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b"Hello and welcome to Fast Talk, your source for the science of cycling performance! I'm your host Chris Case.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nI\\u2019ll set the stage for today\\u2019s episode with an analogy. And apologies to those of you who don\\u2019t enjoy our\\xa0car\\xa0engine\\xa0analogies; alas,\\xa0we\\u2019re sticking with it on this\\xa0episode.\\xa0We ask the simple question: Which has the greatest chance of consistently producing the best performances:\\xa0a powerful, finely-tuned, race-inspired\\xa0engine\\u2014take your pick from Ferrari, Porsche, BMW, and especially if you\\u2019re an F1 fan, Mercedes\\u2014or\\xa0a\\xa0heavily\\xa0modified\\xa0Honda Civic\\xa0that you\\xa0hope\\xa0can\\xa0compete at that goal race you\\u2019ve been preparing for?\\xa0\\xa0\\nBringing it back to\\xa0cycling\\xa0terms, is\\xa0it\\xa0more beneficial to build a robust, complete\\xa0physiological\\xa0engine and then apply\\xa0it to,\\xa0or activate\\xa0it\\xa0for,\\xa0different race situations, or\\xa0is it better\\xa0to work on specific attributes of your engine given the specific demands of a particular race?\\xa0The answer, it turns out,\\xa0has\\xa0as much to\\xa0do with\\xa0training philosophy as it does to physiological principles. In today\\u2019s episode, we\\xa0analyze which is more appropriate for you, and which leads to the best performances,\\xa0and the best athletes. It\\u2019ll likely become\\xa0pretty clear\\xa0where Coach Connor and our main guest, Jim Miller, stand on the\\xa0matter.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nJim, as\\xa0Chief of Sports Performance,\\xa0leads USA Cycling\\u2019s Athlete Development programs.\\xa0In his previous role with USA Cycling,\\xa0after a two-year hiatus took him to\\xa0TrainingPeaks,\\xa0Miller helped the United States earn 14 Olympic medals and numerous world championship titles since 2001.\\xa0The list of athletes Jim has coached over the years is too long to read here, but notably includes Tejay van Garderen, Kate Courtney, Kristin Armstrong, and Lawson Craddock, to name a few.\\xa0\\nHis\\xa0coaching\\xa0experience isn\\u2019t solely focused on the elite of the elite, however. Jim also\\xa0works\\xa0with\\xa0athletes whose backgrounds or goals are unique, and they\\u2019re often from the amateur or master\\u2019s ranks. Not surprisingly, Jim has found the most success with\\xa0the\\xa0amateurs\\xa0he coaches\\xa0by applying the same principles\\xa0he does to\\xa0world champions.\\xa0We\\u2019ll hear about those successes today. We\\u2019ll also take a\\xa0compelling tangent into the importance of psychology and mental capacity\\xa0to success.\\xa0\\nOn today\\u2019s episode, we\\u2019ll also hear from American pro Kiel\\xa0Reijnen, data analyst and coach Tim Cusick, and\\xa0WorldTour\\xa0physiologist Inigo San Millan. All that and much more, today on Fast Talk.\\xa0\\nLet's make you fast!\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"