YogiTriathlete Podcast

Professional triathlete Matti Weitz is our guest today, and he is living the example of what it looks like to answer a calling.

Thriving as an age group triathlete, Matti was also successful in business as a Sports Physiotherapy; he was on route to building an empire, and by all means, society would say he should have continued toward the professional and financial success that was inevitable, but that's not what he did.

As his passion for triathlon was building, his fulfillment in his profession was falling, and he couldn't help but wonder what life would look like if we put 100% of his focus into his sport.

In 2023, Matti took the leap despite his fears and stepped up into a role that he could no longer ignore. He's been documenting his journey on his YouTube channel from mindset to frugality, workout sessions, and recovery; Matti is openly sharing his story.

He is embracing patience, facing fears, and putting himself out there for us all to see as he documents his patient pursuit of becoming the very best in the sport of triathlon. Jess and BJ were thrilled to connect with Matti and look forward to connecting in person this spring at Ironman Oceanside 70.3. Will you be there? Let us know.

In this episode:

- Beginnings started with excelling at Judo

- Not quitting this time 

- Choosing passion over profession

- Growing up in Germany and expectations of the culture

- Shadow careers

- Developing intuition 

- 10-day training cycles

- Having objective people around you for honest feedback

- Living the monk lifestyle

- The central governor system

- Being in the moment

- Journaling - 3 things I’m grateful for

- How did martial arts form your current mindset

- His first pro-race experience

- Comparison is the thief of joy

- Staying process-driven vs outcome-oriented

- Feeling fear vs repressing it

- Building community through Live Q&A on his YouTube

- Staying frugal with triathlon expenses

- What is the big dream and vision

- Growing up in a culture that shares the same mindset

- Learn to dream

Belgium Professional Triathlete Claire Michel is back on the show!

Claire first launched into the YogiTriathlete community in 2018, and in that episode, the three of them go into detail about Claire's backstory and much about her resilient mindset.

As she now pursues her third Olympic games in Paris this summer, it was the perfect time to invite her back onto the show to catch up, dive in, and give space for her to share her athletic wisdom with us all as she did back in episode 116.

Inspired to be an Olympian at the age of 12 after finding newspaper clippings about her mom's debut at the 1976 Olympics, Claire first focused on swimming, then running. But it wasn't until 2012, when Claire started competing in triathlon, that she found multisport to be the ticket to fulfilling her Olympic Dreams.

In 2015, she stepped into her professional multisport career, which has afforded her experiences of high highs and low lows, but through it all, Claire has stood the test of time. Thank you for tuning in; we hope that you enjoy the show!

In this episode:

- the lure of Girona, Spain

- Moving into her next career phase

- Improve relationships with the Belgium federation

- Solution-oriented mindset

- Talent detection

- Betting on yourself

- Olympic build

- Paris triathlon course

- Training with ranges

- Keeping the big picture in mind

- Going longer

- Belgium Olympic mixed relay team

- Managing nerves

- Trusting yourself

- Sign up for her newsletter

Welcome to part two of the Women’s Wellness Series with YogiTriathlete coaches, Jess and Melissa. Today's episode is all about the cycle. We take a leisurely stroll through the feminine cycle while sharing ideal training during the cycles, herbs to support, and foods to gravitate toward.

Thank you to all who listened in for part one, which launched last month, and for letting us know that you found it to be enjoyable and helpful. We’d love to hear more: what did you take away, what have you tried, and did it work? Let us know.

In this episode:

- Benefits of dandelion tea

- Boosting iron through herbs

- What workouts did you do this morning

- Go-to wellness practices right now

- Stretching before bed + yoga nidra

- Stage 1: menses

- Ashawanga properties

- Stage 2: follicular

- When to add intensity and when to ease off during your cycle

- Importance of chewing your food

- Coconut curry dish recipe

- Blood builders

- Stage 3: ovulation

- Self-reflection time is important

- Pituitary gland balance heading into menstruation

- Stage 4: luteal

- Sleep is necessary during certain phases

- Do we need as much sleep as we think

- What do you want to hear about on the last episode of the series?

Today, Jess and BJ welcome Love.Life Telehealth doctor Keary O'Connor to the show (formerly known as PlantBased Telehealth).

Keary is an osteopathic physician board certified in Family Medicine; she is a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. She is a certified yoga instructor, pranayama educator, and certified in plant-based nutrition through Cornell and medical nutrition therapy from Columbia University.

Dr. O'Connor has been an avid athlete most of her life, and she is passionate about promoting a WFPB diet and lifestyle medicine because she has seen the benefits in her own life and the lives of her patients.

In this episode:

- Background as an athlete

- Functional training

- Swimming as a meditative practice

- The best form of exercise is the one you’re going to do

- Extend your lifespan

- Building self-esteem

- Entry to yoga

- Ahimsa and letting go of self-judgement

- A dare to go plant-based

- Know where you are in order to go where you want to go

- Show up and be consistent

- F-A-I-L

- Cutting out carbs can lead to insulin resistance

- Gut biome and changing taste buds

- A passion for breathwork

Welcome to the OH Show, where each month, Jess and BJ dive into listener questions and dish on the goings-on of entrepreneurial life as co-founders of YogiTriathlete as well as long-time age-group triathletes, coaches, and a couple bonded by business, sport, and love.

In this episode:

- Navigating the waves of life - challenge and joy

- Jess’s desire to travel the world is manifesting

- Sicily this fall

- Working through fear of the unknown

- Wellness is everywhere

- Run/walk to sustainable running

- Complements to a return to running

- No need to give up before you even try

- Guaranteed resistance

- Swim sets can help us work the mind

- Hurried disease

- BJ’s fastest Ironman pursuit

Joanne Murphy is among the most sought-after race day announcers worldwide, but she is so much more than her beautiful brogue articulation.

Joanne is a long-time triathlete and cyclist, founder of the all-female Galway Baybes cycling team, Global IRONMAN Women For Tri Ambassador, host of the popular Tri Talking Sport podcast, and a woman who leaped in 2016 to follow her dream to work full-time in the arena of sport; a career launched from a fractured pelvis that she now considers one of the silver linings of her life.

Originally from Cork but now based in Galway in the West of Ireland, she is a recognized voice on the IRONMAN finish line in Ireland and the UK. And was the first ever female voice to grace the IRONMAN World Championship announcing team.

She is an inspiration to many, as it seems there is no end to her energy. However, I think she'll share with us today just how intense and exhausting being a race announcer can be, especially stepping in as lead announcer at the 2023 World Championship in Kona, a day dedicated to women accomplishing their dreams.

Pop in your earbuds and get ready to enjoy the boundless enthusiasm of Joanne Murphy.

In this episode:

- Why Lucy Charles Barclay drove 90-minute round trip to swim practice

- Schedule training on your calendar

- Her triathlon journey

- Taking the leap

- How injury launched her career

- Solution energy

- Best Race: IRONMAN Wales

- Slay the dragon

- The pressure of race-announcing.

- Intense. Immense. Incredible.

- Giving the winner the same energy as the final finisher

- Nice World Championship course - take your spot!

- Managing comparison energy.

- How she cares for her voice.

- Why Lucy Charles Barclay woke up early and drove far for swim practice.

Welcome to the YogiTriathlete podcast and Join Jess, Mindset and Wellness Coach for YogiTriathlete, and Melissa Herbalist and Triathlon/Running Coach for the first in a series of conversations dedicated to Women's Wellness.

So, unbeknownst to either of these women, they were both contemplating how to use their experience and knowledge to better serve women in endurance sports. And when Jess received a hit to create this series alongside Melissa, she came on board without hesitation.

These two coaches are here for you, for spouses and partners of women, to explore curiosities about women's wellness within athletics and how herbs and wellness practices can better support performance and overall health.

So please reach out and let them know what you want to know.

In this episode:

- Why we love Adaptogens

- Aging gracefully starts early

- Ayurveda 101

- Signs & symptoms of hormonal imbalance

- Being told you may die

- Women are cyclical beings

- Effects of stress on hormonal imbalance

- What happens when we are low in estrogen

- What are hormones, what do they do?

- The importance of protein as we age

- Building Iron

- Pre-sleep routine

- Hot flashes

- Yoga poses for helping thyroid function and adrenal glands

- Don’t be afraid to slow down right now

Jess and BJ are thrilled to welcome back Dr. Daya Grant to the show.

Daya is a mental performance consultant, neuroscientist, yoga teacher, writer, athlete and mom. For the past 20 years, she's studied the brain and how it relates to athletic performance. Combined with her knowledge of yoga, which is the ancient science of the mind, she brings together old and new world science and wisdom to assist athletes in reaching their performance potential.

Dr. Grant was first on the show in August of 2021 for episode 275, where she shares her backstory and in-depth knowledge about the neuroscience around mindfulness and meditation in sport. Thank you for tuning in and supporting the show.

To keep these podcasts commercial-free, please consider making a pledge on Patreon for as little as five or ten dollars a month; you can ensure the continuance of this show while enjoying exclusive content.

In this episode:

- FLOW

- Moving through resistance to get to flow

- Chemicals released in the brain when in flow

- Mindfulness vs Meditation

- Goals of pursuing a quiet, still mind, zero-point awareness

- Calmness exists

- Re-wiring going on behind the scenes as we meditate consistently

- Why incorporate routines before performance

- Can journaling help?

- New research on the brains of endurance athletes

- Reaching the physical limits, but not mental

- Myth-busting

- Increasing recovery time through mindset training

- Thoughts on goal setting by determining core values first

- Action precedes motivation

- Little doses of dopamine

Welcome to the first OH Show of 2024, recorded on the first day of 2024. Jess and BJ dive into listener questions as well as dish on their one piece of inspiration for the year ahead. Be sure to stay until the very end of this episode, where you will receive a special add-on to today's show.

In this episode:

- Wellness shouldn’t be a surprise

- Devotion AND/IN technique

- Let nothing shake you

- Live life in the possibilities

- Epic swell hits California

- A wonderful way to express life

- How do you know what you want?

- YT take on New Year resolutions

- A recommitment to the enhancement of self

- The importance of surfing the small waves

- Vocalizing your big goals - BJ’s fastest ironman ever

- The importance of data in pursuing goals

- Warrior finesse

As the YogiTriathlete podcast enters into its 8th year of broadcasting, we want to have a pause and thank each one of you for tuning in and supporting the show. We have seen many meaningful conversations unfold on this channel over the years, and we have no plans of stopping soon. Here's to an incredible year ahead for all. Thank you for listening to this episode.

In Gratitude - Jess and BJ

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Professional Triathlete Laura Siddall shares the mic with Jess and BJ today to smackdown her amazing win at Patagonman Xtreme Tri. Not only did she take the women's win, but she was second overall. Another example that women are truly thriving within the extreme triathlon world.

So much has shifted since Laura raced her first Ironman as an age grouper in 2009, in the sport and her life, but what has stayed the same is her ability to grasp the W on race day.

This conversation concludes an intense year of life for Laura, having begun with a terrible biking accident and then coming out on top at the bottom of the earth just last month. This conversation is a blast, we hope you enjoy the show.

In this episode:

- Pro-triathlete nomad lifestyle

- Working with Lawrence VanLingen

- Turning the corner on injury

- The triathlon at the end be of the world

- Team aspect for Xtreme Tri

- Race breakdown

- Water temperature report: "It's really F(&$ing Cold"

- How she stayed warm

- Women level the playing field at Xtreme Tri events

- Overthinking never gets us anywhere

- When all can do is nothing, what do you do?

- Knitting stress

- Blessings

- Ironman World Championship - Nice, France 2024