The Life Of Physician & Pro Triathlete Tamsin Lewis
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Ben Greenfield
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🗓️ 29 July 2013
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
It's not often that I bring pro triathletes onto the show, but Tamsin Lewis is not just any athlete. She is also a physician.
Tamsin has trained under some of the toughest and smartest triathlon coaches in the world, including Brett Sutton and Cliff English.
She has dealt with muscle injuries, eating disorders, low iron and everything else commonly faced by both male and female triathletes, and active individuals around the face of the planet, and during our interview, she offers an educated perspective on how to deal with these issues.
Tamsin and I also talk about:
-Finding the ideal balance between getting enough strength, and having too much muscle...
-Whether endurance training hurts your heart, and the best way to to test if your heart is OK...
-The diet and supplements that Tamsin uses...
Resources for this podcast:
-Ben's Thanyapura training camp, where Tamsin will be offering a "Medical Q&A For Triathletes"
-Tamsin's website SportieDoc.com
Questions, comments or feedback for Ben or Tamsin? Leave your thoughts at http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/?p=15032 and we promise to answer!
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Ben Greenfield Fitness.com podcast. |
| 0:07.1 | We provide you with free exercise, nutrition, weight loss, triathlon and wellness advice |
| 0:13.0 | from the top fitness experts in the nation. |
| 0:15.9 | So whether you're an Iron Man triathlete or you're just trying to shed a few pounds, |
| 0:20.7 | get ready for non-run-of-the-mill cutting edge content from Ben Greenfield Fitness.com. |
| 0:30.0 | Hey folks, it's Ben Greenfield and I got to admit it's actually not very often that I get |
| 0:41.2 | professional triathletes onto the Ben Greenfield Fitness podcast. |
| 0:46.2 | There's not really a specific reason for that is just that we have so many medical experts |
| 0:52.1 | and nutritionists and fitness gurus coming on that there's only so much time left. |
| 0:58.2 | But it just so happens that I was able to stumble across somebody that's kind of all those |
| 1:04.3 | things wrapped into one. A physician, a professional triathlete, somebody who's a real expert in the |
| 1:10.8 | realm of fitness and diet and just a wealth of knowledge and we get the privilege of having her |
| 1:18.0 | on today's podcast. Her name is Tams and Lewis and Tams and thanks for coming on the call today. |
| 1:24.4 | I'm happy to be here. I got you to talk to you all. I hope I can impart some knowledge |
| 1:28.8 | along the way. Now you're right now getting ready to race. Like you're in France, right? |
| 1:34.6 | I'm actually post-race. I raced in Alp Dres triathlon yesterday. How'd that go? |
| 1:41.2 | I went really well actually. It was sort of like a world-class field rocked up with Caroline |
| 1:45.9 | Stefan and Emma Jackson, the ITU athlete and some other ITU athletes. I actually ended up second |
| 1:54.4 | after a strong bike ride so I was pretty happy. That's not bad at all. That's not bad at all. |
| 2:00.0 | So folks, she backs it up. She's actually fast as well as knowledgeable. Who won that race? |
| 2:08.3 | Yeah, Emma Jackson, the Australian ITU athlete. I was a couple of minutes behind |
| 2:14.4 | after a knot, so not so wonderful swim in the freezing cold water here. |
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