Health, Energy, Performance

What if you decide one day to pack your stuff and move to a different country? This is the thought that many of us had at some point in our life. Majo Srník did it when he moved to Canada in 2011 to start a new life with his girlfriend. Overcoming struggles of life he decided to seek a new challenge - running. It happened when he asked himself one day "What if I went for a run?" And so he threw aw...

Richard Diaz is a legendary coach, who  specializes in OCR. He is the go-to guy when it comes to improving your  running mechanics, making changes to your running form, and get the edge  out there on the field.  Richard Diaz has been in the business for decades and his athletes take  top places in the OCR events. Just to mention a few, Hunter McIntire,  Faye Stenning, or Veejay Jones (the youngest...

In this episode I had a great priviledge and honour to discuss nutrition  and training with a legendary author, coach, nutritionist, Matt  Fitzgerald! To connect with Matt , you can reach him via: Website Facebook Mentioned in the episode (in no particular order): 80/20 of running Diet Cults How Bad Do You Want It? The Endurance Diet 80/20 Triathlon Purpose of race nutrition Below, you c...

Spartan Race Krynica Ultra Winner Sebastian Conrad Håkansson joins me today in an open conversation about his experience from his last race held in Krynica, Poland. Some of the topics we discussed involved: about Sebastian's background in sports; preparation for Spartan Ultra; nutrition; Sebastian's risk & reward; future of OCR and Spartan race as Olympic sports. Time Stamps 02:45 Sebastian's...

Energy metabolism is one of the basic topics of nutrition that is often misunderstood and misinterpreted. Danny Lennon, MSc in Nutritional Science, explains energy needs and the importance of carbohydrates for athletes and then we dive into fat-adaptation, fasted exercise, and recovery.  We also mention body composition changes and Danny then explains Chrono nutrition and how it affects our h...

Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook 6th edition is out and with it we come together to discuss what's new in the book!  Some of the topics we discussed involved: carbohydrates recovery processed foods insulin sensitivity eating disorders FODMAPs Time Stamps 00:03:30 Nutrition recommendation according to Dietary Guideline - Sugar 00:06:00 Place of processed foods in athlete's diet 00:09:0...