Two-Brain Radio: Mastering Endurance Training With Chris Hinshaw

In today’s episode of Two-Brain Radio, Sean speaks with the man known in the CrossFit world as the endurance authority—Chris Hinshaw.

Chris is a 10-time Ironman competitor and second-place finisher at the Hawaiian Ironman World Championships. He is the founder of aerobiccapacity.com and is widely considered to be one of the top endurance coaches in the world. Chris has coached 30 CrossFit Games champions and 43 CrossFit Games podium finishers—including celebrated athletes such as Mat Fraser and Rich Froning—and has been doing CrossFit himself for more than 10 years. 

He talks about what motivated him to get into the world of endurance sports, why he got into coaching and what it’s like to work with the top CrossFit athletes in the world.

Links:

http://aerobiccapacity.com/
https://www.amazon.com/Founder-Farmer-Tinker-Thief-Entrepreneurs-ebook/dp/B07QH85HSX

Contact:

Instagram: @hinshaw363

Timeline:

1:53 – The definition of endurance.

3:39 – How a “skinny, uncoordinated” kid became an elite triathlete and Ironman athlete.

6:15 – Built to run.

7:48 – To be successful at any challenge, it must be a lifestyle, not a hobby.

8:57 – Developing the mental strength necessary for Ironman competition. 

11:15 – From athlete to coach. 

13:35 – Discovering CrossFit at CrossFit Santa Cruz Central. 

14:43 – Addicted to the adrenaline.

15:56 – Meeting, learning from and assessing Jason Khalipa.

18:31 – No nonsense from Camille Leblanc-Bazinet and providing value as a coach.

20:23 – What had been missing from Khalipa’s training.

22:17 – Roles and responsibilities of athletes and coaches.

26:07 – The thing that separates the really, really good from the elite.

28:14 – On interference and taking risks for the possibility of a greater reward.

32:20 – Coaching CrossFit athletes vs. traditional endurance athletes.

35:16 – The biggest mistake people make when trying to improve endurance.

38:42 – The future of coaching elite CrossFit athletes for competition.

42:32 – The best part of the journey: reclaiming health.