Running Lean
Running Lean is hosted by Patrick McGilvray - NASN Licensed Primary Sports Nutritionist, NASN Certified Personal Trainer, UESCA Certified Running Coach, Master Life & Success Coach, experienced marathoner and ultrarunner, and The Weight Loss Coach for Runners. Patrick helps runners properly fuel their bodies and their minds so they can achieve peak performance and optimal health and fitness. Whether your goal is to lose weight, get stronger, run faster or further, or improve your mindset, you'll learn it all in this informative, inspirational weekly podcast. Learn more at www.runningleanpodcast.com
268. When Your Weight Loss Journey Gets Frustrating
It doesn’t matter how much weight you have to lose or how long you’ve been at it, there will eventually come a time when things will get frustrating for you.
You might experience a stall or a plateau in your weight, you might keep slipping back into old habits, you might even see the number on the scale go up…gasp!
Rest assured that all of this is a normal part of everyone’s weight loss journey and while it might be frustrating, it doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with you.
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267. 5 Training Principles All Runners Need to Know
For most runners, training is just something you do.
You find a training program, lace up your shoes, then get out there and follow the plan.
This is great and can definitely lead to awesome results, but have you ever wondered WHY these training plans are structured the way they are?
If it’s a well-designed plan then it should be following some basic training principles, and as a runner, you should know what these principles are and how they affect your running performance.
In this episode of the podcast, I’ve g...
266. Is It Better to Run Faster or Longer?
Most of the runners I work with would like to get better at running.
Some are just getting started, others would be considered seasoned athletes.
Despite their abilities, they all share a common goal which is to improve their running performance.
But what exactly does this mean?
Should everyone who runs be training to run faster?
What about those people who just want to run longer, is that a valid way to improve running?
In this episode, I break it all down and answer the question: Is...
265. 3 Keys to Improve Your Running and Extend Your Life
There are many, many ways to improve your health and fitness and become a better runner.
There are countless books and podcasts that cover these topics in great detail.
This is great, but one of the problems is that there might be too much information out there on these topics.
There’s so much written and talked about that it’s hard to know what’s right, what’s not, and what will actually work for you.
So in this episode, I wanted to focus on the 3 most important things you can do f...
264. Knowledge is Overrated
There is no lack of knowledge in the world we live in today.
Just about every bit of knowledge that’s ever been known to humankind is available to us in our hands, on our phones, in just a few seconds.
Yet, with all of the knowledge in the Universe literally at our fingertips, we still struggle to eat right, lose weight, or improve our running.
In this episode of the podcast, why I believe that knowledge is overrated and what you should be focusing on instead.
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263. Why You Need to Ditch the Diet Mentality
There are so many ads and promotions these days for different diets, it’s almost overwhelming.
Everybody wants to sell you the magic pill – the easy, simple diet that will allow you to eat all the foods you love and lose all the weight you want with no work on your part and no stress whatsoever.
I get it, I’ve tried just about every diet you can imagine and I’ve learned many valuable lessons along the way.
Probably the biggest lesson I learned is that you just need to ditch the diet men...
262. Forget the New Year’s Resolutions and Do This Instead
It’s the start of a new year and lots of people are making New Year’s resolutions.
I’ve seen all kinds of posts on social media over the last few days from people saying they are going to run every single day this year to others resolving to quit drinking alcohol forever.
These are great goals to have but there are some issues with how most people go about actually achieving those goals.
Most people give up on their New Year’s resolutions within the first two weeks!
So today on...
261. Replay: How Your Thinking (More Than Anything Else) Determines Your Results
When it comes to fitness, so much attention is put on your actions – what you should and shouldn’t do.
Eat this, not that. Lift this way, not that. Train like this, not that.
I’m not suggesting you shouldn’t do stuff, but I think you need to stop focusing all of your attention on actions and start paying more attention to your thinking.
It’s you thinking that determines whether you stick to a plan or not.
It’s your thinking that keeps you going when the going gets tough.
<...260. 10 Hard Truths About Fitness No One Is Talking About
There is a lot of information out there these days on what it means to be healthy and fit.
My social media feeds are full of health and fitness experts spouting all kinds of opinions and ideas and principles that everyone needs to follow.
But in my years of training and coaching runners on weight loss, strength, and running, I’ve found a few things that really stand out.
These 10 concepts I’m going to share with you today are not what most of the mainstream experts are talking about, but they are crit...
259. Choose Your Hard
When it comes to accomplishing big goals, you have to expect things to get hard.
For example, losing weight takes time, and for some it can be a long and challenging road to get there.
Yes, losing weight is hard, but so is becoming more overweight and more metabolically unhealthy.
So you can choose the hard of losing weight or choose the hard of becoming sick and unhealthy.
In this episode of the podcast, what it means to choose your hard, and some practical tips to help you choose wisely.
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