200: The Future of Endurance Sports! With Dr. Andy Pruitt, Kristen Legan, Rob Pickels, and Dr. Stephen Seiler

Published: Jan. 27, 2022, noon

b'200!\\nFor our milestone 200the episode, we address one big question: What does the future hold? And we attempt to answer that question by looking at several aspects of what\\u2019s to come: from the future of sports medicine to the future of bike racing to the future of exercise physiology research.\\nWe first address the future of sports medicine. After 40 years of watching and, more importantly, influencing where endurance sports have gone, there could be no better guest than Dr. Andy Pruitt to help us predict where we will go next. What does the future of sports medicine hold? Will the development of products make us all better, healthier endurance athletes? How will bike fit change?\\nKristen Legan is, in many ways, representative of modern cycling: she doesn\\u2019t just race, she doesn\\u2019t just coach. She doesn\\u2019t just do road or gravel or bikepacking events. In fact, she started as a triathlete, then evolved into a \\u2018cross racer, and now she does a bit of everything, from ultra-events to MTB marathon races. And more and more cyclists are doing this same thing. Kristen helps us answer the question: What does the future of bike racing hold?\\nNever at a loss for a well-reasoned remark about anything to do with training or cycling or physiology, Rob Pickels helps us put a point on our discussion of the future of endurance training. What is the future of things that didn\\u2019t exist five years ago\\u2014things like wearables (Whoop, Super Sapiens, etc.), virtual racing, and training?\\nFinally, we couldn\\u2019t call it a special episode without Dr. Stephen Seiler. He first appeared nearly 150 episodes ago and he\\u2019s been with us, if not on podcasts, then in spirit ever since. The Jay Z of physiology, the godfather of polarized training, Mr. 4x8 himself, Dr. Stephen Seiler addresses the question: What does the future of endurance physiology research look like?\\nFrom the very beginning, this show has been driven by the audience\\u2014we aim to serve you by exploring the topics you want to know more about, and by answering your thoughtful questions. This episode continues that legacy: We gathered your best questions, and chose a few to answer on some of the most popular themes we\\u2019ve discussed in the past: polarized vs. sweet spot training; muscle soreness; weight; and nutrition.\\nBelieve it or not, we also include some bloopers in this special 200th episode. You wouldn\\u2019t believe the dirt that various cameras and microphones have collected on us over the years. Don\\u2019t judge!\\nFinally, Trevor and Chris offer their take-home on the last 200 episodes\\u2014the most important thing each has learned from the journey that is Fast Talk.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'