Want to join the EP crew for Ragnar SoCal April 1-2, 2016? Email us now for details! Lucho’s swimming again? Say what? What’s “head-banging” have to do with training? Run analysis for loyal EP fan Van Dieu! – Overcoming being a “plodder” – Now activating the pelvis/hips, stabilizing core and upper body, driving forward using hamstrings/glutes Read More

We are BACK with Episode 2 of Project Badwater, if you missed Episode 1 you can listen here. Project Badwater is brought to you by title sponsor Sound Probiotics. This series is a raw look inside the life of ultrarunner Michelle Barton on her journey to the 2016 Badwater 135, the world’s toughest foot race, Read More

New Ask the Coaches with Lucho, lots to catch up on and answers to your questions: Athletes who deal with Seasonal Affective Disorder, SAD. How to go about diagnosing, and tips/recommendations on how to counteract this problem (non-medication form). What you need to know about being with ‘TYPE A’ personality here. How to master running Read More

Our Kona coverage continues with two legend of the sport, six-time Ironman World Champion Mark Allen and Ironman Champion Tim O’Donnell, who’s fresh off a third-place finish in Kona. Both of today’s guests have made appearances on EP before: Click here for Mark’s appearances; and TO’s visit here. On this show you’ll learn what went Read More

We bring together two badasses of the triathlon and endurance world: Pro triathlete Beth Gerdes and ATC’s Tim “Lucho” Waggoner. Before ATC, before Beth was an IM athlete — Lucho coached Beth and helped her develop her signature run–she runs a sub-3 marathon in an Ironman. In this show you will get lots of marathon Read More

Discussion on a new review study measuring the effectiveness of polarized training -What is polarized training: undulating nonlinear periodization model with nearly all the training time spent at a “light” (≤13) and “very hard” (≥17) pace with very limited time at “hard” (14-16) or race pace (6-20 RPE scale). To accomplish this, the polarization training Read More

New guest expert Dr. Tommy Wood joins the show! Tommy is a medical doctor, with degrees from Oxford University and Cambridge University. He’s currently working toward a Ph.D. in neonatal brain metabolism at the University of Oslo, Norway. He is also an athlete, specializes in working with endurance athletes, and he takes the functional approach Read More

Flashback Friday: Sept. 2013 with Angela Naeth, who had just made her Ironman debut at IM Lake Tahoe, placing 5th. Since then, Angela’s been crowned an Ironman Champion and will be racing Kona for the first time this year… Find out what she had to say about Ironman back then. In this episode, pro triathlete Read More

On this show we discuss a couple new studies just released in the NSCA’s Journal of Strength and Conditioning: “The Effect of Rocktape on Rating of Perceived Exertion and Cycling Efficiency” -18 recreational cyclists -4 conditions: 60% vo2max with RT; 60% VO2max no RT; 80% vo2max with RT; 80% VO2max no RT -During the RT Read More

Stacy Sims, PhD, is an Environmental Exercise Physiologist and Nutrition Scientist specializing in thermoregulation, hydration, performance nutrition, and sex differences in athletes, implementing strategies to improve performance outcomes and overall health. She’s the co-founder of Osmo Nutrition, natural sports nutrition products for hydration. On this show we provide another perspective on the topic of hydration Read More