In this episode Crystal, Andy, and Chandler are joined by journalist and author Alex Hutchinson. Alex wrote for Runner’s World from 2012 - 2017 and is currently a contributing editor and writer of the Sweat Science column for Outside. This month he released his third book, “ENDURE: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance”

We discuss the limits of endurance. We learn how a lot of what we perceive are physical limits may actually be triggered in the brain. We cover topics such as:

• Hitting the wall
• Tricking your brain when you are low on fuel
• Fatigue
• Pain vs. Effort
• Why you really should smile
• The next big trend in psychobiology

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