Pete and I were searching for an angle for todays podcast. Some things keep popping up being an endurance athlete and working in the day to day with endurance athletes and that was robustness. When we're robust good things happen. When we lose that robustness we can feel stuck in a not so fun place. So today we wanted to cover just a few of the overriding topics that lead to robustness or maintaing it and of course how you can destroy it ... so you know what not to do. 

In Today's Episode We Cover:

• Why feedback is important.
• The questions you should be asking yourself each day.
• Self assessment = self awareness.
• Learning to be honest with yourself.
• Why going molecular on the Fat Adaptation process is a waste of your time.
• Learning to make FA/OFM simple and stress-free.
• Seriously. Just stop stressing about food.
• Why your words matter.
• How verbally beating yourself up ruins performance.

Show Sponsors:

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Today we are again joined by Peter Defty to help share some insights into a topic that is extremely important to us as coaches, and valuable to all female athletes (and males) looking to become Fat Adapted.

Peter spends a great deal of time researching and understanding the various considerations required to achieve Fat Adaptation but one message remains clear: you have to keep it simple. We see A LOT of athletes overthinking this process - which becomes a huge distraction and destroy confidence.

So sit back, grab a cup and have a listen.

In this Episode we cover:

• A quick understanding into the different requirements between male and female athletes (not as obvious ays may think).
• Why it is more difficult (but NOT impossible) for female athletes to achieve a Zen state of Fat Adaptation.
• Some important things for females athletes to consider during their FA journey.
• The How, Why and When of strategic carb use & training loads for women during monthly cycles (this is SUPER important!).
• Some common mistakes that (all) athletes make during the Fat Adaptation process.
• Why counting macronutrients is a waste of time.
• We also discuss some key nutritional areas that are important to Vegan and Vegetarian athletes.
• Why Vitamin D is essential to ALL athletes.
• How and when to measure Ketones (if you decide you want to).

Show Sponsors:

TriTravel.com.au

Smith Optics

Vespa Power

Well it's 2015 and we have an awesome year of Fat Black Episodes planned for you guys, with some amazing guests planned, and some super important topics to be addressed! So today's Episode is all about starting the year with a plan. A plan to ensure that you start the year on the right foot, with great habits and standards that will ensure you kick some ass this year and be more awesome. We also discuss some important strategies to implement if you have had a break, or are returning from injury and illness. You DO NOT want to miss these as they are crucial to your long-term success!

In Today's Awesome Episode We Discuss:

• Re-learning your intuition.
• Learning to have fun.
• Enjoying the process.
• Listening to the body.
• Critical strategies for reorienting from illness.
• Easy methods to start the year well.

2015 is going to be a massive year for TriSpecific and the Fat Black series! If you have suggestions on topics, or a guest speaker you want to hear from then let us know!

Show sponsors: 

TriTravel.com.au

Smithoptics.com

Well it has been a great year for everyone here at TriSpecific! And we are sure that everyone has enjoyed listening to the last 12 months of Fat Black episodes.

We have had a great time sharing so much content with you all, and especially hearing the many insights from fantastic athletes and coaches. To help us celebrate the year that was, we discuss the highlights from Fat Black from 2014; some of the best episodes and speakers.

In the Final Episode for 2014 we cover:

Our personal favourite Episodes and Speakers for the year.

Some valuable lessons.

Taking the time to reflect.

How to start 2015 the right way.

Goal Setting.

We could not have had such a brilliant year with the support of our families, friends, athletes, sponsors (Specialized, Smith Optics, TriTravel and Revbox) and of course....YOU... our awesome audience!

Thank you for an amazing year - bring on 2015!

In todays Fat Black podcast Pete and I get to speak with Luke Mckenzies better half Beth Gerdes. Beth didn't muck around getting back into all things triathlon after the birth of their gorgeous little Wynne McKenzie and 6 months after the birth of Wynne, Beth had an absolute cracker at Ironman Western Australia coming in 4th with a fast 9:04 IM split and hauling assimus on the run and knocking out a handy 2:58:17.

The biggest take home from this interview with Beth would have to be her looking at the opportunities in things and having gratitude. Great lessons.

 What we cover:

• Training through pregnancy.
• Managing being a new mum and training for Ironman.
• Support and Aunty Jackie.
• We talk IMWA, the race and the mental side of it.
• We talk fast AG men and how it affects pro women on the bike.
• What drives Beth.
• We go into Beths background as a school psychologist.
• The lessons.
• Beths biggest 'failure' ... this one is deep!
• And of course her greatest and proudest achievement so far.

You can follow and learn more about Beth below:

http://bethgerdes.com/
Beth's Blog
@IMbethgerdes - Instagram
@IMBethGerdes - twitter

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In todays Fat Black podcast I get to speak all about fascia with Brooke Thomas of Liberated Body.

I love this topic because it so crucial to movement. Understanding fascia can really help you move better and be pain free. Those two things will make you perform better. What you have to understand is that you don't have to tolerate movement dysfunction or body aches and pains. Most chronic overuse injuries and mobility woes are reversible. The process is pretty simple... it just ain't easy!

Unfortunately Pete had to sit this interview out due to time zone differences but he and I and guests will be back on as normal from next week.

In episode 69 of the Fat Black we cover:

Why understanding fascia is crucial to your longevity and performance.

Everything is connected and our muscles don't actually originate and insert like we were taught in anatomy class!

How we move.

Compensation patterns and tensegrity.

What our soft tissue should really be like.

Variations in movement and why it's needed.

Communication failure of our bodies biggest sensory organ.

Why our feet are SO important.

How we keep our fascia health.

You can learn all about Brooke and a lot more on Fascia over at here site www.liberatedbody.com or follow her on social media via the links below:

Facebook

Twitter

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This week Pete and I do our first FB from opposite hemispheres and today we talk about the Obstacles. 

Pete wrote a blog this past week on rethinking stress and make sure you listen to the TED talk of Kelly McGonigal.

One of the most loved interviews of Triathlon World Summit was with Dr Phil Maffetone so Pete and talk about parts of that interview and namely go over some of the common obstacles and get you to think about strategies to remove those. 

As Phil said.. you can be fit but very unhealthy which in turn won't lead to longevity in the sport. 

We need to get smarter across the board when it comes to how we train but how we live our lives. Stress is cumulative and while we need some stress... the amount of stress we pile on our shoulders is killing us or our performances. 

Enjoy
Kristian 

Show Sponsors:

Smith Optics 

http://www.smithoptics.com

Tri Travel 

http://www.tritravel.com.au

Last week you heard some great insights from Champion Athlete, Jan Frodeno on his quest to take on Kona and what he has had to do to make the transition from short-course to long-course a successful one. Today we get to talk his wife, Olympic Gold Medalist, Commonwealth Medalist and 3x World Champion - Emma Snowsill.

Emma has enjoyed an amazing career but has dealt with some serious health issues, that ultimately lead to her retiring from the sport. As a result Emma has learned some hard lessons and had decided to embark on a quest to fully understand health and help educate athletes as to what real health actually means.

Emma Talks About:

• What being a World Champion has taught her.
• Why she stopped racing.
• Emma's personal health journey.
• Learning about true health.
• Understanding that what we eat underpins performance.
• Giving back to the sport.
• Being an ambassador.
• Educating people on the sport through commentary.
• What is in store for Emma.

This was a fantastic opportunity to sit down and speak candidly with such a remarkable athlete - and person. Emma's positivity is amazing as she prefers to view her health battles as step into a new direction and career, rather than something that holds her back. Emma's story carries the message that as athletes we owe it ourselves to understand what true health really is.

You should check Emma out on Instagram and via her Website.

Today we sit down and Sip the Fat with Olympic Champion, coffee connoisseur and super nice guy, Jan Frodeno. Jan and his wife Emma Snowsill were kind enough to let us drop in and chat to them over a few espresso's. Both Jan and Emma have some fantastic insights into the sport and share some brilliant knowledge

Today Jan Frodeno talks about:

Making the transition from short course to long course.

Dealing with injury.

Changing training to suit the distance.

Challenges faced when making the transition.

Lesson from Ironman.

Working with his coach.

Confidence and self-belief.

Next week, you'll want to listen to our episode with Emma Snowsill. It is a cracker.

 You cab reach Jan at: @janfrodeno 

Well we can't believe that the Triathlon World Summit is almost over! This has been an amazing project for TriSpecific and we hope you have all enjoyed hearing the fantastic information the speakers. We have enjoyed the process immensely and would like to thank all of you for the amazing feedback!

Today we sit down and sip the fat on an important topic that was discussed frequently throughout the Summit:

Human Movement.

Today We Cover:

• Why hydration is important for movement.
• Taking responsibility.
• The performance pyramid.
• Skill development.
• Form VS Function.
• The X.
• Why sitting is crap for our bodies.
• Easy fixes to correct faulty patterns. 

Episode Sponsors

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TriTravel

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