletes through their experience.
On this podcast, FasCat Founder Frank Overton explains what AI is doing now in endurance sports coaching, what it could in the future, and what this means for professional coaches and athletes alike.
Find out for yourself with a free month on the FasCat App, which includes unlimited training plans, the Optimize training-to-recovery balance technology, meal plans, and of course the new AI-powered technology CoachCat!
Get started with your free month now:

https://fascatcoaching.com/app

 

Do you have your first gravel race coming up? Or perhaps you’ve already done a few in years past, but you’ve got your first gravel race of the season in your sights. Well, on this podcast, Coach Justin Bowes and Ben Delaney walk you through five main tips so you will show up ready to have your best race.

Coach Justin explains how to:
1 get your body ready
2 get your bike ready
3 plan out your nutrition
4 dial in your equipment
and
5 practice, practice, practice everything on the all-important simulation ride
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Be sure to check out Coach Justin's page, where you can learn more about him and hire him as a personal coach:

https://fascatcoaching.com/products/justin-bowes

To start training for your best year yet, get a free month on the FasCat App, which includes unlimited training plans, the Optimize training-to-recovery balance technology, meal plans, access to FasCat Coaches like Justin and now the new AI-powered technology CoachCat!

Get started with your free month now:
https://fascatcoaching.com/app

 

If you're interested in going fast, then paying attention to what, when and how much you eat on the bike is of huge importance. And the science and practice of on-bike nutrition has rocketed ahead recently, with the huge amount of carbohydrate consumed in particular being a major change from just a few short years ago.
On this podcast, Coach Christian Parrett digs into what you need to know now to fuel your best races and intense training, based on the current science and how it applies to both elite pros and everyday Janes and Joes. 
Coach Christian raced professionally for a number of years, and has some funny as well as enlightening stories to tell, comparing what is happening in sports science now with how things worked - or didn't! - back in his day. 
We reference three links in the podcast: 
-a power-to-speed calculator where you can tweak parameters like your weight and speed and ground surface to see how that affects the amount of power required:
https://www.gribble.org/cycling/power_v_speed.html
-an energy gel made from Belgian beer beef stew, stoofvlees:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C5Dax7yKUwC/?hl=en
-Coach Christian's page, where you can learn more about him and hire him as a personal coach:
https://fascatcoaching.com/collections/coaches/products/christian-parrett
To start training for your best year yet, get a free month on the FasCat App, which includes unlimited training plans, the Optimize training-to-recovery balance technology, meal plans, access to FasCat Coaches like Christian and now the new AI-powered technology CoachCat!

Get started with your free month now at https://fascatcoaching.com/app.

Working with Coach Elliott Baring, FasCat athlete Lauren De Crescenzo won her third Mid South this past weekend in dominant fashion. On this podcast Lauren and Elliott talk about how she trained to win this major 100-mile gravel race, the strategy and tactics and gear she used, what you can learn from her methodology, and what’s next on the calendar for the LDC.
To start training for your best year yet, get a free month on the FasCat App, which includes unlimited training plans, the Optimize training-to-recovery balance technology, meal plans, access to FasCat Coaches like Elliott and now the new AI-powered technology CoachCat!

Get started with your free month now at https://fascatcoaching.com/app.

You know what's better than a great day of racing? Multiple days of racing, all stacked together.
Whether a traditional stage race, a multi-day training camp or a race with some additional riding bolted on, there are a few ways to indulge in a big block on the bike, and on this podcast Coaches Sierra Sims and Ricky Arnopol join Ben Delaney to talk about fun and challenging road, mountain and gravel events that they have done and recommend, plus tips and strategies on how to get the most out of them.
To start training for your best year yet, get a free month on the FasCat App, which includes unlimited training plans, the Optimize training-to-recovery balance technology, meal plans, access to FasCat Coaches like Sierra and Ricky and now the new AI-powered technology CoachCat!
Get started with your free month now at https://fascatcoaching.com/app.