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This week we’ve got one of our very favorites back for a second visit  Daniel Coyle, author of The Talent Code, The Little Book of Talent, co-author of The Secret Race and several other excellent books about the sporting life. The previous interview with Daniel was released on April 19th, 2013 and it’s still available […]

Who wouldn’t want to become a supple leopard? Kelly Starrett explains how in this week’s episode. Kelly has a doctorate in physical therapy, is the co-founder of San Francisco CrossFit and has an extensive background in elite slalom canoeing. He’s widely known in the CrossFit world as a mobility maven, having created an innovative blend […]

Triathlon Swimming and Open Water Just in time for the summer splashing season in the northern hemisphere, week we have swimming and triathlon coach Paul Newsome. I’m very excited about this interview because it’s the first time we get to talk about sharks on the show. Based in Perth, Australia, Paul is the director of […]

Strength & Conditioning, Power & Agility Andrea Hudy is one of the most innovate and successful strength and conditioning coaches in big-league NCAA sports. Andrea has been at the University of Kansas since 2004, where she is Assistant Athletics Director for Sport Performance, with responsibilities for most of their sports teams and in particular the […]

Controlling Your Mind for Endurance Sports Triathlon Coach and extreme ultra madman Mark Kleanthous is back on the show, having recently survived the six-day Marathon des Sables in the Sahara Desert and before that Ironman Lake Tahoe, in freezing temperatures. We’re going to talk about those gruelling exploits and rather fittingly, his new book: Triathlon. […]

Warming up, flexibility and balance: Running coach Jay Johnson We’re branching out a little this week into the world of middle and long distance running. Coach Jay Johnson talks with us about his fresh and innovative approach to training.  Among the elite runners he’s helped recently are Renee Metivier-Ballie, Brent Vaughn and Fernando Cabada. Jay […]

Ironman Mentor to Mark Allen & Others Well-known for working with multiple triathlon world champion Mark Allen, renaissance man Phil Maffetone has been just about everywhere and done just about everything. To be concise, we’ll just focus on his sports resume. For his musical accomplishments and lots more check out www.philmaffetone.com In addition to mentoring […]

Focus, mental toughness versus choking Why do some people excel under pressure while others fail? Paul Sullivan has written an excellent book exploring this question, called Clutch. We talk about the numerous case studies he’s looked at including the likes of Tiger Woods in golf, as well as examples from basketball, baseball and football. Paul […]

Sprint & Long jump expert, discusses illegal drugs The master coach of one of the most successful athletes of the 20th Century. I don’t think that’s an exaggeration. We’re honored to have Tom Tellez, the long-time coach of track and field legend Carl Lewis, join us for an in-depth conversation. Tom Tellez was head coach […]

Siri Lindley, Chrissie Wellington Ironman Coach Brett Sutton is one of the most successful and provocative triathlon coaches of all time. He’s particularly noted for having helped Siri Lindley, Loretta Harrop and Chrissie Wellington achieve multiple world championship, as well as working with the top males triathletes Greg Bennett and Ben Bright. For some he’s […]

Usain Bolt’s Biggest U.S. Rival Part Two of our in-depth interview with sprint specialist Dennis Mitchell. Coach Mitchell, a multiple medallist at the Olympics and several World Championship, now leads Star Athletics, a club based near Orlando, Florida. In his group is the leading U.S. 100 meter runner of the moment Justin Gatlin, gold medallist […]

Genetic advantage, illegal drugs & messing around with mother nature Is world-class sports performance just a matter of thousands of hours of deep practice, or do you have to have the right genes? What’s the latest on the nature versus nurture debate? David Epstein has studied the issue intensely over several years and has produced […]

Sprinting to long & high jumping to NFL preparation It’s always an honor to have a true master coach on the show. This week, sports renaissance man Dan Pfaff joins us. Coach Pfaff has worked with 49 Olympians, including nine medallists, most recently helping Britain’s long jumper Greg Rutherford win a gold medal in London. […]

Mikaela Shiffrin, Julia Mancuso head coach With the focus firmly fixed on the slopes of Sochi, we thought it would be an excellent time to revisit our in-depth interview with the head coach of the U.S. Women’s Ski Team, Alex Hoedlmoser. It’s filled with insights into the ultra high-performance and rather risky world of alpine […]

Preventing Over-Training the Paleo-Primal Way It’s an honor to have Mark Sisson on the show this week. He’s the go-to-guy for guidance and inspiration in high-performance nutrition, anti-inflammatory diets, weight loss, and rest and recovery. His incredibly useful and comprehensive website is www.marksdailyapple.com One of the key founding fathers of the currently rampant Paleo-Primal nutrition […]

Anatoli Bondarchuk; Remote coaching We’ve got the thinking man’s hammer thrower on the show this week. Martin Bingisser is an international tax lawyer, a world-class athlete and a writer about all things related to track and field, strength and conditioning, you name it. As Martin puts it – he leads two lives: During the day […]

Two Olympic Gold Medals; One Silver Three Olympics in a row: One silver medal and two golds. A winning streak that culminated in London under the weight of the heaviest of expectations. Mary Whipple was literally the driving force of the indomitable U.S. women’s eight rowing crew for over 10 years. As coxswain she was […]

Triathlon, 24-Hour Running Record Christopher Bergland ran 153.76 miles in 24 hours on a treadmill and lived to tell about it – just barely. That’s an average per mile pace of 6 minutes and 24 seconds for an entire day and night – a world record that’s held up for nearly a decade. Christopher has […]

Sports science research We’re very glad to have “Dr. Sweat Science” back on the show. Alex Hutchison has a PhD in physics, a passion for running and an intense calling to comb through the constant flow of sports science research to highlight the good, the bad and the ugly. Alex writes a highly engaging and practical […]

Choices, not chances; re-broadcast This week we have one of the leading  women’s basketball coaches in NCAA. Not just a coach but a thought leader and an eloquent proponent of how sports can be a powerful force for social good. Joanne P. McCallie, or Coach P. as she is widely known, has headed up the […]