The Endurance Specific Podcast

Today we get to sit down and learn some brilliant insights from Pro Athlete, Liz Blatchford. What? You don't know who Lizzy B is??

Well, she has won Cairns Ironman for 3 years straight, she was 3rd in debut at Kona in 2013, races for the impressive BMS Uplace Team and has been showing the triathlon world that she is a World Class Athlete since she burst onto the scene in spectacular fashion.

Sit back (with a Fat Back of course) and enjoy, as we chat to Liz about what makes her tick.

In Today's Episode We Discuss:

  • Who is Liz Blatchford?
  • A shocking(!) revelation about Liz and coffee.
  • What makes Liz so successful.
  • The mental strategies that Liz uses to race at her best.
  • Overcoming challenges in the middle of a race.
  • What it is like racing for BMC Uplace.
  • Using mentors for support and guidance.
  • Liz's pre-race rituals.
  • How Liz deals with injuries.
  • Liz's awesome advice for aspiring athletes.

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Connect with Liz on Social Media.

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TWITTER
FACEBOOK
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INSTAGRAM

You can read more about Li's team, BMC Uplace here.

You like cool pictures? So do we! Check out the work by Liz's husband @koruptvision

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Direct download: FB_101_-_Liz_Blatchford.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 11:59am PDT

Wow.. Episode 100 of the Fat Black podcast and we are excited to bring to you a great interview with Skratch labs founder and all round endurance sports scientist heavy hitter Dr Allen Lim.

As you can see from the podcast image, Lim likes to have fun in life and his companies values really resonate with us here at TriSpecific. Today we go into such an important topic of endurance sports training and racing and where so many athletes make mistakes.

More than that we go into a point that will help you improve you life.

Because... That's whats important to us here at TriSpecific ... Yes we help improve your Triathlon performances but it's also highly important to us that your health is improved as is your life. It's the way we roll.

Enjoy our 100th episode of the Fat Black.

In Today’s Episode We Cover:

  • How Skratch Labs came to be; the Secret Drink Mix.
  • What Dr. Lim learnt on the  Pro Tour and working with different athletes.
  • Testing your sweat rate and sodium concentration.
  • Which test is the most accurate and why.
  • Understanding your individuality.
  • Learning to be more intuitive.
  • Why sodium is so important to athletes.
  • Understanding the relevance of magnesium in your electrolyte profile.
  • Over-consumption during races.
  • Learning the best strategies for race fuelling in different conditions.
  • Understanding cramping.
  • Too little sodium VS too much.
  • Racing in hot climates.
  • Managing/removing your bottlenecks
  • Happiness VS Ambitions.
  • And more awesome…

Links From Today’s Show:

http://www.skratchlabs.com http://feedzonecookbook.com/ Sean Achor Ted Talk

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Direct download: FB_100_-_Hydration__Bottlenecks_with_Dr_Allen_Lim.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:26pm PDT

On this weeks Fat Black Podcast we get to talk with 3x ITU World Champion Peter Robertson or better known simply as Robbo. 

Robbo was an athlete that could execute when it was called for and made history when he was Australia's first athlete to qualify for the inaugural Olympic triathlon.
We talk with Robbo about his ITU past, his unfortunate collar bone break weeks out from Kona in 2014 and how he bounces back from that and of course his new business Elite Performing Minds. 

In Today’s Episode We Cover:

  • The two things you should lock at via a race debrief
  • Lessons on where you CAN make up time. 
  • The importance of having a process and how it saves time.
  • Being consistent when it counts.
  • The one factor that most miss. 
  • Strategies for mentally dealing with injuries.
  • The mindset shift.
  • A cool mind hack even though it could be placebo. 
  • And more

Links From Today’s Show:

The fastest bike dismount you have ever seen!

Elite Performing Minds

Elite Performing Minds Facebook page

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Direct download: FB_99_-_Peter_Robertson.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:42pm PDT

This week we wanted to dive into an interview we did with none other than Chris "Macca" McCormack on the Triathlon World Summit. Even if you own the TWS recordings or remember listening too it, it's a great interview to go back to and get little nuggets of gold that can help you develop the one thing that is stopping you. That is YOU. 

This month we have lined up some interviews for you that are next level and we cannot wait to share them with you. 

In Today’s Episode We Cover:

  • Being in Control versus Being Out of Control
  • Asking the HARD Questions of yourself
  • The benefit of doing debriefs
  • How to eliminate self doubt
  • And much more. 

Links From Today’s Show:

Want to get more Triathlon World Summit goodness? You can access everything from here http://triathlonworldsummit.com/

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Direct download: FB_98_Macca_on_The_Attitude_The_Mindset_on_Training_and_Racing_to_Win.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 4:24pm PDT

Today we go all impromptu on the Fat Black podcast... I've been writing a bit lately and preparing for this webinar (tonight), so it brings up a lot of things when it comes to getting the desired outcomes in this sport and our life. 

So today we talk, desire, commitment, intention. 

In Today’s Episode We Cover:

  • The importance of intention and focus in training
  • How serious are you?
  • The biggest thing stuffing you up.
  • Awareness
  • The one and only thing stopping you.
  • And so much more awesome. 

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Direct download: FB_97_-_Own_it.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:40am PDT

Seriously, it does. And as you are about to hear it is extremely unhealthy. There is a lot research available now that links sitting to a LOT of chronic illnesses and diseases. So sitting is actually killing us. As athletes, it is destroying our performances. You don't believe us? Well, sit back, grab a Fat Black and listen to some facts on sitting.

In Today's Episode We Cover:

  • Just how many hours do you think? The answer will shock you.
  • The scary research on how siting affects your health.
  • Exactly what happens to your body when you sit.
  • GOYA.
  • Why you need a standing desk.
  • Strategies to minimise the affects of sitting on your body.
  • How sitting ruins your SBR.
  • A simple step to help your prepare for sitting.

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Direct download: FB_96_Sitting_Sucks__Is_Killing_Your_Performance.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:31pm PDT

Welcome to the Fat Black, Episode #95 and today we are throwing the kitchen sink at you. We are talking everything from Kristian's new hill repeat session (it will make you über strong, being awesome at everything you do, and Ironman Cairns.

In Today's Episode We Cover:

  • Just why Kristian decided to ride over 200km of hill repeats (hint: not just for fun, although he did enjoy it!)
  • Some insights into what he learned from the experience.
  • How to develop an awesome mindset and why you need to.
  • We also talk Ironman Cairns, how to deal with the cards on race day.
  • How to be a more adaptable athlete.
  • Special mention of an awesome cause that a good friend of ours is riding for.
  • The Fat Black Podcast kit design update.

Show Links:

The TS Bring out your best webinar is coming next week. Fill in the quick survey so I can cover your greatest challenges. http://www.trispecific.com/survey – the webinar is free to join and you can register your spot now..

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Direct download: FB_95_The_Lesson_from_UP.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:17pm PDT

Today we have the pleasure of speaking with non other then Doctor Phill Maffetone. 

Phil is a respected doctor, coach and author and is all about health. Without true health your performance will suffer. Today we talk about that, his new website and exciting app and also we cover health and performance. 

In Today’s Episode We Cover:

  • The app, the why and what its going to do for athletes
  • We discuss the basic thing of life to be a better athlete and have better health
  • Asthma and Allergies ... You CAN get rid of these! 
  • The non thought about biochemical injuries
  • Are you improving or just fooling yourself.
  • And so much more

Links From Today’s Show:

http://philmaffetone.com/

The App: http://philmaffetone.com/maf-app/

The MAF Method: http://philmaffetone.com/method/

The 2 Week Test: http://philmaffetone.com/2-week-test/

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Episode 100 is looming ... We're running a Fat Black Kit competition. Design our limited edition kit to win. Or put your name down to own a high quality Fat Black Cycle Kit. 
http://www.trispecific.com/fatblackkit

The TS Bring out your best webinar is coming next week. Fill in the quick survey so I can cover your greatest challenges. http://www.trispecific.com/survey - the webinar is free to join and I'll be sending emails out tomorrow so ensure you are on the email list by signing up below. 

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Direct download: FB_94_with_Doctor_Phil_Maffetone.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 1:41pm PDT

Life is all about lessons - not mistakes - but lessons we can learn from to improve ourselves. For Kristian, 2014 was a big year for lessons. Today we lift the lid on what has really been happening with Kristian over the last 12 months or so and really get into the gritty about what lessons he learned and how you can avoid similar experiences. Stress management is about learning to identify stressors in your life that you can control, and focusing on those to avoid the overwhelm of stressors that are simply beyond your control. It is about being adaptive and responsive,  not reactive and we discuss some super important lessons on stress in this episode.

But before we do......Some exciting news! Our 100th episode is fast approaching, and we want to celebrate. But we want you guys - our awesome listeners - to be a part of it. So we are holding a design competition: design a "Fat Black Podcast" riding kit (bibs and jersey) with whatever clever, creative, purely awesome design you can think of, and the winner will receive that kit! We are launching the kit-production as a bit of 'kickstarter-ish' campaign, so we need a minimum if 20 kits confirmed before we can produce. If we don't hit our number, then everyone get's a full refund.

Got to http://www.trispecific.com/FatBlackKit

More on those awesome details very shortly.

In Today's Episode We Cover:

  • A sneak peak into our Round Table discussions with some smart thinkers in the nutrition space.
  • Why you cannot ignore stress in your life.
  • Stress and gene expression.
  • The importance of understanding your TRUE health.
  • How intuition plays a big role in health management.
  • Gut health and depression.
  • Learning the "dip"; when to push on and when to ease back.
  • Some strategies to employ when you reach the critically low point.
  • Learning to understand the warning signals.
  • How to make things 'easy' again.

We are sharing these fairly private insights from Kristian with you, to help people understand just where things can go with health. He has lived it full circle now and the good news is that if you are pushing yourself to that limit, there IS a way to get yourself back.

Don't forget our awesome competition - not only could you be the design winner of an amazing kit, but you could be envy of the bunch ride! Keep an eye on our Facebook page, or simply sign up, get your Free Pillars to Success ebook  www.trispecific.com/pillars  and Kristian has been hitting it outta the park with daily informative and inspirational content!  

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Direct download: FB_93_Kristians_Skeletons.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 2:25pm PDT

We get to chat with and get the insights of the super consistent performer and mum Gina Crawford.  Check out her results and you'll see for yourself - Gina is the real deal. 

Gina also is an violinist for the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra and has a degree in psychology. High achiever? You betcha. 

In Today’s Episode We Cover:

  • The one thing you must take to take your life and performances to the next level
  • How to become a consistent performer
  • Dealing with the disappointments
  • Gina's thoughts on equality in the sport of Ironman
  • And more golden nuggets

Links From Today’s Show:

http://ginacrawford.com/

https://twitter.com/Gina_Crawford

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Direct download: FB_92_with_Super_Consistent_Gina_Crawford.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 6:53pm PDT