What do you and elite athletes have in common?  You both need to build familiarity with being relaxed, and build awareness to be able to tap into the feeling of being relaxed. You should be getting massages more often; * to spend time being relaxed  - benefits your nervous system and thought patterns * build familiarity with being relaxed - so you can be more relaxed more often by choice. * Improve blood flow to low flow areas. Increased oxygen and efficient energy. Uplevel...

The main point to remember throughout this podcast is that everyone has a different level of aerobic capacity, and everyday one individual can have a better/worse aerobic capacity  [tolerance to carbohydrates]. Everyone is different to everyone else, and everyone is potentially different to themselves each day also. I give a few examples that might help you solve an issue you've had, but if it does not make sense I can explain it personally to you so you can get the aerobic benefits of...

Stop wasting your time running without knowing exactly how to improve. If your running still needs improvement after listening to this episode [and to my previous podcast on technique linked below], then it is time to send me your run video and have a talk about it :) It could be your aerobic capacity, or technique, or tension, and I've got a million ways to approach how to improve your running performance and enjoyment. Contact me @petejjacobs through social media, or through...

Sleep expert Devin Burke shares secrets to improve your sleep, and therefore improve your health and performance. If you have trouble with insomnia, or feel like you should have more energy, or your health or performance is not as good as you want it to be, this episode will give you tips and protocols for a routine that reduces stress and improves your sleep habits and quality. Devin has never shared his “Three P” approach publicly until this episode! Devin Burke and Pete Jacobs  cover...

Jaimielle and Pete have a great discussion that will uncover some of your underlying roadblocks to living your best life, in health and performance. Is your state of mind, or physical state, holding you back from making changes to allow you to be at your best? Creating a state of mind and body that resonates with Growth and Creation abilities allows you to be in control of who you want to be. A state of mind and  body that exudes qualities of being in Fear or Protection limits how...

If you only train in a certain way, with a particular mindset to practice being "present, calm and confident" does that mean you will find it hard to do anything but that same response in competition? In this episode I talk about the benefits of using my approach to training your mind and body to connect at high levels of power, efficiency, performance, and why this approach is best for most people. And the flip side to this conversation is how you can then still tap into the aggressive...

If you have ever done ANYTHING to follow lifestyle improvements, breathing or mindset techniques, ANYTHING that is considered a healthier choice (by me haha) you are unknowingly doing something to either increase oxygen levels in the cell, or at least doing something that reduces oxygen levels by the least. Your poor lifestyle and habits are lowering your cellular oxygen. Low oxygen levels create a more ANAEROBIC environment in your mitochondria, where energy production occurs. The...

First up I have to be clear that Mark Allen - 6 x Ironman World Champion - is not on this podcast, however this is even better as Alisha Smith and I recap the top tips from the recent @MAF webinar where Mark was present and spoke in depth, and we summarise for you here. The MAF webinar with Mark was epic, just an absolute privilege to chat to "The Grip" about all the many layers that make up MOTIVATION.  It was a very special experience. And one you can join in on this week! Don't miss...

An original look at WHY MUSCLES CRAMP, by Ironman World Champion & Health/Performance Coach Pete Jacobs. Driven by passion to understand his fatigue and health issues he had encountered since his teenage years, Pete has discovered that most ailments can be explained through the lens of ENERGY PRODUCTION processes. And no ailment is more obviously linked to the need for efficient energy production than the actual act of moving a muscle which clearly uses energy to do so! ENERGY IS...

This episode has special guest Niraj Naik, who is a leading breathwork teacher, and highly regarded health practitioner. He has some very interesting information on the importance of building carbon dioxide tolerance, which allows higher levels of oxygen into the cells. Niraj Naik – ex-pharmacist turned holistic health expert, founder of the international school of breathwork Soma Breath. He started his path in healing others, as a community pharmacist, yet after several years he found...

Ketosis is natural for everyone. It is the adaptation to use ketones, not sugars, for energy, especially in the brain.  As you burn fat, fat [by-products] can be converted into ketones (but does not happen for everyone all the time) A "KETO DIET" does not guarantee ketosis. Fat adaptation does not mean you are automatically adapted to producing and/or using ketones. As a professional Ironman Triathlete I was very fat adapted, and very aerobic, and yet I experienced situations...

John's experience as an athlete, a business owner,  blogger, podcaster (Creator Club Podcast) and coach, has given him depth of understanding for how to make our brains and bodies work as optimally as possible. John Marsh is "a coach for people who want to start and grow a business they're proud of." and co creator of Creator Club with his wife Ruby Marsh. He is also an old friend who has completed the Hawaii Ironman, run a successful retail shoe store, owned a unique and thriving gym...

Do you know why we make poor decisions when we are stressed? Would you be able to think clearly in a stressful situation, such as when nervous at work situations? What about while racing for an Ironman World Championship in the heat go Hawaii? Have you made bad decisions, caused by stress, that led to a poor performance at work or in competition? This podcast will help you understand the physiological and mental aspects of performing better through making better decisions, and how to...

Aerobic Deficiency Syndrome is common, and it effects your ability to be healthy, perform, recovery, be resilient, and feel energetic. Coined in the 80's by health and performance legend Dr Phil Maffetone Aerobic Deficiency Syndrome (ADS) occurs when a person has lots the ability for their cells to efficiently transfer oxygen in, which effects nutrient delivery and energy production and leads to many chemical, hormonal, and physical injuries. 'Aerobic' (meaning 'with oxygen') is not...

How does stress create fatigue, and illness, low energy, chronic disease, depression, poor performance, bad skin, IBS and many more symptoms? Pete explains there are many different types of stress, but they all have a similar effect, albeit in a couple of different ways, which results in the same problem of 'inhibited energy production', meaning you feel tired, and your cells are not functioning optimally. Mitochondrial dysfunction is a hallmark of poor health and many symptoms you may...

This episode is with me, Pete Jacobs Ironman World Champion, and I am giving insight into my routine of mindset practice, and how to control ego, so you can achieve your best, just like it worked for me. Hawaii Ironman Triathlon is a tough race for anyone, but training for it is even tougher, especially when you know you have fatigue issues and can easily over-train. My experience with fatigue was actually what helped me learn about ego, and therefore helped my win in Kona, Hawaii. My...

Hi Pete here, since I was a teenager I’ve dealt with several symptoms of poor health, including chronic fatigue, and want to say to you - 'I understand how you feel'. If you have experienced even one day of fatigue, this podcast will help you.  If you have experienced chronic fatigue, depression, brain fog, anxiety and many other symptoms of poor health, then you will hear your story in this podcast and also some helpful tips, support, and empathy from me here today. I share my...

In this mini podcast episode, a follow up to 'How to Set Goals' Podcast from last week, Jaimielle talks you through how to set goals to get the best outcome, and talks about a small case study of a client and this process. Learning how to set goals and keep to them is key to changing behaviour patterns and becoming the best version of yourself, as you want that to be. We hope you enjoy this insight into Jamielles' coaching, and you can implement it for yourself for great outcomes in...

Listen to the podcast here, or watch over on Youtube @ Live Your Own Fit. In this episode of the LYF Performance Podcast, Pete interviews Modex founder Dave McHenry about how Modex works as an anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, & nitric oxide boosting formulation, and the decades of research that Modex was born from, and the exciting plans to further research this powerful, natural, compound for health and performance benefits. I’ve been using Modex for 12months and have been feeling...

Hi it’s Jaimielle here  Today I am going to share how we set goals here at Live Your Own Fit! I have people coming to me that are simply put - feeling like crap. They’re not performing in life like they want to. They have low  energy levels,  trouble focusing, poor sleep, and an increasing waist. They’ve been to their doctor and told that it’s ageing, so just put up with it. A feeling of despair, confusion, disappointment and hopelessness follows. This is why one of the first things...

 Hi it's Pete here Many people come to me struggling with weightless. The majority have full on jobs with a high responsibilities, they are high functioning personalities and care deeply about their training and racing. Their chosen sport is predominantly triathlon.  I wanted to share with you the myth around Calories, whilst providing clarity around how Exercise Effects Your Weight.    WHAT YOU WILL DISCOVER * How exercise helps or hinders weight loss. * Why “increasing...

Focus on Micronutrients, not macronutrients.   A mass of stardust came together in a ball, that we call earth, and then it began reacting with itself and the universe around it, over billions of years, and then life began, and life evolved.   If we trace our beginnings as a planet, and as a life form, and then as homo sapiens, I believe we will be better equipped with knowledge that will help better our health today.   Also, if we acknowledge the veil of perception that we...

Today I want to share with you what I see working everyday for my LYF Stars. This is the biggest self coaching tool to getting the weight loss, energy levels, a controlled mind, and the health of your dreams. This self coaching tool has also worked for me and continues to do so everyday. It is learning how to master Self Kindness over Self Criticism. What do I mean by this? Well when clients come to me for coaching they're coming because they’ve struggled for years, often decades with...

Hi, Pete here. If you are familiar with Live Your Own Fit Coaching or myself you will know that I have spent over 2 decades as a professional endurance athlete. In this episode you will learn how to optimise your training and exercise for the end goal you desire. I will share how to approach your training either as a fat adapted or sugar dependant athlete, the health and longevity outcomes of both and how this effects race day results.  This podcast episode is ideal for you anyone that...