Welcome to the Fat Black, Episode #95 and today we are throwing the kitchen sink at you. We are talking everything from Kristian's new hill repeat session (it will make you über strong, being awesome at everything you do, and Ironman Cairns. In Today's Episode We Cover: Just why Kristian decided to ride over 200km of hill repeats (hint: not just for fun, although he did enjoy it!) Some insights into what he learned from the experience. How to develop an awesome mindset and why you need to. We al...
Jun 12, 2015•1 hr 3 min
Today we have the pleasure of speaking with non other then Doctor Phill Maffetone. Phil is a respected doctor, coach and author and is all about health. Without true health your performance will suffer. Today we talk about that, his new website and exciting app and also we cover health and performance. In Today’s Episode We Cover: The app, the why and what its going to do for athletes We discuss the basic thing of life to be a better athlete and have better health Asthma and Allergies ... You CA...
Jun 04, 2015•1 hr 17 min
Life is all about lessons - not mistakes - but lessons we can learn from to improve ourselves. For Kristian, 2014 was a big year for lessons. Today we lift the lid on what has really been happening with Kristian over the last 12 months or so and really get into the gritty about what lessons he learned and how you can avoid similar experiences. Stress management is about learning to identify stressors in your life that you can control, and focusing on those to avoid the overwhelm of stressors tha...
May 29, 2015•1 hr 13 min
We get to chat with and get the insights of the super consistent performer and mum Gina Crawford. Check out her results and you'll see for yourself - Gina is the real deal. Gina also is an violinist for the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and has a degree in psychology. High achiever? You betcha. In Today’s Episode We Cover: The one thing you must take to take your life and performances to the next level How to become a consistent performer Dealing with the disappointments Gina's thoughts on equ...
May 23, 2015•1 hr 5 min
A couple of weekends back one of our TS athletes lost his wife tragically. It was completely out of the blue ... Here one day gone the next, leaving a big gapping hole and making us all question things. Pete wrote an article title " Stop Wasting Your Time " as we were rocked by the event. As I said, it made us question things and especially, are we truly living. Are we going through the motions or are we trying to be the best versions of ourselves. Are we where we really want to be in life? If n...
May 14, 2015•1 hr
This week Pete and I decided to put in one of our TWS interviews for reasons I put in the intro. Both Pete and I and so many athletes got a lot out of this interview we did with Grant Giles. A key understanding is the labels we attach to ourselves and how they ultimately hurt us. Enjoy In Today’s Episode We Cover: Labelling and why you need to break the labels Simple cues and calm state visualisation Dealing with anxiety Compassion for self and how it helps everything Improve Getting out the min...
May 09, 2015•59 min
Today we are going to go deep into FEAR. Why? We simply because FEAR is what holds each every one of us back and stops us from doing the things that want to do. But to conquer FEAR - whatever it is - we have to understand it, and we have to acknowledge it. Then we can plan to overcome it. Now we see FEAR manifest itself in many ways with athletes; some very obvious, others not so much. But if you want to do well, you need to overcome those FEARS. In Today's Episode We Cover: What is FEAR? Why we...
May 01, 2015•58 min
Today we got the low down on getting ugly with straight up nice guy and Ironman Melbourne Champion Jeff Symonds and you'll want to have your ears perked up for this interview as Jeff reveals a number of insights that can help all of us to greater heights. In Today's Episode We Cover: What does "Get Ugly" mean and where did it come from? Building a strong mental game. The art of race execution Overcoming his biggest adversity and how that has helped him perform going forward. The secret to Jeff's...
Apr 24, 2015•46 min
There's no doubt about it. Our interview with Noakes opened a lot of questions, which is great because it keeps the conversation going. Noakes was fantastic to speak too and while we shared 90+% of the beliefs there are some we don't hold especially when it comes to performance. As you know we are all about health but we are also heavily invested into performance and there are some very key areas where we are seeing performance drop when following a LCHF approach. So we decided to get our good f...
Apr 17, 2015•1 hr 6 min
To say we are excited about this episode is an understatement! In fact Kristian stayed up past midnight to fit in with time schedules for this one! Tim Noakes shouldn't need an introduction, he has played a pivotal role in health and performance research for over 30 years. In case you don't know about Tim .... (crazy thought), he wrote the bible for runners and running coaches in 1986 called 'The Lore of Running" which included a whole chapter on the importance of carbohydrates for athletes and ...
Apr 13, 2015•1 hr 24 min
We love an adventure - especially one that pushes the comfort zone and forces us to learn more about ourselves. Ironman is a big part of that but there are more adventures too be found. Today we speak with an athlete who is on a mission to become an adventurer and inspire others to get outside and find things that push them to be better humans. Over the past few years Luke Tyburski has been planning The Ultimate Triathlon, a 2000km journey over 12 days and join us on the Fat Black to explain why...
Apr 08, 2015•58 min
Whilst we don't get much of an off-season here in Australia - mainly because of the continually awesome weather - it is important to take a bit of downtime at certain points throughout the year to allow the body to reset and work on key aspects if your endurance development whilst having a bit of fun. Like most things, there is an art to getting the off-season right. It doesn't need to be all serious and Long course racing driven, and it must be enjoyable, but the off-season can provide some fan...
Apr 03, 2015•43 min
Today's guest is none other then Professor Grant Schofield from Auckland University of Technology and is the director of the University's Human Potential Centre (HPC). We have wanted to bring Grant on the Fat Black podcast for a long time and have spent some time reading his blogs and work, so I was quite excited to finally get him on the show and talk many things LCHF and how this ex professional Triathlete is making a storm down in New Zealand to change dietary guidelines for better health. Wi...
Mar 20, 2015•1 hr 19 min
In today's Fat Black podcast we get to speak with John McKenzie whom is the communications and marketing manager for Revbox. John has a big background in the cycling industry and I met him down in Melbourne, Australia in 2014 when a select few of us got to test out Specialized's New Tarmac. It was here that John told me all about the Revbox from the hotel to Specialized HQ. I was excited as I had previously got to play with a wind brake erg early in my coaching career and these things were cost ...
Mar 18, 2015•1 hr
Ahhh Race Week. It's a different kind of beast. High energy, edgy nerves, lots of Hype, stress and confusion. But it doesn't have to be. Race week is a time for calm, composure and organisation. It's the best time of year, because you get to relax. Of the years we have learnt and witnessed a lot mistakes, so here are some Do's and Don't's of Race Week and Race Day (you might want to take notes). What We Cover in This Episode: Get Organised early! Beating the Taper Blues. All things nutrition and...
Mar 14, 2015•56 min
Recently Pete and I got to speak with Gus and Jamie from the team at STRYD. Who and what is STRYD? Well stride is a small company out of Boulder, CO that has been developing a cool little device that captures power in real time while you're running. Pete originally put me onto them and then I saw there hugely successful Kickstarter campaign. I got in touch to do an interview to find out more and of course we became a backer. As coaches we believe in creating efficient athletes. While I always ad...
Mar 10, 2015•48 min
Last night Pete and got to interview Donal Oniell from Cereal Killers movie fame. We loved both movies and CK2 'Run on Fat' makes it pretty damn clear what we have not only been talking about but living it for so long now. "The science is coming" but the athletes that are open and willing will be the ones reaping the rewards. I'm stoked we got to record this interview and help push this message out to the world for athletes and non athletes alike. Performance is important ... but not as importan...
Mar 06, 2015•1 hr 14 min
It may be lucky that I slept on my thoughts before Pete and I recorded this podcasts. If I'm honest, I guess I was pretty ropable the night before and definitely toned it down for this podcast. However I have a post in the works thats needs to be posted - stay tuned. The mistakes keep coming and they are simple to avoid and even rectify if we just use those two things on the sides of our heads. They're called ears in case you're wondering ;) In Today’s Episode We Cover: No carbs. Sodium - this h...
Feb 27, 2015•1 hr 4 min
A few weeks back I got to speak at an event in Squamish, Canada with a couple other experts in their respective fields. One of them was Sylvia Rayner who was absolutely captivating in the way she spoke about the mind and how much potential we have locked up inside our heads. I knew within a couple of minutes that we needed to have Sylvia on a Fat Black podcast. In Today's Episode We Cover: What clinical hypnosis is and how it can help us in our sports and life How you get behavioural change Why ...
Feb 20, 2015•1 hr 17 min
Earlier this week we listened to a great podcast from the guys at Spartan who interview Scratch Lab inventor - Dr. Allen Lim. For years Allen Lim worked with Tour de France teams and has learned a lot about working in high pressure situations and how to develop performance. In a sport that focuses so intently on marginal gains, Lim argues that athletes should be focusing less on the 1% and more on removing bottlenecks from our lives. This gives way to a much better focus and performance. So toda...
Feb 14, 2015•1 hr 1 min
Last week we got a whole bunch of questions from a fellow Aussie Ian who is living in the US of A and we love answering questions on the Fat Black because that way it helps our community as a whole! So if you have any just hit us up in the comments on the blog or via our emails or various social media outlets. Today we also dive into a little bit of a review of Cereal Killers 2 the movie "Run on Fat" In todays Episode we Cover: Strategic Carb use VS strategic Fat use in training and racing. Choc...
Feb 08, 2015•53 min
Pete and I were searching for an angle for todays podcast. Some things keep popping up being an endurance athlete and working in the day to day with endurance athletes and that was robustness. When we're robust good things happen. When we lose that robustness we can feel stuck in a not so fun place. So today we wanted to cover just a few of the overriding topics that lead to robustness or maintaing it and of course how you can destroy it ... so you know what not to do. In Today's Episode We Cove...
Jan 30, 2015•47 min
Today we are again joined by Peter Defty to help share some insights into a topic that is extremely important to us as coaches, and valuable to all female athletes (and males) looking to become Fat Adapted. Peter spends a great deal of time researching and understanding the various considerations required to achieve Fat Adaptation but one message remains clear: you have to keep it simple. We see A LOT of athletes overthinking this process - which becomes a huge distraction and destroy confidence...
Jan 23, 2015•1 hr 13 min
Well it's 2015 and we have an awesome year of Fat Black Episodes planned for you guys, with some amazing guests planned, and some super important topics to be addressed! So today's Episode is all about starting the year with a plan. A plan to ensure that you start the year on the right foot, with great habits and standards that will ensure you kick some ass this year and be more awesome. We also discuss some important strategies to implement if you have had a break, or are returning from injury ...
Jan 09, 2015•43 min
Well it has been a great year for everyone here at TriSpecific! And we are sure that everyone has enjoyed listening to the last 12 months of Fat Black episodes. We have had a great time sharing so much content with you all, and especially hearing the many insights from fantastic athletes and coaches. To help us celebrate the year that was, we discuss the highlights from Fat Black from 2014; some of the best episodes and speakers. In the Final Episode for 2014 we cover: Our personal favourite Epi...
Dec 31, 2014•1 hr 29 min
In todays Fat Black podcast Pete and I get to speak with Luke Mckenzies better half Beth Gerdes. Beth didn't muck around getting back into all things triathlon after the birth of their gorgeous little Wynne McKenzie and 6 months after the birth of Wynne, Beth had an absolute cracker at Ironman Western Australia coming in 4th with a fast 9:04 IM split and hauling assimus on the run and knocking out a handy 2:58:17. The biggest take home from this interview with Beth would have to be her looking a...
Dec 26, 2014•48 min
In todays Fat Black podcast I get to speak all about fascia with Brooke Thomas of Liberated Body. I love this topic because it so crucial to movement. Understanding fascia can really help you move better and be pain free. Those two things will make you perform better. What you have to understand is that you don't have to tolerate movement dysfunction or body aches and pains. Most chronic overuse injuries and mobility woes are reversible. The process is pretty simple... it just ain't easy! Unfort...
Dec 19, 2014•55 min
This week Pete and I do our first FB from opposite hemispheres and today we talk about the Obstacles. Pete wrote a blog this past week on rethinking stress and make sure you listen to the TED talk of Kelly McGonigal. One of the most loved interviews of Triathlon World Summit was with Dr Phil Maffetone so Pete and talk about parts of that interview and namely go over some of the common obstacles and get you to think about strategies to remove those. As Phil said.. you can be fit but very unhealth...
Dec 05, 2014•44 min
Last week you heard some great insights from Champion Athlete, Jan Frodeno on his quest to take on Kona and what he has had to do to make the transition from short-course to long-course a successful one. Today we get to talk his wife, Olympic Gold Medalist, Commonwealth Medalist and 3x World Champion - Emma Snowsill. Emma has enjoyed an amazing career but has dealt with some serious health issues, that ultimately lead to her retiring from the sport. As a result Emma has learned some hard lessons...
Dec 01, 2014•49 min
Today we sit down and Sip the Fat with Olympic Champion, coffee connoisseur and super nice guy, Jan Frodeno. Jan and his wife Emma Snowsill were kind enough to let us drop in and chat to them over a few espresso's. Both Jan and Emma have some fantastic insights into the sport and share some brilliant knowledge Today Jan Frodeno talks about: Making the transition from short course to long course. Dealing with injury. Changing training to suit the distance. Challenges faced when making the transit...
Nov 28, 2014•46 min
