Pushing Boundaries:
An Endurance Coaching Journal for Time-Crunched Professionals
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“If you don't challenge yourself, you don't know yourself." - David Goggins
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I hope you've set big goals for yourself this year. I know I have, and I gotta admit, it feels dark sometimes. Can I get over this mountain? Is my plate unrealistically full? Do I have what it takes? I don't know the answer to any of these questions, but not knowing can be paralyzing. Don't let the unknowns control you. Take action. No. Matter. What. Here's a toast to embracing the suck and getting through it.
Hope this week's stories provide a dose of inspiration. Thank you for subscribing and reading. I truly appreciate it.
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Athlete Feature: Katelyn Pelak
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How can you use your triathlon and marathon training to grow your career? Hear the story of Katelyn Pelak, an athlete who sets big challenges, practices consistently, and uses her training to help, rather than hamper, her career growth.
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Who knew potatoes were so interesting?
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I'm sure you've heard the news - Sweet Potatoes are a superfood! What about regular potatoes? Should you be eating those too? This is a great article from Precision Nutrition that breaks it all down with easy-to-understand (and extremely colorful) infographics about how to fill your plate with this amazing vegetable.
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No matter what your A-race is this season, if it involves a bike, hills are where it's at! This is a GREAT workout to do all season long and is one of the few high intensity sessions that make sense in off-season or early-season training. Learning to climb efficiently will develop
- Strength - quads, glutes, calves, hamstrings, core - ALL OF IT!!
- Muscular endurance, which means you'll be stronger for longer
- Lactate threshold, enabling your body to push harder efforts
- Mitochondria production, which basically are responsible for your ultra-human strength and endurance
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More about Northwest Energy Lab
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We provide Personal Coaching for time-crunched business professionals, who value their endurance training and racing as a top-3 priority in their life. We offer 1-on-1 customized monthly coaching as well as 1-hour anytime coaching consults.
Online Group Coaching for Ironman Canada 2020 - 6-month training starts March 2! This is a unique online coaching in a group setting. Race-specific plan for Ironman Canada, Monthly video Q&A calls, and support of a community in a closed Facebook group. Or watch the video presentation to get more details.
Get a Referral Discount! Forward this newsletter to your active friends, and tell them about Northwest Energy Lab Coaching and get 20% off one month of personal coaching for both you and your friend.
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