On the final day of 2013, we take a walk down memory lane and revisit Endurance Planet’s No. 1 most popular episode of the year. That hit show would be a special interview we did featuring Dr. Timothy Noakes in which we discuss diet, the role of carbs/low-carb, central governor theory and much more. Click Read More

Pro triathlete Angela Naeth joins the show to talk all about her training, racing and how she’s officially a married woman as of yesterday! We hear how Angela found success with a MAF-based training approach and how being coached by Mark Allen and Phil Maffetone has increased her success. We also talk in detail about Read More

Ben Greenfield joins to answer your questions on advice to survive Maffetone’s 2-week test (including the vital role of salt), more on magnesium oil and how to best use it, cod liver oil,  sunburns, thoughts on protein powders and what to take when as well as what to avoid, using salt while training in heat, Ben’s favorite Read More

In this episode of ATU Lucho joins to answer your questions on should you do LT work in the final 8 weeks before a marathon, possible reasons and advice for major cramping during half-marys and marathons, Lucho’s take on Dr. Maffetone saying that ultra runners NEVER need to go above aerobic threshold, should you taper Read More

Ben Greenfield joins “Sports Nutrition” to answer your questions on what is considered an “empty stomach,” getting hungrier after a swim than other workouts, risks on not sweating, what does all that salt in your sweat indicate, nutrition to match Maffetone training, iron for females, how Ben fuels during triathlons, and more! Click here to Read More

On this episode of Ask the Ultrarunner, Lucho joins to answer your questions on the art of pacing a friend in an ultra, the best kind of workouts to improve an Ironman marathon, how to execute the long tempo run, Maffetone vs. Joe Friel training zones, running with an injury, rehabing a weak quad, should Read More

On this week’s episode we have more on the Maffetone Method and HR zones, using an ultra race as a training day before an A race, GI issues on long runs that lead to bathroom stops, run training in the city, novice marathon training plan with a sub-3 hour race goal, back pain from run Read More

Lucho joins us to answer your questions on breathing rate while running and should we try and control it (less and/or more), on lactate threshold (LT) and related terminology such as FTP (plus why LT is important, why LT is not the same as anaerobic threshold (AT), why AT should not be used, how LT Read More

On this episode of Ask the Ultrarunner, Lucho answers your questions on signs and symptoms of overtraining and when to take a break vs. when it’s OK to keep going; why is 90 strides a minute ideal for running; heart rate issues on long runs; training camps for ultrarunners, improving run performance with cross training at Read More

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