Endurance Planet

Endurance athlete and hydration expert Andy Blow, of  Precision Hydration , joins this show to talk further about hydration and electrolyte needs, and why sweat testing could be your answer to overcoming blow ups in races and the ticket to the best performances of your life. Announcements You can take  Precision Hydration 's FREE entry-level sweat test online to get your own personalized hydration...

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Check out our  Shop page  and ramp up your supplement supply to support an invincible body in 2016. We love the supplements and trusted formulas by  Exos Performance Nutrition  including their  AM/PM Multivitamin,   L-Glutamine  and  Creatine . Ben Greenfield joins SN 229 for a special kick off to the year discussing how to reboot your health and ramp up immunity during the winter months and offse...

This episode is brought to you by  Generation UCAN Superstarch , the incredible fuel for athletes looking to burn fat for fuel and optimize metabolic efficiency, sports performance, and health. EP fans get 25% off UCAN,  shop now .  In celebration of Ask the Coaches' 200th episode, we take a walk down memory lane and dig up Episode One, Lucho and Tawnee's first-ever show together in October 2011. ...

We are joined by  Dr. Tamsin Lewis , who's become a new mom since her last appearance on EP! Read Tamsin's  pregnancy blog , mentioned on the show. You can hire Tamsin for a health consultation at  Curoseven.com . This episode investigates the risks and dangers of going to low carb, and advises athletes to assess their health via blood tests, consulting with professionals, etc, before taking on an...

We're joined by  Juliet Starrett , aka JStar or  @MrsMobilityWod , an all-around badass athlete, businesswoman, mom and wife of  Kelly Starrett .   Juliet is a lifelong athlete who rowed in high school, on the U.C. Berkeley crew team, and paddled for the U.S. Women’s Extreme Whitewater Team from 1997-2000. She's won two World Championships and five national titles. She's also a former full-time at...

We're joined by Dr. Mark Stephany of Sound Probiotics to explore how endurance athletes can get an edge by focusing on gut health. Grab  this free ebook  on gut health in athletes and probiotics, which we refer to in the show. Check out this new article " The Athlete's Guide to Probiotics " by Alex Hutchinson, also referenced in the show. Covered in this episode: How does endurance training and ra...

Announcements: Ragnar SoCal signups! Join us April 1-2, 2016, for an epic adventure of a lifetime. Email:  events@enduranceplanet.com . LOL: Bro science takes on altitude training masks,  watch here . Teaser: Upcoming podcast on hydration, sweat rate, sweat sodium loss with Precision Hydration. Offseason talk: Lucho and Tawnee give their take on the article " The Myth of winter base training for c...

  Dr. Steve Gangemi, aka  The Sock Doc , joins Endurance Planet for the first time, providing extremely valuable insight and expertise for endurance athletes. Steve operates his  holistic alternative health practice  out of Chapel Hill, NC. Who is Steve, The Sock Doc? Where did the name "The Sock Doc" come from? Steve's journey to minimalist and barefoot running... and barefoot living Shoe talk an...

This series is a raw look inside the life of ultrarunner Michelle Barton on her journey to redemption at Badwater 135, the world’s toughest foot race. Michelle didn’t reach her goals at Badwater 135 in 2015, and she is hungry to get back there.  Revisit the podcast documenting  Michelle’s Badwater 135 race experience. For past episodes of Project Badwater,  click here . On this show: We all have a...

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  Lucho runs a 5k Turkey Trot; Tawnee runs to and from her Turkey Trot Followup on  buying and building a bike : Talking components, electronic vs. manual gears, brakes, combining different brands, frame sizing and more. Why is it that there have been no world record holders in marathon running coming out of the U.S. lately? Will there be in the (near) future? Looking at today's youth runners and...

We are joined by biomechanics expert and functional guru  Jay Dicharry , PT, to develop your offseason and ongoing functional strength program for better endurance sports performance and injury resilience. On this episode we dive into how endurance athletes (runners, triathletes, etc) can develop better overall athleticism, neuromuscular fitness, coordination and motor control: Stability and mobil...

Project Badwater* is brought to you by  Sound Probiotics . Episode 2a of the Badwater series features the most important man in all of  Badwater 135 : Race Director  Chris Kostman , of  AdventureCORPS . Get caught up on previous episodes of Project Badwater  here . In this show Chris sits down with host Tawnee Prazak for a candid interview. Get to know the man behind the Badwater race series, and...

A special casual conversation with Dr. Phil Maffetone: - Phil and Tawnee finally meet in person, at IMAZ... at last!!! - Amanda Stevens placed 2nd at IMAZ and had a great year with the MAF approach, arguably the best year of her career... at 38 years old! -  Hear Amanda and Phil on the show  back in June -  Tawnee's 30k race report  with Phil's analysis and assessing progress for ultra training -...

Want to join the EP crew for  Ragnar SoCal  April 1-2, 2016?  Email  us now for details! Lucho's swimming again?  Say what ? What's "head-banging" have to do with training? Run analysis for loyal EP fan Van Dieu! - Overcoming being a "plodder" - Now activating the pelvis/hips, stabilizing core and upper body, driving forward using hamstrings/glutes - Problem: 'new' run style feels grossly exaggera...

We're joined by ultrarunner Travis Macy, who recently released his first book  The Ultra Mindset , a great read for any endurance athlete out there. Grab your copy  here . Also, entering offseason? Check out  PerfectAmino  for your No. 1 amino acid supplement to take as you ramp up your offseason strength-training. More good stuff on our  shop page . On this show: - Travis and his family's quest t...

Want to join the EP crew for  Ragnar SoCal  April 1-2, 2016?  Email  us now for details! Lucho's swimming again?  Say what ? What's "head-banging" have to do with training? Run analysis for loyal EP fan Van Dieu! - Overcoming being a "plodder" - Now activating the pelvis/hips, stabilizing core and upper body, driving forward using hamstrings/glutes - Problem: 'new' run style feels grossly exaggera...

We are BACK with Episode 2 of Project Badwater, if you missed Episode 1 you can listen  here . Project Badwater is brought to you by title sponsor  Sound Probiotics . This series is a raw look inside the life of ultrarunner Michelle Barton on her journey to the 2016 Badwater 135, the world’s toughest foot race, with Tawnee advising. Michelle didn’t reach her goals at Badwater 135 this year and she...

Drs. Phil Maffetone and Catherine Dudick, a trauma surgeon in Atlantic City, come on to talk about the relationship between trauma and exercise and give recommendations to endurance athletes on building a training program that keeps them from falling victim to injury--whether soft-tissue injury or chemical injury. - The similarity between what occurs in athletes and a trauma patients? - Inflammati...

Ben Greenfield joins for a new sports nutrition to discuss: Cold Therapy - The recent and unfortunate  cryotherapy death . What's up with these chambers, and are there better/easier/safer ways to get the benefits of cold therapy? - Why you want a little cold exposure in your life, but extremes aren't necessary. -  Ray Cronise talking cold thermogenesis and weight loss on EP ! Testosterone (T) - Te...

New Ask the Coaches with Lucho, lots to catch up on and answers to your questions: Athletes who deal with Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD. How to go about diagnosing, and tips/recommendations on how to counteract this problem (non-medication form). What you need to know about being with 'TYPE A' personality here. How to master running in head winds, and train effectively for races with head winds...

Project Badwater, Episode One, brought to you by title sponsor  Sound Probiotics . Sound Probiotics  is the first pure probiotic plus prebiotic formulated specifically to improve the gut health of the competitive athlete and it was developed by a team of badass and brilliant endurance athletes. I am taking Sound probiotic, are you? get started at  here  or our  shop page , and save 10% plus free s...

Our Kona coverage continues with two legend of the sport, six-time Ironman World Champion  Mark Allen  and Ironman Champion  Tim O'Donnell , who's fresh off a third-place finish in Kona. Both of today's guests have made appearances on EP before: Click here for Mark's appearances; and TO's visit here. http://www.enduranceplanet.com/?s=mark+allen http://www.enduranceplanet.com/eps-4th-of-july-weeken...

During this year's annual Ironman Sports Medicine Conference, Dr. Bob Murray, FACSM, and Dr Rod MacKinnon, a Nobel prize winning neuroscientist, presented groundbreaking research on exercise induced cramps, including years of work that's led to a better understanding on the origin of cramps and, more importantly, how to cure them. On this show, Dr. Bob Murray joins to share that exclusive informat...