Fitness Express - 11/10/11

How to start a fitness program, win the mental game, look lean and IronWar. 

Matt Fitzgerald

Matt’s work has appeared in a long list of national publications including Bicycling, Maxim, Men’s Fitness, Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, Outside, Shape, Stuff, and Women’s Health. The son of a novelist, Matt has a special passion for writing books. His best-known titles include Racing Weight, Brain Training for Runners, and Triathlete Magazine’s Essential Week-by-Week Training Guide.

A certified sports nutritionist, Matt has served as a consultant to numerous sports nutrition companies, including Energy First, Healthy Directions, PacificHealth Labs, and Next Proteins. Having coached for Carmichael Training Systems in the early 2000′s, Matt continues to design ready made training plans for athletes that are sold through TrainingPeaks.com, as well as customized plans available through this website.  Matt’s recent work includes IronWar which highlights the epic battle between Mark Allen and Dave Scott at the 1989 Ironman world championship.  Welcome Matt!

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Fitness Express - 11/03/11

How to be fueled vegan style!  That right - run a marathon or an Ultraman powered by plants.

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Fitness Express - 10/27/11

How do you get fit even if you're unfit! And if you are fit, how do you get a whole lot fitter!

Gordo Byrn

His athletic accomplishments are many but he believes they are secondary to what makes him an effective coach and mentor. He believes the most relevant part of his athletic background is his journey from an obese “finance guy” to an elite athlete. How do you get fit even if you're unfit! And if you are fit, how do you get a whole lot fitter! 

His athletic career started when he decided to go for a walk in 1993. That walk led him to his first season of triathlon (1999) and, eventually, to elite athletics (2001). Along the way, he logged a lot of miles and says he made many mistakes. 

He has studied under the leading coaches in the endurance world including: Scott Molina, John Hellemans, Dave Scott, Mark Allen and Joe Friel. 

Athletic Highlights:

• Ultraman World Champion (2002)
• Multiple podium finishes at international races (2003/2004/2005/2006)
• Swim, bike, run across America (2004) and New Zealand (2010)
• Personal best of 8:29 at Ironman Canada (0:51 Swim, 4:48 Bike, 2:46 Run -- 2004)
• Co-Author Going Long (over 50,000 copies sold)

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Fitness Express - 10/20/11

The Posture Episode

Dr. Eingorn

As a healthcare practitioner, he believes that personalized preventive care is of the utmost importance in helping people achieve their health goals. His education and experience in the healthcare field has enabled him to incorporate a client-centered approach to medicine that is tailored to the unique needs of those who seek his counsel.

Dr. Eingorn belives that beliefs, attitudes, and motivations can all play a major role in overall wellness, his examinations include the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of his clients in order to make a more holistic and accurate diagnosis. Dr Eingorn also holds a black belt in ?

Robin Galagawitz

Robin graduated with a degree in Kinesiology from Penn State University.  In 2002, he began working as a postural alignment therapist/personal trainer using the Egoscue Method and in 2007 became certified with the highest accreditation given by the Egoscue University as an Accredited Exercise Therapist (AET).   Currently, he is an Egoscue Affiliate in Manhattan NY working with Dr. Eingorn. He is also certified as personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM-CPT). Currently, writing a book on Posture & Alignment and Preventing Falls for the Elderly.

He has had the pleasure of working with Olympians including Olympic Gold Medalist Swimmer Tom Dolan, Marathon Olympian Ted Corbitt "The Father of Long Distance Running" and many other professional Athletes.

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Fitness Express - 10/13/11

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Harley Johnstone spent his first 24 years battling up-and-down energy levels and a host of maladies including chronic fatigue, asthma, Crohn's disease, hypoglycemia, mild arthritis, sleep disorders, depression, drug addiction, alcohol abuse, anorexia, acne, and more. These challenges led him to explore veganism and eventually raw veganism in 2005. As a 100% raw vegan, Harley has won 24-hour solo mountain bike races, completed many marathons and half marathons, cycled all over the globe, and raced bicycles in Europe. Having raced and trained with Olympic gold medalists, Tour of Italy riders, and Tour de France winners including Lance Armstrong and Oscar Pereiro, Harleycontinues to compete at the national level in Australian road and ultra-endurance races. He travels the world teaching people how to thrive on fruit and nature's abundance. Never having held a driver's license, Harley fancies himself an automobile-free raw vegan organic athlete, racing to save the planet. Says Harley, "If I can transform from a chronic-fatigue Nintendo zombie to an ultra-endurance mountain bike race winner, totally free of drugs and stimulants, just by learning about my body's daily needs and how to meet them, imagine what others can achieve!