We are excited to welcome back Dr. Phil Maffetone in this special episode where we branch off into the wonderful world of music, and what music can do to enrich our lives, our brains and our athletic performance—when used appropriately, as we’ll explain. Phil also shares more insight on his personal story and music has Read More

  On this episode we’re joined by two legends of endurance sport, Dr. Phil Maffetone and six-time Ironman World Champion Mark Allen. Mark had a 15-year professional triathlon career in which he was coached by Phil starting in the 1980s. Working with Phil led to Mark discover the MAF Method, which he now uses for Read More

We’re back with Tawnee interviewing our good friend, Dr. Phil Maffetone. On this show we discuss ways that you can ADD beats to your MAF heart rate and also new additions to the 180 Formula on when you should subtract beats from your MAF. Click here for Phil’s full article on the 180-Formula Review and adding Read More

We are back with the godfather or health and wellness for endurance athletes, Dr. Phil Maffetone. Today we dive into the tricky subject of how to achieve a healthy hormonal status while still training for your sport. That is, how we can participate in sport–even at highly competitive levels–and save our hormones from tanking or fix them if we’re Read More

We’re back for another edition with Dr. Phil Maffetone. On this show we dive deeper into potential issues holding you back from making progress. So, if you’re not seeing results with MAF and/or fat-burning, yet on paper you are doing everything “right” with training, diet, and lifestyle, then take a listen because it could actually be something else. Even Read More

On this show we’re joined by two powerhouses, Dr. Phil Maffetone and new to the show Dr. Mark Cucuzzella. Mark is an elite master’s marathoner, doctor, educator and more. You can connect with his work at naturalrunningcenter.com, healthyrunning.org, and his online running shoe store featuring exclusively minimalist shoes at tworiverstreads.com. On this show we dive into a fully holistic 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

On this show with Dr. Phil Maffetone, we discuss the top reasons why refined carbs and sugars are so bad for athletes. You often hear how refined carbs and sugar are bad for non-athletes, sedentary populations and in clinical cases (chronic disease, obesity, diabetes, etc), but what about hard-training athletes? We’re taught that endurance athletes Read More

On this show we’re joined by Dr. Phil Maffetone and endurance coach Alan Couzens! Part 1: MAF listener questions For an experienced master’s marathoner (age 53), is 172 average heart rate too high for a marathon? MAF pace slowed down significantly after completing the Two-Week Test. Why would this be and how to get it back? Read More

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