• 80/20 Training: The Key to Performance or Marketing Hype?
    Jan 16 2025

    On this week's episode of the MOTTIV podcast, Taren and Sport Scientist Nick Jankovskis dive into the concept of 80-20 training. What exactly IS 80-20 training, and is it the be-all and end-all to training for endurance sports? Or is there a more nuanced method that will get better results? We answer all of the questions you probably have!

    To get more from Nick, follow him at @njsportscience.

    To train for free on the only training app in the world designed and developed for amateur endurance athletes to reach their goals, visit mymottiv.com.

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    34 mins
  • Hybrid Training: The New Way to Health or Total BS?
    Jan 16 2025

    On this episode of the MOTTIV podcast, Taren and Sport Scientist Nick Jankovskis discuss hybrid training and so-called hybrid athletes. Can you really be a body builder and at the same time, be a high-level endurance athlete? We take a deep dive into what the science tells us about what the human body is actually capable of... and whether influencer "hybrid athletes" are telling the truth about what they're doing.

    To hear more from Nick, follow him at @njsportscience

    To get free training on the only app in the world designed for amateur athletes to reach their goals in a safe and healthy way, check out mymottiv.com.

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    37 mins
  • Endurance Nutrition Wars: High-Carb or Low-Carb, Which Side Wins
    Jan 16 2025

    In this episode of the MOTTIV podcast, Taren and MOTTIV resident Sport Scientist Nick Jankovskis discuss the battle between low carb and high carb in endurance sports. Should amateur athletes be eating low carb or high carb? Why are high level coaches now saying everyone should be eating tons of carbs, when the message used to be no carbs at all? We answer these questions and more.

    For more from Nick, follow him at @njsportscience

    To train for free on the only training app in the world designed for amateur athletes to reach their goals, visit mymottiv.com.

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    45 mins
  • Where Have I Been, Is This Goodbye?
    Nov 19 2024

    After a few months off, Taren and NTK are back to talk about where they've been the past few months and why they vanished. Taren gets into details about why he's no longer Triathlon Taren, what parts of the industry led him to move away from his public presence... and some exciting things coming in the very near future!

    LINKS FROM THE PODCAST
    MOTTIV Training Show (longform)
    MOTTIV Show Clips (clips from the longform show)
    MOTTIV Training Shorts (short tips & tricks)


    And to train for free, give the MOTTIV training app a try at mymottiv.com

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    51 mins
  • Exciting Update on Where We've Been (And Where We're Moving To!)
    Mar 11 2024

    We're back from a short podcasting break with an exciting update on what's new with MOTTIV and what we've been up to lately!

    For a free training plan, visit https://mymottiv.com

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    44 mins
  • New Podcast Question Format for 2024! And What to Expect After a Half Ironman 70.3.
    Jan 12 2024

    Taren and NTK are back for 2024!  We talk about the best time of day to train for fat loss, what to expect after a 70.3 race, how to move from run-walk to run-run, how to stack workouts when you're short on time, and some cool MOTTIV business updates!

    To submit your question to the podcast, visit mymottiv.com/ask and you'll get yours answered on a future podcast! 

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    35 mins
  • The all time 2023 MOTTIV win! Training during the holidays. New Q&As.
    Dec 15 2023

    It's the final podcast of 2023 before we take a short break for the holidays. On the podcast, we talk about the biggest MOTTIV win of 2023, we talk about how to handle training during the holidays.  And we talk about the new format for our question and answer segment on the podcast!

    To ask a question for the podcast, head to mymottiv.com/ask.

    To get a free training plan, visit mymottiv.com.

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    36 mins
  • Surprise training progress. Too much training to be healthy? Tracking your HR in the pool.
    Dec 8 2023

    On the podcast this week, we talk about Taren's surprise training progress.  Some new training research that shows a level of too much training to be healthy.  And we answer questions from our listeners, including a great question about tracking heart rate in the pool.

    To submit your own listener question to be answered on the podcast, go to mymottiv.com/ask

    For free training for triathlons or endurance sports, visit the MOTTIV app!

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    37 mins