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Sprint & Long jump expert, discusses illegal drugs The master coach of one of the most successful athletes of the 20th Century. I don’t think that’s an exaggeration. We’re honored to have Tom Tellez, the long-time coach of track and field legend Carl Lewis, join us for an in-depth conversation. Tom Tellez was head coach […]

Usain Bolt’s Biggest U.S. Rival Part Two of our in-depth interview with sprint specialist Dennis Mitchell. Coach Mitchell, a multiple medallist at the Olympics and several World Championship, now leads Star Athletics, a club based near Orlando, Florida. In his group is the leading U.S. 100 meter runner of the moment Justin Gatlin, gold medallist […]

Genetic advantage, illegal drugs & messing around with mother nature Is world-class sports performance just a matter of thousands of hours of deep practice, or do you have to have the right genes? What’s the latest on the nature versus nurture debate? David Epstein has studied the issue intensely over several years and has produced […]

Sprinting to long & high jumping to NFL preparation It’s always an honor to have a true master coach on the show. This week, sports renaissance man Dan Pfaff joins us. Coach Pfaff has worked with 49 Olympians, including nine medallists, most recently helping Britain’s long jumper Greg Rutherford win a gold medal in London. […]

Mikaela Shiffrin, Julia Mancuso head coach With the focus firmly fixed on the slopes of Sochi, we thought it would be an excellent time to revisit our in-depth interview with the head coach of the U.S. Women’s Ski Team, Alex Hoedlmoser. It’s filled with insights into the ultra high-performance and rather risky world of alpine […]

Preventing Over-Training the Paleo-Primal Way It’s an honor to have Mark Sisson on the show this week. He’s the go-to-guy for guidance and inspiration in high-performance nutrition, anti-inflammatory diets, weight loss, and rest and recovery. His incredibly useful and comprehensive website is www.marksdailyapple.com One of the key founding fathers of the currently rampant Paleo-Primal nutrition […]

Anatoli Bondarchuk; Remote coaching We’ve got the thinking man’s hammer thrower on the show this week. Martin Bingisser is an international tax lawyer, a world-class athlete and a writer about all things related to track and field, strength and conditioning, you name it. As Martin puts it – he leads two lives: During the day […]

Two Olympic Gold Medals; One Silver Three Olympics in a row: One silver medal and two golds. A winning streak that culminated in London under the weight of the heaviest of expectations. Mary Whipple was literally the driving force of the indomitable U.S. women’s eight rowing crew for over 10 years. As coxswain she was […]

Triathlon, 24-Hour Running Record Christopher Bergland ran 153.76 miles in 24 hours on a treadmill and lived to tell about it – just barely. That’s an average per mile pace of 6 minutes and 24 seconds for an entire day and night – a world record that’s held up for nearly a decade. Christopher has […]

Sports science research We’re very glad to have “Dr. Sweat Science” back on the show. Alex Hutchison has a PhD in physics, a passion for running and an intense calling to comb through the constant flow of sports science research to highlight the good, the bad and the ugly. Alex writes a highly engaging and practical […]

Mental toughness & emotional intelligence It’s about time we had a guest from the golfing world! John Haime is a mental and emotional performance specialist and former professional golfer. His expertise is particularly in the area of developing emotional intelligence in athletes from golf as a well as a wide range of other sports and […]

Winning mindset, mental toughness This week we’re joined by one of the world’s top independent performance psychologists – Michael Gervais. Michael works with a wide range of athletes, coaches and leaders, including NBA players, the Seattle Seahawks Head Coach Pete Carroll, mixed martial arts fighters, the military, world-class surfers – you name it. Michael has […]

Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Paleo Diet Nutrition Here’s Part Two of our interview with Tim DiFrancesco – the L.A. Lakers’ head of strength and conditioning and all-around inspiring chap. In this part, Tim talks in detail about the truly all-natural power foods he has been instrumental in getting the players to eat. He gives some […]

Taylor Phinney, Evelyn Stevens, High altitude training Neal Henderson is the U.S. Olympic Committee’s winner of the Sports Science Coach of the Year Award for 2012. Neal has a vast array of knowledge across many sports but his main specializations currently are cycling and triathlon. World-class athletes he’s been working with include triathletes Cam Dye and […]

Real food sports nutrition This extensive conversation with Tim DiFrancesco brings together many of our favorite themes – innovative approaches to building power, speed and mobility, optimal fueling for intense performance and recovery and the motivation to make it all happen. Tim’s approach to sports nutrition is nothing short of revolutionary. Tim is the strength […]