In this podcast, Taren discusses the book The Molecule of More and how it relates to motivation for triathletes, runners, cyclists, and all endurance athletes. Dopamine plays a large role in motivating athletes but it can also highjack your brain and drive you to make bad decisions.  Try our endurance training app: https://mymottiv.com The Molecule of More book: https://amzn.to/3OkLjEb  

Pros & Cons of Dopamine in Endurance Athletes

The Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast is the place to go if you're an age group triathlete, runner, cyclist, swimrunner, or any other type of endurance athlete. Every Friday on the Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast you'll hear fun, engaging and informative endurance-related conversations led by Taren, proving that ordinary people CAN accomplish extraordinary things.

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We're back from a short podcasting break with an exciting update on what's new with MOTTIV and what we've been up to lately!  For a free training plan, visit https://mymottiv.com

Exciting Update on Where We've Been (And Where We're Moving To!)

Taren and NTK are back for 2024!  We talk about the best time of day to train for fat loss, what to expect after a 70.3 race, how to move from run-walk to run-run, how to stack workouts when you're short on time, and some cool MOTTIV business updates!  To submit your question to the podcast, visit mymottiv.com/ask and you'll get yours answered on a future podcast! 

New Podcast Question Format for 2024! And What to Expect After a Half Ironman 70.3.

It's the final podcast of 2023 before we take a short break for the holidays. On the podcast, we talk about the biggest MOTTIV win of 2023, we talk about how to handle training during the holidays.  And we talk about the new format for our question and answer segment on the podcast!  To ask a question for the podcast, head to mymottiv.com/ask.  To get a free training plan, visit mymottiv.com.

The all time 2023 MOTTIV win! Training during the holidays. New Q&As.

On the podcast this week, we talk about Taren's surprise training progress.  Some new training research that shows a level of too much training to be healthy.  And we answer questions from our listeners, including a great question about tracking heart rate in the pool.  To submit your own listener question to be answered on the podcast, go to mymottiv.com/ask For free training for triathlons or endurance sports, visit the MOTTIV app!

Surprise training progress. Too much training to be healthy? Tracking your HR in the pool.

On the podcast this week, we talk about Taren's old pain cave, the 7 most important things in training, 50m vs 25m swimming, and a brand new way to submit your Q&A; questions for the podcast!  For a free training plan go to mymottiv.com.  To submit a question for future podcasts, go to mymottiv.com/ask

Pros & Cons of Dopamine in Endurance Athletes

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