Running Lean

There’s a powerful principle that you absolutely must embrace if you want to continue growing, evolving, and becoming more. That principle is this: There is no finish line. This means that whatever you are doing to improve yourself, you must continue doing…for the rest of your life. If this idea scares the crap out of you, rest assured, you are not alone. Most people do not live their lives this w...

What separates successful people from those who fail? What do successful people do that unsuccessful people don’t? While there are a LOT of things that differentiate people who achieve greatness and those who don’t, today I’m going to focus on a few that I feel are most important. Whether you want to lose weight or run an ultramarathon, you will either succeed or fail based on a few simple but ver...

A lot of people feel the need to share their thoughts with me about food restrictions. They say things like, “I don’t ever want to restrict any foods”, or “All foods are OK in moderation”, or something like that. I know where they’re coming from, they just don’t want to have to give up any of their favorite foods! But here’s the thing…if you want to change your health and fitness for the better, l...

It’s officially the Holiday Season and that means it’s time to gain a bunch of weight over the next 30 days and start the new year feeling like crap, right? I know it seems kinda crazy when I say that out loud, but the truth is, that’s the way most people do it. Most people gain quite a bit of weight during the holidays and then swear a solemn oath that they will get back on track in January. I’ve...

When it comes to eating healthy and losing weight, people think you have 3 choices: Struggle, suffer, or give in. You might want to stick to a healthy eating plan through the holidays but feel like you will have to either struggle to stay on plan, suffer your way through it, or just say “screw it” and give in to all those cravings for carbage. But what if there was another option? What if you didn...

I think we can all agree that children need to play. Play is crucial for their brain development and their mental and emotional growth. But what about us adults? Should play be abandoned once we reach adulthood? The short answer is no, play should continue for everyone, no matter what age. Why is play so important? Why should we make play a part of our everyday life? What does it even mean to “pla...

A lot of people find it very hard to change their diet. They have been practicing the same eating patterns for most of their life and even though this is causing dysfunction in their body, they can’t seem to change anything. Why do they do it? Why can’t they change? They will say it’s because they have an “addictive personality.” What does this mean? What is an addictive personality? Is it even a...

There seems to be a bit of confusion out there in the endurance world when it comes to the terms “keto” and “fat-adapted.” Keto gets a bad rap because people tout it as being an all-fat diet – all you eat are sticks of butter wrapped with bacon, but this is definitely not the case at all. Being fat-adapted on the other hand causes some confusion too since the word “fat” sends a lot of people...

A lot of people make the assumption that if you’re a low-carb runner, it means you don’t ever eat any carbs at all. But this simply isn’t true. There’s a time and place for carbs in your diet, but you need to understand how carbs affect you before you start piling all those sweet potatoes onto your plate. We all have differing levels of tolerance when it comes to carbohydrates. Some people c...

Most of the people in this country eat a pretty terrible diet. And because of that, most people are experiencing some sort of metabolic dysfunction – their blood sugar and blood pressure are too high, they carry around too much body fat, and they are at higher risk for heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. The troubling part of all of this is that this is the “norm” here in the US toda...

Many runners who set out to achieve big goals will get it into their heads that things should just be happening faster. They should be losing weight faster, their running should be improving more quickly, and those strength sessions at the gym should be paying off by now. But the reality of the situation is that these things take time. It takes time to lose weight and become a stronger, faster run...

I’ve been hearing a lot of stories lately from people in the low-carb athlete community who tend to adhere to an all-or-nothing mentality when it comes to diet and exercise. They hear that low carb is good so they go zero carbs all the time. They hear that training in the fasted state has positive benefits so they do all their workouts fasted, no matter what. Today, I want to address these beliefs...

One of the most prevalent health issues facing us today is stress. When you think of stress you probably only imagine it being a mental health issue, but chronic stress is a major contributing factor to physical disease in the US today. The good news is that stress can be managed quite well. The bad news is that most people do a pretty terrible job of managing stress! In this episode, I’ll explain...

One nice thing about human beings is that no two of us are alike. And not just in how we look or where we live, but in how we see the world. We each have our own unique Model Of the World (MOW) based on our past experiences, belief systems, and upbringings. Your MOW can keep you stuck and frustrated or help you to achieve everything you want for yourself. In this episode, I’m taking a look at how...

If you’re like most people and you hear the words, “emotional eating” you probably picture a woman crying in bed eating a half-gallon of ice cream right out of the container. I know that’s what’s depicted in rom-com movies and on TV, but that image is just plain wrong. Emotional eating is something we all do – both men and women – and it typically looks nothing like what we see on the...

If you are overweight, chances are it’s a problem of metabolism. Your metabolism is not working properly. By nature, animals (including humans) do not become overweight unless there is some kind of dysfunction happening in the body. One of the most common dysfunctions in humans is a slow metabolism. This is where your body does not burn enough calories to maintain homeostasis (stable and optimal h...

I know you’ve heard the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results. But so many runners keep doing the same workouts over and over expecting to somehow get faster. Or lifting the same amount of weight and expecting to get stronger. Or eating the same food and expecting to magically lose weight. From an external perspective, the probl...

I’ll bet you’ve thought about eating healthy at one point or another in your life and then thought, nah…that’s going to be way too boring. If this sounds like something you’ve thought (or even said out loud), then you are definitely not alone. People tell me all the time that they can’t stick to their plan, or can’t even start in the first place, because it’s all going to be sooooo boooooring! I u...

Have you ever considered how alcohol might be negatively affecting you? Do you know how alcohol affects your running performance or your ability to lose weight? Have you ever considered taking a break from drinking, or does the mere idea of quitting send you into panic mode? Today I want to pose this question: “Is alcohol really working for you, or do you just act like it is?” It’s a legit questio...

I keep hearing from other coaches this crazy idea that, as a runner, you cannot lose weight while training for a race. Most runners who set out to lose weight will probably make some mistakes along the way. And since I exclusively coach runners trying to lose the extra pounds, I’ve seen every mistake possible and then some. So a big part of what I do now is to help runners NOT make those mistakes!...

Lots of runners come to me for help losing weight, getting stronger, and running faster. One common question that keeps coming up is, “How do I lose weight without all the discomfort?” They want to make big sweeping changes to their overall health and fitness but want to avoid feeling uncomfortable during the process. This was definitely me. I was always looking for shortcuts and hacks that would...

As a runner, you’ve probably been told that if you want to avoid hitting the wall, you need to consume a whole lot of one main fuel source – sugar. This approach does work for some, but for others it spells metabolic disaster, leading to incessant weight gain, insulin resistance, and a host of other health issues. If you fall into the latter category, you may want to consider becoming metabo...

I coach a lot of runners who honestly want to change. They are ready to dial in their nutrition, lose the extra weight (permanently), get stronger, run faster, and become the healthiest version of themselves. But oftentimes there’s a big disconnect between what they WANT for themselves and what they actually DO. The problem isn’t a lack of desire or an absence of willpower, they’re just not living...

Today I have a bit of a different podcast episode for you, it’s going to be more of a call to action. I believe that each and every one of us has the ability to make a positive impact on this world. And you don’t have to be a celebrity or a social media influencer in order to do it. Being an example to those around me is a big part of my mission. It’s how I make a positive impact and it drives me...

If there’s one sure-fire way to make sure you stay unhealthy and die early it’s eating the modern, westernized diet. We’ve gotten very far away from eating the way our ancient ancestors ate and it’s causing us irreparable harm. Chronic lifestyle diseases like obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke are all linked to an unhealthy diet. These afflictions were virtually non-existent in an...