Dr. Phil Maffetone is back for this instant classic episode talking about heart health and athletes with everything you need to know, what information out there that you can ignore, and proactive tips to stay healthy for a lifetime. We often see articles and hear unfortunate stories of athletes with heart health complications, sometimes resulting in death. Read More

If fat-adapted and for long training runs fueling with UCAN, Vespa, Nuun, and water, do you still need to add more carbs/sugar during a marathon to account for higher heart rates or cardiac drift? UCAN’s tips for fueling a marathon. Nutrition tips for running a marathon 10-15 seconds faster than MAF pace. Tips for training for a sandy Read More

On this episode of Ask the Coaches: Follow-up on cold workouts and HR issues covered in ATC 227. Some athletes find their RPE lower and heart rate takes longer to increase in cold weather. We talk further on the individual nature of how weather affects our training. On MAF volume and how much you need, probably the Read More

On this episode of Ask the Coaches, the first of 2017: Quick discussion on a great blog post by Steve Magness: What Actually Matters – Concepts of Details? On cleanses as we get into the new year: How about thinking about it a different way and an opportunity to ADD more to your life, not Read More

On this show we feature Dr. Phil Maffetone with special guest Zach Bitter. Zach recently embarked on MAF training this year and has been a fan and follower of Phil’s for years but on this show they meet for the first time with a great conversation ensuing. We find out why Zach started training by the MAF Read More

Martin: How does the MAF Method apply to kids? I have 2 very active boys aged 3 and 6. Tim Noakes seemed to backtrack a bit with his lchf for kids details (perhaps for political reasons but it didn’t feel like he was putting out what he really wanted to) saying that carbs for kids Read More

Dr. Phil Maffetone returns along with a new special guest, Paul Laursen, PhD, an adjunct professor at Auckland University and performance physiologist who leads the Performance Physiology Team at High Performance Sport New Zealand, which helps Olympic athletes and hopefuls. Paul has published more than 100 refereed manuscripts in moderate-to-high impact exercise and sports science journals, and Read More

On this show with Dr. Phil Maffetone: EP fans, the MAF team is seeking MAF test and race data from YOU for research purposes. Contribute your information here. Race pace relationship with MAF pace, in particular the marathon. When there is a big gap between your MAF pace and the marathon, why is this a red flag Read More

This episode is brought to you by UCAN Superstarch! Ditch the sugar-based fuel. Take your training, racing and health to the next level and optimize your performance! Find out more at enduranceplanet.com/generation-ucan-superstarch Lucho and Tawnee team up as always, to shoot the endurance breeze, answer your questions and discuss: Lucho’s “MAF assessment run” with all the Read More

Get shopping and support the podcast at enduranceplanet.com/shop! This week we’re highlighting Nordic Naturals and PerfectAmino (the all-new MAP). Read more about types of fish oil here. On this show: Get your pens and paper ready to take notes; Dr. Phil Maffetone joins to help you dial in your taper, set a realistic goal race pace (especially for the marathon) Read More