The Endurance Specific Podcast

Hey guys and gals, It's been a busy last couple of weeks (for a reason) and I won't lie I've been frustrated a whole bunch and have felt like giving up. I know, we've all felt like it at times. You put in the time, you put in the effort, you are doing the work both physically and mentally yet you still come up empty handed (or so we erroneously think). And even though I know the rules of engagemen...

Hey guys and gals Today we are continuing on with the Triathlon stuff. More specifically how to run fast off the bike. Every triathlete wants to run faster off the bike… We cover one very important triathlon skill set you'd be best on developing and a couple of helpful tips. Enjoy and check https://endurancespecific.com/the-endurance-specific-podcast-30-run-fast-off-the-bike/ for the show notes. T...

Hey, guys today we are going back to our roots and talking Triathlon specifically long course. Half ironmans and full Ironmans… And even more specifically the problems I see around what we believe is the simplest discipline to improve with. The Bike. We cover a few main reasons your bike results may be stagnant and how you can develop yourself into one of those strong and ultimately fast bikers th...

Hey guys Charlotte and I today are talking about the importance of developing intuitive feedback skills and the need to base your training intensities off of an intuitive path using simplicity. These are the most important things you can grasp, understand and implement for your endurance training. That is no hyperbole. This is based on facts of many years. This show is also bought to you by Athlet...

Today's podcast is simply about making our training, our races, and our adventures simply more enjoyable. We see too much unhappiness when everything is simply about the result. Place or times achieved. These data points are important but there is something much more important that needs to be discussed and that is what we discuss today. How to make your training and racing more FUN. Good Coaching...

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 cr...

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...

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 can...

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 cove...

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...

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 yo...

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?

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 importa...

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 challenge...

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 towar...

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. 

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 certif...

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 ge...

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 g...

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 ar...

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...

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-enduran...

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 himse...

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 sho...

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 t...