Final Surge Podcast

Episode 29: Matt Fitzgerald. Matt may be the most prolific writer in endurance athletics with over 2-dozen books to his name. In this episode, we talk about the 80/20 training philosophy, the mental aspect of endurance athletics and we talk nutrition. Check Out Matt’s latest book The Endurance Diet. How you got your start in running. When I am looking for the latest in training and science I usually turn to Alex Hutchinson, Steve Magness and you. What got you so interested in this? Matt talks about a book he wishes he didn’t write. What is the 80/20 rule of training for endurance athletes? You have written a lot about diet, what is race weight and how do you find it? There are a lot of diets out there, is there one right way to eat? Matt talks about low carb diet and quality of carbs and gives us examples of high-quality vs low-quality carbs. We talk about the difference between diet for optimal performance vs. diet for weight loss. Your book How Bad Do You Want It is about the mental aspect of endurance athl