The Lonely Triathlete - triathlon training and motivation for the masses
In this podcast I share the trials and tribulations of a middle-aged amateur triathlete. Take me along with you during your workout to hear about my personal experiences of training and racing and get some motivation to utilize for your own workouts. I'm not a coach. I'm not an interviewer. I'm a fellow triathlete! Feel free to reach me with comments or feedback at [email protected]
Feel free to check out my YouTube channel as well: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9lmUEgk9FHNnRFqdgGzL2w/featured
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 13 minutes
- Episodes
- 174
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Control Your External Environment - Nutrition
You have 100% control over what you put in your mouth. So why do you eat things that you know are not good for you? I argue that it is a combination of: history, social and cultural inf…
Do Triathletes Poop In Their Shorts?
I had a terrible week, health-wise. And yes, you will learn if I, as a mighty triathlete, decided to poop in my shorts this week. But as you will learn, I actually had more CONTROL over…
The Healing Power of Water
Many studies have shown that Hydrogen Enriched Water (regular old water that has extra Hydrogen gas added to it) provides significant health and performance benefits. Over 1,200 studies…
I Radically Transformed Myself
I have always, always been an evening person, a sleeper-inner, a night owl. There was no way I would change or could change, it was who I was. Or was it? All it took to experience a ra…
Am I An Ungrateful Bastard?
I train in an amazing geography. I run next to the ocean with eagles flying overhead and seals watching me from the water. I cycle up mountains. I swim in the ocean (season dependent) …
Help! I Don't Enjoy Training
Let's face it, Ironman training can be long and/or boring, especially if you do most of it alone. But does it have to ruin your social life? A Reddit user posed this question to the for…
Small Habits, Huge Payoffs
Imagine incorporating small, sustainable, unconscious habits into your daily life that result in years of improved health and happiness. It is within your power! You just have to decide…
Mouth Tape and Rubber
Happy New Year!
This year I resolved to do 2 things: reduce my (minor) snoring and increase the strength in my outer hips. What better way to do this than by throwing some good old mouth…
I Always Wear My Brain Bucket
I am very pleased to share with you a conversation I had with Eric Esposito, a fellow triathlete based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He swims, he cycles, he runs, he gets hit by trucks and …
The Energy Crisis - How to Massively Increase Energy For Training
The Christmas season is upon us and if you are like me, you've experienced or will soon experience the horrible effects of a sugar coma. What is a sugar coma? Tell you what, eat 15 poun…
The Missing Link - Vitamin E
Years ago I was scared off vitamin E supplements because studies were coming out that showed negative outcomes. It turns out there is a type of vitamin E that not only shows no negative…
I Didn't Think I Took That Many Supplements - Until I Looked in my Cupboard
Do you take nutritional supplements? Things like protein powders, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, sports drinks, probiotics, etc.? Do you need to? Well, aside from the occasional prot…
Is Anti-Aging Worth Worrying About?
Live to 150 years old. Live to 200 or beyond! Can it be possible? Would we even want it? I've been thinking a lot about the current state of anti-aging protocols lately and I have to sa…
I Almost Got Duped By An "Expert"
Don't trust everything you read or hear. Test it. Get additional opinions. Find the consensus of experts. Be a skeptic. It takes effort, I know, but you will be well served by this advi…
I Ran On Drugs. Not Recommended!
Have you ever accidentally ingested a "sketchy" substance and then had to do a workout? I unknowingly ate a non-performance enhancing drug and had one of the worst workouts of the year…
Triathlon Taught Me Some Valuable Life Lessons
I am so thankful for the sport of triathlon for preparing me to be able to recover as well as I have from a brain bleed five years ago. Nothing in life is guaranteed!
The Lonely Triathlete - Broadway Musical Edition
In this episode I spontaneously break out into song! Is this is what November does to me? The rains are coming. The winds are coming. The colder temperatures are coming. But the trainin…
How To Recover From Training
Recovery is essential! If you don't recover well, you can't go 100% in your next training session. I use a lot of methods to ensure maximum recovery, I'll share them with you.
If you hav…
Warning: This Vitamin Can Take You Down Hard!
Among by updates this week I will share with you what happened when I took a dose (not even that high of a dose) of Vitamin B3 (Niacin). Let me say, if I didn't suspect that I would hav…
The Broken Toe 6K
Running on a broken toe. Is it even doable? Why would I want to even try? I asked myself this hard question and arrived at a not-so-surprising answer.
Broken anything? Feel free to drop …