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Professional Triathlete Ben Hoffman, or "Trying to Control More Doesn't Lead to More Control"
Season 1 Episode 19
Chris sits down with professional triathlete Ben Hoffman, who has won eight Ironmans, seven 70.3 races, and landed on the podium an unreal 28 times, one of which was the 2014 Ironman World Championsh…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
How Neglecting Your Swim Hurts Your Overall Triathlon Performance
Season 1 Episode 18
I have heard it a million times: a triathlete tells me “I swam and swam but it never changed my time, so I just stopped swimming.” I really feel for this athlete, since they are clearly frustrated, b…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Training Tips: How to Pace a Hilly Run or Race
Season 1 Episode 17
One of the hardest skills for any endurance athlete to master is pacing, and when you’re running a hilly event or participating in a bike race with a lot of elevation changes, pacing gets more diffic…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Basic Training: What is Progressive Overload and How Can You Actually Use It?
Season 1 Episode 16
“Progressive Overload” is a topic that gets tossed around a lot in endurance circles, but, just as with other topics like “FTP” or “core strength” or “recovery,” progressive overload is more nuanced …
Published on 7 months ago
The Norwegian Method with Author Brad Culp
Season 1 Episode 15
Chris sits down with Brad Culp, author of the 2024 Book The Norwegian Method: The Culture, Science, and Humans Behind the Groundbreaking Approach to Elite Endurance Performance. After some book-nerd …
Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago
Basic Training: How Noob Gains Happen and then Stop Happening
Season 1 Episode 14
Remember what it was like when you had just set out upon your endurance journey? At first everything felt incredibly hard, but after a short amount of consistent training things started to feel easie…
Published on 8 months ago
How to Approach Getting Faster, Part One, w/Phil Batterson, Ph.D.
Season 1 Episode 13
Chris sits down with Phil Batterson, Ph.D., host of the CriticalO2 podcast and physiologist for Moxy Monitor. They have a discussion about the oft-discussed “Art and Science of Coaching,” focusing on…
Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago
How to Build an Annual Training Plan that Actually Works
Season 1 Episode 12
In this episode we talk about the importance of annual training plans for athletes and coaches, focusing on the need for clear goals and structured training blocks. We break down the types of goals y…
Published on 9 months ago
Build the Engine First w/Joe Howdyshell
Season 1 Episode 11
Chris sits down with Joe Howdyshell of Summit Endurance Academy, a mountain sport coaching company based in Breckenridge, CO. What is a “mountain sport coaching company?” Joe (also known as @badassco…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
How to Develop Mastery in Endurance Sport
Season 1 Episode 10
What is “mastery,” and how can we develop mastery in endurance sports? What even IS mastery? What does it look, sound, or feel like? In this episode, Chris walks through what mastery is and how you c…
Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago