Ben Greenfield Fitness
By Ben Greenfield
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Podcast Description
Free exercise, nutrition, weight loss, triathlon and wellness advice from BenGreenfieldFitness.com! Tune in to the latest health, fitness and multi-sport research, non run-of-the-mill interviews with exercise and medicine professionals, and new cutting-edge content from the top personal trainer and wellness coach in the nation. Exercise, eat, swim, bike, run and live better. Go to website for the incredibly useful shownotes!
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How To Reduce The Risk From Swimming in Chlorinated Pools and Drinking Chlorinated Water. | I personally swim 3-4 times per week.The pool I swim in is chlorinated. - I also shower every day, in water that has been chlorinated by the city of Spokane, where I live. - How about you? - How much chlorine are you exposed to? - | 5/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #195: Can Coffee Really Make You Live Longer? | May 23, 2012 – free audio podcast: Can Coffee Really Make You Live Longer? Also: panic attacks in open water, bathroom issues during your morning run, preparing for an "endurance weekend", hypermobility syndrome, water filtration, | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #194: How To Avoid Sudden Heart Attacks While Running | In this May 16, 2012 free audio podcast: How To Avoid Sudden Heart Attacks While Running Also: heating saturated oils, thick phlegm during exercise, fasted workouts and back-loading carbs, treating celiac disease naturally, healing rotator cuff tears, | 5/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Quick Announcement From Ben | Ben stopped into the home office during a quick 10 hour layover en route from the Wildflower triathlon in California (pictured above) to the Superhuman workshop in Dubai, and recorded a short audio for you in lieu of the normally scheduled weekly podca... | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How You Can Use Sound And Music To Change Your Brain Waves With Laser Accuracy And Achieve Huge Focus And Performance Gains. | Most of us know that workout songs and music can help you to exercise harder. - But if you understand how sound and music actually change your brain waves, you can use this knowledge to alter your mental and physical performance states with laser accu... | 5/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #193: What Makes Women Gain Weight As They Get Older And What To Do About It | In this May 2, 2012 free audio podcast: What Makes Women Gain Weight As They Get Older And What To Do About It Also: Do recovery boots work, swish and spit carbohydrates, how does cold effect calories burnt, opposing muscle strength ratios, | 5/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How To Get Rid of Migraine Headaches Forever. | Migraine headaches are different than other headaches. They're tough to get rid of, but very closely related to your nervous system activity, and specifically your autonomic nervous system response to foods and stress. Today, | 4/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #192: What Happens When You Exercise Too Much | In this Apr 25, 2012 free audio podcast: What Happens When You Exercise Too Much Also: the ketogenic diet vs. the metabolic typing diet, are e-cigarettes a healthy alternative, which is better ground turkey or beef, what is mugicha, | 4/25/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Can Body Language Be Used To Enhance Your Performance? | When I was in college, one of my roommates was totally geeked out on body language. - He had shelves full of books about how to get what you want with your body language, including how to tell if people are lying based on their body language, | 4/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #191: What To Do When Allergies Affect Your Exercise | In this Apr 18, 2012 free audio podcast: What To Do When Allergies Affect Your Exercise. Also: how much do you need to eat after an endurance event, is Tri-Ripped or Triathlon Dominator better for a 70.3, a genetic test to determine your potential aero... | 4/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Is It Possible To Be Extremely Active and Eat A Low Carbohydrate Diet? | In today's interview, I speak with a surgeon, engineer and relentless self-experimenter, Dr. Peter Attia (pictured above as he swims across the Catalina Channel), about whether it is possibly to be extremely active and eat a low carbohydrate diet. - | 4/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #190: Do Belly Fat Loss Supplements Really Work? | In this Apr 11, 2012 free audio podcast: Do Belly Fat Loss Supplements Really Work? Also: does being on your feet all day count as a warm-up, anti-inflammatory foods instead or prednisone, fuelling recommendations for a multi-day hike, | 4/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why Does A Guy Like Lance Armstrong Have Gastrointestinal Issues During A Triathlon? | Last week, at Ironman 70.3 Galveston, Lance Armstrong decimated the field on the bike, but then slipped to a disappointing seventh place finish due to hydration and nutrition problems during the run. - So why does a guy like Lance Armstrong have gastr... | 4/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #189: Should You Eat Carbs or Protein Before Bed? | In this Apr 4, 2012 free audio podcast: Should You Eat Carbs or Protein Before Bed? Also: being predisposed to heat stroke, shot-gun vitamins and high dose antioxidants, good swim technique videos, being ketogenic all the time, tendonitis explained, | 4/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Zen Of Aging: How To Stay Fit and Look Amazing As You Get Older. | If you want to know how to stay fit as you age, today's double interview release is a must-listen. - The first interview is with Cary Nosler. Cary (pictured right) is 65 years old and has been a fitness enthusiast for the past 50 years. | 3/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #188: What Blood Tests To Ask Your Doctor For When You Go In For Your Physical | In this Mar 28, 2012 free audio podcast: What Blood Tests To Ask Your Doctor For When You Go In For Your Physical. Also: what is oil pulling, the run/walk protocol, improving tendon and ligament strength, enhancing mobility for olympic lifting, | 3/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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8 Ways To Get Your Body Operating Like A Finely Tuned Engine | Ever wondered how to test and fix your body's biochemistry? - You're going to learn how, and learn 8 ways to get your body operating like a finely tuned engine in today's episode with Dr. Ryan Bentley. - Dr. | 3/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #187: Does Cold Thermogenesis Work For Fat Loss? | In this Mar 21, 2012 free audio podcast: Does Cold Thermogenesis Work For Fat Loss? Also: metabolic typing and blood type diets, ultra-running advice, ways to recover from surgery, how to mentally deal with accidents, how to train for tough mudder, | 3/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How You’re Damaging Your Nerves And What You Can Do About It. | Dr. Fletcher, today's interview guest, is a powerful force in chiropractic. - Quietly he has become known as the leader in neural scan interpretation and wellness practice development. Today, thousands of doctors from Europe , | 3/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #186: How Liposuction Makes You Fat | In this Mar 14, 2012 free audio podcast: How Liposuction Makes You Fat. Also: dealing with a chronic calf sprain, what is P.A.P training, can you create glycogen from fat and protein, are unsoaked nuts and seeds a problem, the Maffetone vs. | 3/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Food Politics: How The Food Industry Influences Your Nutrition & Health | The purpose of food companies is to increase sales and profits. And often, that goal does not coincide with sustainable food production and or helping you make better food choices so that you can live a longer and healthier life. - | 3/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #185: Is Cortisol Good Or Bad? | In this Mar 7, 2012 free audio podcast: Is Cortisol Good Or Bad? Also: how to raise testosterone levels while training, good reasons to jump rope, training for an uphill bike race, how to lose loose skin after weight loss, | 3/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Zen of Chinese Herbs – Everything You Need To Know About How To Boost Your Brain Power With Herbology. | If you read "12 Mental Performance Hacks: A Cheat Sheet For Boosting Your Brain Power", you may have noticed that suggestion #7 recommended that you take a compound called "Huperzine", and mentioned Chinese herbal mix "Tian Chi" as a source of club moss, | 3/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #184: The Effect Of Alcohol On Your Physical Performance – Do Booze & Exercise Mix? | In this Feb 29, 2012 free audio podcast: The Effect Of Alcohol On Your Physical Performance. Also: quick and healthy celiac fuels, preparing for a "pump and run", is MCT oil better than coconut oil, HIIT vs. Cardio, tips on Patellofemoral Syndrome, | 2/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #000: No Podcast This Week | Ben has had a very busy week (including a training stint at Giant's stadium for Team Timex) and there is no podcast this week! - But we encourage you to go back and listen to "Episode #183: Are Your Hormones Out Of Whack? | 2/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Why Fat Is Good. | When I published the Superhuman Food Pyramid last week, I received many questions about why fat is at the base of the pyramid. - In this audio, you'll learn about why fat is good during my interview with John from UrbanVitality.com. - | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #183: Are Your Hormones Out Of Whack? | In this Feb 15, 2012 free audio podcast: Are Your Hormones Out Of Whack? Also: which type of coconut milk is best, bike workouts in a hotel, choosing the best (elliptical) chain rings, which fats are the healthiest, is sugar free dark chocolate ok, | 2/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Little Known Vitamin That Could Save Your Life. | One of the most insightful and informative books that I read this month was "Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox". It was written by Kate Rhéaume-Bleue, N.D. (pictured below) , a naturopathic physician and Canadian expert in natural medicine. - | 2/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode #182: What Does It Feel Like When You’re Overtrained? | In this Feb 8, 2012 free audio podcast: What Does It Feel Like When You're Overtrained? Also: abnormally low heart rate during exercise, the benefits of holding a position (isometrics), transitioning to "barefoot" running, | 2/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Excellent podcast on fitness and nutrition!
Ben is an excellent coach and has helped me tremendously in my training for road races from 10k to Marathon distances. I'm looking forward to many more episodes of this podcast - packed with ton's of great content for us road runners and triathletes. It sounds like this podcast is geared toward fitness and nutrition enthusiasts as well. Keep it up Ben.
Informative, unique, and truly inspiring!
As an avid fitness lover, I find Ben Greenfield Fitness to be a fantistic resource to answer health and fitness questions. Ben covers the gamut from alternate forms of medicine and its impact on health to unique fat loss techniques to fitness/health products that will enhance and better your health. I listen to all the top fitness health and fitness podcasts and I always look forward to Ben's as I'm learning something new every time.
Thes Pos cast's are Fantastic and very usefull
Use bits from here and bits from there from all of Ben's Pod Cast's. Ben is an "All of the above" type of person, and his approach to fitness is just an extension of that Philosophy. If you listen to Ben for a while it will not be long before you set an appointment with him and then he will be able to bring it all together for you in a sustainable program. Don't be surprised if you also get referred, it is just that he respects other professionals knowledge and will always suggest a course of action that is best for YOU. Keep up the good work Ben
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