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Endurance Planet Podcast Interview

03 May 2012 in nutrition

I had a really nice chat with Tawnee Prazak the other day for the Endurance Planet Podcast.  Below is a widget to listen to the interview. Alternatively, you can go directly to the Endurance Planet website or subscribe to the podcast/download on iTunes. If you’re not a listener to this podcast, you should be.  Ben Greenfield (who really knows his stuff and is an amazing athlete in his own right) offers a wealth of great content and his team always delivers top...

5 Tips for Turning Inspiration Into Action

01 May 2012 in lifehack

[NOTE: Below is a slightly edited repost of an article I recently penned for Books For Better Living.  I hope you enjoy it. Rich Roll, author of the upcoming book Finding Ultra (available May 22, 2012), was 50 pounds overweight and about to turn 40 when his spark of inspiration hit—he was struggling to climb a simple flight of stairs and knew it was time to make big changes. He committed to a new diet, started training, and within two...

FINDING ULTRA Preview Excerpt

01 May 2012 in books

Finding Ultra by Rich Roll – Excerpt Very excited to share a preview of my upcoming book!  Courtesy of the good people at Random House / Crown, here are 26 pages that should give you a nice flavor for what the book has to offer. Check it out, give it a read and let me know what you think in the comments. Three weeks and counting until the book is finally released.  So if you are into it, check out...

4 Superfoods You’re Not Eating (But Should Be)

19 Apr 2012 in nutrition

Below is an article I recently wrote for the newly minted SwimSwam.com – the online destination for all things swimming founded by my buddy Mel Stewart.  A former world-record holder and two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming, Mel is quite simply one of the greatest butterfly swimmers of all time.  Period.  But more than that, he is a great guy who continues to do great things for the sport he loves.  So do me a favor – if you are a fan of...

My Top 7 Sources of Plant-Based Protein

19 Apr 2012 in nutrition

Below is an article I recently wrote for MindBodyGreen – the destination for all things PLANTPOWER, yoga, meditation and just plain wellness.  It seemed to be a rather popular post — tons of great comments — so thought I would reprint it here in case you missed it.  I hope you enjoy it. I say it all the time. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not only possible to optimize your health on a plant-based diet; when done right, I actually recommend it....

Are you Ready to Reject Middle Age? Get Started with FINDING ULTRA Pre-Order Giveaways!

16 Apr 2012 in books

So excited to finally announce the launch of my new website for FINDING ULTRA!   www.findingultra.com First, a HUGE shoutout of gratitude for the eminently talented team at Sandbox Studios – the boys that put in the long hours to make this happen.  James Gilbert, Reis Paluso and Marshall Caswell, I thank you for your design aesthetic, tireless coding and attention to detail.  Simply put, you guys rule. Check out the site and let me know what you think in the comments...

FINDING ULTRA Book Giveaway on Goodreads!

11 Apr 2012 in books

This is awesome.  The good people at Crown Publishing have just launched a FINDING ULTRA Giveaway Contest on Goodreads — the largest site for book lovers and book recommendations in the world.   The contest is now open through May 10 – ENTER NOW to win 1 of only 20 available copies and be one of the first to read and review the book! The copies that are being given away are pre-release versions of the book called “galleys” – a limited...

Swim Training for Triathletes: Focus on Technique

03 Apr 2012 in swimming

Below is an article I recently wrote for the newly launched SwimSwam.com – the new destination for all things swimming founded by my buddy Mel Stewart.  A former world-record holder and two-time Olympic gold medalist in swimming, Mel is quite simply one of the greatest butterfly swimmers of all time.  Period.  But more than that, he is a great guy who continues to do great things for the sport of swimming.  So do me a favor – swing by SwimSwamand...

Slaying The Protein Myth

01 Apr 2012 in nutrition

  NOTE: Below is an article I wrote that recently appeared on OneGreenPlanet.org.  I hope you enjoy it. “But where do you get your protein?” As a plant-based ultra-endurance athlete, if I had a dollar for every time I fielded this inquiry, I could put my four kids through college.  So let’s address the elephant in the room, once and for all. We live in a society in which we have been mistakenly led to believe that, meat and dairy products...

Farms2Forks Immersion

23 Feb 2012 in nutrition

A few weeks ago, I had my publisher send a copy of my upcoming book to Rip Esselstyn – the well known Plantstrong King and author of the bestselling book Engine 2 Diet – in hopes that he might like it.  And consider giving me a nice blurb quote I could throw on the book back cover or maybe toss up on the Finding Ultra Amazon page to give the tome an air of approved legitimacy. You see, Rip and I go way back.  Well,...