Episodes

When it comes to health and fitness, there’s no topic more controversial or more complicated than which foods we should eat, and which we should avoid. Some experts tell you this diet or that diet is the best one for everyone, or that it’s not about the food at all, it’s more a problem of willpower and self-control. Eat whatever you want, just eat less of it and exercise more and you’ll be fine. I’ve come to realize that it’s just not that simple. We humans have evolved to have a very interest...

I hear a lot of runners talk about strength training, and honestly, not all of what they say makes sense. For example, runners tend to think they need to do a lot of reps with super light weights or they’ll get too jacked and it will hinder their running performance. Really? I get it though. I’ve bought into a lot of these ideas over the years, but I’ve come to realize that there’s a lot of information that we just believe to be true and based on facts… and well, it just isn’t. So in this epi...

I’ve seen a lot of social media posts and comments lately where people are sharing their frustration around the scale. They weigh themselves and if the scale hasn’t moved in the right direction, they get down on themselves, feel disappointed, and they often give up. All of this drama because of a number on a bodyweight measuring device. The suggested solution to this problem? Weigh yourself less often, or not at all! This doesn’t make sense. If you’re having an emotional experience around th...

Making lasting changes like permanently losing weight is not an easy thing to do. It requires you to do more than just change a behavior. Any kind of meaningful, lasting change requires three key things, and you have to have all three or it just won’t work. Think of lasting change like a three-legged table – if you’re missing one of the legs, the darn thing falls over! In this episode of the podcast, I’m going to share the three requirements for making lasting change and show you where you c...

Overtraining is something that a lot of runners experience but very few actually know that it’s happening. You might be feeling overly sore or fatigued but you keep pushing through those tough workouts because that’s what you do as a runner, right? The problem is that if you keep it up it can result in overtraining, which leads to all sorts of health issues like poor performance, burnout, even injury. Today on the podcast, I’ll go over the warning signs and dangers of overtraining and offer s...

Today on the podcast, I’m going to break down my experience running the David Goggins 4x4x48 Challenge. I’ll share some things I did right, some things I could have done better, and how this whole challenge has changed me. Whether or not you would ever consider doing an event like this, I think you’ll get something out of this episode. Because here’s the thing: it’s less about how many miles you run and more about who you become when you take on some big, impossible challenge like this. I le...

March is motivation month over in the Running Lean Podcast Community on Facebook! All month long, I’m offering up helpful tips and challenges to help get you motivated to hit your health and fitness goals! Whether you want to run faster or farther, dial in your nutrition, or lose those winter lbs – you need motivation to make it happen! But most people severely lack motivation! They are motivation-deficient. And this lack of motivation keeps them stuck where they are, never making any progre...

I think you all know that in order to become a healthy human, you need to change your habits. You need to break bad habits and create good ones. The problem isn’t knowing which habits are bad and which are good, it’s knowing how to make those good habits stick. Anyone can eat healthy for a day or two, but how do you do it day in and day out? How do you make it automatic? In this episode of the Running Lean podcast, I’ve got five very simple and very practical steps to making healthy habits ...

Runners love to get their drink on! They are especially passionate about coffee, beer, and their magical sports drinks. In this episode of the Running Lean Podcast, I’ll be covering a few beverages that seem to be at the forefront of runner’s minds these days. Namely alcohol, coffee, and water. These seem to be the most talked-about beverages amongst runners, and probably the most misunderstood. By the end of this episode, you’ll have a much better understanding of what’s good and what’s bad...

There are a lot of myths and misconceptions floating around out there around the topic of carbohydrates and running performance. Some say you can’t run without them, others say you should ditch them altogether. With all the conflicting information out there, how do you know which answer is right for you? Today on the podcast, I hope to clear up some of the biggest misunderstandings, myths, and misconceptions of low-carb running. By the end of this episode, I want you to be able to make an in...

Stress is not something that can be avoided, it’s just a fact of modern life. In fact, we all need a certain amount of stress to function normally. We’ve evolved as humans to handle stress; we have built-in mechanisms that kick into gear to help us deal with stressful situations very effectively. But too much stress, or the wrong kind of stress, can have serious health consequences. Stress can make us sick, stress can lead to a host of chronic diseases, and stress can make us fat. In this e...

Probably the number one issue people struggle with when it comes to healthy eating is sticking with it! They do great for a few weeks or a few months but then eventually find themselves elbow-deep in the edible cookie dough and have no clue how they got there. Here’s the thing…we all have the ability to make healthy eating a way of life, and for some people, it’s no problem. For others, though it seems virtually impossible. In this episode, I share my thoughts on what’s going on, why some peop...

Some of the most often-asked questions I get from runners revolve around the topic of carbohydrates. Most runners I talk to are either straight-up addicted to carbs or at the very least obsessed with them. So when I come in and start talking about a low-carb approach to running and weight loss, they freak out a little bit. They just can’t imagine a world where carbs are not the main focus of their nutrition game plan. In this episode of the podcast, I answer some of the biggest questions run...

I think we can all agree that in order to lose weight, you have to be able to burn fat. This is one of the main reasons why I spend so much time talking about how to turn your body into a fat-burning machine. Becoming an efficient fat-burner also provides several other benefits besides weight loss. For example, it’s a great source of fuel for running, it gives you all-day energy, and it improves your mental focus and concentration. In this episode of the Running Lean podcast, I’m talking abo...

I get a lot of questions over in the Running Lean Community Facebook Group about fat-adaptation. What does it really mean to be a fat-adapted runner? How do I go about becoming fat-adapted? What are the benefits of being a fat-adapted runner? How do I know if I’m fat-adapted? These are all such great questions! So today on the podcast, I’m taking a deep dive into the topic of fat-adaptation for runners. I’m going to answer all of these questions and more. My goal is that by the end of th...

Self-sabotage is when you say you want to lose 30 lbs but you find yourself eating chocolate cake every day. What is happening here? By eating the cake, you are completely undermining what you say you really want for yourself! Why do we do this? If this sounds familiar, you are not alone. This is something we’ve all experienced, I don’t think anyone is immune to some form of self-sabotage. The problem is that most people think self-sabotage is just something that happens to them, and they ha...

Contrary to what I see plastered all over social media, I don’t think 2020 was that bad of a year, at least it wasn’t for me. I accomplished more in my life this year than in the last 5 years combined! Yes, a lot of that had to do with me overcoming personal struggles and blowing past my own limitations. Regardless, I’m not choosing to look at this past year as the worst year ever. In fact, I think 2020 has been my best year yet! In this episode of the podcast, I’m looking back at 2020 and ...

Last weekend I ran the Sloppy Hog 50k. This wasn’t an organized event, and since most of the ultras have been canceled this year, I decided I would just do one on my own. So I picked a date, mapped out a course on some local trails, and BAM! the Sloppy Hog 50k was born. What makes this particular event unique though, is not just the amazing name I chose for it, it’s that I did the whole thing without using any fuel at all. I took in zero calories before or during my roughly 8-hours of runnin...

One of the most common issues I hear from clients is they’ve lost their motivation to keep going. They’re doing fine for a while, sticking to their food plan, losing weight, feeling great, and then all of a sudden, their motivation just disappears. They no longer feel motivated to stick with it, they find themselves eating off-plan, and a lot of times they end up quitting on themselves. If this sounds like you, you are not alone my friend! Whether you’re trying to stick to your food plan, or...

This is the final episode in the Running Lean Manifesto series. The Running Lean Manifesto is a set of guiding principles that, when you practice them each day, you can create the life you’ve always wanted for yourself. And when you create an amazing life for yourself, you inspire others to do the same. In this episode of the podcast, I share my thoughts about what it means to live your life in such a way that you become an example of what’s possible for others. Be sure to join the discussio...

The only things you have control over in this world are your own thoughts, feelings, and actions. No matter how hard you try, you cannot control what other people think, how they feel, or what they do. The problem is that most people don’t understand how all of this works. Most people just feel terrible all the time and blame it on everything and everyone except themselves. But here’s the thing: if you want anything different than what you already have, you have to look at what’s creating th...

Next week is Thanksgiving and that marks the beginning of the holiday season here in the U.S. The holidays are a time to gather with loved ones, give thanks for all that we have, and of course, eat and drink ourselves into oblivion…right? OK, maybe that’s just me! In this episode of the podcast, I’m going to offer some practical tips to help you handle the holidays so you don’t roll into 2021 hating yourself and looking like Frosty the Snowman. Be sure to join the discussion in the Running L...

If you’re anything like me and you’ve struggled with your weight, then you probably know what it feels like to kind of hate yourself. You hate how you look, you hate how you feel, you hate how you’ve let yourself go, you hate who you’ve become. Wow, this is a very negative and very sad place to be. You can’t accomplish anything positive from such a negative state of mind. When you feel this crappy about yourself, it is going to be almost impossible for you to lose weight, you just can’t do i...

The way you make big changes is by consistently doing new things – showing up day after day with drive, determination, and perseverance. In other words…creating new habits. Breaking old habits and creating new ones just might be the single most important thing you can do for yourself. It’s the only way you can make meaningful, lasting changes in your life. It’s how you become anything more than who you are right now. But creating new habits is not easy! That’s why most people never do it. ...