Training Babble: Off-Road Insights for Mountain Bike and Gravel Cycling
Unlock your endurance potential. The Training Babble Podcast takes a deep dive into the strategy and science behind training for off-road cycling and gravel racing. Host Dave Schell brings over 20 years of coaching and racing experience, including as former Director of Education at TrainingPeaks.
Each episode features interviews with experts and insiders to inform your training on topics like physiology, nutrition, mental toughness, equipment selection, and race tactics. Expect an informative yet lighthearted conversation filled with practical tips to up your performance. Special guests from across the cycling world join to share their hard-earned wisdom.
Whether you're an amateur looking to reach new heights or a coach wanting to refine your craft, The Training Babble Podcast offers a master-class in endurance training. Challenging conventional methods, busting myths, and digging into the latest research, this show equips you with the knowledge to train smarter and unlock your full athletic potential.
Subscribe to the Training Babble Podcast and join our community of passionate off-road cyclists. With tips, stories, and advice from leading figures in gravel and mountain biking, we're here to support your journey to peak performance and beyond. Elevate your off-road cycling experience with us.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 78
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
The Machines Know!!!: Should you follow your wearable's training and recovery advice?
Summary
In this episode of Fast Physiology, Dave and Dr. Phil discuss the validity and reliability of training devices and the advice they provide. They highlight the issue of proprietar…
Introducing Intuitive Endurance Training: Making the case for flexibility and training by feel
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In this episode, Dave Schell discusses the concept of intuitive endurance training, which involves listening to your body and structuring your training based on subtle cues like …
Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: When return to training after battling illness
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In this episode, Dave and Dr. Phil discuss the healthy way to return to training after dealing with an illness. They emphasize the importance of understanding the stress that ill…
Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: Magic Bullets and Marginal Gains, what actually works?
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In this episode of Fast Physiology, Dave and Phil discuss ergogenic aids or performance-enhancing substances. They cover various types of aids, including caffeine, beetroot juice…
Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: FTP (Functional Threshold Power) Misconceptions
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In this episode of Fast Physiology, Dr. Phil Batterson and Dave S discuss the concept of Functional Threshold Power (FTP) and its misconceptions. They explore different methods o…
Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: What Causes Cramps and How Can You Avoid them?
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In this episode of Fast Physiology, Dr. Phil and Dave discuss muscle cramping. They differentiate between different types of cramps, focusing on muscle cramps. They explore the r…
Sports Nutrition for Women with Kristen Arnold: Fueling Performance through Peri and Post Menopause
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In this episode, host Dave Schell interviews sports dietitian Kristen Arnold about sports nutrition for women, with a focus on menopause. They discuss the differences between men…
Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: The Size Principle
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In this episode of Fast Physiology, Dr. Phil Batterson and Dave Schell discuss the size principle in muscle fiber recruitment. They explain that the body recruits muscle fibers b…
You're doing it wrong!: The Gravel God's Guide to Gravel Racing.
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In this episode, Dave Schell and Gravel God, Matti Rowe, discuss the differences between road racing and gravel racing. They highlight the importance of pacing, drafting, and fue…
Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: Muscle Fiber Types
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In this episode, Dave Schell and Dr. Phil Batterson discuss fiber types in muscles and their relationship to endurance training. They explain the different types of muscle fibers…
The Player Mindset and the Need for More Female Coaches with Olympic MTBer Lea Davison
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Join Coach Dave Schell on the Training Babble podcast as he welcomes Olympic mountain biker Lea Davison. In this engaging episode, Lea shares her transition from downhill skiing …
Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: Periodization
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In this episode of Fast Physiology, Dave and Phil discuss periodization in training. They explore different approaches to periodization, including linear, reverse, and block peri…
You're Training Too Hard!!! with Gravel God, Matti Rowe
In this conversation, Dave and Matti discuss the effectiveness of training by max heart rate. Matti shares his experience with using max heart rate as a measure of training intensity an…
Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: Mastering VO2 Max for Peak Athletic Performance
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In this episode of Fast Physiology, Dave and Dr. Phil Batterson discuss VO2Max and its importance in endurance performance. They define VO2Max as the maximal rate of oxygen consu…
Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: W'(prime), Functional Reserve Capacity, and Vlamax
In this episode of the Training Babble podcast, host Dave Shell is joined by exercise physiologist Dr. Phil Batterson for an in-depth discussion about key physiological concepts and the…
Fast Physiology with Dr. Phil: Training Principles
Unlock The Secrets to Coaching Peak Athletic Performance
All coaches want to push their athletes to sustain higher levels of performance. But building a training plan that fuels consiste…
Maximizing Endurance Training: Volume vs. Intensity, Tech Insights, and AI's Future in Coaching with Jason Koop
Unlock the full potential of your endurance training with Jason Koop, the renowned head coach of CTS Ultra Running, as we examine the pivotal role of training volume and debunk common m…
The Many Short Coming and Pitfalls of AI
Peeling back the curtain on AI's allure, we're taking you on a trek through its limitations. Joined by Cooper Bott, we recount tales from our forays into AI-generated podcasting - a ven…
Unlocking Your True Cycling Potential: Is ERG Mode Holding You Back?
Are you truly tapping into your potential on the bike, or has ERG mode taken the wheel? Unshackle your training on the latest Training Babble as I, Dave Bott, share my unfiltered opinio…
Conquering High Altitude: Mastering the Leadville 100 with Science, Strategy, and Mental Grit with the Dave and Ryan Bots
As we gear up for an exhilarating journey into the thin air of the Leadville 100, Ryan Cooper from Best Bike Split and USA Cycling joins me, Dave Schell, to unveil the tactics that help…