Running Longevity Masterclass with Dr. Jordan Metzl: Strength, Aging, & More
The Strength Running Podcast
Jason Fitzgerald
4.7 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 26 February 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Jordan Metzl is a Harvard-trained medical doctor, bestselling author, and a highly sought after international speaker. His new book, Push: Unlock the Science of Fitness Motivation to Embrace Health and Longevity, is now available!
Jordan is the creator of the immensely popular Iron Strength workout, a medical columnist for Triathlete Magazine, and a 37-time marathon finisher (not to mention an Ironman Triathlete!).
In this conversation, we focus on running longevity:
- The training habits that need to change in your 40's and 50's
- Potential tension between performance and longevity
- The role of strength training as we age
- a lot more...
Follow Jordan on IG here. Thanks for a great conversation, Jordan!
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Thanks to The Performance Training Journal!
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Ready, set, go! |
| 0:04.4 | This is episode 447, with 37-time marathon finisher, Ironman triathlet, author, and one of the most widely respected sports medicine doctors in the country, Dr. Jordan Metzell. |
| 0:28.0 | Welcome to the Strength Running podcast. |
| 0:32.1 | I'm Coach Jason Fitzgerald, and I want to help you become a better runner. |
| 0:36.9 | Don't miss Strengthrunning.com, our home base where you can find training programs, |
| 0:38.5 | our award-winning content library, and our free email courses. My singular goal is to help you improve your running, |
| 0:44.7 | so if there's anything I can ever do to help your training, please get in touch. |
| 0:49.1 | Now, I couldn't do this podcast without the help of our partners. If you get value from the |
| 0:53.4 | show, you can support us by using |
| 0:55.3 | their discount codes and getting yourself some helpful training aids. A big thanks to Two |
| 1:00.6 | Before. Get yourself a whopping 30% discount on their 20 pack and multi-packs at Two Before.com |
| 1:08.0 | for their all-natural scientifically proven pre-workout with code Jason. |
| 1:13.6 | Two Before, which is the numeral two, followed by the word before, is made from New Zealand |
| 1:18.8 | black current berries, which improves vasodilation or blood flow, just like beetroot. |
| 1:24.3 | But they also improve recovery after exercise by managing oxidative stress |
| 1:29.0 | through their unique ratio of antioxidants, which also have a nice side benefit of supporting |
| 1:34.4 | your immune system. Now, the main antioxidant is called anthocyanin, which I hadn't heard of |
| 1:40.1 | before, but is actually more present in New Zealand blackcurring berries than tart cherries, |
| 1:45.9 | raspberries, blackberries, or blueberries. Plus, 2B4 tastes delicious. I love products that are both |
| 1:52.7 | good for your performance and good for your overall health. Get yourself 30% off any multi-pack |
| 1:59.3 | with code Jason at 2 before.com. |
| 2:03.1 | They have a caffeinated and non-caffeinated version, which is great depending on your caffeine |
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