Training
Mental & Physical Gymnastics – why you should do both
“Victor seven tango three one seven…no wait…three one nine…no one seven, one seven! It’s one seven for sure.” Spurted the tired athlete to the official. “Wrong! Thirty burpees.” demanded the Spartan judge who was checking each racer’s memorized codes. In the obstacle course (OCR) world racers spend countless hours monthly training their bodies to handle…
Read MoreBurn 30% more fat in half the time
Old adages are dropping like flies in the world of health optimization. The ketogenic diet has shown people it’s not just calories in calories out. Now a new study from the British Journal of Sports Medicine has just put the last nail in the coffin of the old theory that to burn fat you need to…
Read More3 Proven Ways to Perform under pressure
There are times when we all have to perform under pressure, the threat of choking, of losing control, or of failing miserably can be a powerful force poised to ruin your life, or at least your day. Don’t let it!
Read MoreA 16 Second Habit That Will Change Your Life
I first began using this technique when I was training for the Olympics. As I’ve studied neuroscience over the past five years for my book “Fear is Fuel”, I realize how impactful this little routine is, and how it can literally change the quality of decisions you make every single day. It will make you…
Read MoreFive step morning routine for success & courage in 2018
Here are the five things I do each morning, and the neuroscience behind why I do them. Start your morning off right, don’t be addicted to the dopamine fix of getting right to your phone. You have a small window each morning when your brain and body are completely clean slates – a proper morning…
Read MoreOlympic Sports Psychologist Shane Murphy
I sat down with my former Sports Psychologist Shane Murphy – he was the first director of sports psychology for the U.S Olympic Training Center and helped me greatly improve my performance.
Read MoreLesson 2 – After 48 hours riding & 2 hours of sleep; I’ve got advice
From the middle of the Italy Divide 500 mile self-supported bike race between Rome and the Swiss-Italian border I get a deep thought. Sleep deprivation forces me to take a few minutes to get it out, but it’s a good one especially in times like that!
Read MoreSeven lessons we learned from the Olympics
This year’s Olympic Games might be over, but we’re far from done reliving our favorite moments. Records were set, tribulations were overcome, and history was made. And while most of us will never grace an Olympic podium, there are plenty of ways we can strive to emulate these incredible athletes. Make like an Olympian by…
Read MoreMental Training Techniques from US Olympic Training Center
Breakthrough to your best performance ever, by training your mind. Here are the secrets from the Olympic training center that can get you there!
Read MoreExpedition update – cycling the 7 summits – russia
Europe’s highest peak is next on our team’s list. It’s extra special becase my 11 year old son has been training all summer to join us. Here’s our update from “training camp.” Let me know what you think!
Read MoreFive steps to become as fit as an Olympian
The sweat was burning my eyes and I couldn’t wipe away the sting. I pushed the back of my hand harder into my eye to try and make it stop. I couldn’t see my hand, I couldn’t see anything but bright flashes of white. My mind left the agony of my eyes to focus…
Read Moreprepare yourself to ride anything with these 6 training tips – Bicycling Magazine
When ultra-endurance athlete Rebecca Rusch and professional adventurer Patrick Sweeney decided to ride up Mount Kilimanjaro to benefit World Bicycle Relief this winter, both knew that training was going to be a challenge. For Rusch, who has lots of professional race obligations, the preparation was compressed into just eight weeks. Sweeney had more time,…
Read MorePlyometric leg workout to crush your next mountain bike race
Here’s some killer insight from my Olympic training days, using plyometrics to be powerful during your biking competition. Plyos are great for road cycling or mountain biking, especially in short burst and to raise your average wattage. What ever biking you do; please let me know how these work for you and please share with…
Read MoreCould Pokemon GO Save A Couch Potato’s Life?
I never let my kids download games on my phone but even I have caught the Pokémon GO bug. Is this revolutionary mobile app inspiring people to exercise more? Could it save a couch potatoes life? It’s without a doubt the most innovative game I have seen in my lifetime. Seems everyone is doing it…sitting…
Read MoreThe best workouts on the go!
“Pain in the ass comes” in two types – good and bad. Bad is traveling through stuffy airports, hot, tired and sweaty; and good is the day after super-setting jump squats with lunges and setting a new PB. If you globetrot like I do (more than 200,000 miles per year) then one of your biggest challenges is…
Read MoreCreating a habit that lasts using nueroscience
Three incredibly simple steps you can take today to create a new habit that will stick using the latest research from neuroscience…yeah…in fact this is brain surgery.
Read MoreLesson 4 – What to do when the weather is bad
Rain, wind, snow, what are you going to do when it’s time to adventure?
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