Your Performance Is Dropping? Here's Why | Dr Phil Maffetone

My new book Running Breakthroughs is available now as audiobook, authographed book and eBook at https://florisgierman.com. It's a summary of 10 years podcasting lessons, takeaways from coaching thousands of athletes and my own breakthroughs in running and life.

Today Round 5 with Dr. Maffetone on The Extramilest Show. Overtraining is one of the most common reasons runners plateau, burn out, or get slower despite training harder. Dr. Maffetone breaks down how hidden stress, poor recovery, and misunderstood nutrition can quietly sabotage performance + tools to build health first so speed and consistency can follow.

Watch this full video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NO6GBkODkR4

CHAPTERS:

• 0:00 - Low Heart Rate Training + Overtraining + Recovery
• 1:43 - Running Breakthroughs signed copies
• 2:42 - My favorite running apparel Path Projects
• 3:22 - Round 5 with Dr. Phil
• 4:41 - What creates athlete breakthroughs
• 10:16 - How stress slows you down
• 14:28 - The "gray zone" & low heart rate training