Ben Greenfield is back! On this show we hear: -Ben’s take on Matt Fitzgerald’s stance on sports nutrition, including the use of certain supplements, specific diets, and more -Being aware of and avoiding food/drink additives -Recommendations for magnesium supplements — pill, liquid, transdermal, brands, and why. Plus what to avoid? -Is Magnesium Stearate really that Read More

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We’re back! Loaded episode with answers to your questions on what can you do for exercise/strength with a broken hand/wrist, benefits/negatives of minimalist shoes and when to wear them, problem with MAP, reverse periodization v traditional  periodization and when it’s appropriate to use one vs. the other (hint: race distance/intensity matters!), build up cold-weather resistance and hypothermia in an ultra, training Read More

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We answer your questions on how best to return to running after injury when marathon is the goal, when/if is it appropriate to switch to MAF training while still in race season, why you’d be getting major fatigue/soreness in upper thigh after runs, training for an ultra on the beach/sand and how much training on Read More

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July 26, 2013

The Recovery Pack

The Recovery Pack is designed by Pacific Elite Fitness coach and sports nutritionist Ben Greenfield for healing muscles and for bouncing back from a hard workout or race as fast as possible. When you want to reap every shred of benefit from your training session, you need to give your muscles the nourishment they need Read More

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Lucho joins to answer your questions on what does race day insurance actually do for you, swimming into a strong current, sticking to Z2 per the coach’s request, does a weekly hard group ride kill MAF training, training for an Ironman at altitude, does lung training help for high altitude racing, what to do about Read More

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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

June 19, 2013

The Endurance Pack

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

Can blood tests and/or donating blood hurt athletic performance and for how long (and what’s the difference in measurements), insight on Ben’s recent blood test results, what to do to fix low hematocrit and low hemoglobin, how long of a workout before calories are needed, what’s an ideal list of supplements, are MAP and Extreme Endurance Read More

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Taking a fat-adapted or carb-based approach to racing and the differences, do different diets work best for different people, how can a person go about experimenting to find out which is best for him or her, etc.; chocolate milk as recovery; MAP to heal injury; pre-race fueling and hydration for shorter races i.e. 15ks; is Read More

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Ben Greenfield joins the show to answer your questions on whether it’s ok to shop at Costco – what to avoid, what to buy; positives/negatives of a strict macrobiotics diet; benefits of maca power and fulvic acid; amino acid alternatives to MAP to save money; correct dosing for MAP; calculating calories to cut or maintain weight; fuel when Read More

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