The Official Ironman Insanity Race Report Podcast.
Ben Greenfield Life
Ben Greenfield
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 12 October 2014
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Ben just raced the Ironman Hawaii World Championships with just 14 days of preparation.
In this post-race podcast straight from the Big Island just hours after the race, you'll find out: -How Ben prepared (including why he wasn't able to stick to his original plan, and had to biohack instead)... -Why Ben did yoga during the actual race... -Ben's top mental tactics for achieving things that seem like they should be impossible... -The crazy illegal drugs Ben was offered during the race... -What you can learn from Ben's foray into extremely minimalist Ironman training, and whether you should try this too...
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During this episode, Ben and Brock also fill you in on the brand new "Defying Sports Nutrition Paradigms" episode that was just released inside the BenGreenfieldFitness Premium channel.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Ben Greenfield Fitness.com podcast. |
| 0:07.1 | We provide you with free exercise, nutrition, weight loss, triathlon and wellness advice |
| 0:13.0 | from the top fitness experts in the nation. |
| 0:15.9 | So whether you're an Iron Man triathlete or you're just trying to shove a few pounds, |
| 0:20.7 | get ready for non-runner-of-the-mill cutting edge content from Ben Greenfield Fitness.com. |
| 0:30.0 | Ben, I think your foot is... well your toes are twitching, what? |
| 0:43.4 | My foot is twitching. |
| 0:44.8 | Yes, we're sitting here in the in the lobby, the hotel lobby of the King K hotel where |
| 0:50.3 | I'd be said the Iron Man Hawaii Pure and I've got an ace bandage wrapped around my foot |
| 0:56.3 | with the Mark Pro electrical stem going full blast on that foot. |
| 1:01.2 | As for having hit so far this morning my other foot, both my knees and my Achilles. |
| 1:09.4 | So I'm heeling myself up here with as much as I can. |
| 1:15.6 | I'm not from the King Kham hotel. |
| 1:18.9 | That's right. |
| 1:20.4 | So why why on earth are we sitting in the lobby of the King Kham hotel in lovely Kona |
| 1:25.9 | Hawaii? |
| 1:26.9 | Alright so for those of you who didn't know, I got talked into racing in Iron Man yesterday |
| 1:31.0 | and not just any Iron Man, Iron Man Hawaii World Championships here in the blistering |
| 1:36.7 | heat and wind of Kona Hawaii. |
| 1:41.2 | And it was an interesting day because I just found out this fact two weeks ago. |
| 1:48.8 | So I've had exactly 14 days to prepare to race an Iron Man. |
| 1:53.8 | I think it actually was 15. |
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