Honing athletic badassery by blending science with real world application.
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The future doesn’t exist and it is unpredictable, so it's therefore uncertain.
It needs to be created.
You essentially have two choices: create it or let someone else create it.
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The ultimate form of preparation is not planning for a specific scenario, but a mindset that can handle uncertainty.
Matheny Endurance retweeted
One of my favorite tools I learned from athletes I coached:
Let your mind go to a dark place in practice, then see if you can get out of it.
Instead of avoiding the doubts & insecurities, practice going there in a secure environment.
So you are ready on game day.
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"Convenience" is no longer convenient if it just doesn't work!
Do yourself a favor..
Get HRV4Training + a quality heart rate strap & spend *one minute* each morning getting good quality data!
Guaranteed to be the highest return on *1 minute* of your time in your whole day!
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If you're preparing for The APEX or another MTB or gravel event on your race calendar, consider our June camp with @MathenyCoaching as part of your training strategy ow.ly/uvw850IsNV6
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*IF* you're riding 248km today, you should be eating 2.5-3.0g/kg of CHO for breakfast. If you're not, you should not 😊 #FuelTheWork
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"Practice like you're not good enough to win. Race like you're too good to lose."
―Katie Ledecky, 5 x Olympic gold medalist #TheChampionsMind 🥇 train.championsmind.app/now #SwimTrials21
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👏 True (lasting) endurance adaptations are so small & so slow that they are imperceptible in the short term. In other words, let your body dictate your rate of progression #DontChaseWatts
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As an endurance athlete, your #MetabolicFitness (i.e. #FatBurning!) & #MetabolicHealth rest on a firm foundation of getting sufficient, high quality😴
Sleep loss impairs glucose regulation.
Research shows that sleep duration is a major determinant of insulin sensitivity. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…
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👀today's newsletter! Updates from #PikesPeakAPEX pb @RockShox. Rider Spotlight - Chloe Woodruff, 2020 1st Place Winner. Training Tips - APEX Course Director Daniel @MathenyCoaching. 2020 recap of APEX Q&A video ➕ latest poll results and more ➡️ow.ly/SD8F50DI954
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Always be curious, always be skeptical, always be willing to change your opinion in the face of emerging evidence #science
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Lack of physical activity ➡️ mitochondrial dysfunction which leads to ⬇️ capacity to metabolize sugars (AND FATS!) which leads to metabolic dystegulation, insulin resistance, ⬆️ ROS, low grade chronic inflammation and in general to cardiometabolic disease, #1 cause of death
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It is not important in the big scheme of things, but 2020 has been an interesting training experiment for many endurance athletes. Over 600 of you have now answered my very short survey (330 on Christmas day!) Help me get to 1000 this weekend. forms.gle/hq9hkqojRBdwqn8t8
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Not all athletes are fit and healthy. With two primary drivers contributing to this state. Inappropriate HIIT and/or competition and a poor diet.
Learn how to ensure your athletes are fit and healthy by enrolling in our athlete health and #HIIT course: hiitscience.com/athlete-heal…
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This should be mandatory viewing for all student athletes. – at Martinez, CA
