KTLA News anchor and reporter Courtney Friel hosts a weekly podcast where she has candid conversations with celebrities and media personalities about their recovery from addiction. With over a decade of sobriety, Courtney hopes to inspire others struggling with addictions and show that recovery is possible, and that life can still be fun and rewarding without drugs or alcohol. Welcome to "Keepin' It Friel: Conversations on Recovery!"
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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 ...
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337: End-Season Form, CX Race Fueling, and Getting to the Top Too Fast?
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We discuss a host of questions, from how to get a little more out of your form in autumn, to fueling needs for short races like cyclocross, and why so many female athletes seem to excel when entering sports later in life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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336: How to Train Perceived Exertion and Go Harder
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We talk with Dr. Scott Frey and Tour commentator Brent Bookwalter about how our brains perceive effort and ways we can manipulate that perception to go harder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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335: Nerd Lab: Dr. Edward Coyle's Defining and Controversial Work on Endurance Athletes
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Dr. Edward Coyle was a pioneer in figuring out how endurance athletes adapt and defining what attributes—such as efficiency and fuel utilization—are most important to perform at the highest levels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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334: How to Measure and Train Zone 2, with Jared Berg
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We do the bulk of our training in zones 1 and 2, so this episode will explain how to define them and—more importantly—how to best train them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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333: It's Never Too Late to Start an Endurance Sport—or Change It Up
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Many started young, others turned their passion into their profession, and some used it to get healthy. Learn from the experiences of multiple athletes and coaches on how they entered—and stayed in—endurance sports no matter what life threw their way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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332: How to Measure Running, with Nell Rojas
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In today’s episode, we switch our cycling shoes for running shoes and discuss how runners can accurately measure and pace their training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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331: Potluck Discussion: Race Weight, Not Feeling a Workout, and Big Lessons Learned
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In this week’s potluck, we discuss if lighter means you always perform better, how to change things up if you’re not feeling that day’s workout, and what key tips we have to be better coaches or athletes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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330: How Much Interval Training Do We Really Need? With Dr. Stephen Seiler
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Nothing has been researched more than high-intensity interval training. We talk with Dr. Seiler about what the science really says and how to apply it to our own training. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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329: Nutrition Approaches for Ultra-Endurance Events
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Athlete, coach, and nutritionist Stephanie Howe explains how ultra-athletes can optimize performance through evidence-based nutrition practices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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328: Long Workdays, Training Races, and Varying Base Rides
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Our hosts bring their questions on working out at the end of a long day, how to manage when training races are too easy, and if base ride intensities should be varied. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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327: What It Takes to Race the Tour de France, with Alex Howes and Neal Henderson
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We’ve all seen on TV how hard the Tour de France is, but what does it take for these riders to push themselves so far day after day? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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326: Revisiting Episode 8: The Importance of Neuromuscular Training
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Originally titled “Stop Your Legs from Fighting (Themselves),” we look back at episode 8 to see how our views—and the science—has changed regarding neuromuscular work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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When does an innovation in speed cross the line of fair competition or safety? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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324: Lennard Zinn’s Cycling Gear Essentials
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Lennard Zinn shares his decades of experience to help cyclists of all levels navigate what gear they do and don’t need when starting a new cycling discipline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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323: Do All Athletes Need Regular Blood Testing?
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Blood tests can help tell whether an athlete is overtrained or performing at their best, but is it a good idea for athletes to do regular testing? We discuss with Dr. Lauren Rudolph. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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322: Evolution of the Holistic Athlete with Dirk Friel
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We talk with TrainingPeaks founder Dirk Friel about how athletes, coaches, and training software now focus on the whole athlete instead of only training plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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321: How to Effectively Give and Receive Feedback, with Eric Brunner
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We talk with National Cyclocross Champion Eric Brunner about how to best give and receive feedback—not only in sports, but all aspects of life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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320: Potluck Discussion: Holding a Wheel, GI Issues While Running, and Training Physiology or Performance
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In this potluck we discuss what to do when you’re struggling to hang on to a wheel, what the overall goal of training should be, and how to handle needing to poop during a long running event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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319: Do Cooldown Sessions Help or Hurt You?
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It’s a given that after a race or workout you do a cooldown—but is there any evidence this actually helps? The science may say otherwise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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318: Get the Most Out of Your Performance with Mental Strength Techniques
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e’ve talked a lot about sports psychology tactics, but in this episode Dr. Brian Zuleger explains how to effectively apply them to your performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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317: Beyond the Basics: Everything You Need to Know About Metabolism
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We explain what metabolism is, how our bodies use carbohydrates and fat for fuel, and give an overview of an incredibly complex process all designed to produce one molecule: ATP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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316: Potluck Discussion: Gear Innovation Limits, Revisiting VO2max, and Training/Life Balance
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Our team dives into these important topics and along the way, Grant shows his “dadness,” while Rob and Trevor argue while making the same point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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315: Is Cadence Work a Waste of Time?
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While pros do a lot of both high- and low-cadence work, we talk with one of the top experts in the world on cadence, Dr. Ernst Hansen, about why the science isn’t so clear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Fast Talk Labs
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314: History of the Rolling Medical Enclosure and What to Do in an Emergency, with Dr. Andy Pruitt
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Whether you’re a participant, event organizer, or volunteer, keep in mind Murphy’s Law – anything that can go wrong could (or will) go wrong. When one or more athletes are injured, you need to know what to do. We talk with Dr. Andy Pruitt about how to ensure the best outcomes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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313: The Rise of The Adventure Athlete, with Expedition Detroit’s Dan Cooke
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The athlete market is diversifying, and the pool of thrill-seeking endurance athletes is rapidly expanding. In this episode we discuss what adventure athletes need as well as how to support emerging outdoor sports hubs with Expedition Detroit founder, Dan Cooke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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