Taren is back from hiatus, and the podcast has a new name!  Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast. On today's episode, Taren outlines his endurance sports (including triathlon) philosophy, sites studies that back up the new direction, and explains what makes up the four main tenets of the MōTTIV Method.  

STUDIES:

Maximal strength training improves running economy in distance runners

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18460997

Concurrent endurance and explosive type strength training improves neuromuscular and anaerobic characteristics in young distance runners

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17373596

Strength Training for Middle- and Long-Distance Performance: A Meta-Analysis

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28459360

The Goldlocks Zone

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6139866/

Training for Longevity: The Reverse J-Curve for Exercise

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32848273/

Potential Long-Term Health Problems Associated with Ultra-Endurance Running: A Narrative Review

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-021-01561-3#Tab1

Is There an Exercise-Intensity Threshold Capable of Avoiding the Leaky Gut?

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2021.627289/full

Impact of training volume and experience on amateur Ironman triathlon performance

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0031938421000366

Comparison of Athletes’ Proneness to Depressive Symptoms in Individual and Team Sports: Research on Psychological Mediators in Junior Elite Athletes

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4911498/

The keys to happiness: Associations between personal values regarding core life domains and happiness in South Korea

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6326475/

GOOD GENES ARE NICE BUT JOY IS BETTER

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/04/over-nearly-80-years-harvard-study-has-been-showing-how-to-live-a-healthy-and-happy-life/