The 33Fuel Podcast

This week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast is Harley Street Nutritional Therapist Phoebe Liebling. In this interview, Phoebe explains the nutritional strategies she uses to help her clients achieve their goals. She explains why intermittent fasting isn’t for everyone, how CBD impacts stress levels and delves into which supplements really work (and which don’t).

If you’re looking for easy-to-action nutrition advice, you’re in the right place.

33Fuel ambassador Damian is a record breaking ultra runner with credits to his name including a Top 5 finish at UTMB and many podium finishes at the world’s biggest races. But it’s his Fastest Known Time (FKT) records which really set him apart. He holds the FKT for the Paddy Buckley Round, the Cape Wrath trail and recently set a blistering record time on the Pennine Way, on which he covered the 268 miles (and 11,000m ascent) in just 61 hours.

Damian uses his status as one of the world’s best ultra runners his ultra achievements to voice his deep passion for the environment and climate change and ensures takes every action possible to minimise his carbon footprint.

If you’re looking for practical performance advice on how to reach your potential or are looking for ways to minimise your impact on the environment, this conversation is for you.

We’re delighted to welcome Brian Keane onto this week’s podcast. Brian is a man of many talents - he’s a strength and conditioning coach with a highly successful business and has an unmatched depth of knowledge in a range of sports through personal experience. He played Gaelic football to an elite level, has competed in CrossFit and placed in the Top 10 at the world fitness modelling championships.

He’s now made the shift to ultra endurance events and has recently completed the Marathon Des Sables and a non-stop 230km ultra through the Arctic. Brian is in a unique position to share his learnings from his breadth of experience to develop endurance performance.

If you’re looking for actionable strength and conditioning work for aerobic endurance athletes, you’re in the right place.

In this week’s episode of the 33Fuel podcast, we talk all things gut health, kombucha, fermented food and Team GB bobsledding with Ross Austen.

A former bobsleigh athlete on the GB development team, Ross is a gut health expert. After a long career in sports science and elite performance, Ross started brewing his own kombucha in order to forward the fight for better gut health and performance.

In this conversation, we explore the mechanisms behind how lifestyle, diet and exercise affect the gut’s microbiome and how this in turn impacts health and athletic performance. We cover what you can do to improve your gut health and boost health, recovery and optimise performance.

Personal trainer to professional and amateur athletes, Grant Breese is this week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast. Grant has worked in the industry for 20+ years and has developed a particular skill of helping his clients achieve their weight goals, whether that’s weight loss, maintenance or gain.

Grant does this by using a surprisingly unique method. Rather than “beasting” clients with HIIT sessions and massive diet changes resulting in rapid weight change - perhaps in the 6-weeks leading up to a summer holiday - Grant works closely with his clients to create new, sustainable habits that lead to long-term change.

If you’re looking to manipulate your weight – whether that’s gain, maintain or loss – then this conversation is for you.

Grant Sheldon has bagged a Top 5 on the World Triathlon Series, multiple World Cup podiums and represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. He’s also 100% plant-based.

You won’t believe the catalyst that turned Grant to a plant-based diet (hint: it involved a horrific bike crash!) and why he’s never looked back. You’ll hear how he fuels his training, meets his energy demands, recovers quick enough to train three times a day and his favourite snacks.

Grant attributes his elite performance to a plant-based diet and there’s plenty in this interview for you to take away and apply to your own nutrition strategy.

Sports and eating disorder dietician Renee McGregor is this week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast. Renee has over 20 years’ experience working in a range of capacities, from NHS clinics to Olympic athletes within a range of sports.

Within her unmatched depth of nutrition, one of Renee’s particular areas of expertise is the subject of RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency Syndrome). RED-S is ultimately caused by a combination of overtraining and under-fuelling, but it’d be remiss to think only elite athletes develop it.

Our conversation explores how anyone can develop RED-S. Indeed, the average amateur athlete striving for optimal performance while juggling life’s stressors can certainly develop the syndrome and, if unchecked, there can be serious health consequences.

Running journalist Kieran Alger is this week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast. Alongside his own extensive personal running experience - 40+ marathons and plenty of ultras too - Kieran is one of the UK’s top running product testers.

For 10 years Kieran has tested every piece of running gear under the sun. Whether it’s the latest pair of super shoes, wearable tech, apparel, nutrition product or new data gathering device, he’s put it through its paces.

In this conversation, we take a gaze into a crystal ball and discuss what products and trends are going to help (or hinder) runners’ performance in the future. We also talk about the pros and cons of an organised event vs your own self-organised challenges.

If you care about your running, get a head start on the what’s going to be boosting your performance in years to come.

Gillian Killiner, founder of 121 Dietician, and one of the UK’s top dieticians is this week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast.

It was a diagnosis of Hashimoto’s - a thyroid disease that wrought havoc on her health – that changed Gillian’s life. The diagnosis and use of nutrition to treat and ultimately reverse the disease is what started Gillian on her journey to becoming one of the UK’s top dieticians.

In this conversation, we talk about:

Ø Counting macro-nutrients

Ø The role serotonin plays in food and enjoyment

Ø Why being strict is counter-productive

Ø How to use nutrition for optimal training and recovery

Ø Why tracking calories doesn’t work

Ø What simple strategies really work

Ø The 80/20 rule

Tim Etherington-Judge spent years in the drinks industry promoting the world’s biggest brands, but his seemingly perfect lifestyle wasn’t all it seemed. Deeply unhappy, he reached the pit of his darkness in an Athens hotel room with a bottle of whiskey in one hand and a handful of pills in the other.

Identifying junk food seems simple on the surface: fast foods, soft drinks and sweets probably spring to mind. You might think that’s the end of it, but there’s another culprit hiding in many of our daily diets: ultra-processed foods.

In this episode of the 33Fuel Vlog, Warren explores what junk food is and delves into a new system of classifying foods into one of four categories based on their degree of processing. Learn the difference between unprocessed foods, processed ingredients, processed food and ultra-processed foods and how to identify each.

If you want to sharpen up your diet, see body composition changes, boost fitness and – crucially – better identify processed foods, this podcast is for you.

British Triathlon Level 3 coach Mark Ryan is this week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast. With a swathe of other qualifications to his name, Mark also heads up the coaching at Oxford Triathlon Club.

In this conversation, you’ll hear:

• How to fit training into a busy schedule

• Why the ‘guilty zone’ is crucial for fitness

• How to understand different training zones

• Useful tools to aid development (links in show notes)

• How enjoyment has a profound impact on progression

• Thoughts on indoor vs outdoor training

• HIIT training for endurance gains

Enjoy!

Founder of Eat Clean Run Dirty – a beautifully present trail running magazine - Jess Vandenbush is this week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast. Jess is an accomplished trail and ultra runner and doesn’t do things in half measures. She goes all-in, as you’ll hear, having transitioned from 5km to 100-mile in just 18 months!

Bus Jess isn’t one for quick fixes and she doesn’t take the easy route, whether that’s her approach to running or launching Eat Clean Run Dirty in the middle of a pandemic. She’s all about expanding her comfort zones and encouraging others to do the same.

This week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast is Harley Street Nutritional Therapist Phoebe Liebling. In this interview, Phoebe explains the nutritional strategies she uses to help her clients achieve their goals. She explains why intermittent fasting isn’t for everyone, how CBD impacts stress levels and delves into which supplements really work (and which don’t).

If you’re looking for easy-to-action nutrition advice, you’re in the right place.

Biomechanics expert, running coach and best-selling author Shane Benzie is this week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast. Over multiple trips to Kenya and Ethiopia, Shane has accumulated more time than most observing the running form of the world’s best runners. These trips – alongside his extensive coaching experience – make him one of the most qualified run technique experts on the planet.

In this episode, we explore the role of fascia in running economy, performance and injury-prevention. If you want to run further, faster and reduce injury occurrence, this interview is for you.

Grant Sheldon has bagged a Top 5 on the World Triathlon Series, multiple World Cup podiums and represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games. He’s also 100% plant-based.

You won’t believe the catalyst that turned Grant to a plant-based diet (hint: it involved a horrific bike crash!) and why he’s never looked back. You’ll hear how he fuels his training, meets his energy demands, recovers quick enough to train three times a day and his favourite snacks.

Grant attributes his elite performance to a plant-based diet and there’s plenty in this interview for you to take away and apply to your own nutrition strategy.

We’re thrilled to welcome financial planner, business guru and Ironman triathlete Charlie Reading onto the 33Fuel podcast. Charlie is a rare breed: immensely successful on both the business and athletic front, there’s many lessons in this conversation to take your performances to the next level.

While so much content shares what sport can teach us about business and everyday life, this conversation explores the opposite: you’ll hear the business lessons that Charlie used to transform himself into a serious Ironman age group contender. You’ll also hear fantastic tips on business development, setting highly motivational goals and what it takes to achieve your dreams on the trails and in the boardroom.

Clinical psychologist of 30 years and founder of The Appetite Doctor Helen McCarthy is this week’s guest on the 33Fuel Vlog. Helen specialises in the psychology of weight loss by utilising science-based psychological research to direct her practice. Ultimately, she gives you the tools the change habits.

In this episode, you’ll hear some of Helen’s most successful and effective strategies for helping clients lose weight. We all know fad diets and rapid weight loss campaigns don’t work long-term. The advice in this episode will help you lose weight sustainably while ensuring you still get to enjoy the foods you love.

You’re in for a treat this week! This episode of the 33Fuel podcast features our good pals Scott and Don, founders of the wildly popular Trail Runner Nation (TRN). TRN began 9 years ago and has since released nearly 500 episodes with an unmatched range of trail running content. They’ve interviewed the world’s top trail and ultra runners, coaches, nutritionists, influencers, personalities and between them discuss everything current in the world of trail and ultra running.

Scott and Don are not just absolute fountains of trail running knowledge but are hilarious to match. In this conversation, you’ll hear a wealth of lessons they’ve learnt from their guests, their most asked questions and a smorgasbord of trail running gear and training advice.

If you’re looking for entertainment, wisdom and stories from the trail, this episode is for you!

We’re absolutely thrilled to welcome 4X Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington to the 33Fuel podcast. An Ambassador for 33Fuel since our early days, we’re hugely grateful that Chrissie carved out time to share some of her immense wisdom.

In this interview, you’ll hear why the 2011 World Champs was her ‘perfect race’, what it was like working with her coaches and how she coped with transitioning from professional athlete to retirement. You’ll also hear her thoughts on training and racing nutrition, the power of visualisation, her foray into ultramarathons, what it means to be a role model and how she became global lead of health and wellness at parkrun.

There’s SO much in this conversation, you’re going to love it!

33Fuel ambassador Damian is a record breaking ultra runner with credits to his name including a Top 5 finish at UTMB and many podium finishes at the world’s biggest races. But it’s his Fastest Known Time (FKT) records which really set him apart. He holds the FKT for the Paddy Buckley Round, the Cape Wrath trail and recently set a blistering record time on the Pennine Way, on which he covered the 268 miles (and 11,000m ascent) in just 61 hours.

Damian uses his status as one of the world’s best ultra runners his ultra achievements to voice his deep passion for the environment and climate change and ensures takes every action possible to minimise his carbon footprint.

If you’re looking for practical performance advice on how to reach your potential or are looking for ways to minimise your impact on the environment, this conversation is for you.

Will Girling is head of performance nutrition for World Tour cycling team EF Pro Cycling. He holds a Master’s degree and Postgrad Diploma in nutrition and is currently working on his DProf.

Will is a lovely character and has led a fascinating journey. His relationship with food started young: he struggled with his weight as a kid but then lost that weight through unhealthy methods and battled an eating disorder in the process. He then took himself towards strongman competitions before landing himself a job as head nutritionist at EF Pro Cycling.

Matching your nutrition to the demands of your goals is crucial, because while many different ways of eating will serve varied results, it’s the demands of your goals that you need to fuel for. We’re delighted Will’s agreed to share his breadth of knowledge and personal experience on this episode of the 33Fuel Podcast. Enjoy!

Hannah is the protagonist of the excellent Amazon series Eat Race Win (link below) which provides a behind-the-scenes look into the life of a pro cycling team’s performance chef. It documents how Hannah sources ingredients, creates meals tailored for optimal performance and how she works alongside the riders of Australia’s Orica-Scott team.

We’re thrilled to welcome Hannah onto the 33Fuel podcast and we’re sure you’ll gain a lot from this interview. Whether you’re looking to fuel like a pro, are curious what the world’s best athletes eat for training and racing or are searching for tips on how to dial in your own performance nutrition, you’re in the right place.

Personal trainer to professional and amateur athletes, Grant Breese is this week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast. Grant has worked in the industry for 20+ years and has developed a particular skill of helping his clients achieve their weight goals, whether that’s weight loss, maintenance or gain.

Grant does this by using a surprisingly unique method. Rather than “beasting” clients with HIIT sessions and massive diet changes resulting in rapid weight change - perhaps in the 6-weeks leading up to a summer holiday - Grant works closely with his clients to create new, sustainable habits that lead to long-term change.

If you’re looking to manipulate your weight – whether that’s gain, maintain or loss – then this conversation is for you.

Strength and conditioning coach Jamie Greaves is this week’s guest on the 33Fuel Podcast. Not only is Jamie a highly experienced strength coach but he’s an absolute golf wizard, having played since he was eight years old to an extremely high level. He now works solely with golfers.

But the topic of this conversation is far from solely applicable to golfers. We chat about the classic pyramidal model of training for any sport. Athletes the world over will understand the logic behind building a strong base of the pyramid before adding the pinnacle - the sport-specific training to make those final marginal performance gains – but amateurs especially so often jump straight to the top before nailing the powerful base

In this interview, Jamie shares his wealth of knowledge on how to build a strong fitness base and how to get the most from your body with the least amount of training.

Meghan Bentley has a deep academic background in the worlds of sport, exercise nutrition, health and lifestyle. Meghan works with the English Institute of Sport, has a Masters degree in sports and exercise nutrition and has just finished her PhD. It’s this PhD that we chat about today.

Meghan’s PhD is all about matching the theory of nutrition with how to engender positive behaviour change. After all, “it’s not what you know, it’s what you do”. Many of us know what foods are good for us but why do so many fail to implement lasting change? It’s all about behaviour change.

If you’re looking to build more positive habits into your life, this conversation is for you. Whether you’re an athlete looking to achieve training consistency or nail your diet or perhaps want to address other negative habits, there’s plenty to take away from this fascinating and informative discussion.

This week’s guest is ultrarunner and coach Kerry Sutton. Kerry has a long history in endurance sports, having rowed at university before embarking on her ultrarunning journey with a gentle introduction…the Marathon des Sables.

She completed the MdS soon after having her fourth child – an impressive feat in itself as any parent will attest – but she progressed quickly and is now one to watch on any start line. She’s won multi day races and frequently places in the Top 3 of the UK’s biggest races and has completed races such as the Jungle Ultra, the Everest Trail Race, the Thames Path 100, the Lost Island Ultra and the UK Trail Running Champs, among many more.

In this conversation, we enjoy hearing about Kerry’s exploits and explore the role that fear plays in endurance events. Particularly pertinent was her recent epic at The Spine Race – a 276 mile non-stop ultra in winter along the length of the Pennine Way – where mountain rescue had to be called to extract her from a fairly sticky situation. Enjoy!

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This week’s podcast guest is performance chef Rachel Muse. Rachel began her career in hotel and restaurant kitchens before travelling extensively cooking for wealthy families in the corporate world. On returning to England, she became a chef for a player at Southampton Football Club – her first foray into performance nutrition.

Rachel now manages the nutrition for a number of high profile players. She calculates their macro and micronutrient needs and tweaks according to training demand, body composition goals and energy requirements.

In this conversation, Rachel highlights differences between pro athletes and amateurs and how we can close the gap with simple, easy-to-action methods.

We’re pleased to welcome Matt Gardner onto this week’s 33Fuel podcast. Matt is a highly experienced nutritionist, having looked after the nutrition strategies for the likes of North Face and Nuffield Health, as well as a successful endurance athlete.

While we’re locked down as a result of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, looking after your health has never been more important. This conversation with Matt explores how to nail your nutrition for optimal health and ways to adjust fluid and nutrient intake while training indoors.

If you want to enjoy your food more and tailor your intake towards your goals – whether that’s fat loss, performance gains or better energy levels – this conversation is for you.

In this week’s episode of the 33Fuel podcast, we talk all things gut health, kombucha, fermented food and Team GB bobsledding with Ross Austen.

A former bobsleigh athlete on the GB development team, Ross is a gut health expert. After a long career in sports science and elite performance, Ross started brewing his own kombucha in order to forward the fight for better gut health and performance.

In this conversation, we explore the mechanisms behind how lifestyle, diet and exercise affect the gut’s microbiome and how this in turn impacts health and athletic performance. We cover what you can do to improve your gut health and boost health, recovery and optimise performance.

Is indoor training the key to achieving your best cycling performance or is it the work of the devil? Are the best cyclists entering virtual races and watching an avatar of themselves or are they out on the roads?

Expert bike-fitters Phil and Jules – co-founders of CycleFit - are this week’s guests on the 33Fuel podcast. 22 years ago, they joined forces to create the country’s premier bike fitting service and have since worked with everyone from World Tour professional teams to keen amateurs. They are deeply knowledgeable and passionate about cycling culture, history and equipment and training developments.

For this episode of the podcast, we all sat down to chew over the merits (or otherwise) of indoor cycling. What’s interesting is their totally opposing views on the topic: Phil firmly believes indoor training has no place in the world of cycling while Jules believe it’s a crucial tool to maximise potential.

We hope you enjoy this fascinating, humorous and informative discussion.

The 7x7x7 World Marathon Challenge requires runners complete seven marathons in seven days on seven continents. Made famous by Sir Ranulph Fiennes, the physical and mental demands - let alone the logistical complexities – make this a truly unique challenge. We’re thrilled to welcome 2019 World Marathon Challenge champion and current record holder Susannah Gill onto this episode of the 33Fuel podcast.

Suze averaged an astonishing 3:28:09 for her seven marathons, breaking the record for the fastest completion of the challenge. Hear how she trained, avoided injuries, kept motivated and learn how you can step out of your own comfort zone to reach your potential.

Expert endurance coach Taylor Thomas is this week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast. In this conversation, Taylor shares how to win the winter training battle. Learn how to structure winter training to reap huge gains come summer. So, if you’re looking for a little fire for your winter training and added knowledge from one of the world’s best, you’re in the right place.

We’re delighted to welcome Nigel Mitchell onto this week’s 33Fuel podcast. Nigel was head of nutrition at Team GB cycling and Team Sky before moving to his current role as head of nutrition at Team EF Education First pro cycling team.

Nigel has devised the fuelling strategies for some of the world’s best endurance athletes and his riders have won Grand Tours and Olympic medals, so we’re thrilled to speak with him about performance nutrition.

This conversation explores the performance potential of a plant-based diet. We love that Nigel isn’t dogmatic about this topic – he’s certainly not a raging vegan and firmly believes balance is required. In his day job, Nigel assesses nutritional strategies with a scientific, evidence-based head on his shoulders.

So, if you want to improve your diet and incorporate more plant-based nutrition without any compromise in performance, this interview is for you!

Sports and eating disorder dietician Renee McGregor is this week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast. Renee has over 20 years’ experience working in a range of capacities, from NHS clinics to Olympic athletes within a range of sports.

Within her unmatched depth of nutrition, one of Renee’s particular areas of expertise is the subject of RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency Syndrome). RED-S is ultimately caused by a combination of overtraining and under-fuelling, but it’d be remiss to think only elite athletes develop it.

Our conversation explores how anyone can develop RED-S. Indeed, the average amateur athlete striving for optimal performance while juggling life’s stressors can certainly develop the syndrome and, if unchecked, there can be serious health consequences.

We’re delighted to welcome motivational speaker, endurance athlete and business development coach George Anderson onto this week’s episode of the 33Fuel podcast. Our conversation explores what it means to label yourself as something you do rather than who you are. Identifying as such can lead to difficulties if that identity is taken away. George provides valuable insight for anyone who’s passion is on the verge of taking over.

We’re delighted to welcome Martin Yelling onto the 33Fuel Vlog. An international runner turned duathlete turned Ironman triathlete, Martin represented Team GB in a range of distances and is now the London Marathon’s go-to coach. He’s also the co-founder of the immensely successful Marathon Talk podcast

This week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast is CEO and ultrarunner Jakob Block. The CEO of a commodities headhunting and knowledge firm, Jakob has a very serious ultramarathon running habit. In this conversation, Jakob shares insight on the challenges and benefits of juggling extreme athletic pursuits alongside a serious time-consuming job while also being the best version of himself for his family and social life.

On this episode of the 33Fuel podcast, we speak with record breaking cyclist and environmental psychologist Dr Ian Walker. Ian specialises in transport infrastructure focussing on how to encourage people to make positive decisions and create sustainable habits to increase the use of active travel – think walking, running and cycling. In his spare time, you’ll likely find Ian on a bicycle. In fact, you may have spotted him on the news recently when he broke the world record for cycling across Europe, covering 6,300km in under 17 days.

This podcast is all about developing mental toughness and creating positive habits that last.

We’re delighted to welcome Rory Coleman onto this week’s episode of the 33Fuel Podcast. To date, Rory has run 1,046 marathons – 254 of which were ultramarathons – 15 Marathons des Sables and owns 9 World Records. But Rory is not some otherworldly being.

Indeed, on leaving school, Rory’s life quickly spiralled into a haze of booze and smoking. Aged 30, full of 'self-loading', He was an overweight alcoholic and decided to make a change. Despite his astonishing physical feats, he considers being dry for 25 years his greatest achievement.

We’re delighted to welcome Brian Keane onto this week’s podcast. Brian is a man of many talents - he’s a strength and conditioning coach with a highly successful business and has an unmatched depth of knowledge in a range of sports through personal experience. He played Gaelic football to an elite level, has competed in CrossFit and placed in the Top 10 at the world fitness modelling championships.

He’s now made the shift to ultra endurance events and has recently completed the Marathon Des Sables and a non-stop 230km ultra through the Arctic. Brian is in a unique position to share his learnings from his breadth of experience to develop endurance performance.

If you’re looking for actionable strength and conditioning work for aerobic endurance athletes, you’re in the right place.

In this episode of the 33Fuel podcast, we chat with Sharon Gayter. A deeply experienced 55-year old ultrarunner, Sharon proves that age is just a number. Earlier this year Sharon set the world record for running from John O’Groats to Land’s End, covering the 822 miles in a blistering 12 days. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

In this episode of the 33Fuel podcast, we speak with Paul Lunn. Paul is an exceptional Ironman triathlete, with a PB of 8:50 over the 140.6 mile race. He finished 5th in his Age Group at the Ironman World Championships in 2017 and 3rd in 2018 and we spoke to him as he acclimates ahead of his third crack on the Big Island.

In this episode of the 33Fuel Podcast, we speak with Sarah Williams. Recognised as one of the 10 most inspiring female adventures by the Guardian newspaper, Sarah is an endurance athlete with a wealth of impressive feats to her name. She’s hosts of the Tough Girl Podcast on which she’s interviewed over 200 successful, inspiring women. It’s fair to say Sarah knows what it takes to reach your potential.

  Two-time Olympian, World and European Champion triathlete Michelle Dillon is this week’s guest on the 33Fuel Podcast. Having raced at the very pinnacle of triathlon, Michelle was forced to retire early after major back surgery in 2008. Now head coach at Team Dillon Coaching, she’s guiding professionals, age groupers and amateurs towards their dreams. 

At 33Fuel we deliver maximum value to endurance athletes. We do that in this podcast by sharing the latest in training & nutrition advice, inspiration & motivation. We do it at 33Fuel.com with our unique & powerful natural nutrition products for runners, cyclists & triathletes.

  In this episode of the Vlog, we bring you our conversation with multi-award winning mind and body coach Kim Ingleby. Founder of Energise Performance, Kim has coached pro athletes and competed at a national level herself. She is also a journalist, Author and TedX speaker. Her insights into harnessing a positive in moments of fear are extremely powerful.

At 33Fuel we deliver maximum value to endurance athletes. We do that in this podcast by sharing the latest in training & nutrition advice, inspiration & motivation. We do it at 33Fuel.com with our unique & powerful natural nutrition products for runners, cyclists & triathletes.

Head of Sports Science at Sufferfest and CEO of Apex Coaching, Neal is a former pro triathlete turned coach to world and Olympic medallists. In this episode of the 33Fuel Vlog, you’ll discover why he’s every endurance athletes’ dream coach. 

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  Kim has trodden a path many aspire to: from average athlete to representing the Great British Age Group triathlon team. Like many athletes, she’s discovered her limitations and had to overcome hurdles on her journey. A vegan for a few years, Kim shares how she transitions to a plant-based diet. 

At 33Fuel we deliver maximum value to endurance athletes. We do that in this podcast by sharing the latest in training & nutrition advice, inspiration & motivation. We do it at 33Fuel.com with our unique & powerful natural nutrition products for runners, cyclists & triathletes.

 Imagine running 07:00 minute miles…for 100 miles. That’s what Zach Bitter did when he broke the 100-mile US running record in 2015, clocking a total time of 11:40 hours. We’re thrilled to hear from this extraordinary ultrarunner. We chat training, mindset and his no-carb approach to sports nutrition. We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did!

  Luke is a good friend of 33 and we’re delighted to have him on the Podcast again. Luke’s predominant mission in life is to open up people’s minds to show them that they’re capable of so much more than they believe. He does this through undertaking hugely challenging endurance events as well as through speaking events and his book Chasing Extreme. 

  Anna Marie Watson has reached the upper echelons of the sport. Finishing Top 10 at iconic races like the UTMB, MDS and Trans Grancanaria, Anna-Marie was ranked 7th in the Ultra Trail World Series 2018. But it hasn’t always been that way. She began her journey, like most of us, at the back of the pack, and has grafted her way to the front.

At 33Fuel we deliver maximum value to endurance athletes. We do that in this podcast by sharing the latest in training & nutrition advice, inspiration & motivation. We do it at 33Fuel.com with our unique & powerful natural nutrition products for runners, cyclists & triathletes.

TV and radio broadcaster Charlie Webster challenged herself to cycle 3000 miles from London to Rio, arriving in time for the 2016 Olympics. She achieved this immense feat but found herself on life support just 48-hours after arriving. 

This week’s guest is accomplished ultra runner, social impact entrepreneur and mum of two Sophie Power. But she’s likely best known for THAT photo from UTMB 2018 where she was captured breastfeeding halfway through the race.

She’s since been named one of the six most inspirational runners on International Women’s Day. An expert at combining family, training and work life, learn how Sophie balances it all, and manages to excel at them all.

  Mark is a BTF Level 3 triathlon coach. An avid endurance athlete himself, he also guides athletes of all levels at Oxford Triathlon Club to achieve big goals. In this chat, we cover all aspects of triathlon training from Ironman nutrition to mindset for optimal performance.

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 Conor’s mission is to inspire and motivate people to overcome adversity and achieve more than they thought possible through plant-based nutrition and exercise. He’s a single father and an avid endurance athlete. He also has MS. This is one motivational chat!

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British ultrarunner Damian Hall loves being an underdog, but his recent successes mean he no longer toes a start line without expectation. We chat to Damian about training, the power of a positive mind and training in his 40s. Enjoy!

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Fred Morini has just signed a four-year contract with his first professional cycling team. But on his first training ride, he suffered a terrible accident which left him paralysed from the chest down. Told he would never walk again, his recovery from paralysis is only half the story… What came next was truly unbelievable.

In endurance sports, weight is a key issue - the more you carry, the more effort needed to shift it. If you’re over race weight and want to lose some fat, learn how to do it the right way and create sustainable changes.

You’ve been told for decades that maltodextrin is a key ingredient in sports nutrition. But what if you learnt that maltodextrin actually promotes chronic disease, kills gut health and actually depletes nutrient stores? You’d be shocked, rightly so. Learn the truth in this episode.

Pro cycling is awash in a sea of plastic. This sucks for the environment, and for endurance sport culture. We ran the numbers and you will be shocked by how many bottles one tour gets though, and where too many end up. We look at what this means for sport & the planet. We also identify the ONE thing we can all do to make a huge positive difference here. At 33Shake we deliver maximum value to endurance athletes. We do that in this podcast by sharing the latest in training & nutrition advice, inspiration & motivation. We do it at 33Shake.com with our unique & powerful natural nutrition products for runners, cyclists & triathletes. 

“My lifestyle determines my deathstyle” Metallica, Frantic. This gem from some of metal’s hardest-living wildmen nails the core of perforamance nutrition. In this episode 33Fuel co-founder and endurance athlete Warren explains just how remembering Metallica’s wisdom can immediately unlock a new level in sports and nutritional performance. Rock on! At 33Fuel we deliver maximum value to endurance athletes. We do that in this podcast by sharing the latest in training & nutrition advice, inspiration & motivation. We do it at 33Shake.com with our unique & powerful natural nutrition products for runners, cyclists & triathletes. 

For a performance upgrade, fueling to hunger - not to schedule - is key. In this episode 33Fuel co-founder & endurance athlete Warren explains how to boost your performance by spotting the early warning signs to fuel to hunger brilliantly. Fueling to schedule helps nutrition companies sell a lot, but damages athletes health & performance. Most overeat thanks to the ‘eat before you’re hungry’ strategy, suffering stomach issues, yo-yo energy levels & vomiting. Fuel to hunger instead. Your speed & enjoyment will soar!

33's Warren joins TRN for a fun chat about all things ultrarunning, including... Why running isn’t just for runners anymore (and why that's a Good Thing) What going no wheat, no dairy, no sugar, no alcohol, and no caffeine for a month feels like Northern English fell run culture (in a word: 'stoic') Stu Mittleman and fat burning for endurance What effects will the new Royal birth have on trail running?

33Shake co-founders Warren & Erica join The Nation in person!  A great trail running discussion ensued, and the team also got to share 18 miles of the Western States trail together (and all with no bonking). 

More running fun and games as 33's Warren rejoins The Nation to discuss, among other things... • Are ultrarunners becoming hobos? • Underwear or commando? • Does ultrarunning cause tooth decay?  • Why ultrarunning (might be) like child birth • Rim to Rim running in the Grand Canyon 

In this far from serious trail running ramble 33's Warren Pole joins The Nation to discuss the finer DOs and DON’Ts of Ultra Running... 

33's Warren joins TRN  to reach deep into the grab bag. So if you want to know what catwalks, crusty leather suits and ropes with knots are doing on a podcast about trail running, this episode may just have the answer... 

33's Warren joins Trail Runner Nation to talk about just how - and why - 33Fuel got started in the first place 

On tour across the US Erica and Warren pay Studio G a visit at its top secret location to talk all things trail with Trail Runner Nation hosts Scott & Don 

It's Europe v the USA in the second annual Trail Runner Nation holiday game show! 33's Warren and UK ultrarunner Donna ni Cuarta are representing Europe, Western States 100 legend Andy Jones-Wilkins and 100-mile specialist Ashley Walsh represent the US. 

33's Warren joins Scott, Don, Michelle Barton and The Nation as 'guest writers' for this new installment of the Audio Magazine. Subjects include: David Epstein, “Are athletes really getting faster, better, stronger?” The 1904 Olympic Marathon “More Efficient Sleep” by Warren Pole Is A Lack of Sleep Before a Race Really A Bad Thing? Running on No Sleep.

Warren and Erica stopped in to hang with Trail Runner Nation hosts Scott & Don in the legendary Studio G for a fun in-person catch up and some festive trail running fun as they dive deep into Santa's bulging sack... 

How many times have you been having a great run and then BAM, your stomach goes south?  In this episode recorded for the excellent Trailrunner Nation podcast, 33's Warren and Brad Kearns from Primal Endurance join Trailrunner Nation hosts Scott & Don to discuss how to minimize stomach problems on the run 

33 Fuel (UK) - This amazing new fitness Gel company founded by Warren & Erica Pole is changing the industry. Tune in tonight as we get a chance to speak with found Warren about his current US Tour.

Recorded at the HQ of London road bike legends Cyclefit, Warren's presentation on sports nutrition for cycling performance covers everything from what to eat, when to eat it, as well as busting a lot of sports nutrition myths and half-truths into the bargain 

If you enjoyed our Marathon des Sables show, here's a bonus - the full-length Q&A session from Warren's presentation with knowledge bombs galore! 

Recorded at the Marathon des Sables seminar in London, in this episode MDS veteran Warren lifts the lid on just what to expect for anyone running this crazy race (run 150-plus miles, in six days, across the Sahara desert, self-sufficient and carrying all of your gear throughout), as well as the three biggest things NO-ONE tells you before you arrive in the Sahara on the start line. A classic episode for anyone who loves pain, endurance and blisters. 

Sports journalist and marathon runner Tim Heming is taking on the Royal Parks 50km Ultra as his first race beyond marathon distance. He and Warren talk nutrition tips for the first-time ultrarunner 

In this episode with ace coach George Anderson, he and Warren go deep on fat and fuel efficiency in endurance sports. The body relies primarily on two sources of fuel - fat and carbs. There's a limited amount of stored carbs in our bodies but an almost unlimited amount of energy available from our fat store. If only we were able to access it more easily... The challenge with fat is it's ordinarily only effective at low intensities. But what if you could increase your body's ability to tap into this energy source at higher intensities? Well, you can, and this episode will tell you how. 

In this episode recorded with Trailrunner magazine in the US, Warren introduces 33Fuel's Chia Energy Gel and explains how the company was born out of the horrible experiences he and many other edurance nathletes had with sports nutrition, particularly energy gels. If you've ever had energy gel issues, this one's for you! 

In this episode we compare two leading energy gels, the SiS Go Gel and High5's Isogel and discover their ingredients are virtually the same, and that these ingredients can cause stomach problems. They may even have serious health implications. 1 Maltodextrin: destroys gut bacteria, is vitamin and mineral negative (consuming maltodextrin uses more vitamins/minerals than it gives back as it has almost none), it may also harm immune function and could be a primer for inflammatory diseases like arthritis and multiple sclerosis 2 Sodium benzoate: linked to cancer and Parkinson's 3 Potassium Sorbate: linked to white blood cell damage If you're an athlete using products containing these ingredients it's worth knowing what's in them to help you make the best choices for you, your health and your performance. 

In this episode Warren chats with top coach George Anderson about endurance fueling and how to get it right, and introduces 33Shake's Chia Energy gel, an all-natural alternative for endurance athletes demanding the most from their bodies who aren't willing to sacrifice longterm health in their quest to go further, and faster 

As endurance athletes at 33Shake we were sick (literally) of gagging on products packed with sugar and manmade junk. It was slowing us down and killing performance so we went in search of natural alternatives that were just as easy to use on the go, in training and mid-race. They didn't exist, and so we made them - this is our story. 33Shake exists to provide the ultimate nutrition products for serious performers, products that genuinely do your body justice 

It's long been an accepted fact that science in sports nutrition is essential. But like most accepted facts, this one's overdue a major rethink...