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Jack joins us to talk about his 2022 project. We talk Everesting, prepping for the year, nutrition and what things look like for Jack going forward.
Enjoy, and please see the links below for blogs on Jack, his website and where you can donate.
01:33 – Community shoutouts and Supersapiens’ opportunity with the NBA Launchpad
05:53 – Dave and Xylon’s upcoming events
09:23 – Episode start
10:55 – How did Jack find Everesting weekly for the year
12:30 – What is Everesting?
13:11 – How did Jack choose his climbs for Everesting?
14:20 – What was Jack’s favorite climb of the year?
15:05 – A year’s worth of memories
16:00 – When was the dark spot of the year and how was it?
17:45 – Did Jack’s body adapt to Everesting?
19:21 – How did Jack start cycling?
21:09 – How did Jack end up in Girona?
22:15 – Jack’s background and how he got into his current life
24:02 – Jack’s body shape and size and cycling
25:55 – Has Jack inspired more traditional professional cyclists?
27:30 – The role of the content creator athlete in the future
31:18 – How does Jack navigate things going wrong whilst out cycling?
33:43 – Did Jack read all the messages he got from people about how much he is helping them?
35:30 – Jack’s recovery from drug addiction
38:02 – Is there something about addiction that empowers endurance performance?
40:27 – What is Jack’s mental health journey?
42:17 – How was Everesting when he was struggling with his personal life?
44:20 – Did Jack do mostly solo or grouped Everesting attempts?
45:33 – Did Jack do multiple Everests in a week?
47:28 – What did Jack’s weeks through the year look like?
50:50 – How did Jack’s body change across the year?
51:49 – Jack’s fueling throughout the year
53:43 – What did Jack learn about nutrition this year?
55:26 – Jack’s food across a day of Everesting
58:29 – Jack’s gut training
59:55 – Jack’s preparation for the year
61:10 – Jack’s future projects and plans
63:45 – How does Jack’s history with mental health impact his choices around projects
65:41 – What’s Jack’s diet like now that he’s on some time off?
67:50 – What’s Jack’s new hobby?
69:37 – How did having Supersapiens help Jack throughout his year?
71:04 – How did Jack’s glucose change across the year?
72:40 – Rush Round for Everesting
73:03 – Jack’s fastest and slowest times for Everesting
73:55 – What were Jack’s Training Peaks numbers during the year?
76:33 – Jack’s worst day Everesting
83:50 – Outro
Jack’s Website:
https://www.jackultracyclist.com/
Link for Donations:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CK2YCLDSSPV7J
Blogs on Jack:
https://blog.supersapiens.com/1-million-meters-for-mental-health/
https://blog.supersapiens.com/jack-thompson-the-bike-is-medicine/
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By The Supersapiens PodcastJack joins us to talk about his 2022 project. We talk Everesting, prepping for the year, nutrition and what things look like for Jack going forward.
Enjoy, and please see the links below for blogs on Jack, his website and where you can donate.
01:33 – Community shoutouts and Supersapiens’ opportunity with the NBA Launchpad
05:53 – Dave and Xylon’s upcoming events
09:23 – Episode start
10:55 – How did Jack find Everesting weekly for the year
12:30 – What is Everesting?
13:11 – How did Jack choose his climbs for Everesting?
14:20 – What was Jack’s favorite climb of the year?
15:05 – A year’s worth of memories
16:00 – When was the dark spot of the year and how was it?
17:45 – Did Jack’s body adapt to Everesting?
19:21 – How did Jack start cycling?
21:09 – How did Jack end up in Girona?
22:15 – Jack’s background and how he got into his current life
24:02 – Jack’s body shape and size and cycling
25:55 – Has Jack inspired more traditional professional cyclists?
27:30 – The role of the content creator athlete in the future
31:18 – How does Jack navigate things going wrong whilst out cycling?
33:43 – Did Jack read all the messages he got from people about how much he is helping them?
35:30 – Jack’s recovery from drug addiction
38:02 – Is there something about addiction that empowers endurance performance?
40:27 – What is Jack’s mental health journey?
42:17 – How was Everesting when he was struggling with his personal life?
44:20 – Did Jack do mostly solo or grouped Everesting attempts?
45:33 – Did Jack do multiple Everests in a week?
47:28 – What did Jack’s weeks through the year look like?
50:50 – How did Jack’s body change across the year?
51:49 – Jack’s fueling throughout the year
53:43 – What did Jack learn about nutrition this year?
55:26 – Jack’s food across a day of Everesting
58:29 – Jack’s gut training
59:55 – Jack’s preparation for the year
61:10 – Jack’s future projects and plans
63:45 – How does Jack’s history with mental health impact his choices around projects
65:41 – What’s Jack’s diet like now that he’s on some time off?
67:50 – What’s Jack’s new hobby?
69:37 – How did having Supersapiens help Jack throughout his year?
71:04 – How did Jack’s glucose change across the year?
72:40 – Rush Round for Everesting
73:03 – Jack’s fastest and slowest times for Everesting
73:55 – What were Jack’s Training Peaks numbers during the year?
76:33 – Jack’s worst day Everesting
83:50 – Outro
Jack’s Website:
https://www.jackultracyclist.com/
Link for Donations:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CK2YCLDSSPV7J
Blogs on Jack:
https://blog.supersapiens.com/1-million-meters-for-mental-health/
https://blog.supersapiens.com/jack-thompson-the-bike-is-medicine/