#131 - Brad Kearns: Pursuing Peak Performance, Elite Athleticism, How To Train Appropriately, When Rest is Best, Social Media & Exercise Addiction, Conscientious Failure, Impulse Vs Intuition, And More!

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/bradkearns 2:30 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 2:45 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 11:35 - Brad's Personal History 16:10 - Are Extreme Athletic Endeavors Healthy? 18:20 - What Historically Would Mimic Triathlon Type Exercise? 21:50 - Natural Endurance Vs Training & Over Training 25:40 - The Stress Of Overtraining 27:45 - Prioritizing Sleep 31:10 - Maximizing Your Efforts 32:50 - Being Intuitive With How Much And How Hard To Work 36:50 - Impulse Vs Intuition 39:30 - The Arbitrary Nature Of Marathons And Triathlons 45:10 - Can Anybody Achieve Elite Athleticism? 50:40 - Cardio Junkies 51:10 - Melanie's Activity 56:10 - Resistance Training 57:50 - Brad's Morning Routine 1:09:30 - The Morning Cortisol Spike 1:12:55 - Intermittent Variable Rewards 1:15:30 - The Lure Of Social Media 1:18:45 - Exercise Addiction 1:23:15 - Type A Personalities And Addiction 1:26:35 - Ironman Blues 1:29:15 - Feeling Hollow After Major Achievements 1:33:55 - Manifesting 1:35:55 - Being Overly Fixated With Results 1:42:45 - Moving On At The Right Time 1:48:30 - Failure 1:50:30 - Training Appropriately 1:53:20 - Maximum Aerobic Fitness Test 1:56:50 - Sprinting 2:02:10 - Inputting High Intensity In A Lower Intensity Workout 2:06:05 - How Many Sprints Is Enough? 2:10:00 - What's Fueling The Sprints? 2:13:25 - Emsculpt Neo 2:16:25 - Muscle Soreness 2:18:50 - Brad's Current Mission