The Balanced Grit Podcast
by Your Coach Matthew
A midlife guy over 200lbs trying to find the balance of strength and cardio to be the best at life he can be without sacrificing the enjoyment of life. Guest interviews with similar goals, amazing achievements, and differentiating views on how to achieve it.
Episodes
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Ragnar Relay Recap
Just a little talk about how my schedules affected my training the inaugural Arkansas Ragnar relay trail race just some general thoughts on how to adapt when life changes never stop working out even if it’s five sessions and don’t give up on your
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Recap of Bentonville Half Marathon
Today on my cigar walk and recovery walk from yesterday’s Bentonville half marathon I’ll talk about me not hitting my goal. I have planned on doing two hour half marathon or sub to our half marathon and uplifting 500 pounds that didn’t happen and I just discussed that how I deal with it and…
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Walking and Rambling
Next episode, I just talk about a impromptu 15 mile run I did on Saturday how that went a little bit about strength training for runners and endurance athletes of all types and just blabbered on for 15 or 16 minutes while I was out for a walk
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Follow a Program!! Stop guessing and making up your workouts on the fly
Are you going into your workout unprepared? The worst program followed consistently is better than no program done with intensity. Train smarter not harder.
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Jenny Beard recaps the White Rock 50k
Jenny comes back to update us on how she took 2nd place female at the White Rock 50k trail ultra. We also dive a little deeper into her training, fueling, and what’s coming up.
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Thoughts on weekly training volume S1 E5
This morning as I walked the neighborhood and drank my coffee, it got me to thinking about weekly volume and how many don’t consider the overlap of their various workouts. I am talking mostly about “hybrid” (insert overused buzz word here) athletes. I don’t pretend to know everything, but have…
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Quitting vs Knowing When to Stop
Are you a quitter, or do you know when your body says its done? Huge difference between those two things. Especially as we age, we need to listen to our body when training. This can apply to strength, endurance, or even relationships!
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Interview with Ultra Runner Jenny Beard
Today I interviewed Ultra Runner Jenny Beard and we talked about her accomplishments, her goals, her training and nutrition. What has changed over the years as she has had children and matured.
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Realistic Goal Setting S1, E2
How you approach setting your goals and the right mindset to have while working towards your goal.
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Intro to The Balanced Grit Podcast
Your Coach Matthew with Peak Fit NWA giving a short intro to who he is, what he hopes to accomplish with this podcast, and welcoming everyone along for the ride
About this show
A midlife guy over 200lbs trying to find the balance of strength and cardio to be the best at life he can be without sacrificing the enjoyment of life. Guest interviews with similar goals, amazing achievements, and differentiating views on how to achieve it.
Hosted by
Your Coach Matthew