The Physical Performance Show

Listen in as we sit down with Pete Jacobs to talk to him about his journey to becoming the Ironman World Champion in 2012 and his preparation for his return to the World Championship in 2017. In this episode we discuss around his change to the MAF training philosophy, his low carb high fat diet and how this has helped him overcome fatigue and improve his performance.

Listen in as we delve into the following:

• • Pete's struggle with fatigue
  • Pete's change in diet
  • Pete's change in philosophy about training and racing
  • Pete's 2012 Kona Ironman win
  • Pete's preparation for Kona 2017
  • Pete's start in triathlon and Ironman
  • About the MAF training philosophy
  • Pete's best advice
  • Pete's Physical Challenge

Timeline

0:00 Start

3:20 Playback of Pete Jacobs winning the World Ironman Championships in 2012

3:44 Introduction to Pete Jacobs

5:24 Start of interview

6:48 Pete Jacob's challenges with fatigue

8:45 Changing his diet and training to deal with fatigue

12:18 The fatigue Pete felt

13:48 Being aware of his fatigue and the adaptations Pete makes

13:35 Changing his diet with Phil Maffetone

17:13 Pete's plate at dinner, lunch and breakfast

18:05 Sponsors, MAF and nutrition for Kona

20:00 Pete's belief in his abilities

20:55 The frustration of not knowing what was wrong

21:50 The importance of clarity and a clear diagnosis

22:15 The perspective Pete learnt from the hard times

22:00 Talking about MAF training: Maximum Aerobic Function

30:25 Talking race day in 2017

31:02 Race day 2017 nutrition strategy

32:35 Talking Ironman World Championships 2012: The victory

33:38 Ironman World Championships 2011: The fight for second place

34:50 Switching his mindset: from wanting to win to knowing he can win

35:40 Separating your mind from what you are doing: Ken Ware

39:38 Origins in triathlon

43:02 Listener question: core strength and body maintenance

47:20 Performance Round with Pete Jacobs

54:00 Goals for Ironman World Championship 2017

54:29 Pete Jacob's in the zone

56:10 Pete Jacob's best advice

1:00:43 Live Your Own Fit : Jaimielle & Pete Jacobs Business

01:01:23 Where to follow Pete on his road to World Championships 2017

01:02:00 Jamie's words to Pete at the end of the Ironman world Championships 2012

01:02:41 Close

01:07:17 End

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In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I have a humbling chat with 5X Olympian, dual Olympic medallist and American record holder Bernard Lagat. During the episode Bernard shares around his life growing up, his experiences at 5 Olympic Games, his race strategies and the highs and lows of his running career including his role in Nikes infamous Breaking2 world record attempt.

Listen in as we delve into the following:

• Bernard's childhood
• Where Bernard's drive to run came from
• The legacy of running in Bernard Lagat's family
• Bernard's stand out performances and races
• Bernard's toughest competitors
• Bernard's mindset around racing and training
• How Bernard dealt with disappointment throughout his career
• What fuels Bernard to keep competing - his upcoming goals
• Bernard's best advice
• Bernard's Physical Challenge

Timeline

2:52 Introduction to Bernard Lagat

4:40 Bernard's Personal Bests (PBs)

6:00 Start of interview

6:07 What scares Bernard Lagat

9:02 Bernard's life growing up

12:22 Bernard's inspiration to run

15:12 Bernard's first Olympic Games: Sydney 200

18:18 Missing the Olympics Games in Atlanta 1996

19:04 Olympic Games Athens 2004 story

22:39 Achilles Tendon injury

25:36 Beijing Olympics 2008: dealing with disappointment

26:28 The lowest point in Bernard's career

27:52 2009 World Championships: Bernard redeeming himself

28:05 Bernard's longevity

29:15 Bernards win in the 5000m USA Trials 2015

32:30 Bernard's performance in Rio Olympics 2016

33:11 Bernard's mindset

33:33 Top 3 tips for longevity

38:48 What fuels Bernard Lagat

40:29 Being at Breaking2

41:18 What Bernard said to Eliud Kipchoge at Breaking2

41:45 Behind the scenes of Breaking2

42:32 Self doubt at Breaking2

45:48 Performance Round

55:20 Bernard's bucket list

56:42 Bernard's top tip for best physical performance

58:23 Bernard Legat's dinner table

59:02 Bernard's idol and inspiration

01:00:40 Bernard's Physical Challenge

1:04:27 Conclusion

01:06:35 End

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In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I sit down with Luca Turrini who holds the world record for the longest distance covered on a treadmill in 24 hours.

Listen in as we delve into the following:

• What planted the seed for Luca to break the world record
• The training that went into the event
• The team that helped Luca on the day
• The mindset Luca had for the event

Timeline

0:00 Start

3:55 Start of interview

4:30 The journey to the world record

5:50 his first 24 hour treadmill attempt

6:34 His second treadmill – going for the record

7:50 The physical prep to get ready for the world record

11:42 The day of the world record attempt

14:49 How Luca felt starting the record

15:03 How Luca broke down the 24 hours

15:10 The attack (first 6 hours)

16:10 The last hour

17:30 Luca's nutrition during the event

18:25 The dark periods that came throughout the event

22:19 The end of the record attempt

23:45 The previous record holder Dave Proctor

24:11 Mental vs Physical effort

25:25 Advice from Pat Farmer

27:20 Recovery from the event

28:30 Luca's best advice

28:56 Where to follow Luca

29:54 End of interview

30:05 Close

30:45 Brad's You Can Run Pain Free Book

32:04 End

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In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I have a fire-side chat with Matt Bevilacqua - Three time Molokai 2 Oahu paddleboard champion and professional Ironman. During the episode Matt shares around all things surf life saving ironman, breakthrough performances, hard training and fun sessions on the beach.

Listen in as we delve into the following:

• Matt's origins in surf life saving
• Growing up as a surf athlete in Tasmania
• Matt's Nutri-Grain Series journey
• Matt's Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Races
• The highs and lows of Matt's career so far

00:00 Start

01:00 Introduction

04:00 Matt Bevilacqua Introduction

05:40 One thing that scares Matt

08:12 Matt's genesis story

08:37 Matt's junior days

09:30 Where Matt's love for the sport started

11:37 Talking about Matt's parents

14:00 Matt's dreams before becoming a professional ironman

14:56 Being a surf athlete in Tasmania and the Tasmanian athlete bond

18:10 Training with Michael King

19:25 What Matt learnt from training with a high performance squad

20:25 Matt's first Nutri-Grain IronMan qualifying year and race

22:10 Finding himself on the Nutri-Grain IronMan Series podium

23:37 Matt's second year on the Nutri-Grain IronMan Series

24:42 Matt on the importance of confidence

25:45 Matt's first Nutri-Grain IronMan Series win – Newcastle 2015/16 Series

28:38 Matt's 2016/17 Nutri-Grain IronMan Series

31:20 Performance Round

43:04 Molokai 2 Oahu paddleboard

44:42 Matt's study – High school teaching

45:36 Matt's bucket list

46:54 Matt's training advice

48:00 Matt's Physical Challenge

49:36 Matt's dinner guest

50:40 Matt's sponsors and supporters

51:45 Matt as a comedian

52:55 Close

55:35 End

Matt Bevilacqua on social: Insta: @matt.bevilacqua Facebook: @mattbevy Twitter: @matt_bevilacqua Matt's first surf club - Clifton Beach SLSC Matt's current surf club - Kurrawa SLSC Matt's Sponsors: Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Kracka Surf Craft Engine Swim BOS Oceansport True Protein Previous show guests that are mentioned:

Episode #1: Ali Day

Episode #22: Shannon Eckstein

Episode #57: Matt Poole

Episode #72: Jamie Mitchell

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In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I have a fire-side chat with USA Hall of Fame Track and Field Coach Bob Larsen. During the episode Bob unpacks about his running growing up before progressing into high school coaching before coaching at UCLA and elite level runners including Meb Keflezighi. He chats about the training it takes to be one of the world's best marathon runners and important training metrics.

Listen in as we delve into the following:

• How Bob brought American Distance Running back
• His running journey growing up
• His career as a coach from high school through to his current role
• How he coached Meb Keflezighi
• The coaching metrics that matter for distance running
• How to prolong a distance runner's career

Timeline

0:00 Start 3:15 Introduction to Bob Larsen 6:30 How Bob Larsen started his training group – bringing American distance running back to an international level 8:55: Genesis story of Bob Larsen 9:10 Bob as a runner growing up 14:30 Discovering coaching: start of Bobs career 15:30 coaching techniques that were working back in the high school years that still work 21:35 Injury minimization strategies – cross training 28:40 Mebs Boston Marathon win 32:10 Lead up to Meb's Athens medal 36:35 The workouts before Meb's Athens Olympics 39:55 Coaching metrics that matter 47:26 Prolonging a career – Meb's drills 50:36 Single piece of advice to perform at physical best 52:00 Who would Bob have at his dinner table? 53:15 Physical Performance Challenge 55:18 Where to find Bob Larsen online 58:13 Finish If you have enjoyed the show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes.

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In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I have a fire-side chat with Running Researcher & Physical Therapist at University of Montana (Assoc Prof.) - Dr Rich Willy. During the episode Rich unpacks about running mechanics, injuries and research. We discuss, knee pain, strength training for runners, running shoes, running trends and technology as well as so much more.

Listen in as we delve into the following:

• Introduction Dr Rich Willy
• Rich's week in a snapshot
• Why Rich got into Physical Therapy
• Focus on researching Knees
• Patello Femoral Pain
• BMI and Patello Femoral Pain
• Best advice in regard to Patello Femoral Pain
• Running Mechanics
• Preferred Step Rate
• The role of strength training in running
• Changes in running mechanics with aging
• Running Shoes
• What Rich is most excited about
• Best Advice
• Physical Challenge – Strength Training – start off with some easy weights

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In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I have a fire-side chat with AUS Champion Triathlete - Jake Birtwhistle. During the episode Jake unpacks his rise through the junior championships, some great tips and insights, his qualification into the 2018 Commonwealth games along with so much more.

Listen in as we delve into the following:

• Introduction Jake Birtwhistle
• Successful weekend at Hamburg
• Gaining qualification into the 2018 Commonwealth Games
• Discovering Triathlons
• Tweaking his technique
• Performance Round Questions
• Jake's worst injury
• Favourite hobby
• Jake's bucket list
• Physical Challenge: 6 x 1kms on the track with 90secs rest Sponsors

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In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I have a fire-side chat with Big Wave Surfer and 10x Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard World Champion - Jamie Mitchell. During the episode Jamie unpacks how he got into big wave surfing, tackling the big waves, his worst injury and so much more.

Listen in as we delve into the following:

• Introduction Jamie Mitchell
• Suffering a fractured sternum
• Worst injury seen in big wave surfing
• How Jamie got into Surfing
• Big Waves
• Managing the uncertainty
• Dominating Molokai Paddleboard Championships for 10 years
• Training leading up to Molakai
• Performance Round Questions
• Being in the zone
• Sponsorship with Quiksilver
• Jamie's best advice
• Jamie's Physical Challenge – Get up at 6am to go for a 4km walk and swim at the beach

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In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I have a fire-side chat with Great British Half Marathon Rep - Tina Muir. During the episode Tina unpacks some key insights into her running career along with the very challenging decision to put her running career on hold to recover from Amenorrhea which is the loss of her menstrual cycle.

Listen in as we delve into the following:

• Tina's Mentor and Support when first starting out in running
• Tina's major running highlight
• Growing up and moving to the US
• Key Learnings
• Performance Round
• Who Tina admires and why?
• Mental Bottles and Self Talk
• Being in the zone
• Pros and Cons as working with your husband as a coach
• Tina's very personal struggle to put her running career on hold and Amenorrhea
• Managing Amenorrhea and nutrition
• Tina's viral blog post
• Tina's best running advice
• Physical Challenge – Correct your posture

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In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I have a fire-side chat with 70.3 Triathlon Champion - Sam Appleton. During the episode Sam unpacks around how he got started in 70.30 triathlons, his training, key insights into recovery and his recent successes.

Listen in as we delve into the following:

• Something that scares Sam
• Growing up with 3 brothers
• Cairns Ironman win
• Studying at university
• Training for 70.3 Triathlon
• Key insights in recovery
• Performance Round Questions
• Sam's worse injury
• Sam's best advice
• Physical Challenge – 2min wall sit

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