Recovery is a hugely overlooked element of training, but you need to remember, the gym take about an hour a day, what you do for the other 23 is extremely important.

In this solo ep ben is here to discuss how to properly recover, his tips for how to handle a Hyrox and letting us know about the time he thought he was dying becuase of a beetroot.

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00:00 Intro

1:00 You can only train as well as you can recover

3:00 What is an active rest day?

6:30 Knowing When To Take a Rest Day

11:00 Sleep and Recovery

17:00 What is Prehab?

25:45 Nutrient Timing

34:00 Hyrox Pre and Re Hab 

41:30 Electrolytes

Welcome back! Lucy is back in the mix this week and we are jumping into your biggest fitness regrets, how to find a good partner, help with motivation for Hyrox and some discussions about our alternative careers in the CIA.

James Elliott is a seasoned resilience coach and psychotherapist with over 6 years of experience, working with elite athletes, veterans, and Special Forces. A former British Airborne Forces veteran, he brings a wealth of knowledge in mental toughness and emotional intelligence, alongside achievements in competitive rugby and endurance world records.

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0:00 Intro

1:00 What is resilience?

4:10 Holding 2 contrasting beliefs.

10:19 Idolisation of Billionaires.

13:45 your environment determines your success in life.

16:00 Learning to let go.

18:00 Lessons from the hobbit

28:00 adversity allows you to conquer anything.

36:00 sensory associations with trauma

40:30 more lessons from Tolkien

44:00 the inner citadel

If there's one thing that we know, it's how to balance our weeks and get Sh** done. But... it hasn't always been this way, feeling unproductive is a curse and in this ep we are going to go over our methods for getting out of your own way and cracking on with what you really want to do.

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00:00 Not Guilty Wines

03:30 Intro

07:30 Ben’s looking jacked atm

09:30 Lucy Procter and the Perform Program

11:00 Ben’s productivity methods

15:30 Perfectionism gets in the way

18:30 The Thief and the Cobbler

21:30 Our methods of pursuing productivity

40:30 Focus Modes and a Clean Work Environment

46:30 Staying on task when no one is watching

50:30 Compressing time for a task

55:30 If people are productive they are hustling in the background

59:30 What is your hard?

Guys we need to chat, far faaaar too many people decide they want to start losing weight and then crack the old running shoes out. This is a recipe for disaster, but why?

We're going to make things super clear in this ep.

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00:00 Intro

04:30 Cardio for Fat Loss vs Performance

13:30 How You Can End Up Hating Running

24:30 Running for Fitness

28:30 Calculating Your Heart Rate Zones

41:30 VO2 Max

46:30 Quickfire Questions

Oh she's back once again for a solo episode, Ben is out for the day so we have a one on one with Lucy! Last week Lucy had the insane opportunity to run the Paris marathon during the Olympics in Paris, it turns out that running a marathon at midnight can be quite hard... who knew?

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Timestamps

00:00 Start Intro

01:20 Lazar Dukic Tribute

03:00 The mental and physical pain of the Paris Marathon

15:20 Post race Blues in Paris

17:00 Moving past achieving numbers

21:00 I’ve lost my mojo with the gym

24:00 Where Should I Look When I Run?

25:15 Regaining your period

29:00 Rest Day tips

32:00 Lucy’s Unconventional job history

35:20 Stretching and Foam Rolling

Anonymous Questions are back once again, do we ever get jealous of each other? How do we cook for each other? What would we do if we were competing in the olympics?

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00:00 Intro 

00:30 Lucy Loves the Olympics

8:45 Q&A

9:30 Dealing with Jealousy in our relationship 

17:00 How have your priorities changed in life?

26:00 Meal Prepping as a married Couple 

30:00 Best Running Headphones 

31:30 what would Lucy’s occupation be if she wasn’t in fitness?

33:55 How do you train with a partner who is fitter than you?

38:50 Is it possible to train for a half and a Hyrox?

42:30 HRV and rest days

47:00 Wearable reccs 

51:00 Screentime reductions

Friend of the pod Steph AKA Nutty Foodie Fitness is back for episode 2 of the podcast today! Recently Steph has turned into the most insane endurance athlete, completing iron man Triathlons and most recently completing the brutal L'etape stage of the Tour de France. This ep is a must listen.

Thanks to steph for coming on once again to the pod!

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00:00 Intro

02:00 Do you believe in yourself now?

05:00 Looking back at Ironman Achievements

14:00 Cutting people out of your life

20:00 Inspirational Friends

24:00 Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway

24:45 Tour De France

38:00 Reflecting on your own achievements vs others

43:30 Are you an Ironman?

50:00 Peeing on the Tour De France

51:30 Peeing in a sweet packet

Anya culling is a professional runner who initially ran a 4:36 marathon adn less than 18 months later ran a 2:30. This insane achievement isn't the most impressive thing about her, she is an incredibly kind person who is jumping on today to chat about accusations of doping, mental battles and how you can learn to run FAST.

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02:00 How did Anya get into Running?

04:45 First Marathon

06:34 Second marathon

10:30 To begin with Anya was running without gear

15:30 People don’t know athletes and Olympians, they know Instagram runners.

19:00 Do I want to be a runner or a social media runner?

22:20 Blood doping accusations

30:00 Balancing Weight Loss and Performance

38:30 Identity takes time to catch up with reality.

40:30 Sprint on Netflix

43:00 Are you living your dream?

48:30 Competing with Boys

51:00 5 Things you wish you knew about running.Anya culling is a professional runner who initially ran a 4:36 marathon adn less than 18 months later ran a 2:30. This insane achievement isn't the most impressive thing about her, she is an incredibly kind person who is jumping on today to chat about accusations of doping, mental battles and how you can learn to run FAST.

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02:00 How did Anya get into Running?

04:45 First Marathon

06:34 Second marathon

10:30 To begin with Anya was running without gear

15:30 People don’t know athletes and Olympians, they know Instagram runners.

19:00 Do I want to be a runner or a social media runner?

22:20 Blood doping accusations

30:00 Balancing Weight Loss and Performance

38:30 Identity takes time to catch up with reality.

40:30 Sprint on Netflix

43:00 Are you living your dream?

48:30 Competing with Boys

51:00 5 Things you wish you knew about running.

Hunter Mcintyre is the fastest Hyrox Athlete of all time. He achieved the world record run in Stockholm in 2023. Since then, Hunter has been very open about his disappointment with his performance at his latest event, taking third place in Nice.

Today Hunter is joining us for the second time to discuss Hyrox, Hybrid training, His previous past with addiction, finding your passion in life and so much more.

This ep is a banger, thanks to Hunter for giving us his time yet again.

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00:00 Hunter has lost weight recently 

02:00 What happened in Nice Hyrox?

3:30 The pressure of being a world champ 

6:00 Mindset after Nice 

7:00 Is a 50 Minute Hyrox Possible?

10:00 The Ideal Body for Hyrox

16:45 Hunter at the Olympics

20:00 Optimal running volume for Hyrox

27:30 Hunters Off Season

32:30 The best athletes for Hyrox

34:00 Hunters 5k PB

38:00 Learning from the losses

39:30 World Champ recovery protocol

42:45 Hunters Daily Routine

45:40 Action vs Inaction 

53:00 Finding your passion in life

55:00 Non Actionable Spaces 

58:50 Winning vs Success

1:03 Hunters Lowest Moment