Mad Anthony’s Musings
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The First 10 Minutes Tell the Truth
The first 10 minutes of any workout don’t care about your plan, your splits, or what you hoped today would feel like. They just tell the truth. The question is whether you’re paying attention.
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Why You Feel Fit… But Can’t Race Well
You can feel fit and still race poorly. Most athletes don’t have a fitness problem — they have an execution problem. Learn why pacing, fueling, and race-specific preparation determine your result more than your training ever will.
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Stop Letting Your Glucose Run Your Workouts
A simple framework for endurance athletes with diabetes who are tired of guessing mid-session. Learn how to stop reacting to glucose numbers and start interpreting them as performance data.
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The Diabetic Triathlete Who Was Afraid of Carbs
A diabetic triathlete’s journey from avoiding carbs to using them as a performance tool. Learn how strategic carbohydrate fueling can transform your training and racing.
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Why Most Athletes Quit Right Before It Starts Working
Most athletes quit around month three — right when training is about to start working. Learn why endurance adaptations take longer than expected and how staying consistent through the boring phase is the key to real progress.
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I Didn’t Become a Better Coach Overnight
Finishing my Precision Nutrition PN2 certification with a 95 taught me more than nutrition science. The real takeaway: better plans don’t fix execution. Better coaching does.
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The Work Isn’t the Problem. The Recovery Is.
You’re consistent, disciplined, and still stuck. The problem usually isn’t the training — it’s the recovery. Learn why recovery is where endurance gains actually happen.
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The Workout Isn’t the Problem. The Day Around It Is
You’re doing the work, the sessions are getting done, and nothing is changing. You’re not undertrained — you’re under-recovered. Learn why stacking more work on top of a system that’s already behind never gets you the results you’re chasing.
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Judge Judy Ruled Against Beard Guy
Beard Guy nailed his Tuesday threshold workout. Judge Judy (aka Garmin) reviewed the evidence and ruled: Unproductive. Here’s why the watch is judging the case with incomplete evidence — and why good training blocks often look messy in the middle.