219. Being Boring Can Actually Be Good for You

4. Chris Wissman on Functional Fitness, Proper Running Form, and The Myth of the Perfect Diet: Chris Wissman is a personal trainer, a movement and lifestyle coach, and an all-around badass when it comes to functional fitness. He's co-owner of Real Human Performance in Madisonville. Today we talk about mindset, physiology, good running form, by Running Lean

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1. Caroline Keating on Running Through Tough Stuff in Life and Squashing Negative Self Talk: Today I have something special for you, a deep conversation with my friend Caroline Keating. She shares some things in this conversation that she's never shared before. She talks about her competitive background (she was a competitive swimmer in colleg... by Running Lean

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9. What Happens When You Take Radical Responsibility: Are you blaming someone or something else for the way you think, feel, or act? Or are you taking responsibility for all of your own thoughts, feelings, and actions? Today on the podcast, I break it all down and show you the major differences between bl... by Running Lean

21 min listen

6. How Your Thinking (More Than Anything Else) Determines Your Results: Last week I talked about how all of your problems are actually created in your head - by your thoughts. Today on the podcast, I explain how your feelings drive all of your actions and those actions determine your results - good and bad! by Running Lean

30 min listen

33. The Power of Making a Real Commitment: There’s a subtle but powerful shift that happens in your brain when you decide to go all-in on a goal. Making a real commitment early on in the process is often the one thing that differentiates those who succeed from those who do not. by Running Lean

33 min listen

24. A Weight Loss Coach? For Runners? by Running Lean

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27. There’s Sugar in EVERYTHING!: From crackers to coffee drinks, pasta sauce to peanut butter, salad dressing to salsa, you’ll find sugar hidden almost everywhere you look. Why is this? Why do they add sugar to everything? Why is this such a big problem? In this episode, by Running Lean

36 min listen

11. How to Manage Your Mind During Uncertain Times: These are some very uncertain times we are living in right now. Races are canceled, schools are closed, restaurants and bars are closed, most people are working from home, and what's next? How bad will it get? What can we do about it? The truth is, by Running Lean

26 min listen

25. Why Diets Don’t Work: Why don’t diets work? Every one of them claims they are the answer to our weight loss problems, and basically every one of them fails to produce lasting results. Today, I’m going to dive into the five biggest reasons why diets don’t work and give you a... by Running Lean

39 min listen

2. Ian Burrell on the Incredible Experience of Running in the World Championships: Ian Burrell is a 2:13 marathoner and in 2015 he finished 25th at the Marathon World Championships in Beijing. It says something about how fierce the competition was if a 2:13 time gets you 25th place! by Running Lean

40 min listen

Welcome to the Running Lean Podcast (Trailer): My name is Patrick McGilvray, I’m your host and The Weight Loss Coach for Runners. I wanted you to get a feel for the Running Lean podcast, so I created a short trailer for the show. In each weekly episode, I focus on a topic around running, by Running Lean

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15. The Surprising Power of Self-Awareness: Most people are not consciously aware of their own thoughts, feelings, and actions. The main reason for this is a lack of self-awareness, and it might just be the most important factor in determining the results you get (or don't get) in your running, by Running Lean

21 min listen

3. Melanie Owen on the Mindset Required to Run Across Death Valley in the Summer: Recently I had the chance to talk with someone I really admire, someone I've been watching from a distance. One of the reasons I've been paying attention to Melanie Owen is because she's a lot like me (and probably you)--a weekend warrior. by Running Lean

42 min listen

8. How to Change Your Past: Most of our problems are created because we're trying to change something about our past. We cause ourselves so much unnecessary stress and anxiety because we are constantly ruminating about past events and wishing they were different! This is crazy! by Running Lean

27 min listen

23. Eating Fat Does Not Make You Fat: In this episode, I'll be diving into one of the physical aspects of becoming lean and dispelling the myth that eating fat will make you fat, and how fat will actually HELP you get lean and become a better runner. by Running Lean

37 min listen

12. Why Running Doesn’t Work for Weight Loss: Being overweight is not something that’s not talked about very much (or at all) in the running community. There seems to be some stigma around being a runner and being overweight. In this episode, I'll share why running is not a very effective tool for... by Running Lean

33 min listen

10. The Incredible Power of Your Mind: The most powerful thing in the entire known universe is the human mind. So how do we use it? Most people use their minds to create stress, anxiety, and depression for themselves. They don’t use their minds to create positive thoughts and positive emoti... by Running Lean

29 min listen

34. The Ultimate Guide to Oil: Ever since we’ve increased our consumption of vegetable oils we’ve just gotten fatter and sicker. What the heck is going on? In this episode, I get to the bottom of this issue and explain why vegetable oils are actually very bad for our health as human... by Running Lean

46 min listen

20. How to Become a Lean Running Machine Part 2: This is the second episode of an eye-opening podcast series I'm doing called How to Become a Lean Running Machine. In this episode, I explain the important role your hormones play in your ability (or inability) to lose weight. by Running Lean

35 min listen

7. Randy Kreill on the Joy of Running Ultramarathons: Randy Kreill is a cool cat and a passionate ultrarunner. In 2019, he ran 13 ultramarathons including 6 100-milers. He does it all on a plant-based diet and running in sandals! Randy and I are fast friends, we could talk forever (we laugh a lot during t... by Running Lean

55 min listen

5. Your Problems Are All in Your Head: Today on the podcast, I talk about how ALL of your problems are actually created by your thoughts. You can't have a problem unless there's a thought and an unwanted feeling about something. This is some mind-blowing stuff that I hope you can wrap your ... by Running Lean

39 min listen

14. Sarah Buckley on the Myths of Strength Training for Runners: There are a lot of myths around strength training and running and Sarah Buckley breaks it all down for us and explains why strength training is so misunderstood, especially when it comes to long-distance running. by Running Lean

46 min listen

21. How to Become a Lean Running Machine Part 3: In this episode, I'm going to cover the often-overlooked mental and emotional aspects of weight loss. If you want to lose weight and keep it off, you have to completely change the way you think and feel about food. by Running Lean

25 min listen

18. Making Decisions Ahead of Time: Today, I have a cool little brain hack to teach you. When you commit to making decisions ahead of time, you will build confidence and trust in yourself, you will create momentum toward your goals, you will become more motivated, by Running Lean

23 min listen

13. What Are You Choosing to Believe About Yourself?: You may not be aware of it, but your beliefs drive everything that you do. Your beliefs determine every result that you get in your life. And ultimately your beliefs about yourself, more than anything else, determine who you become. by Running Lean

26 min listen

26. Chris Wissman on Maintaining Peak Performance as a Real Human: Chris Wissman considers himself more of a holistic health coach than a personal trainer. His approach to health and fitness is a lot like mine - it’s not just about lifting weights or eating right, there’s so much more going on. by Running Lean

53 min listen

29. The Ultimate Guide to Fruit: How much fruit should we be eating? What role does fruit play in long-distance running? What about all those vitamins in fruit...don’t we need those? Does fruit help us or hurt us if we’re trying to lose weight? by Running Lean

33 min listen

31. Jen Wright on How to Breathe for Long-Distance Running: Today we talk about the importance of breathing properly, how to breathe as a long-distance runner, breathing as a way of relieving stress, using breath to promote mindful running and getting into the flow state, belly breathing vs. by Running Lean

53 min listen

32. Why I Changed My Mind About Eating Meat: In this episode, I explain what led me to make the switch to eating meat again after being plant-based for the last 10 years, answer questions about why I made this change, and talk about the impact it’s had on my overall health and athletic performance. by Running Lean

58 min listen

22. Colin McGilvray on What It Takes to Hit a Big Weight Loss Goal: I recently sat down to have a candid conversation with one of my favorite clients - my son Colin! Colin has struggled with his weight his whole life. He finally reached out to me a couple of months ago and asked for my help. by Running Lean

40 min listen

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