Episode 162 - Brian MacKenzie - Power, Speed, Endurance

Our special guest is Brian MacKenzie. Brian is a world renowned human performance and movement specialist. He is the founder of Cross Endurance & has spent countless hours training and understanding in and around water and desert and has participated in Iron Man & Ultra Marathon events. He also co-authored two books, The Power Speed Endurance and the New York Times Best Seller Unbreakable Runner. You will learn plenty from Brian MacKenzie in episode 162 of The Vision Board Podcast. What you will learn in this episode: 3:45 - we welcome Brian Mackenzie 4:10 - insights into his IG Handle IAmUnScared 7:15 - "The Art of Dealing with Fear" 8:20 - his first book "Power, Speed and Endurance" 9:30 - his relationship with UFC Champ Jon Jones and the UFC 11:35 - the complexity of breathing 13:15 - "The Lion and The Antelope" 14:05 - his work with RUCA and combat athletes 15:05 - what is down regulation? 18:02 - Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Nervous Systems 20:25 - Steve Maxwell, Breathing Exercises and BJJ 24:15 - Jon Jones, Tyron and the killer instinct 26:29 - the dichotomy of Ego 28:16 - are we All overtraining? 31:20 - Rich Roll and the mindset of an endurance athlete 32:55 - free radicals in the body during endurance events 35:11 - the fighter and the sufferer 38:02 - what is altitude and hypoxic training? 41:33 - how to supplement hypoxic training into your training program 44:38 - the science behind altitude resistant training masks 47:45 - the art of warming up 49:30 - advice to coaches on overcoming adversity and a story about his career 54:16 - a story on how he met his Olympian Medallist Wife Erin Get your FREE copy of CONVERSATIONS WITH CHAMPIONS, an inspirational quote book of all the guests from the podcast Simply visit //www.thevisionboardpodcast.com/ebook Get in touch with Jonny and Tristan at info@thevisionboardpodcast.com