Episode 300 - Dr. Phil Maffetone, a rerun of our most popular podcast

This week marks the 300th episode of the podcast! The very first episode was a 17 minute call with physiotherapist Alison Rose. Since that time we have published an episode every Wednesday for 5 years and 7 months without missing a single episode.

 

There have been over 655,000 downloads which means that the average for each podcast is 2,200. I’d like to say thank you to every single person who has listened, whether it's been one episode or all of them.

 

My goal now is the same as it was for the first episode: To share real world advice that will help you improve your human and athletic performance. For that reason I’m also extremely grateful to each of our guests. I have spoken with World and Olympic champions, scientists, authors, business leaders, entrepreneurs and more, and they have all been so generous in sharing their knowledge and wisdom.

 

There are always some guests or episodes that are more popular, and today's episode is our most popular ever: A rerun of the conversation I had in 2019 with Dr. Phil Maffetone. 

 

In this conversation we chat about everything around the MAF training method, including:

• A recap on how to determine your true MAF heart rate
• The relationship between MAF HR, aerobic threshold, maximal fat oxidation and why MAF is actually better and more reliable than expensive and time consuming lab tests
• How heat can affect performance, and how to adjust accordingly
• Why it’s ok to consume sugars from natural sources like honey and berries, and how the body treats them differently to refined sugars
• Dr Maffetone's simple prescription for a disease free life of optimal performance
• Why Phil loves fartlek training for intensity
• What you must do if MAF isn’t working for you

To find out more about Dr Maffetone please visit him on Twitter @DrPhilMaffetone or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/philip.maffetone

 

In this episode we also discussed the following items/links:

2 week test to determine carbohydrate intolerance

The Overfat Pandemic why athletes who do lots of training may still look fat

Covid related athletic deaths:another perfect storm

Athletes: Fit but unhealthy

Fartlek training

The MAF test

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