In this episode of Ask the Coaches, Lucho and Brock answer the questions: Is Fat the New Tire Size, Does Racing Hurt MAF, Can MAF Make You Scrawny, How to Train as a Blue Collar Baller, and more! Read More

On this episode of Ask The Coaches (with the special guest coach, Brock Armstrong): John C Besides long runs, what type of training builds muscle and connective tissue durability and toughness? What training will help muscles and connective tissue develop resistance to the pain and stiffness from tissue damage that occurs during the later stages Read More

Meet Greg White, a professional writer, avid runner and student of all things health. How to begin using minimalist shoes after a back injury and four-year break from running. Katy Bowman’s Whole Body Barefoot book How best to structure training with MAF + intensity. What exactly a taper is and several strategies to you can Read More

Meet guest host Ann-Sofie Forsmark, a Swedish ultrarunner who has been a PT for 18 years, running coach the last 5 yrs and also nutrition coach with focus on athletic performance. Strategies to deal with lower energy and decreased recovery while trying to drop weight How to overcome, or not, the lack of desire to 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

  Research discussion: The Prevalence of Nonfunctional Overreaching and Overtraining in Young English Athletes Running efficiency Is it best to be a midfoot/forefoot striker and not a heel striker when doing the MAF method? Why? What type of running shoes are best when putting in effort to change foot strike? Maximalist, minimalist, etc? Transitioning from long-haul backpacking (PCT) Read More

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A special casual conversation with Dr. Phil Maffetone: – Phil and Tawnee finally meet in person, at IMAZ… at last!!! – Amanda Stevens placed 2nd at IMAZ and had a great year with the MAF approach, arguably the best year of her career… at 38 years old! – Hear Amanda and Phil on the show Read More

New Ask the Coaches with Lucho, lots to catch up on and answers to your questions: Athletes who deal with Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD. How to go about diagnosing, and tips/recommendations on how to counteract this problem (non-medication form). What you need to know about being with ‘TYPE A’ personality here. How to master running Read More

Our Kona coverage continues with two legend of the sport, six-time Ironman World Champion Mark Allen and Ironman Champion Tim O’Donnell, who’s fresh off a third-place finish in Kona. Both of today’s guests have made appearances on EP before: Click here for Mark’s appearances; and TO’s visit here. On this show you’ll learn what went Read More