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FasCat Cycling Training Tips Podcast

Jan 26, 2024

It’s January and many of us are in the thick of new year’s resolutions that may or may not last. Here to help us become better cyclists - with 10 easy-to-form habits that can last and only take 10 minutes or less - is Coach Sierra Sims.

Coach Sierra holds a Master's Degree in exercise physiology, and she did...


Jan 19, 2024

Sweet Spot training is great for a number of things, and today we’re talking about how it’s highly effective for racking up Training Load - a key metric for any cyclist’s training plan.

Training Load is the forest view of your fitness, a weighted 42-day rolling average of your recent workouts. The higher the load,...


Jan 12, 2024

Goals are great to have, but a specific plan to reach your goals is where the rubber meets the road - or trail. 

In this podcast Coach Elliott Baring walks you through the three steps to achieve your cycling goals:

  1. determine your goals
  2. determine the demands of your goals
  3. build the training timeline to reach your...


Jan 5, 2024

Group Rides and Sweet Spot - two things we love here at FasCat. This podcast puts the two together. 

If you’re new to the pod, welcome! And if you’re new to the concept of Sweet Spot, know that it’s a training zone and a training technique. As a zone, it's between 84% to 97% of your functional threshold power. 

At...