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TMHS 283: The Truth About Enhancing Your Physical & Mental Stamina - With Guest Alex Hutchinson

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Channel: Shawn Stevenson · 2018 · People & Blogs

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The Truth About Enhancing Your Physical & Mental Stamina - With Guest Alex Hutchinson

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In this episode you will learn: 

* What makes up your body’s overall stress load.
* Why your diet and exercise can be a huge potential stressor.
* The surprising way that mental fatigue can decrease physical endurance.
* What the central governor theory can teach us.
* How a brain surgery helped to create one of the greatest endurance athletes in the world.
* How a smile or frown can influence your stamina.
* Why lactic acid is not the culprit we think it is.
* What VO2 max actually is and why it matters.
* Whether or not you can make a meaningful change to your VO2 max.
* What freedivers can teach us about our ability to utilize oxygen.
* What the mammalian dive reflex is.
* What factors can increase the percentage of muscular output you’re actually using.
* Why there’s a lot of confusion around hydration and performance (and what you really need to be mindful of).
* How your brain can be tricked into thinking you’ve consumed more calories even when you haven’t (this is nuts!).
* Three essential tips to help you begin boosting your endurance today!

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
03:00 Diet Stress
16:34 Mentally Fatigued
19:38 The Central Governor Theory
43:26 What Freediving is
58:14 The Different Types of Muscle Fibre
1:04:46 Line between smart hydration and hyponatremia

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