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The Alchemical Life — 72 episodes

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Is Online Coaching Worth It? The Honest Pros & Cons for Hybrid Athletes

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Back Pain, Fueling, Plyos AND MORE: A Q&A for Serious Runners

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Hamstring Pain in Runners: Anatomy, Causes, and the Fix

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Build a Runner's Core: Anatomy, Function, and What to Actually Train

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Should You Train Today? The Honest Answer

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Inside the Rehab: How My Athletes Trained Their Pain Away

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Never Let Fear Keep You From Your Goals AGAIN

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Q&A: Stop Overcomplicating Core, How To Add Plyos & My Actual Warmup Structure

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Why 99% of Runners Fail at Strength Training

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Are You Overtraining or Under-Recovering? Here's How to Tell | Q&A Episode

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Come Back from Running Injuries Stronger Than Before | Coach Breakdown of Stephanie Liles

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Hybrid Athlete Alec Blenis Reveals His Marathon Training Secrets

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Alchemical OFF ROAD: A Raw Conversation With My Mom

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From Crisis to Calling: How Our Hardest Seasons Become Our Greatest Gift (OFF ROAD)

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How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome and Trust Yourself

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Stop Stretching Your Hamstrings (Do This Instead)

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Rigorous Training's Hidden Impact on Mental Health (And The Unexpected Fix)

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From Injury-Prone to Unbreakable: The Physiology of Strength for Runners

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The Reality of Being an Endurance Athlete When Your Health Fails You

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How to Find the RIGHT Strength Coach for Endurance Athletes | Stop Wasting Time & Money

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Managing Strength Training Stimulus for Endurance Athletes - Stay Strong Without Breaking Down

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The Dark Side of Endurance Training: Psychotherapist Tells ALL (Mental Health, Social Media & Eating Disorders)

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The Static Stretching Myth That's Keeping You Injured and Slow (and what to do instead)

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The Secret To A FAST Marathon (and it's not more mileage)

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Why Your Brain Is Sabotaging Your PRs (And How to Fix It)

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These Mental Tricks Will Drop Your Race Time- Insights from 20x State Champ Coach Gary Droze

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How To Navigate Through ANY Training Setback Like a PRO

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Blaine McConnell on sprints for endurance, PEDs, fasted cardio, and MORE

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WHAT HYBRID ATHLETES AREN'T TELLING YOU!!

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The Fatal Flaw in Every Endurance Training Program (You're Probably Doing This)

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Never Breaking 6min to 5:19 Mile in 10 WEEKS - How I Did It

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Divorcing Your Mileage Obsession (Plus 3 Tips for Perfect Runs)

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State Champ Track Coach Breaks Down: Legit vs. BS Training Hacks

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Why Your Athletic Background Changes Everything: The Secret to Unlocking Your Training Potential

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Getting a Sub 3 Marathon w/ Elite Masters Runner Katie Sherron

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The 8 Biggest Strength Training DONT'S for Runners

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Episode 36: Dominating The 5K w/ Danny Manausa

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Why Mental Fatigue is Sabotaging Your Best Workouts

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Episode 34: A Need For Speed- How to Get FAST

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Episode 33: Finding Strength- Steph Liles' Transformation Story

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Episode 32: The Guide to Becoming an UNBREAKABLE Runner

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Episode 31: Gym Pet Peeves w/ Veronica Zuccala (A RANT)

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Episode 30: Running On Empty - Navigating Burnout

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Episode 29: The Fit Executive Mom- Redefining What's Possible with Katrina Lee

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Episode 28: STRENGTH TRAINING SABOTAGE- Why Your Lifting Routine Is Breaking You Instead of Making You Faster

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Episode 27: The Q&A- Compound Lifts and Top 3 Exercises for Runners, Ankle Rehab, and MORE

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Episode 26: Zero to Strength Hero- A Runner's Guide to Starting in the Weight Room

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SO I RAN MY FIRST 5K....Here's what happened

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RACE WEEK SURVIVAL GUIDE: Everything You Need to Know

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RUNNERS: YOU HAVE BEEN LIED TO - 6 Myths About Strength Training

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Training Through TOUGH Times

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The Psychology of Returning to Sport Post-Injury w/ Veronica Zuccala

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Run Like Never Before With THIS

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Breaking Down My Training Week

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The Best Training Split for Runners

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Episode 17: Starting a Business, Burnout, Self Doubt, and Social Media

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Bringing Order from Chaos: My Mom

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Strength Training for Baseball with Hunter Cosper

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Episode 14: The Secret To Training Athletes With Veronica Zuccala

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Episode 13: Creating Real Recovery and Achieving Athletic Potential with Dr. Haley

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Episode 12: Finding Your Niche w/ Pro Motocross Coach Drew Whitehead

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Episode 11: My Sister

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Episode 10: Reflections

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Episode 9: What Endurance Athletes are Missing

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Episode 8 - Q&A - Fitness Trends, Motivation, and Confidence

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Episode 7: The Dark Side of Fitness

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Episode 6 - So I did a Hyrox...

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05- Q&A - Music to hit PRs, Performance Anxiety, Training Blocks, ETC

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04- Mastering Recovery for Sport- Overcoming Plateaus

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Episode 3 - Mastering Recovery for Sport - Nutrition

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Mastering Recovery for Sport: Sleep

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Episode 1: Introductions and Mastering Recovery for Sport