YogiTriathlete Podcast

YogiTriathlete Podcast

Hosted by: Jess & BJ Gumkowski

YogiTriathlete and its co-founders, Jess and BJ, are waking up and shaking up the world of endurance sports. Their approach is anything but mainstream and they are known to go deep. Buckle up because jumping on this...

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Ask the YTs on Upleveling at the Ultra Distance

The unknown is what scares most of us out of having an experience. But what if we adopted a new mindset about what lies in the abyss? One that is full of excitement about the possibilities that exists in the unknown....
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London Real's Brian Rose, from Misery and Addiction on Wall Street to a Plant-Based IronMind

Every quarterĀ Brian Rose received his salary and watched his bank account increase. By all accounts of the American Dream, he believed in and pursued from a young age, his happiness balance should have also increased...
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Head Yogi Jess on her Hard Dark Lesson in Allowing

This is an excerpt from our August 2017 episode of Ask the YTs where Jess opens up about a very intense experience where everything she believed in was questioned. She describes it as a universal ass-kicking. Listen...
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Julie Moss, Ironman Legend on Holding on to Self-Worth and Owning the Hard Stuff

In February 1982 on the big island of Hawaii, a young graduate student by the name of Julie Moss showed the world what it means to never give up. Having entered the Hawaii Ironman as a means to complete her graduate...
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Ask the YTs on Training Specificity, The Best Diet and Race History as Preparation

Many small wins every day add up to your greatest success in life. These wins are as simple as catching yourself going down a road of negativity and self-doubt and they may be as obvious as crossing the finish line...
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Ken Martin on Addiction, the Relentless Ego and Immense Presence

I believe that we are all brought into this world with the inner knowing that there is something far greater than our physical existence. For some, that knowing is buried deep and may never be fully realized in this...
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Jenny Fernandez, Awake and Ready at 11 Years Old

Science has shown us that meditation can have a calming effect on the body and mind but in this episode, we get confirmation that even the greatest skeptic cannot deny. From the mouth of our very own, 11-year old...
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Trent Theroux, Endurance Athlete on the Thrust of Resiliency and Living for the Good of All

With his crew ready for action and the window for success narrowed to one-day, Trent jumped into the chill and chop of the English Channel. He began his journey to France with an unrelenting will after two years of...
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Nola Ganem of One World Cacao on Following your Dreams with Fierce Determination

One of the most flawed belief systems of our modern day society is that hard work is the only way to get anywhere in life. On the contrary, it just so happens that the universe requires the act of allowing to fully...
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Ask the YTs on Knowing When to Push or Back Off, the Female cycle and Meditation Apps

We are back! BJ and I come together in this episode to cover a variety of topics that fall ever so perfectly under the YogiTriathlete umbrella. Thank you everyone for your support of the YTP and for sending in your...
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Adam Hill Triathlete & Coach from Drowning in Alcohol to the Pinnacle of Triathlon

By our nature, we look forĀ solutions to what ails us in life. For some, it is exercise. For some, it is drugs. For some, it is prayer and for some it is alcohol. We can look at those solutions and judge that some are...
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The Mental Deconstruction of Utah's Toughest

In deep, cold water in the pitch dark, a small group of athletes began theirĀ day by having noĀ idea where the first buoy was located. All they knew was to hug the shore. James said,Ā "Go!". Five strokes in BJ was...
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