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Mar 2024
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058: If I Had to Start Training All Over...

Nick Bare
About this episode

In today's episode, I'm laying out eight things I would do if I had to start training all over again. I am sharing things I did right as well as things I did wrong. You will hear about what I've learned through years of strength training, marathon preps, and nutrition with simple yet effective lessons that will optimize your performance and progress. This episode inspires you to take incremental steps to achieve exponential results. Enjoy!


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0:00 Intro

0:32 Welcome

5:25 What I’ve done right and done wrong

7:02 Get serious about strength training

17:57 Run earlier but run smarter

26:34 Eat properly to fuel your training

39:56 Prioritize strength and power

49:19 Train for performance over aesthetics 

55:47 Hire more good coaches

1:02:43 Take the bulk/cut cycles with a grain of salt

1:12:27 You have to fall in love with the journey

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