Alex Hutchinson (Author of 'ENDURE') on the minds and its influence on performance

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🗓️ 23 February 2018

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Alex Hutchinson joins the show just weeks after the release of"ENDURE: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance." It's his latest book exploring the impact of the mind and how it influences our peak performances. How do we break through those physical barriers using our mind and muscle? Alex does a great job of providing stories from his own background as a runner as well as extreme examples of incredible athletes and adventurers on how they were able to keep pushing when everything is telling them to stop. Alex had a regular training column for Runner's World for several years and has also been published in Popular Mechanics as well as the New York Times. In October, he joined OUTSIDE to continue publishing his Sweat Science column. His byline may be familiar especially last year since he covered the Nike Breaking2 Project very closely for Runner's World. We talk a little bit about that and some of his observations. On this episode, we discuss: - How the book came together over nearly a decade? - Some of the challenges of writing a book in the sports science field - Tim Noakes' "central governor theory" - Smiling and other body signals that help improve performance - Self talk and how it can be beneficial and practiced And much more... ENDURE is out now and available wherever books are sold including Amazon and Barnes and Nobles. ----- This episode was brought to you by Maurten. Fuel properly for long distance races! we recommend Maurten. It’s the world’s most carbohydrate-rich sports drink and it’s being used by the top marathoners in the world. Eliud Kipchoge used it during the Breaking2 attempt and the Berlin Marathon. Kenenisa Bekele has been using it since winning the 2016 Berlin Marathon. Mo Farah even used it prior to his gold medal runs at the world championships. It worked for me at the Berlin Marathon and it could work for you. They have two drinks with 40 or 80 grams of carbohydrates and they’re now available in the U.S. Check them out today at Maurten.com CITIUS MAG PODCAST LISTENERS GET 20% OFF THEIR NEXT ORDER: Use promo code CMP20 at checkout. Click the image below to start shopping.

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1:34.5	My guest for today's episode is Alex Hutchinson.
1:37.6	He is the author of Endure, Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance.
1:44.0	He's also a writer for Outside magazine.
1:47.0	He had a regular training column for Renners World for several years.
1:51.0	He's also been published in Popular Mechanics Mechanics as well as the New York Times.
1:55.1	And in October he joined outside to continue publishing his Sweats Silence column.
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