Dr Dan Plews

If you’re an aspiring (or even current) endurance athlete, this is for you. Dr Dan Plews is a much-loved coach to some of the world’s fittest athletes, from Olympians and world champions to the likes of Emirates Team New Zealand. 

Dan has been a leader in the research and understanding of heart rate variability and discovering its significance in not only training, but overall wellness. He’s also a competitive ironman athlete (with the silverware to show for it), business owner and absolute devotee to fitness and health.

In this episode of Well & Good, Dan and Art talk… 

Eating raw liver, and why he did an animal-based diet for eight weeks

Why small stressors on the body are great, but having too many can cause problems…and how this flows through to how many vegetables you should eat

Different types of organ meats, including the one that tastes “like piss”

His personal athletic history, including doing triathlon since he was 9 and competing for Great Britain

Working with the likes of Team New Zealand, New Zealand Rowing and Canoe Racing New Zealand

Coaching Chelsea Sodaro through pregnancy to win the Kona Ironman 18 months after giving birth

Why wearable devices are the biggest difference in training and sport performance in the last 30 years

How he monitors training data, and the different key indicators in different sports

Heart rate variability - what it is, why it’s become so popular, what you need to know about it and how you can track it

How outside influences and life stress impacts training

How things like alcohol, sauna, ice baths and sugar impact HRV

What his ideal training day would look like

The sweet spot for an effective sauna - how long and how hot it should be, and how it drastically reduces your risk of cardiovascular disease

How he uses ice baths, and the benefits

What supplements he takes (hint: quite a few)

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RESOURCES:

There’s a lot to take in from this one right? 

Dan’s website is a great place to start - his newsletter helps you to get world-leading training tips direct to your inbox. Check it out at https://www.endureiq.com/ 

Or get a bit of a look under the hood of Endure HQ on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EndureIQ/ 

There’s also loads of good stuff on his insta @theplews