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The effects of diet on performance and good health have been a key focus area for Dr Maffetone for decades. One of the earliest sceptics against low-fat high-carb diets in the endurance community, Dr Maffetone discusses all aspects of a healthy athlete's diet, from macro- and micronutrients to omega fats and dietary supplements. *Jump to section* 0:13 A balanced diet 2:27 The role of carbs 4:31...

Following up on our previous discussion on heart rate monitor training, Dr Maffetone explains the related concept of heart rate variability and what that tells us for our state of fitness. Then, it's the subtle trap of overtraining: what is it and how it progressively develops. *Jump to section* 0:12 What is Heart Rate Variability (HRV)? 3:16 Best ways to measure HRV 4:25 Stress & Overtraining ...

A pioneer of HR monitor training since the late 70s, Dr Maffetone talks in length about the benefits of hear rate monitoring as a ready and accurate biofeedback mechanism, touching on subjects such as the importance of proper warming up and cooling down, and the MAF test. *Jump to section* 0:12 Pioneering HR monitor training 3:00 How reliable an indicator is heart rate for fitness? 4:29 Making ...

One of Dr Maffetone's key focus areas in developing endurance performance has always been fat adaptation: the improvement of metabolic efficiency with regards to fat burning. Watch in this video how to develop it and what benefits it can bring to your training. *Jump to section* 0:13 How does one become fat-adapted? 3:07 Is Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) a diet? 4:47 What about race-day carbs? 8:05 A...

Heroes Ultra official training partner, Dr Phil Maffetone, talks about the Nature of Endurance in this training series filmed exclusively for Heroes Ultra 2016. *Jump to section* 0:13 Is endurance in our genes? 1:13 Where does the limit lie? 2:21 Is the brain a limiting factor for performance? 4:24 Endurance: an older man's game? 6:50 Are there endurance benefits to anaerobic training? 10:00 VO...

An aerial view of the Heroes Ultra course, taking in 154 km of spectacular mountain country in Crete. For more information about the Heroes Ultra race, please visit us on www.heroesultra.com/ or like our page on facebook HeroesUltra