Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast

On the podcast this week, Taren talks about the business side of MOTTIV and the steps being taken to continue to grow the app (and how you can help!) We also talk about working your way out of the off-season. And some great Q&A questions about cadence, split runs, "floaty pants" in the pool, and travelling before and after a big race. If you want to try the MOTTIV app for free, visit mymottiv.com and sign up!

On the podcast this week, we talk about a new app feature, answer a question about salt rate testing, and whether sleep patterns can be fixed. To get a free training plan, sign up at mymottiv.com!

This week on the podcast, we talk about setting PRs into your 60s (one of our MOTTIV athletes just did it at IM Florida!) How to race 5-8% faster, based on a brand new study. And, a reminder that MOTTIV gear is 30% off in the store in our pre-Black Friday sale that ends Friday, November 10th at midnight Pacific Time. To try the MOTTIV app for free, visit mymottiv.com and sign up now!

On the podcast this week, we discuss Lucy Charles-Barclay's IRONMAN World Championship win from the weekend as well as our impressions of the first women's only Kona race. We discuss a study on strength training, and we answer your pressing nutrition questions in a Q&A session with Sports Dietician Taryn Richardson. To try the MOTTIV training app for free (get a free training plan!), go to mymottiv.com and sign up today!

Taren is back from hiatus, and the podcast has a new name! Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast. On today's episode, Taren outlines his endurance sports (including triathlon) philosophy, sites studies that back up the new direction, and explains what makes up the four main tenets of the MōTTIV Method.

STUDIES:

Maximal strength training improves running economy in distance runners

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18460997

Concurrent endurance and explosive type strength training improves neuromuscular and anaerobic characteristics in young distance runners

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17373596

Strength Training for Middle- and Long-Distance Performance: A Meta-Analysis

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28459360

The Goldlocks Zone

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6139866/

Training for Longevity: The Reverse J-Curve for Exercise

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32848273/

Potential Long-Term Health Problems Associated with Ultra-Endurance Running: A Narrative Review

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-021-01561-3#Tab1

Is There an Exercise-Intensity Threshold Capable of Avoiding the Leaky Gut?

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.627289/full

Impact of training volume and experience on amateur Ironman triathlon performance

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938421000366

Comparison of Athletes’ Proneness to Depressive Symptoms in Individual and Team Sports: Research on Psychological Mediators in Junior Elite Athletes

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4911498/

The keys to happiness: Associations between personal values regarding core life domains and happiness in South Korea

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6326475/

GOOD GENES ARE NICE BUT JOY IS BETTER

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/