Miscellaneous
Taren is back from hiatus, and the podcast has a new name! Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast. On today's episode, Taren outlines his endurance sports (including triathlon) philosophy, sites studies that back up the new direction, and explains what makes up the four main tenets of the MōTTIV Method. STUDIES: Maximal strength training improves running economy in distance runners https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18460997 Concurrent endurance and explosive type strength training improves neuromuscular and anaerobic characteristics in young distance runners https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17373596 Strength Training for Middle- and Long-Distance Performance: A Meta-Analysis https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28459360 The Goldlocks Zone https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6139866/ Training for Longevity: The Reverse J-Curve for Exercise https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32848273/ Potential Long-Term Health Problems Associated with Ultra-Endurance Running: A Narrative Review https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-021-01561-3#Tab1 Is There an Exercise-Intensity Threshold Capable of Avoiding the Leaky Gut? https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.627289/full Impact of training volume and experience on amateur Ironman triathlon performance https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938421000366 Comparison of Athletes’ Proneness to Depressive Symptoms in Individual and Team Sports: Research on Psychological Mediators in Junior Elite Athletes https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4911498/ The keys to happiness: Associations between personal values regarding core life domains and happiness in South Korea https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6326475/ GOOD GENES ARE NICE BUT JOY IS BETTER https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/