The Rich Roll Podcast

According to Brian MacKenzie, most endurance & ultra-endurance athletes are doing it all wrong.

The controversial founder of CrossFit Endurance stopped by the garage to illuminate me further on his perspective — one that slays the sacred aerobic cow in favor of championing focused high intensity anaerobic work coupled with technique and functional body strength.

Truth or Fiction? Somewhere in between?

Thanks for listening and enjoy.

Rich

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Yes, this is a health & fitness podcast. But physical health is only one component of holistic wellness. If your life feels amiss, your unfocused mind wanders or your spirit is adrift, then are you truly healthy in a complete sense?

Of course not. So after several very nutrition and athlete focused episodes, it feels right to swing the pendulum from the physical back to the more ephemeral and return Julie Piatt to the co-host seat so we can roll up our sleeves and delve into matters less — well, let's say “tactile” — and examine what's behind the blocks preventing us from actualizing those latent dreams deferred that reside within all too many of us.

It all starts and ends with creativity. And creativity my friends, isn't just for “artists” — because we are all artists, our lives and passions the expression of that art. To wit:

* What is impairing your ability to realize the best version of yourself?

* What is a shadow artist and how can it be overcome?

* Tools for tackling self-doubt, fear patterns & obstacles to unlock & unleash your latent creativity as a channel for manifesting positive life change.

* And oh yeah, my feelings about Valentine's Day…..

Julie takes us out with “I'm Here Now”, from her album Mother of Mine.

Thanks for the support and enjoy the show!

Rich

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Buckle up! Back by popular demand, the controversial and outspoken Vinnie Tortorich — “America's Angriest Trainer” and my favorite guy to ride a bike with — returns to the podcast as my first repeat guest so we can throw down and get to the bottom — for the very first time — of what constitues the most ideal diet. Is it “low carb” (Vinnie)? Or “plant-based” (Rich)? Maybe something in between or alternatively something else entirely?

There can only be one winner in this argument, right? Tune in to find out. And we'll let you be the judge. Whether or not you end up with some greater conviction or just more confused, only you can say. At a minimum, and wherever you come down on the debate, you will feel moved by Vinnie's frankness about his past & continuing battle with leukemia.

At one point in the interview, Vinnie makes the very controversial statement that there is no correlation between dietary fat and cardiovascular disease. Just so we are clear, I do not share this view. Give me an opportunity to dig into the research a bit more thoroughly and I will return to the blog and/or podcast with my supported findings.

NOTE: Despite my admonishments after his last tour on the show about keeping it all family friendly, Vinnie couldn't help himself and went off script with a few explicit lapses of the tongue. Nothing crazy, but just a heads up if you're blasting it at work or happen to be unusually squeamish. Apologies, but give him a break — he is, after all, America's Angriest Trainer and has a reputation to maintain.

Thanks for the support and enjoy the show!

SHOW NOTES

Wikipedia: Saturated Fat & Cardiovascular Disease Controversy

The Angriest Trainer Podcast

VinnieTortorich.com

Vinnie on Twitter @VinnieTortorich

Vinnie on Facebook

Ben Greenfield's “Become Superhuman” Conference, March 8-9. 2013 Spokane, WA – use the code “RICHROLL” to get 50% off the $297 registration price. Click HERE to learn more, see the list of speakers and sign up.

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UFC / MMA / BAMF James “Lightning” Wilks joins the podcast to talk PlantPower nutrition, what it's like to grapple in the UFC, his experience winning Season 9 of “The Ultimate Fighter”, his thoughts on “low carb” and Paleo-style diets, updates on the development of his documentary on plant-based athletes and how he fuels for performance. Not only is James quite intelligent & extremely articulate, his knowledge and passion when it comes to plant-based nutrition is palpable. I hope you enjoy the interview.

Also, thanks Ed Gutentag– cinematographer extraordinaire — David Kitay and team for dropping by the garage to film today's episode. At the moment, this is a rather low fi version of the HD film. Given that it is a video in excess of 90 minutes it was the only way to get it up without a 48 hour upload time. However, I'm a luddite when it comes to properly configuring HD video for YouTube, so I'll try to get this figured out and swap it out for a better resolution version. Apologies for a few audio tweaks in the video – a humming noise for a few minutes in the middle — this is our first attempt at video and we'll get better as we go.

And if you have a moment, we'd love it if you could toss a quick review up on the iTunes page. It's most appreciated!

Thanks for the support and hope you enjoy the show!

SHOW NOTES

“Is Distilled Fish Oil Toxin Free?” — NutritionFacts.org

eCornell Online Professional Development Program: Certificate in Plant Based Nutrition

James Wilks Wikipedia

James Wilks Website

PlantAthlete.com Website

PlantAthlete on Facebook

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Raw vegan runner extraordinaire Tim VanOrden joins the show to discuss his journey with food, how he re-discovered a passion for running that led him to 9 U.S. Masters Trail Championship victories, his holistic approach to life and how he makes it all work on a 100% entirely raw plant-based diet.

Along the way, we talk specifics about:

* aerobic zone training

* finding the joy in racing & training

* the perils of becoming pigeonholed by labels

* the importance of microbial health

* what it's like to race up the Empire State Building

* his thoughts on supplementation, and

* the ever-present protein question

I thought I knew a lot, but Tim enlightened me on more than a few issues and it was a pleasure interviewing him.

NOTE: apologies for the poor audio quality of the Skype interview. There is a persistent static hum that I could not eliminate and the levels are — well, let's just say — a wee bit off. I am still new at all this and obviously still have a few things to learn. Production quality is important to me, so I am truly sorry for the issue. Hopefully Tim's passion and sagaciousness will overshadow the annoyance, and all I can say is that I promise to do better next time.

And if you have a moment, we'd love it if you could toss a quick review up on the iTunes page.It's most appreciated!

Thanks for the support and hope you enjoy the show!

SHOW NOTES

* NY Times Sunday Magazine: How to Make an Ironman Whimper (and Cough):

* Running Raw Blog: runningraw.com/blog

* Running Raw on Facebook: facebook.com/runningraw

* Tim on Facebook: facebook.com/tim.vanorden

* Tim on YouTube: youtube.com/user/runningraw

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The wildly inspiring Byron Davis joins the program to share his story and tools to Live Your Epic Life. A gifted, highly dynamic, charismatic & articulate conversationalist, his story of humble beginnings, Olympic dreams and service to help other's unleash their inner potential is certain to strip you bare of excuses and motivated to set a new and committed course towards self-discovery and personal transformation. Open your ears, heart and mind and let Byron help lead you there.

And if you have a moment, we'd love it if you could toss a quick review up on the iTunes page. It's most appreciated!

Thanks for the support and hope you enjoy the show!

SHOW NOTES

* Byron Davis' “Live Your Epic Life” Website

* Byron Davis' “Unleash the Unstoppable You” Website

* Annett Davis' “Get Fit With Annett” Website

* Byron on Twitter @ByronDavis7

* Byron Davis' Bid to Become the first African American Swimmer to make the US Olympic Team – 1996 100 Fly Olympic Trials Final

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The beautiful & always delightful Julieanna Hever — aka “The Plant-Based Dietitian” — joins Julie Piatt and I on today's podcast to drop knowledge on all things nutrition and wellness. Together we hit on a wide variety of health-related subjects, including:

*The joys & challenges of raising plantpowered kids;

*The perils of school lunch programs;

*GMO's and Prop 37;

*Government involvement in nutrition education;

*Combating entrenched & often outdated opinions on optimal nutrition;

*Her recent television debut on the Veria Living network: “What Would Julieanna Do?”

*What's the deal with Paleo?

*Why most doctors and nutritionists / dietitians don't fully understand plant-based eating;

*Tips for getting started the plantpower way;

*Superfoods;

*The deal with oils;

*The pros & cons of blending & juicing;

*Flu shots & vaccinating kids;

And if you have a moment, we'd love it if you could toss a quick review up on the iTunes page. It's most appreciated!

Thanks for the support and hope you enjoy the show!

SHOW NOTES

* Coca-Cola's new Anti-Obesity Campaign

* The Onion: “We Raise All Our Beef Humanely…”

* Julieanna's Website, The Plant-Based Dietitian

* Julieanna's new television show, “What Would Julieanna Do?”

* Julieanna on Twitter

* Julieanna on Facebook

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Buckle up people! America's Angriest Trainer Vinnie Tortorich joins the podcast today to pontificate — in the way only Vinnie can in his unfiltered and uncensored way — on a wide variety of subjects, including:

* His career as an ultra-cyclist and racing the Furnace Creek 508;

* What fuels his 15 hour training rides; in other words the popular & oft asked question is posed, “what do you eat on the bike?”

* His opinions on aerobic zone training versus the currently popular CrossFit / Mackenzie method;

* Fitness and weight loss in general;

* What it's like to be a celebrity trainer in Hollywood;

* His evolving perspectives on nutrition;

* His Angriest Trainer Podcast; and

* His upcoming book “Fitness Confidential”

NOTE: Vinnie veers into a bit of explicit language a few times. Nothing crazy, but just a heads up if you're blasting it at work or unusually squeamish.

And if you have a moment, we'd love it if you could toss a quick review up on the iTunes page.

Thanks for the support and enjoy the show!

SHOW NOTES

* Generation UCAN SuperStarch Nutrition Products

* SaltStick Electrolyte Products

* A Conversation with SaltStick Inventor Jonathan Toker – Slowtwitch

* The Angriest Trainer Podcast

* VinnieTortorich.com

* Vinnie on Twitter @VinnieTortorich

* Vinnie on Facebook

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Ready to get your athletic geek on? Ask and ye shall receive. The multi-sport, multi-hyphenate strength & endurance athlete / coach and overall fitness / nutrition authority Ben Greenfield joins the podcast to dive deep down the rabbit hole and get granular on: optimizing endurance training methods; periodization & setting proper training zones; the cross fit craze; using technology to monitor physiological markers & effectively bio-hack your body for enhanced performance; the importance of nutrition & supplementation for recovery; and much more.

And if you have a moment, we'd love it if you could toss a quick review up on the iTunes page.

Thanks for the support and enjoy the show!

SHOW NOTES

* Finding Ultra Excerpt

* Ben Greenfield Fitness Website

* Ben Greenfield Fitness Facebook Page

* Ben Greenfield on Twitter: @BenGreenfield & @GetFitGuy

For links & to learn more about the tools, products & information Ben advocates in this podcast, click HERE.

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2-time Olympic gold medalist. Member of the 2008 Beijing Olympic 4×100 freestyle relay that will go down in history as one of the greatest moments in Olympic history. American record holder. NCAA Champion. And the first American under 48 seconds in the 100 meter freestyle. Garrett Weber-Gale, one of the world's most decorated competitive swimmers, joins the podcast to talk with Rich about elite performance, professional athleticism, life (and food) at the Olympic Training Center, how he healed his high blood pressure with better nutrition, and his passion for fine cuisine cooking, quality eats and helping people.

NOTE: I am well aware that the audio on this Skype interview is less than ideal. Issues with Skype not picking up my (Rich's) microphone properly. Apologies. Again, I'm a newcomer at all this and can only promise to have it dialed in better next time. Thanks for understanding (& try not to hate).

SHOW NOTES

* Garrett Weber-Gale Wikipedia

* Athletic Foodie

* Garrett in Sports Illustrated

* Garrett Weber-Gale Credits Good Nutrition for Olympic Gold

* Garrett on Twitter: @GWeberGale

Want to be inspired? Watch below as Garrett & his boys Michael Phelps, Cullen Jones & Jason Lezak do their thing in the 4×100 freestyle relay at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Greatest. Olympic Moment. Ever.

HOW CAN I SUPPORT THE PODCAST?

1. TELL A FRIEND! (Self-explanatory)

2. SHARE ONLINE! (Also self-explanatory)

3. SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW the show on iTunes, Stitcher and Soundcloud and TuneIn.

4. DONATE: Check out the DONATE button on the right hand margin or click HERE to learn more. We even accept Bitcoin!

5. DOWNLOAD THE NEW MOBILE APP! Now you can access, stream, download and share the entire RRP catalog in the palm of your hand on any iOS mobile device (iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch) with our new mobile app. Never miss an episode, plus special announcements, discounts, giveaways. Already downloaded? Awesome. When you have a minute, and it feels right to you, do us a solid and give the app a review in the iTunes Store.

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Rich and Julie discuss the hows, whys and why nots of New Year's resolutions, Eckhart Tolle, The “Icarus Deception”, the importance of going “inside”, setting goals and how to set yourself up for successfully achieving them.

SHOW NOTES

Free Shipping on Vitamix Purchases

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment* by Eckhart Tolle

A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)* by Eckhart Tolle

The Artist's Way* by Julia Cameron

The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?* by Seth Godin

*Disclosure: Books and products denoted with an asterisk are hyperlinked to an affiliate program. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

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Today on the podcast, Rich and Julie Piatt sit down with uber-athlete and fitness / wellness advocate Gabrielle Reece to talk about health & fitness, the importance of good nutrition, Gabby's general perspective on marriage and relationships (…and yes, sex), how she makes it work with her husband — famed big wave surfer Laird Hamilton– homeschooling her girls, female role models, failing “upward”, dealing with negativity, food & fitness tips for getting started in the right direction for the new year, and of course her upcoming book, My Foot Is Too Big for the Glass Slipper: A Guide to the Less Than Perfect Life* (Scribner, coming April 2013).

Enjoy!

Rich

[NOTE: apologies for the audio quality. Podcasting from a warehouse has its drawbacks, particularly when it's pouring rain, as it was today. The background noise is showers on a tin roof. Did the best we could.]

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In today's episode, Rich talks with Michael Greger, M.D., the man behind the incredibly informative non-profit website NutritionFacts.org. We discuss plant-based nutrition, the pros and cons of a wide variety of popular diets from Pritikin to Paleo to Atkins, and the impact of corporate food and pharmacuetical interests on everything from food marketing/labeling to the current state of nutrition research and medical school curriculums.

Dr. Greger then gets down to the nitty gritty on specific nutrition subjects like omega-3 fatty acid oil supplementation, the impact of antioxidant intake on exercise-induced oxidative stress and athletic adaptations to training, and of the course the hows and whys of protein intake.

At the end of the day? All roads lead to kale.

Enjoy the listen

Peace + Plants,

SHOW NOTES

* NutritionFacts.org

* AtkinsExposed.org

* Pritikin Institute

* Plant Positive / Primitive Nutrition YouTube Channel

* Dr. Greger on Twitter: @nutrition_facts

* NutritionFacts on Facebook

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In today's episode I sit down with “soil whisperer” Hendrikus Schraven — a noted expert on permaculture, soil biology and rejuvenation, sustainable agriculture & lifestyle, factory farming, GMO's, Monsanto, Proposition 37, nutritional density and what “organic” really means.

Hendrikus is a wealth of information and inspires with his unique and in depth perspective on the core and fundamental nature of food and nutrition and leaves us with some tips on how to be a better food consumer, and person in general.

[NOTE: Getting feedback from folks listening on iTunes that the audio levels are low. Apologies — looking into it. We are still very new to this and working out the kinks, so I appreciate your patience and understanding.]

Thanks for listening. Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below. And if you haven't already, you can subscribe on iTunes.

[Apologies for the poor audio & production issues with the trailer video. We'll do better next time.]

SHOW NOTES

* Hendrikus Organics

* Hendrikus Sustainable Environments – Design Gallery

* Dairy Council “The Science of Imitation Milk” Anti-Nut Milk Campaign

* “Big Dairy's Latest Smear Tactic” by Andy Bellatti for Grist.com. A look at the truth behind the Dairy Council's “Real Milk Comes from Cows” Campaign

* Hendrikus Media – Videos & Articles

* Hendrikus: Compost Tea: A Superdrink for your Garden

Read more HERE.

Enjoy!

Rich

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Today on the podcast we sit down with Rodman Machado– Executive Chef at the Garden Cafe at Common Ground in Kilauea, Hawaii — to talk food as medicine; cooking as nutritional art; plant-based superfoods; preventing & healing diabetes and other diseases with plants; and optimizing overall wellness.

If you have been enjoying the show, we would greatly appreciate it if you could take a quick moment to leave a comment on the iTunes page for the podcast. Thanks for listening – we are beyond grateful for the early response.

SHOW NOTES

* 10 Uncommon “Superfoods” from the World of Ultra-Endurance

* Papain Superfood: How Green Papaya Enzymes Help Digestion

* MindBodyGreen: 25 Reasons Why Tumeric Can Heal You

* Huffington Post: How To Massage Kale: Why a Rubdown Helps This Leafy Green

* Natural News: Noni Fruit Superfood

Thanks for stopping by. Thoughts? Let me know what you think in the comments section below.

Peace + Plants,

Rich

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Today Julie and I discuss the perils of cycling on Kauai, a few adventures from our experience at Ultraman 2009 and some strategies for unlocking your more authentic self, followed by some incredible insight from Julie on self-sovereignty and navigating relationships. The show closes with a live performance of Julie's song “In the Sun” with our son Tyler on guitar.

We hope you enjoy the program.

As of today, we are the #1 podcast on iTunes in the Health category (first 3 episodes all in the top 10) and the #22 podcast overall for all of iTunes. Showing up on a list that includes such tremendous talent — names like Ira Glass, Adam Carolla, Joe Rogan and Alec Baldwin — is beyond an honor. Even more astounding given that we just started this little show last week. So THANK YOU for your support. We will do our best to live up to the early hype and continue to provide helpful, informative, enlightening and entertaining content. If you haven't yet, you can subscribe on iTunes HERE.

SHOW NOTES

* The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron

* Compton Rom Videos on YouTube

* Ascended Health

* “6 Ways to Experience Deeper Love & Intimacy in Your Relationship” by Julie Piatt on MindBodyGreen

* Ultraman 2009 From the Spiritual perspective of Julie

* SriMatiMusic on iTunes

* Ultraman Website

Peace + Plants,

Rich

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Because she was such a sensation in our first episode, Julie Piatt is back for more. Today we talk about food — as energy, vibration and medicine. How Julie healed herself with nutrition and meditation. The perils of the word “vegan”. What it means to be Plantpowered. And getting back to food as a global uniter.

Thanks to your overwhelming support, I woke up this morning to see that our little show hit #1 on iTunes in the Fitness / Nutrition category and #2 in Health. Amazing. We will do our best to live up to the early praise and continue to provide the best content we can. Thank you!

Enjoy!

Rich

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In this episode of the Rich Roll Podcast, Rich interviews technology entrepreneur Chris Jaeb about his life path, founding Broadcast.com with Mark Cuban (bought by Yahoo after the most successful IPO in history at that time), social entrepreneurship, the role meditation has played in his life, sustainable living at Common Ground Kauai, his take on happiness and future plans for his newest venture, Common Ground Media.

Side note: Thanks for all the crazy support for the initial episode. The success and feedback exceeded my wildest imagination. Very proud to see that we have already been listed by iTunes as a “New & Notable” in the health podcast category. Awesome.

If you haven't yet, you can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes by clicking HERE.

If you would like to support the podcast, just tell a friend.

Thanks for listening.

Peace + Plants,

Rich

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In the debut episode of the Rich Roll Podcast, Rich converses with his wife Julie Piatt about life in Kauai, sustainable lifestyle, enhancing your personal creativity and homeschooling.

Finally!

I've been talking about doing a podcast for what seems like eons. For whatever reason, I just couldn't seem to get around to actually figuring out how to do it, let alone get it done. But I finally found the time to sort through at least the initial barrier configuration issues and am happy to announce my virgin episode, which features my wife and (much) better half Julie Piatt.

We are still sorting through some tech issues so it's far from studio polished, aside from the killer intro / outro music courtesy of my very talented son Tyler and nephew Harrison! The sound from this episode is admittedly a bit echo-y due to the warehouse recording environment– and I have yet to configure it for video and livestream broadcasting, which I am currently working on. But rather than wait until I had everything perfect, I wanted to just begin. Start slow and organically and let it grow as I find my voice and legs so to speak. I'm far from a professional broadcaster, but I hope that through this effort I can bring some insights and interesting people to your ears that will both enlighten, provoke and entertain.

First off – this is NOT a “triathlon training / coaching” styled podcast. There are plenty of those out there already that are very well done ( Zen Triathlon and IMTalk are my faves for this), so if you are looking for a podcast that is very narrowly tailored to this specific subject and this subject only, then I fear my program may not be exactly what you are looking for. And yet, I implore to nonetheless give it a trial run with an open mind (and ears).

Instead, my plan is to provide a long-form discussion platform to raise and converse about a wide variety of subjects that interest me. Certainly, triathlon, running, cycling, swimming, training, fitness in general and everything that goes into that is of course a subject that interests me dearly, so of course I will be programming helpful information in this regard. But my focus will broaden from there into plant-based nutrition for the athlete and everyman (and woman); wellness in general; spirituality; yoga & meditation; and sustainable lifestyle.

Most importantly, my desire is to create a platform to help lead the way to unlocking the best version of yourself. How to live more authentically. And thrive from the heart.

I hope you enjoy this first episode. Many more in the works and I hope to record at least 2 to 3 of these per week.

I am very interested in your thoughts on the episode, comments in general and ideas for future episodes. In the comments section below, PLEASE let me know what YOU think, would be interested in hearing me talk about in future episodes, people you would like me to interview, and anything else on your mind. I'm wide open.

Peace + Plants,

Rich

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