We are joined again by Dr. Phil Maffetone to talk about his philosophy on sports nutrition (and much more on the honey and fruit juice method of fueling), why he thinks VO2max is an insignificant number, how he feels about LT vs. MAF for testing and HR zones, how to train when your MAF pace Read More

We are joined by triathlon coach and nutrition expert Vinnie Santana, a former professional triathlete who lives with diabetes. He left the professional ranks to improve his health and quality of life, but not after winning Ironman events and much more. On this show we will dive into the topic of nutrition and in particular, Read More

The Endurance Pack is designed by endurance coach and sports nutritionist Ben Greenfield for optimizing workouts, events and races of 2+ hours while keeping the body in maximum fat burning mode and reducing intake of high sugar and high caffeine compounds. The Pack contains all our recommended endurance supplements: 60 packets UCAN Superstarch, 30 packets Read More

On this episode we talk about what you can do to stop the urge to poop while running long, why would you lose memory of a race experience and is that cause for concern, can bike substitute running when injured, top tips for your first 100 miler, exercises and tips for meniscus tear, adjusting MAF Read More

Does it make a big difference in the quality of carbs you ingest after training/racing (i.e. are beer and donuts ok?),  Is there any way to know if your carbohydrate stores and/or glycogen levels are all topped off in preparation for an upcoming race, an ideal pre-race meal to complement an athlete using UCAN Superstarch,  how do you Read More

On this special episode of Endurance Planet, we are joined by Dr. Mark Sircus who is the leading expert on magnesium therapy. On this show we larn about the basics of Mg and why it’s so good for us (especially endurance athletes), magnesium deficiencies and why they are so common, how to know if you’re Read More

Using organic baby food pouches as exercise fuel, the goods and bads of juicing and is it wise to do a juice fast as a way to detox, Ironman training insomnia, the harms of not getting in enough calories when training, can you have too much coconut water, fighting a family history of hypertension, sugar Read More

How to properly add unload weeks into a triathlon training and the volume, top “taper” workouts and what to avoid in training before a big race, keys workouts for 70.3 racing to do 4-6 weeks before the race, switching from marathon racing to 10k racing, do altitude training masks work, is one day of altitutde training effective for Read More

On this special episode we catch up with fellow podcaster John Newsom, of IM Talk and Legends of Triathlon. Normally John is the interviewer, but today we get to hear about his new quest to qualify for and race Kona in 2014, and how John plans to get Kona-fit as an everyday amateur on limited Read More

Special edition of Sports Nutrition that dives into the topic of our nutritional needs and ways to optimize health featuring neurosurgeon and health coach Jack Kruse. More info at www.bengreenfieldfitness.com. Click here to download audio. Read More