199. Strength, Power, and Hypertrophy for Runners
There’s a lot of confusing information out there about how runners should approach strength training. In this episode, I will explain the difference between training for strength, power, and hypertrophy for runners. By the end of this episode, you will have a much clearer understanding of these different resistance training methodologies and how to do them correctly.
198. Increasing Your Emotional Tolerance
When it comes to running tough races, you eventually get to a point where it’s all mind over matter. This emotional toughness or emotional tolerance is also required when you want to do other tough things in your life like not eating pizza when everyone around you is eating pizza! So today’s podcast is all about increasing your emotional tolerance so you’re better armed to tough it out when things get tough (which they always seem to do!)
197. Why You Keep Going Back for More
Have you ever caught yourself eating something that you know is bad for you, but you do it anyway? Why do we do this and what can we do to stop it from happening in the future? In this episode, I hope to shed some light on why you keep going back for more of the foods you should probably not be eating, and what to do to stop it.
196. What Not to Do When Life Gets Chaotic
No matter how hard we try to control all the circumstances of our lives, eventually, things get a little out of control. How you handle yourself during these times of intense stress is extremely important. Everyone’s good at stress management when there’s no stress! But when life gets hectic and feels overwhelming, that’s when you need to double down on self-care. Today, I’m sharing some very helpful advice on what NOT to do when life gets chaotic, and what you should do instead.
195. Taking Control of Your Food Choices
There have been some eye-opening discoveries recently around dietary advice doled out by influencers on social media. It turns out that the food and beverage industry has been paying registered dietitians to promote diet soda, sugar, and supplements on TikTok and Instagram. In this episode, I shine a light on this alarming topic, explain why it’s important to know who’s paying who to say what, and encourage you to take control of your own food choices.
194. VO2 Max, Lactate Threshold, and Running Economy
There are a lot of metrics available to runners these days – pace, distance, time, V02 max, recovery advisor, performance condition, and on and on… The 3 key metrics you want to pay attention to as a runner are: VO2 max, lactate threshold, and running economy. I’ll explain what each of these is, how they affect you as an endurance athlete, and what you can do to improve them.
193. 5 Dieting Disasters Runners Need to Avoid
When it comes to losing weight, there are many, many approaches you can take – some of them will work while others definitely will not. Runners especially need to be mindful of their approach to weight loss because certain methods might help you lose weight but will impair your running performance in big ways. In this episode of the podcast, I go over 5 dieting disasters runners need to avoid if you want to lose weight without completely destroying your running performance.
192. How Do I Break My Addiction to Sugar?
A LOT of people are addicted to, or have a troublesome relationship with, sugar. The problem is that most people don’t know how to break their sugar addiction and never get to a place where they can enjoy sugar in moderation. In this episode, I explain why sugar has such a powerful grip on us as humans and how you can take back control and break your addiction to sugar once and for all.
191. Fit but Unhealthy?
Lots of runners look pretty healthy on the outside. They exercise a lot, maintain a decent weight, have low body fat percentage, low BMI, and generally look fit. But inside there could be a lot more going on that no one really sees. I came across a study recently that looked at low-carbohydrate diets versus high-carbohydrate diets and their effects on athletic performance. The results are pretty interesting from a performance standpoint and also kind of surprising from a health perspective. Today, I look at what it means to be fit but unhealthy and what you can do to make sure you are both!
190. Carbs Are Not the Enemy
There’s a lot of confusion out there these days around carbs, especially in the endurance athlete community. Are carbs good? Are they bad? Do they have a place in our diet or should we avoid them altogether? In this episode I’ll explain why carbs are not the enemy, but also why it might be a good idea to keep your carbs low most of the time.