Full Throttle Podcast: Recent Episodes
Lorin Wilson
Conversations about, and reflections on, how to improve oneself to be of service to the world. Topics of emphasis will be on fitness, health, philosophy, psychology, spirituality, vulnerability, and different economic modalities (among many other topics that could create a path to self-improvement/global improvement.) The goal of the podcast is to manifest constructive conversations about how to create a better world for as many people as possible. The goal is to “square the circle.” Squaring the circle means trying to create a square and a circle that have the same area. This is an agreed-upon impossible geometric problem to solve as pi is a transcendental number. Even with that, however, mathematicians have still dedicated countless hours towards getting as close as possible to squaring the circle. What this metaphor represents is that the goal isn’t to get it “correct” or be “perfect.” No, the goal is to strive to improve towards something “better” or towards the “transcendent.” I would personally define this, at this point in my life, as more empathy, happiness, love, and understanding in the world.
Lorin and Xavier are back together for another episode! After each of their individual endeavors got in the way a little bit, the boys are back to give you the content you've been wanting. In this episode we talk about some running news, how the NCAA sporting landscape is changing due to student-athletes getting paid via sponsors, Aleksandr Sorokin going for his own 24-hour running world record (trying to average 7:06 per mile for 24 hours!), and what we have been up to over the last 2 months or so.
Xavier goes into his training and the content he has been feeding himself - all about personal development, performance, and winning culture.
Lorin talks a little about the books he has been reading - Purpose Driven Life, Beyond Order, and Endure. Then he goes into how his training for the California International Marathon has evolved since his achilles injury at Tunnel Hill 100.
Hope you enjoy and as always, thanks for listening!
In this episode, Xavier explains the reason for such a long hiatus and gives an update on the immediate future of the podcast. He also recaps his time at RATX last week,(his favorite week of the year) and shouts out some of the teams and performances that stood out, as well as how special it was to bring two of the girls on his team to his favorite camp. He describes what he observed from a team perspective and then issues a challenge to any of the kids that were on camp to undertake. Enjoy the recap from such a special opportunity for all the athletes and coaches involved and keep an eye out for more great content coming your way!
Lorin does a solo cast where he talks about his training for the week (he is currently training for the CIM Marathon on December 4, 2022 in Sacramento), the book he is reading "Designing The Mind," which focuses on using mindfulness to develop self-control over one's emotions which leads to a cascade of benefits such as lowered anxiety and stress, before concluding with his thoughts on the message he received in Church this week - finding your purpose, equipping yourself to serve God through developing your purpose, always be learning/moving towards your purpose, and taking everything in micro-chunks whether that's one step or one rep at a time. Win the moment you're in. You won't always be perfect, however, you can always find joy in the present.
In this fun episode, Xavier and Lorin are joined by former guest Colby McCune as well as Marty Luevano, brother of former guest, Moses Luevano (Episode 6: Reflecting on the 2009 NXN Championship).
This episode stresses how crucial the Summer is to setting yourself up for a successful Fall XC season (Summer miles lead to Fall smiles ; the Fall holds no secrets to how Summer was spent) and some tips on how to go about calendaring out your Summer training. Also, the Summer is a GREAT opportunity, THE opportunity to experiment in your training to try to make big fitness jumps (both physically and mentally) as racing is limited/non-existent in the Summer. We dive into the concept of polarized training, the stress-recovery principle, progressive overload, mileage, different types of Summer workouts (broken tempos, tempos/PPMs, drills, hill circuits, long runs etc), recommended dynamic drills, recommended foot strengthening, weight training basics, orienting yourself around goals, tips to stay motivated, the power of daily doubles, logging your workouts, and much more! We hope you enjoy!
In this episode we dive into some running recaps including our thoughts on former guest Natosha Rogers qualifying for her first world team in the 10k after a DECADE of ups and downs.
We talk about Colin Sahlman running the 3rd fastest US High School mile time of 3:56 and Jakob Ingebrigtsen.
We also shout out former guests Rachel Tomajczyk and Drew Tomajczyk for their recent running performances - Rachel running in Spain and Drew for getting his strava segment back for Benson!
Our last shout out goes to Nick Bare, founder and CEO of Bare Performance Nutrition for breaking 2:50 in the marathon on top of the continued success of his supplement company.
After that we go into what we have been up to, including X deciding to stay in Flagstaff, Lorin passing his first part of the four part CPA exam, moving towards obstacles rather than running away from them, not being deterred by seemingly slow progress, and Lorin and X’s plan’s to get involved in the community to try to address the economic situation in Flag.
We conclude with a passage from Tim Grover’s (Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryants, and Dwayne Wades fitness trainer/mindset coach) book “Relentless.”
Hope you enjoy!
In this episode, we start out with a few shout outs and some current running news. Topics include high schooler Gary Martin running a 3:57 mile at his district meet to break a 57 year old Jim Ryun record, the new NAZ Elite team structure/business strategy, and a salute to those who graduated both high school and college this past week.
We then delve into Xavier getting back into his training and how he mentally got back to being motivated to train as a result of being of service to others in coaching his athletes. We also go into Xavier's goal of running a 10k later this year faster than when he competed at the D1 NCAA XC meet a decade ago.
Lorin then presents what he has been working on - consulting at work, getting involved with non-profits in Flagstaff, Summer adventures to Glacier National Park, and training for the California International Marathon.
We conclude with a brief introduction to the book "Winning" by Tim Grover. Which we highly recommend as summer reading to get you ready to completely dominate your goals the back half of 2022. From timgrover.com "Tim S. Grover is the CEO of ATTACK Athletics, Inc., founded in 1989. World-renowned for his legendary work with elite champions and Hall of Famers, including Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and hundreds other NFL, MLB, NBA, and Olympic athletes, he is the preeminent authority on the science and art of physical and mental dominance and achieving excellence."
Now is the time to win. Are you in?
In this episode, we had the pleasure of chatting with and getting to know Rachel Tomajczyk (formerly Rachel Johnson). Rachel will never say it herself so we will brag for her here. Rachel was the 2010 High School Nike Cross Country National champion and a 2x Foot Locker national qualifier, finishing 2nd in 2010.
Rachel then went on to run for Baylor University under the tutelage of coach Todd Harbour. In addition to being a 6x All American, 14x All Big 12 Conference, and setting Baylor track records for the 3 km indoor, 5 km indoor, 3 km steeplechase outdoor, 5 km outdoor, and the 10 km outdoor, Rachel talks about the "holistic" coaching approach in which emphasis is on the full development of the person, not just athletic performance.
In addition to talking about the evolution of Rachel's physical training and psychology, she openly shares about the challenges she had transitioning to college/pro running, overcoming an eating disorder, and how a sports psychologist introducing her to visualization (in addition to her family, faith, and friends) allowed her to persevere. Rachel continues to heavily use visualization to this day when attacking any goal she has.
Post her time at Baylor, Rachel went on to run professionally for ASICS, spending some time being coached in South Carolina, before moving to Flagstaff and being coached by half-marathon American record holder, Ryan Hall.
Rachel is currently a professional trail runner sponsored by Merrell and will be competing in Europe in the Golden Trail Series. She is also a running coach with Run Free Training and can assist with putting together training plans, race strategies, or even just motivating you to be your best self. If you need help with additional coaching or motivation, reach out to her on Instagram! Rachel and her husband, Drew, are also currently working on writing a children's book series together which we very much look forward to reading and recommending!
Lastly, we dive a little bit into who Rachel is - her thoughts on why we love sports so much, her favorite books, music, trails in Flagstaff, and her favorite adventures.
We hope you enjoy!
In this episode, Xavier recaps day 2 of the Championships and gives his final thoughts of the season. He might shed a tear but you'll have to tune in to find out. It's been a tremendous season!
Undersized, underdog, who rose up to be a Lion. We are beyond blessed to have had a conversation with Ryan Miller. Ryan is a wealth of experience and knowledge as he has competed at every level of the sport of running. Ryan was part of the same 2009 High School NXN National Championship team that was featured in episode 6 with Colby McCune and Moses Luevano. Ryan provides his perception of that magical national championship experience, how he describes the culture of that team, and which stories/lessons made the most impact on him. He goes into the ups and downs of that season and how it was only just a prelude to prepare him for the ups and downs of life.
Ryan was very gracious and open about the challenges he has faced throughout his life - including the suicide of a high school teammate, battling an eating disorder that almost took his life during the first two years of college, and more.
In addition to the low points, Ryan shares his high points - walking onto the Texas A&M XC/Track team and becoming a scoring member for the SEC championship team, being a 2 x Olympic Trials Qualifier in the marathon w/ a marathon PR of 2:14 (5 minute 7 second per mile pace for 26.2 miles), getting a Golden Ticket to the Western States 100 (super bowl of 100 milers), getting married to his lovely wife Lacie, the birth of their son Maverick, and transitioning from a career in engineering/project management/banking, to being a full time running coach.
Ryan continues to have that underdog mentality and is more motivated than ever to prove to himself and the world, just what his limits are. The trials of miles, miles of trials, TOMMOT. Enjoy!
In this episode, Xavier recaps day one of the AIA Track and Field State Championships for Division IV. You learn about the journey from the very first day of practice back in February and what his athletes were able to accomplish after so much hard work. A school record attempt was made and you get to find out if it was successful. Exciting races and a lot to be proud of! Day two recap coming soon!
This past weekend officially ushered in a new era of American Distance Running and it sure is an exciting one! New USA records, new high school records, and new collegiate records all went down this past weekend. The limits that were self-imposed in the minds of US distance runners have seemingly been lifted. Also, former guests, Futsum Zeinasellassie and Natosha Rogers, crush their respective races. With Futsum getting 2nd place at the USA half-marathon champs, losing by less than a second, and Natosha winning her race and leading eight women under the World Standard of 15:10 in the 5k at the Sound Running Track Meet.
We then talk about the UFC fight card this past weekend, what we saw, what we learned, and how it made us feel (spoiler alert, Lorin cries). This led us to ask the question "why do we humans act so crazy about sports?" What is it about humans cooperating to usually get a dehydrated cow hide across a line or into a hoop that makes humans do seemingly abnormal, insane things such as cheer loudly, yell, cry, riot, get into fights, and even burn down buildings? This is a prelude to what will hopefully become a case study and panel discussion with some future guests that have expertise on these matters.
We finish up with what we have been up to this past week - reading, running, and serving - and what we are planning on doing this upcoming week, including Xavier taking his track team to the State Championships in Phoenix, Arizona.
In this episode, Xavier shouts out his track athletes at Northland Preparatory Academy and describes how the season has gone up to this point. It's an exciting time to be a Spartan right now and we are just getting started!
What is "failure"? Some would say it's not reaching your goals. Some would describe it as a dark, terrible, almost sickening feeling. As you get older, the pain of past "failures" and the social stigma surrounding "failure" tends to paralyze you from taking action. So instead of pursuing and failing to obtain your goals, you choose to not even pursue. The fear of the pain of failure overpowers everything. What if....... What if you changed that conversation with yourself? What if instead of telling yourself "what if I fail?" "what if they reject me?" "what if they say no?" "what if no one cares?" "what if I lose?"...... What if you said "what if I SUCCEED?" "what if I am that bada$$ that everyone looks up to?" "what if they say yes?" "what will happen if I WIN?"...... One of the main ingredients that separates those who are successful vs those who are not, is the ability to grow from failure. To view failure as a teacher - a teacher of what you are capable of enduring. A teacher of what you are capable of RISING FROM to even greater heights than ever before. A teacher that whispers to you, YOU CAN DO MORE. YOU MUST DO MORE...... The confidence that no matter what life throws at you, you're going to fight back tooth and claw until you WIN..... It's the hero's journey and it exists inside each and every single one of us. If you have fallen, now is the time to rise. Embody your inner Dark Knight.
Tax season is done. Track season is close to conclusion. The boys are back together to catch up on what we have been up to and what we look forward to doing the rest of this year. Included topics are but not limited to: crossing 1,000 downloads, performance shout outs, being the change you wish to see in the world, volunteering, building self-confidence through repeatedly doing hard things, building self-esteem, going all in on yourself, how finding joy in the monotony of life is a key to greatness, and more. Thank you for your time and attention! We are grateful for it and do not take it for granted!
$1.7 trillion in student loan debt. A staggering 42% obesity rate. Cutting PE classes from schools. Not teaching our kids about accounting, economics, and finance, which is the entire game we play. Over 30 million Americans are food insecure. Depression rates are at 32.8%. And it's all just getting started as prices continue to go up and wages continue to stagnant. As TRILLIONS of our own money is wastefully spent and collected by the people in charge, rigging the game, rather than being used to address the real problems.
If we do nothing, we have no one to blame but ourselves. It doesn't have to be this way though. NOW is the time to start having these conversations and taking action so that not only our lives are better, but also the lives of the future generations. NOW is the time to change our aims away from greed, power, and popularity to LOVE of ourselves and everyone else. Take action now, or you won't have anything to take action for in the future.
In this episode, Xavier discusses supplements, and more specificallly, sodium bicarbonate and creatine monohydrate. He also gives some athlete shoutouts as well as giving some advice regarding deliberate cold and hot exposure. He also goes off on how old ways of thinking and traditions are holding a lot of coaches and athletes back in terms of having breakthroughs in performance. Enjoy this episode and as always, reach out if you have questions.
In this episode you learn of an incredible opportunity to run the original Athens marathon this November to benefit an anti-sex trafficking organization in Athens, Greece.
Emily and Janessa, identical twins, share their story and passion for running and how it led them to co-lead Race For New Life.
Using our gifts and talents we are uniting for a higher cause than the runner's high. The twins are recruiting a team of runners to go to Athens, and aiming to raise funds and awareness for this cause that is bringing new life to those entrapped in trafficking.
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In this episode, Xavier gives a recap on his team's biggest track meet to date, as well as discussing his first race in over 5 years! It's been a long journey battling injuries, but he did what he said he was going to do this year and actually raced! He describes the lessons he learned from not only his own race, but from his athletes as well. Both parties continue to push each other to new heights. Enjoy this motivating and insightful episode!
In this episode, Xavier recaps the latest track meet that his team competed in, and the lessons that he took away from his athletes that should inspire every single person listening to this episode. He also talks about his athletes experimenting with the techniques he shared from Episode 20, and the results from those experiments. He shouts out some other people across the country and gives some important updates involving Lorin and the immediate future of the podcast.
In this episode, Xavier discusses the immensely important topic of regulating your body temperature before, during, and after competition in order to achieve optimal performance. He gives some practical techniques and products to use in order to give you the best chance of thermoregulation. He also talks about hydration and alternative products to improve it. Stay safe and compete your best. As always, we're here to help!
The two episodes referenced in this episode are from the Huberman Lab Podcast on Spotify. The first was released May 10, 2021 and the other was released October 4, 2021.
In this new mini-series, Xavier and Lorin pick a topic or two that they're passionate about and go off about it. In part one, Xavier goes off on people who try and belittle other's dreams and ambitions, as well as why they feel like they need to do so. He discusses what it does to someone's soul when they finally find what their calling is, and how to listen to that voice that leads you down your chosen path. Enjoy some athlete shoutouts and track team updates as well.
This episode is Lorin Wilson's experience, from the heart. of doing 75Hard. Why he did it. How he did it. What he got from it. What he learned from it. A solo podcast that we hope to have a follow up episode to with Xavier asking Lorin about the program.
75Hard is a mental toughness program designed by 1st Phorm CEO and Billionaire, Andy Frisella.
Andy cares so much about his community and country that he tries to share the lessons that he and his friends use to create the lives that they have. He gives these lessons away for free through his podcast and his programs. The one skill that Andy says is most important for you to live the life of your dreams is "mental toughness." What is mental toughness? Mental toughness is the ability to win the WAR in your own mind that EVERYONE HAS. "You're not good enough." "You don't deserve this." "You don't have any talent." "Take it easy today." "You're tired, you have been working hard, it's ok to rest right now." "You have already done enough." "You don't need to do that. Sit here and watch Netflix." "Just go to sleep." "No one will know if you just skip it today." "No one will know if you compromised today." "Theres a pandemic going on you can chill, it's not your fault you suck, you're fat, you're poor." "The economy is tanking, it's not you're fault you're not as rich as you want to be." "You just don't have good genetics, it's not your fault you're out of shape." BULLSHIT.
Mental toughness is developing the ability to recognize these thoughts when they come up and telling them to shut the fuck up and doing what you KNOW in your heart needs to be done. Mental toughness is doing what you don't always want to do ESPECIALLY when you're tired and everything in your body is screaming and yelling for you to stop. Mental toughness is mastering the monotonous. Mental toughness is not letting external environments control your inner feelings or actions.
75Hard will give you everything you ever needed to live the life you ever wanted. An old saying goes "you can't explain the experience of color to a blind-person" and that applies here too. You can't explain the power of confidence, fortitude, grit, and mental toughness to someone who has never experienced it. You just have to do it for yourself.
In this Episode, Xavier gives some athlete shoutouts that had some stellar performances this past week. He then gives a recap from his high school team's first outdoor Varsity track meet of the season and the lessons he took away from it as well as shouting out the high performers. The biggest thing was observing what people can do when they feel like they have something to prove and how that can influence others. He also gives some Spring Break advice and signs off for the week as he goes on vacation with his family. Everyone have a great week!
We all have within us the capacity to change the world. We just have to believe that it's actually possible. In this solocast episode, Xavier takes a deep dive into how powerful our words can be in shaping the worldview and mindset of the people around us. He shares the importance of manifestation in achieving goals as well as giving tips on how to use positive reinforcement to help your teammates, co-workers, friends, and family members want to chase after their potential on their own terms. He finshes off with some real world examples of this to help you visualize how to do this in your own environment. Be the change you want to see in the world and understand how powerful your words truly are in terms of belief, not only in yourself, but in everyone around you.
In this first "micro-pod" Lorin discusses becoming self-aware of how much energy and time you are using to focus on what is out of your control. How much energy and time do you use thinking about and regurgitating what is on the news or trending on social media? Does this cause you anxiety and stress? How would your life be different if you learned to focus on what you could control? How much more fulfilling would it be? Take back your freedom by controlling what your conscious mind is focused on. In the second part, Lorin addresses teammates and cultures that try to bring people down that are trying to be better. The reason these people try to stop you from becoming better is that they lack courage and are fearful. Once you realize that, you can begin to cultivate a plan to address these people. Included is an exercise Lorin created called "define winning" that can help close the communication gap and hopefully get everyone aligned on the same page. Once someone defines "winning" themselves and then their actions don't reflect this, the conclusion is that they don't want to be a "winner" which means by default they want to be a "loser." Very few people will be able to handle the pain of this reality and this should help charge them up to start acting like a "winner."
We hope you have enjoyed the episodes so far! We have spoken with a variety of guests on a variety of topics. We hope that the content so far can serve as a good foundation for you to start dominating your goals!
We just wanted to let everyone know that as we continue to think of ways to bring value to your lives, we will be experimenting with different types of content as well as the presentation of that content. This includes micro podcasts, different co-hosts, video content, and different series run simultaneously on a variety of topics - all within the framework of developing the total human across the 5 mountains - physical, emotional, mental, intuitive, and spiritual.
So far, our focus has been heavier on the domain of the physical and athletic achievement, however, we also want to evolve in the other aspects of the 5 mountains and our content is going to reflect that as well as the guests we bring on.
We look forward to continuing this journey together of living our best lives.
Ben Wakefield is a Doctor of Physical Therapy based in Flagstaff, Arizona, what some consider the "mecca" of distance running and outdoor sport. He currently works at the "Physio Shop" and his patients range from high school athletes looking to get that extra edge, to car wreck survivors looking to re-gain their "former selves", as well as professional athletes across a variety of different sports including but not limited to running, swimming, and winter sports such as skiing.
Ben brings a younger, fresh, open-minded perspective to physical therapy treatment. He is passionate and committed to bringing various fields together so that an individual can have a "total wellness" program. He examines every aspect of a persons life that may be manifesting itself as physical pain - nutrition, stress, mindset, sleep, past injury, motivation etc.
Learn about the path to become a physical therapist, what kind of different jobs are available in the field, the importance of a "total body" approach from head to toe, some myths out there about foam rolling and stretching, ice baths, inflammation, the role of the nervous system, breath work, common injuries, rehab modalities, recent developments in the industry, as well as some technology that is being utilized to enhance the patient experience amongst many other topics!
Being proactive, developing self-awareness, and arming yourself with the tools to enhance your body is the key to not only high-performance, but also, more importantly, your longevity and your quality of life.
You can access Ben's services by visiting:
https://physioshopflagstaff.com/
Shannon Thompson, what a privilege it was to be able to chat with the renowned mental performance consultant. Shannon started her journey into mental performance by working under world famous and best selling author of the book "Grit," Angela Duckworth. Coach Mike Smith of NAU (winners of the last 5 out of 6 NCAA XC Championships) is quoted as saying "The night before the National Championship, there is no one I would have addressing our team other than Shannon Thompson." Shannon has incredible knowledge on how to cultivate the optimal performance state of mind which she coins as "DARE State." She has been integral in helping to shape the championship culture of not only Northern Arizona athletics, but professional teams as well. In addition to identifying attributes that make up winning culture, Shannon shares with us what the optimal performance state is, and modalities to cultivate it. Crush your next performance goal (athletic or personal) by getting in contact with Shannon via Hypo2: https://hypo2sport.com/mental-performance/
Or Email: shannon@hypo2sport.com
In this episode, we share some historic running news/current events. We talk about the grit and determination that is exemplified in these performances as well as the realization that all of these achievements have one thing in common: Hard Work. We discuss and reflect over the last 1000 days of life and dig into the concept that anything worth achieving is going to take a tremendous amount of work, dedication, and TIME. We both get vulnerable about what's going on in our lives currently and how we're dealing with the stress that all this hard work can bring. We give some insight on what we do when things get tough and the value of feeding yourself fruitful content when life seems to be too hard to get through..... What could you do if you gave yourself 1,000 days? 10 years? 20 years? What could you accomplish if you went all in on yourself for that long?
Diane Robison has an extensive background not only competing at the highest levels of athletics but also helping a broad range of demographics optimize their nutrition as well. In addition to being the head of Nutrition for the entire Oral Roberts college campus, she has worked with professional sports teams such as the Chicago Cubs, is a former All-American, SEC Champion, and Indoor Track and Field Team Champion at the University of Arkansas. She brings a wealth of educational knowledge, on-hand experience, and championship culture experience. In this episode we dive into the importance of "personalization", a concept that can be applied throughout all aspects of life, including nutrition. She gives some great tips on how to properly hydrate, packing healthy meals for on the go, and how essential it is to have a community themed mindset to maximize performance. We talk about the role nutrition plays not only in athletics, but in life. To work with Diane to create a personalized nutrition plan, you can contact her at the following:
Email: dianearobison@gmail.com
There are two types of people in this world: Those who find excuses and those who find a way. Which type are you?
In this podcast we talk about the power of an internal locus of control and, just truly, how much control you have over your immediate situation. No matter what is happening in the world, the one thing that NO ONE can ever take from you is your mindset. That is the most powerful weapon in the entire universe. Cultivate your mindset through discipline and seeking out the uncomfortable. Through overcoming the often paralyzing effects of fear, you can, and you will, elevate yourself to unimaginable heights.
Don't accept average. Be someone in the arena striving for greatness. Throw away "if only" "could've" "would've" "should've" and replace it with "REMEMBER WHEN." Win the day. Days add up to weeks, which add up to months, which add up to years. Win enough years, and you will have won a lifetime.
In this episode, we take a deep dive into NAU's first NCAA Cross Country Championship in 2016 and the events that led up to it. We talk about how the team culture was manifested and identify key elements of the team culture that has helped transform NAU into the most successful distance program in the country over the last decade. We then explore many other subjects including, however, not limited to: Transitioning from high school to collegiate athletics, the NCAA student-athlete recruiting process, post-collegiate life (pro running and leaving the sport), how Futsum's and Nathan's faith has helped shape them not only as runners, but as human beings, the importance of learning about different cultures/traveling to unknown places, developing awareness of your relationships with technology/money, learning to "unplug" to "plug in," developing other areas of your life outside of running, the importance of being a part of a community, journeying to America from Eritrea, lessons from climbing the highest mountain in South America, and some stories of how they navigated hard times. We hope you enjoy this mix of fun and serious conversations!
In this episode, we dive into the complex topic of having a success oriented mentality in everything you do. We label this as the Boss voice VS. the "Biff" voice. We describe what each of these are, to us, and talk about the reality that each voice is very present in their own unique way over the course of a single day. We talk about what can be done to feed "the boss" voice and to turn your "biff voice" into super-fuel and practical things that we do to stay on the path that we have set out on. We shout out some current running achievements from some athletes we know and respect, as well as give some practical advice to our listeners who are in the midst of and starting their respective track seasons. We also give progress reports on how our 2022 goals are playing out and the steps we have taken to see these goals through.
Our next guests, Colby McCune and Moses Luevano, discuss and take us through the magical season that led to the first and only Cross Country National Championship from a Texas High School team. We discuss what it looks like to build a championship culture and take a deep dive into the triumphs and hardships of that season, as well as share some more lighthearted and funny stories from that team. Our guests describe how this experience has impacted their lives going forward and how they live this out as adults currently.
Colby McCune, is the lead Biomechanics Analyst at RunLab. RunLab is an industry leading physical therapy and chiropractic company based out of Austin, Texas. RunLab analyzes your movement profile to build rehab plans or performance plans centered around your biomechanics limiters. You can visit runlabaustin.com or runlab.us for more information.
We delve into some of the most common running biomechanics limitations, mobility, strength, power, "core" work, and the basics of breathing while running among other topics. Colby also discusses how his current role at RunLab, analyzing thousands of individuals biomechanics, has improved his own running and led to new self discoveries.
In this episode, we dive into the incredible story of one of the top distance runners in the United States. We journey through the ups and downs of her career, leaving the sport multiple times to reinvent herself and coming back with a renewed fire to continue evolving not only as a runner but as a person as well. We talk about her mindset throughout each stage of her career as well as asking how she continues to rise higher every time she falls. We dive into the complex topic of knowing the "self" and the importance of finding balance in one's life. She shares her awareness of ego and how having a healthy relationship with your ego can further your human experience/perception and make you a more well rounded person.
In this episode we deconstruct the goal setting process down to its most primitive form: developing self-awareness. Emerging from self-awareness, we go through our own experiences of setting goals: how we have set goals/currently set goals, and how we have helped others set goals.
Topics: frameworks to develop self-awareness, goals as MAPs to go from who you are to who you want to be, how culture from the immediate environment to the universal scale affect your goal setting process, surrounding yourself with motivated individuals, yet also staying open-minded and engaging with others to get out of your echo chamber, viewing life as a series of seasons, SMART goal setting, and 5 Mountain Personal Development (amongst many other topics!). We then lay out our own personal goals for the world to hear and how we plan to go about achieving them. Happy New Year from the Full Throttle Podcast! Let's set some big goals and make 2022 the best year of our lives!
In this episode we recap current running events including shoutouts/respect to our friends who ran CIM or ran USATF Half Marathon Champs. We follow it up with a case study on Newbury Park High School - the best high school team ever.
We then move into Lorin's experience at the Tunnel Hill 100. Topics include developing self-awareness, having malleable goals, the power of "experiences", and the community-centric, resilient culture of ultra-running.
The podcast concludes with lessons learned from running and how we plan on going about applying lessons to our future goals (running and non-running).
Lorin Wilson and Xavier Rodriguez, two men from different backgrounds, a friendship forged through pain and goal setting, bonded by running, and its life lessons have teamed up together to create this podcast centered around personal development. In this episode, we dive into our humble beginnings and how life has brought us to our current situations. Our motivation behind this podcast is to have conversations about how to go about cultivating "well-being" for as many people as possible. Our backgrounds are in health and business and we have been heavily invested in learning how people work and what motivates them to live their best lives. This podcast serves as a medium to continue that journey of learning. (Disclaimer: We are troubleshooting the audio. We recognize this episode was not recorded in "mono mode.")
Adapt. Improvise. Overcome.
We don’t run to be more physically fit. We run to be mentally ready for life.
You fall to the level of your training.
Training this past week: 3:18 to 27:35 - Adapting, improvising, and overcoming some training errors as well as outside of running stressors. Temporarily displaced from Flagstaff. Your training, discipline, and goals serve as stability during hard times. Adapt, bend, however, do not falter.
27:40 to the end 48 minutes- Analysis of passages from Tim Grovers “Relentless.” Tim Grover is one of the top mindset coaches in the world. His clients include(d) Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, other top athletes, and CEOs. Topics include being your truest, most authentic self by ignoring outside pressures and tapping into/embracing your “dark side” to unlock your fullest potential.
3 minutes 35 seconds to 40 minutes: Training this past week. Ran 91 miles in singles plus 5 hours of cycling, while working through the S-Corp tax extension deadline. How? By understanding that the little things are everything. How you eat, sleep, foam roll, stretch, hydrate, think, and slow down to appreciate/practice gratitude are the foundation. The bigger the foundation, the bigger the peak.
40 minutes to 46 minutes: “The Dawn Wall” movie take-aways. In January, 2015, American rock climbers Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson captivated the world with their effort to climb The Dawn Wall, a seemingly impossible 3,000 foot rock face in Yosemite National Park, California.
For Tommy Caldwell, The Dawn Wall was much more than just a climb. It was the culmination of a lifetime defined by overcoming obstacles. At the age of 22, the climbing prodigy was taken hostage by rebels in Kyrgyzstan. Shortly after, he lost his index finger in an accident, but resolved to come back stronger. When his marriage fell apart, he escaped the pain by fixating on the extraordinary goal of free climbing The Dawn Wall.
Blurring the line between dedication and obsession, Caldwell and his partner Jorgeson spend six years meticulously plotting and practicing their route.
46 minutes to the end, 67 minutes: “Relentless” excerpts and analysis. Developing routines.Tuning out external noise and going internal to develop your instincts. Don’t be a caged lion. We were all born relentless, yet, were taught to relent.
4 minutes in - Training this past week. Executing the recovery week.
17 minutes in - Protect your headspace from negativity and doubt. Don’t accept it.
22 minutes in - Case Study: Anton Krupicka comes back to get 3rd at the Leadville 100 mile run at age 38 after a 7-year break from competing in the sport. Lessons from Anton’s evolving relationship with running and how he adapted to get back to a high-level competing.
33 minutes to the finish- Excerpts from, and analysis of, Tim Grover’s book “Relentless” “Tim Grover is the master of mental toughness. This book is the blueprint for discovering what you are capable of achieving, getting results you never imagined, reaching the highest level of success—and then going even higher.” –Kobe Bryant
Topics This Week:
1) Training - First 35 minutes
Analyzing my training this past week. When I take recovery weeks and what I do during them. Runners tend to have OCD tendencies and learning to recover/rest can be a tough thing to do. Learning to reframe recovery in your mind so you can embrace recovery as another part of the game to love.
2) 36 minutes in - Case Study: Breathe - A Life In Flow - Rickson Gracie - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu - Passages, Analysis, and Thoughts - Rickson was considered the greatest MMA fighter of his generation and one of the pioneers of the sport. Lessons about humility, finding meaning through giving your passion to the world, seeking self-inflicted suffering every day, learning from shattering disappointments, and the warriors path amongst other things.
3) 63 minutes in - Quotes of the week and thoughts “execute, execute, execute” “take quitting off the table, it’s not even an option”
Topics this week:
1) First 40 minutes: Training this past week. Analyzing my workouts and my stryd data. Using Cycling to improve running fitness and/or recovery. The power of the 2-hour aerobic refresh.
2) 41 minutes in - Case Study: Aleksandr Sorokin breaks the 24 hours running world record averaging a 7 minute 29 second per mile pace at the age of 40. Are the 40's or even 50's the endurance peak?
3) 53 minutes in - Case Study: Courtney Daulwater breaks her own UTMB record by over 2 hours and finishes as the top American MALE OR FEMALE. Courtney is a great study on the power of intuition, gratitude, presence, play, and the Middle Way.
4) 67 minutes in - Quotes of the Week and thoughts "No act of kindness no matter how small is ever wasted" .... "If you can't say what you want, you'll never get what you want"
Topics this week:
1) How much can you change your life in 12 weeks? 5 years?
2) Genetics/Talent - How ultra running is the great equalizer
3) Diminishing returns/opportunity costs in training
4) Coach/Athlete Ownership and Roles
5) Tap into your primitive mind
6) Face anxiety and fear
7) We are all in the Agoge together, whether you are training for a race or something else in life. Love you my friends.
13 weeks out from the Tunnel Hill 100.
Topics this week:
1) Training over this past week - ramping up, dialing in, warm-up protocol, and mastering the basics of running
2) Wim Hoff Breath Protocol: Basics of Breath Work
3) Lessons from Coach Danaher: World top jiu-jitsu coach - Finding meaning, Path to greatness, Confidence
4) Using "Stryd Power Meter" to gauge running effort over varying terrain and weather
5) Meditation: What is it? Why do it? Basic techniques/strategies to improve at it.
The first episode of Lorin Wilson's "Tunnel Hill Chronicles." Lorin is training for the Tunnel Hill 100 mile running race in Vienna, Illinois on November 13, 2021. In this podcast series, Lorin hopes that by providing an inside look into his weekly training you can improve your own human experience; whether that be running or something else you are passionate about.
In this first episode, Lorin introduces his background in fitness and how he is approaching training for this race.
Topics include:
1) Being raised by military parents and what that means for Lorin's mindset
2) Cultivating your why through developing your 3 P's: Passion, purpose, principles
3) Tapping into your "light" and "dark" fuel sources
4) Brief Overview of The Foundations of Ultra: The 5 elements - Biomechanics, hydration, nutrition, breath, and possibilities.
5) General outline of Lorin's 14-week training plan including planned peak workouts and weekly workout organization.