While there is a lot of negative crap going on in the world right now I'm going to focus on the positive things. The things I can control. And that's part of my advice in today's podcast. I also talk about how we quit every day without really thinking that it will hurt our performances over the long haul. In fact, we don't even consider it quitting but it is. This is not being a downer. This is creating awareness and from there we have a conscious choice to change and thus make big improvements....
Aug 20, 2021•24 min
A quick show today where I give you the number-one distinguishing factor between those who are average and those who are great and that the devil as we know it is in the details. This show is bought to you by Endurance Specific Training Plans This show is also bought to you by Athletic Greens our all-in-one nutritional insurance drink. Athletic Greens covers our bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health, energy, and the immune system. With added...
Jul 16, 2021•15 min
On today's Endurance Specific podcast Charlotte and I recount our little fastpacking run adventure before we get into dealing with failure, adversity, and simply when shitty things happen especially when you've worked so hard for an outcome. In the last 18 years of being a dedicated endurance athlete and nearly 16 of them coaching, I've never seen a perfect race build but it doesn't mean you cannot have those desired outcomes. This show is bought to you by Endurance Specific Training Plans This ...
Jul 09, 2021•41 min
Today Charlotte and I talk about desired outcomes and the talk is about a James Clear quote which has some solid questions we need to be asking ourselves to see if our current choices can carry us to our desired future. This show is bought to you by Endurance Specific Training Plans This show is also bought to you by Athletic Greens our all-in-one nutritional insurance drink. Athletic Greens covers our bases with vitamins, minerals, and whole-food-sourced micronutrients that support gut health, ...
Jun 25, 2021•38 min
Today Charlotte and I talk about this important topic when it comes to training and our goals. We also cover discomfort and why it's important to growth. Discomfort isn't always attached to intensity either! Enjoy. This episode is bought to you by Endurance Specific Training Plans. A complete 'plug and play' solution that will see you with more strength, endurance, speed and results not to mention better health. Learn more here . This episode is bought to you by Athletic Greens - They're doublin...
Jun 18, 2021•38 min
Oh man, these past 7 days have been full-on... and when achieving something is important to you. You do all the things. Today is a short but important podcast and I think well worth your time investment. I quickly go through the 3 KEYS I believe are the absolute key to any success in life. Anytime I've deviated things take longer or they just won't happen. Have a listen and let me know what you think. This episode is bought to you by Athletic Greens - They're doubling down on supporting your imm...
May 28, 2021•25 min
Today Charlotte and I talk about the ideology of hacks that make us believe there is some form of shortcut towards the outcomes we want. We also cover the uncertainty that many athletes are going through in their training for races right now. And the ultimate question. Is it worth it when we don't know if the race will happen?
May 21, 2021•29 min
Today we talk about setting and getting goals. We use a different framework than the typical SMART goals process. Regardless of the system. We need to set them to get them. Goals that are set with commitment give us focus. As we speak about, your goals don't need to be for races just to train but we need goals and need to focus on whats the next step. Goals and focus right now are really important to our mental health as well as our physical health.
Apr 30, 2021•47 min
Every single one of us is going to face challenges both big and small and even seemingly insurmountable. And there are going to be a myriad of challenges you’re going to have to overcome in order to get anywhere near your ‘life’ potential. There will be sacrifice challenges, there will be injury and health challenges, there will be life circumstance challenges, there will be motivational challenges, there will be many a mental challenge and the list will go on and on. The challenges we are all f...
Apr 16, 2021•10 min
Our biggest obstacle will always be ourselves, but we can get out of our own way by developing our belief systems through the process of I AM statements and WORK. I won't lie... I bring the excitement in this podcast. I love this platform and I really want to use it to help you not only chase your dreams but achieve them. So if you are looking to be more and finally get on the real path towards those dreamed about results. Listen now!
Apr 02, 2021•57 min
Today we are back talking the NO bullshit ways to get good and stay good. We talk about misunderstanding Vo2Max... why focusing on increasing your FTP isn't your best focus and something way more important. How to not fade in the backend of racing. All this also wrapped up in a listener question about developing muscular endurance.
Mar 12, 2021•53 min
I recently got to speak with Claudia Sorensen all about fascia, our beliefs, and how injuries show up. We had a really fascinating conversation and if you've had recurring injuries this may shine some light on why (even if you've been doing all the rehab, the stretching, the rolling etc). Claudia is a Structural integration Rolf Practitioner, an associated member of the Ortho-Bionomy, and a certified yoga instructor. You can find Claudia at The Little White House in Vernon BC Claudia Recommends:...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 20 min
We need to stop buying into complexity is the way. We see way too many people undervaluing simplicity. Simple doesn’t make it easy. But keeping things simple is the pathway to getting really good at endurance sports. Today Charlotte and I give you the main simple and required things you must do if you care about improving. If you care about seeing what you can do. The hard thing with simple. It gets rid of a lot of the excuses why you think you can’t get good. The answer is simple, it just ain’t...
Feb 19, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Charlotte and I continue on with the No BS way to get good... I give you a little proud parent moment that shows a level of commitment that we can learn from. We also talk about decoupling your big hairy audacious goals from the calendar and why it's not always good to have a set time of when something should be achieved. It's about showing up and playing the long game. If you are committed to getting good and living your best life, we hope you are. We continue is the no BS way here....
Feb 05, 2021•35 min
Today on the podcast, Charlotte and I continue the No BS way to get good... No this is not part 2... more like part 1.1. Today is a short episode (for once) and we cover two important points that are necessary to get good. We spoke about tiredness last week on part one. I mentioned test drive the body and today we go through what that means. We also talk about the beauty of the struggle. If you are committed to getting good. We continue is the no BS way here.
Jan 22, 2021•27 min
Today on the podcast, Charlotte and I kick off part one of the No BS way to get good, no matter the endurance training you do. We cover things like what you are avoiding, the 5 simple things to change your outcomes and we go into each of those to help you better understand the mechanics and why each is important. We also look into something I believe I and many others are wrong with promoting this specific thought path and to wrap up part once we look at tiredness. It's a fact of life as an endu...
Jan 15, 2021•57 min
Before the Christmas break, I got the chance to speak with Marcus Leach. You might be wondering who Marcus is. Marcus is amongst other things, an ultra cyclist, a freelance writer, a husband, a dad (of two young kids), and a lover of the mountains and challenging his limits. Marcus has ridden the 3 grand tours IN THE SAME YEAR the day before the pros come through. He’s raced a ton of ultra-endurance races and has put 4 Everests to his name. Learn how Marcus stacked on a ton of weight, decided en...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 29 min
This week I chat with Don Schwartz. It’s a must-listen if you are looking to develop that mental edge. You most likely won’t of heard of Don Schwartz. I met Don last year as I coached his youngest daughter in a ski program here in Whistler. Don is a mountain guide, was one of the original professional snowboarders, a survivor of a horrific helicopter crash that left 3 of his friends dead and himself with 3rd-degree burns. Don also is a winner of the Death Race. If you don’t know what the death r...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 19 min
This week Charlotte and I sit down and talk about Nutrition and coming back to simplicity. No extremes, just focusing on the three macronutrients we need for health, fitness, and performance. If you're committed to getting the most out of your life by keeping healthy so you can be as fit and resilient as possible. Then you need to switch from focusing on a diet... because we all know diet is a short term approach. What we need is a healthy eating plan for life. Something you can implement anytim...
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 5 min
This week Charlotte and I sit down and talk about Aerobic Deficiency Syndrome (ADS), what it is, how it comes about, and what you can and should do about it. We follow along from the pacing podcast and also discuss a couple of zones that as endurance athletes you need to be focusing on the most and how to do some DIY tests that if you want to use a heart rate monitor you can train where you need to be while cross-referencing how you feel (in the moment) to become an intuitive athlete. As we know...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 10 min
This week Charlotte and I sit down and talk about pacing. Why with all the gadgets, the zones, the testing do athletes still struggle with pacing? Why do races continue to go south when we have everything available to us? Have we lost the ability to listen to our bodies from simply tuning out? And how we can use our inner technology that is so much more sophisticated, speedy, and accurate but is frequently dulled by the noise. As show notes over at www.endurancespecific.com
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 24 min
Today I sat down for a coffee and a chat with the race director of Eco-Challenge - The Worlds Toughest Race, Kevin Hodder. Everything about this screams the ability to endure. Not just what the teams have to do, to finish this mammoth of a course but everything that goes into designing, testing, and gaining permission to do the course. It's huge. We cover a lot in this podcast and much take-home advice that will help any endurance athlete and not those just interested in Adventure racing. You ca...
Oct 23, 2020•1 hr 20 min
Today I have Till Schenk joining me and we talk about his recent Stupid 7 (that’s 7 everestings in 7 days in 7 countries… well that was the plans but like many things in 2020, Covid has made us both have to pivot but also persevere). But we speak about much more than that… one thing is for certain there is a lot of overcoming challenges. If you’re a triathlete and have raced in Europe, you may have been announced by Till, his a Sports Announcer & Event MC, Storyteller, and Outdoor Lover. He ...
Oct 16, 2020•1 hr 50 min
Do you need all the tools, gadgets, and data to achieve high performance? On today's episode, Charlotte and I discuss what is truly necessary for endurance performance and what is not. Head over to endurancespecific.com and sign up for our weekly newsletter and get once-weekly curated content to become a better endurance athlete and help you get more out of life. Also, follow us on instagram @endruancespecific...
Oct 09, 2020•46 min
Today's podcast is about how the answers have changed but they have also stayed the same . 2020 has been a challenging year, to say the least. Races around the world have been canceled and life as we have known it has changed. And it’s a continual challenge on many fronts. No matter your personal beliefs and biases. So today we unpack what “The Answers have Changed” means and how that impacts your training. Especially my addition that seemingly makes no sense “but they have also stayed the same”...
Sep 25, 2020•41 min
We are Back! Under a new brand name “The Endurance Specific Podcast” and Endurance Specific Coaching. It’s good to be back and today Charlotte and I talk about my recent Run Everesting, in search of 8848 meters of elevation (and descent). I go about answering a bunch of questions that our athletes and followers asked plus delve a bit more into THE EVENT IS LIFE. Enjoy and we’re excited to be back podcasting.
Sep 10, 2020•53 min
Today I have Joanna Zeiger on the podcast talking all about CBD. Joanna was a pro athlete from 1998 to 2010. She was 4th in the first ever triathlon in the Olympics in Sydney and then 5 weeks later was 5th at the Ironman World Champs. In 2008 Joanna one the 70.3 World champs… Joanna had a career-ending injury when a bottle handoff at the 2009 70.3 World Champs went horribly wrong. Joanna has been living with chronic pain ever since. This led to Joanna eventually trying CBD (with a lot of coercin...
Dec 15, 2018•53 min
Your best will never be enough unless it’s always enough – David Roche Today I have my run coach David Roche back on the podcast talking about their book (which is available now) which in my mind is required reading for all of us endurance athletes. The book might be using running and being a happy runner… you can just change running for Triathlete or cyclist or whatever. Charlotte and I got lucky and got an advanced copy… and Charlotte even got a quote on the back cover of the book! I’m so than...
Nov 27, 2018•1 hr 29 min
So this is an episode I recorded after my 100 miler whilst down in California. We were staying with good friends Sean & Tiana Rockwell in Grass Valley and we always talk about loads of topics on nutrition and hormones etc. I got a handy new zoom pro4n recorder so we sat down in her office talking about a topic that is rarely discussed. Tiana has been on the podcast before - episode 201 , you can check that out - Tiana is an endurance athlete, dark chocolate lover, and a certified nutritional...
Nov 17, 2018•51 min
I’ve been off for a bit, focusing on my 100 miler and recharging the batteries. So today I’m talking with Charlotte about complexity, simplicity and reducing the noise that is hurting your results. I also wrap this up with lessons from my 100 miler. As always enjoy. IN TODAYS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS: A bit about Kona Why complexity is creating noise and hurting your performances How to develop your tolerance to uncomfortableness How not to let your devices and toys become oppressive dictators My 10...
Nov 09, 2018•1 hr 9 min
