Unstoppable With Shangrila Rendon

In this episode, Coach Shangrila Rendon is asks Amy Purvis about how she PRd both St. George 70.3 & rainy IRONMAN Tulsa, despite that these races were only 2 weeks apart 🧐.

Other athletes' reasons for not doing well on races or losing their fitness were because:

• Races were cancelled last year
• COVID 19 was very stressful and it affected their motivation
• Weight gain

But how come it didn’t seem that Amy got affected by this? Listen in to find out how she did it!

During the LIVE interview we will cover:

• Challenges that she had to go through as a single-mom, being overweight and novice triathlete, specifically during the first years of her triathlon
• Tools that she used to transform herself into Super Amy who beats her Personal Record and continuously is unstoppable
• How she was able to recover from St. George 70.3 and raced Ironman Tulsa within 2 weeks
• What thought processes go through her mind when setting and tackling goals
• How has she gained confidence in herself and is not afraid to dream big

In this podcast episode, Coach Shangrila Rendon interviews a well-accomplished athlete & solo racer of Transamtri, Michele Santilhano, about committing to huge goals.

Inside this interview:

• Committing to this huge goal.
• Making a difficult decision. the process and considering all the parts
• Challenges and how to overcome them?
• Noticing what the body is saying
• Tapping into the limitless potential any of us has
• Planning for racing Transamtri

In this podcast, Coach Shangrila Rendon interviews Ivan Blazquez, plant-based personal trainer, nutrition expert, former pro-physique athlete, triathlete and researcher about how to use the nutritarian-vegan diet as a strong athlete.

These are some of the items that we discussed:

• What should I eat before race day if I’m trying to eat healthy on a plant based vegan diet?
• Why should someone consider a vegan diet?
• Should I be afraid of bulking up if I lift weights as a triathlete?
• How much should I eat during a race?
• Superfoods you didn’t know about that improve your vo2 max
• Doing both triathlon and strength training at the same time
• What’s the best food for fast recovery after a race?
• Foods that improve your sleep and make it easier to fall asleep
• Best foods I should eat to be healthy
• What about vitamin B-12

In this podcast, Coach Shangrila Rendon interviews 5 inspirational triathletes who were held back by their swimming ability in the past. How all of them were able to overcome their challenges and train to be good swimmers.

In this episode, we will cover:

• How was Javey able to overcome his trauma of drowning and train himself to swim at a 1:50 min/100 yards pace.
• Tools Cruz, Rodrigo, Javey, Fanny and Naga used to transform themselves into fast swimmers
• How are they able to use the 80/20 principle and see results even through they are very busy and don’t have a lot of time to train
• What did they do to gain confidence in themselves and not be fearful / anxious
• What method did they use to learn how to breath bilaterally

In this podcast, Coach Shangrila Rendon interviews a Physical Therapist, Dr. Michele Rebozzi, PT, DPT, OCS specifically about KNEE PAIN. 

Listen in and find out what you should do if your knee hurts.

Here are some of the questions covered: 

• When do we know when knee pain is serious?
• When should you see a doctor?
• What to do if your movements are limited?
• What to do if your pain is increasing with time not decreasing?
• How long should I wait and observe to decide to see someone about it?
• Which specialist should I see? How can I tell if they are any good?
• What is an orthopedic surgeon likely to tell you as treatment for knee pain?
• What exercises can I do that will help?
• Top 3 things I should do to resolve and prevent knee pain?
• Why is video cycling analysis and run analysis a good idea?

In this episode, Coach Shangrila Rendon interviews Mark Villanueva about how he was able to go from 4hrs 40 mins to 3hrs 33 mins full marathon (LAM) finish time, 1:50 min/100 yards to 1:30 min/100 yards at Alcatraz swim and from 19% body fat to 8% body fat.

How did he do it??? Listen in and find out!

 

In this episode:

• From zero training to running the LA Marathon in 3hrs 33 mins
• Swimming Alcatraz at a 1:30 min/100 yards pace
• Learning how to cook food
• Adjusting macros, balancing carbs, protein and fat.
• The most important thing you need to know about getting to a body fat percentage you want
• Key mindset
• Experiencing the change in energy
• Identifying triggers that sabotage your results
• Looking at the people who influence you
• Setting goal and having deadline
• Practicing discipline and patience
• Being surrounded by people that will help achieve your goal

In this episode Coach Shangrila Rendon interviews a busy family man about how he Qualified for Boston & Finished his 1st Ironman with only 5 Months Training.

Challenges/Limitations:

- He ran full marathons in the past but fastest was only 4hrs and 15 minutes. He needed a qualifying time of 3 hrs 20 mins.

- Very tight timeline left till his upcoming race - 3 months left to train before LA marathon and 5 months before his first full Ironman

- Full-time work, being a father of 3 and a husband

- Two physical challenges: two bulging disks in his spine, that would create sciatica on very long runs; and a torn rotator cuff tendon on his left shoulder.

- Lack of triathlon experience. Started from ZERO in triathlon!

- Didn't have his wetsuit, never raced a triathlon even a sprint triathlon or finished a century ride 5 months prior to Ironman.

In this episode Coach Shangrila Rendon interviews ultra-endurance Christian leader, family man and host of Ultra Cycling show Justin Too about how he is Building the Ultra Cycling Community with a Purpose.

Listen in and get inspired by what's possible when you realize you already have everything you need to fulfill on your mission.

In this episode:

• not getting stopped by things you can't do
• thinking globally but acting locally...
• what's the most difficult thing about racing RAAM
• learning what my true passion and purpose is
• how to get things done without a lot of time

In this podcast episode Coach Shangrila Rendon interviews endurance sports legend Steve King about how to achieve the Flow State as an endurance athlete.

Listen in to find out how to bring the best of you even when everything is going wrong.

• The mental/psychological aspects around being in the flow state
• The opposite – being in a state of self-sabotage
• Having a perfect race
• Pulling the "I can do it" out of yourself
• Dealing with trauma and addictions
• Emotional freedom technique

In this podcast Coach Shangrila Rendon interviews a registered dietician and triathlon nutrition expert Jeff Rothschild, RD, MS, CSSD on what to eat before training.

Listen in to find out what to eat before exercising so you don't feel weak afterwards and have the energy you need.

Here are some of the questions covered:

• Do you burn more fat if you work out first thing in the morning without eating?
• Are there any additional benefits for doing a fasted high intensity interval workout? Does the performance change?
• Eating for a short vs endurance training?
• Solid vs liquid foods?
• Does grams per hour depend on my race finish time?