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31. Interview with Ashley Horner and Alex Viada

Aug 7, 2018

In this episode, Kris talks to Ashley Horner, a Kaged Muscle hybrid athlete, mother of three, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, and her coach Alex Viada, a hybrid athlete who coached Kris for his first IRONMAN and owner of Complete Human Performance, about Ashley’s upcoming challenge of 50 IRONMAN distance triathlons (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and a 26 mile run) in 50 days.

Listen in to find out why Ashley decided to do this, what her training regiment is like, what she hopes to accomplish during these 50 days, and the purpose that drives her.

Time Stamps

  • Introduction, background, how they got to where they are at now [0:50]
  • Did they have to sacrifice strength training for endurance training once they started participating in more endurance sports [4:30]
  • Ashley’s upcoming challenge [8:30]
  • Alex's initial reaction when Ashley first approached him and told him she wanted to do this [11:40]
  • Did Ashley think this challenge through or did she jump right into it [14:00]
  • Ashley's nutritional, physical, and mental concerns [17:00]
  • Benefits of a keto diet and training in a fasted state [21:00]
  • Ashley's nutrition strategy during the 50 IRONMAN distance challenge [27:30]
  • Why Ashley is doing this challenge [31:40]
  • How Ashley and Alex met [37:00]
  • A day in the life of Ashley [45:50]
  • Alex's recovery strategy for Ashley [53:00]
  • How people can follow their journey or join in on swims, runs, and rides [01:00:00]

Featured Guest: Ashley Horner

Featured Guest: Alex Viada

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