James Swanwick of Swanwick Sleep joins me on this episode of Northwest Race Report to explain how we endurance athletes can all improve our athletic performance by getting better sleep quality.  James has a couple silver bullets, including (don’t hate us!) eliminating alcohol from our diets. You can learn more about the 30-day no-alcohol challenge at https://30daynoalcoholchallenge.com/ He’s…

  As a triathlete or endurance athlete, are you missing out on the #1 recovery strategy that your body needs?   Whenever someone finds out that I race pro in triathlon, the first thing they ask me is if I have some sort of special diet, or something to that effect.   “Wow, you must…

  By Matt Sheeks, Pro Duathlete and Triathlete   Today I’ve got with me some Garden of Life Sport Energy and Focus Drink. This is a new product for Garden of Life. This is Garden of Life’s answer to a pre-workout or energy drink. What they’re trying to do is create a more natural, organic,…

A common question for Ironman Triathletes:  How do I get all the gear I need for race day to fit on my bike? There are always some  changes one has to make for each race, especially long course Ironman Races.  This is an example of where to put all your nutrition and hydration on your bike,…

Hi there!  Generation UCAN, a company that makes a unique “superstrach” fueling system recently interviewed me about a little bit of everything regarding triathlon.  Please check it out at: http://generationucan.com/blog/2013-5-23-pro-triathlete-matt-sheeks-talks-ucan/. I will reprint the article, but this is also video which contains additional information not in the article. Happy training! Matt Professional triathlete Matt Sheeks boasts…

The argument in favor of supplement use By Matt Sheeks So you’re looking into supplements to see if they can give you an edge in your next competition, but you want to make a wise decision. Certainly you have heard a lot of anecdotal evidence about sports supplements but you wonder about its validity. Coming…