Optimise Your Exercise | Podcast #34

Optimise Your Exercise | Podcast #34

Author: Pete Jacobs March 11, 2021 Duration: 17:38

Hi, Pete here. If you are familiar with Live Your Own Fit Coaching or myself you will know that I have spent over 2 decades as a professional endurance athlete. In this episode you will learn how to optimise your training and exercise for the end goal you desire. I will share how to approach your training either as a fat adapted or sugar dependant athlete, the health and longevity outcomes of both and how this effects race day results. 

This podcast episode is ideal for you anyone that exercises, from a weekend warrior to a high performing elite athlete and all in between. 

Contact me at hello@liveyourownfit.com to learn how I can mentor and coach you to your health and performance goals. 

WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER

  • The difference between a fat burning athlete and sugar dependant athlete
  • How to become fat burning as an endurance athlete 
  • What VO2 Max training is
  • Hormonal pathways that are activated as a fat burning athlete
  • Health and longevity benefits of a fat adapted athlete v’s a sugar dependant athlete 
  • Approaches to tapering before race day 
  • How to train for what you want on race day! 

 

FEATURED ON THE SHOW 


Finding a sustainable path to better health often feels like navigating a maze of conflicting advice. Live Your Own Fit | LYF Performance cuts through that noise with grounded conversations led by Pete Jacobs, a World Ironman Triathlon Champion, and his wife Jaimielle. This isn't just about extreme athleticism; it's about the practical, balanced choices that build a resilient life. You'll hear discussions that connect the dots between nutrition, daily movement, and the mental frameworks needed to stick with it. Pete naturally draws from his own journey to the pinnacle of endurance sports, not to prescribe a champion's regimen, but to share the broader lessons on mindset and perseverance that apply to anyone. The podcast operates on the principle that true fitness is deeply personal-it's the energy to keep up with your kids, the clarity to focus at work, and the vitality to enjoy your days. Each episode offers a blend of personal anecdotes, actionable lifestyle tips, and thoughtful dialogue aimed at helping you define what performance means in your own life. Tune in for a refreshingly honest take on building health from the ground up, where the goal is lasting well-being, not just a temporary fix.
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