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The Greg McKeown Podcast

363. Maximal Fitness with Minimum Time with Ben Greenfield (Part 2)

The Greg McKeown Podcast

Greg McKeown

Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Greg and guest Ben Greenfield continue in this Part 2 conversation about endurance training strategies, focusing on preparing for Ironman triathlons. Ben shares insights on pacing, nutrition, and psychological resilience, offering tips from the trenches for race day success. They explore the challenges of juggling athletic goals with personal life, emphasizing the importance of maintaining relationships alongside intense training. The conversation also touches on building community and male friendships, with Ben revealing his ongoing efforts to invest more in these areas. Buy Ben's Book "Boundless" Visit Ben's Website Join my weekly newsletter. Learn more about my books and courses. Join The Essentialism Academy. Follow me on LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Facebook, and YouTube.

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the rest of this year. Now, let's get into today's conversation.

1:24.4

And if somebody was starting today, how long does it take before you feel like, okay, you could

1:30.7

be performing in the Iron Man using the concoction that you've just described?

1:36.8

First, you feel more stable energy levels within a week. Second, if you have a race that is eight weeks or less away, like, meaning if you have a race coming up within the next eight weeks, I wouldn't make many dietary or nutrition changes, right?

1:54.8

So, like, I know you're racing in Iron Man.

1:56.8

I think it's what March, what was it March?

1:59.2

April, April 26th. So between March 15th, it, March? April, April 26th.

2:01.4

So between March 15th, the time of this recording in April 26th, in my opinion, that's not a reasonably long enough period of time to turn your body into a fat burning machine.

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