Endurance Minded

Bringing the Intuition Back to Nutrition

Christine Zimmerman is a registered dietitian/nutritionist as well as a certified intuitive eating counselor. She blends her knowledge and understanding of the science of nutrition with an individualized and intuitive approach designed to help her clients build better relationships with diet, exercise, and their bodies. 

We discuss a wide array of topics. Some of which are as follows: 

- Introspective Awareness. How to identify your superpower by taping into your bodily sensations. 

- Coping with feelings using food. 

- How to properly manage and use emotions in relation to food and diet. 

- The critical role that self-compassion should play in nutrition. 

- How satisfaction is one of the most important tools we can use to help us navigate our relationship with food. 

For more information on Christine or to schedule a nutrition consultation with here visit https://www.thomasendurancecoaching.com/services/#nutrition.

Minisode: The Role of Technology In Endurance Sports

Technology has the ability to make us better athletes and coaches, but only if we apply it properly and use it in the right context. It's a tool just like anything else, and its role in endurance sports is becoming more and more central. 

The signs that technology may not be being used as a value add to our athletic identity. 

- Using technology purely for external validation. 

- Executing training sessions only in the hopes that some data-driven metrics have changed. 

- Losing sight of how to properly contextualize data-driven metrics in relation to individual goals and training periodization. 

- Not placing the proper importance on qualitative metrics like sleep, stress, and motivation. 

- No longer being able to execute a training session based on RPE or "feel". 

 

This episode was based on an original article posted to the TEC blog. To read the original article visit https://www.thomasendurancecoaching.com/articles/

 

There's No Silver Bullet

Joe Hamilton is part of the TEC coaching team. He's also a long time athlete, who's made the transition to coaching athletes over the last several years. It's this transition that gives him a unique perspective and a window into how and why athletes struggle to achieve their goals. A few of the conversation topics are as follows:

 

- Focusing on the longterm for sustainable growth. 

 

- Taking a holistic view of training, fitness, and goal setting. It's not about just getting faster or stronger. Balance is key! 

 

- There's no silver bullet when it comes to what works for individual athletes.

 

- Leaning into a proactive mindset. This will allow you to weather any storm. 

 

Visit www.thomasendurancecoaching.com for more details and to learn more about Joe. 

Minisode: Training to be Adaptable

Based on questions from listeners, as well as Taylor's own conversations with coaches and athletes, this minisode outlines why and how infusing the skills of flexibility, adaptability, and resiliency purposefully into training is important for longterm success. Here's what we covered. 

 

- Adaptability and training consistency doesn't have to be in opposition to one another. 

- We can still use "Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail" and arrive at these skills successfully. 

- Why adapting "on the fly" is critical to avoid negative mental traps and pitfalls. 

- Advice on how to integrate these skills into your training. 

 

Visit www.thomasendurancecoaching.com for more information, or to speak with a coach about how to develop these and other skills. 

Looking at Things with Fresh Eyes

With new experiences come new perspectives. Taylor revisits an episode from the Spring of 2020 to look at how that conversation now takes on new meaning given the current circumstances. The original chat with Lydia Tanner looks different given how athletes see the world now. Some highlights are as follows:

- Applying intrinsic and extrinsic motivators in a world with less racing. 

- Why finding sustainability should take precedence over moving forward at all costs. 

- What maturity in sport means now. 

- Using fitness as a tool for enjoyment and growth, and not winning races. 

- Quality over quantity. 

Visit www.thomasendurancecoaching.com for resources and tools to help you be the best athlete you can be. 

Defining Success in Uncertain Times: Being Proactive vs. Reactive

What does it mean to be "Proactive" or "Reactive"? We've typically used these terms to define how we view the time before, during, and after races/events, but how does it apply when races are being canceled? 

- How to define success outside of racing. 

- How to utilize this time to be productive and set yourself up for long-term success. 

- What does "Reactive" behavior look like for athletes? 

- What does "Proactive" behavior look like for athletes? 

- How to make the most out of a clean slate. 

For more information on training, mental skills, or to schedule a free call with one of our expert coaches visit www.thomasendurancecoaching.com. 

Minisode: Defining Your Athletic Identity

This episode looks at how to define your athletic identity in the face of an ever-evolving endurance sports community. Canceled races and group restrictions mean that access to external validation isn't as easy to come by as it once was. Topics covered include:

- Who am I if I'm not a "racer"?

- What is my athletic identity?

- How to define my athletic identity in a way that's not purely external. 

- Defining your "Athlete Value Proposition".

Visit Thomas Endurance Coaching for more information on how to get the most out of yourself, or to schedule your free 30-minute coach consultation call. 

A Fresh Look at the Past

In episode 20 of Endurance Minded, we revisit a conversation we had with Selene Yeager in the Fall of 2019. This was long before we were consumed with a global pandemic, race cancelations, quarantine, and social distancing. In listening to this episode with a different perspective there's so much that's applicable to how athletes navigate the current crisis. Perspective is everything, and now more than ever it's important to "move through the tunnel" on our way to brighter days. If you didn't catch this episode the first time around now's your chance, or listen to it again and ask yourself how your reaction has changed given your current perspective and circumstances. 

You can find her latest publications at https://seleneyeager.contently.com/.

To learn more about the topics we discuss on Endurance Minded visit www.thomasendurancecoaching.com to speak with a coach, read the blog, or review any of the services designed to help you become a better athlete. 

Dealing with Sustained Efforts

Carrie Jackson Cheadle is a nationally acclaimed mental skills coach, consultant, author, podcast co-host, and so much more. We discuss the parallels between the injured athlete's experience and the current pandemic, how mental and physical fitness are closely linked, the components of hardiness, how to build a toolkit for resiliency, and how stepping back might be the best thing to do to move forward.

- To receive 30% off of Carrie's book Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries visit https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/rebound-9781472961433/

- Reach out to Carrie directly at www.carriecheadle.com and mention Endurance Minded to receive 15% off of your first mental training package. 

- For more resources on her work with injured athletes visit www.injuredathletesclub.com. Also, check out her podcast The Injured Athletes Club. 

- Visit www.thomasendurancecoaching.com for more information on the topics discussed on Endurance Minded, or to speak with a coach.  

Bringing the Joy Back to Training

Alana Levin brings her passion and experience as a TEC coach and lifelong athlete to this conversation. Alana and Taylor cover a wide range of topics including the current COVID19 outbreak, what might happen to endurance events in the future, how joy is the most critical aspect of training, and how races just might be a crutch that when removed allow athletes to finally find their true athletic identity. 

Alana's insight and enthusiasm make for a great conversation that's filled with takeaways for athletes and non-athletes alike. 

For more information on everything discussed in this episode visit www.thomasendurancecoaching.com