Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast

About Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast

The Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast is the place to go if you're an age group triathlete, runner, cyclist, swimrunner, or any other type of endurance athlete. Every Friday on the Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast you'll hear fun, engaging and informative endurance-related conversations led by Taren, proving that ordinary people CAN accomplish extraordinary things. For more resources from MōTTIV including blogs, training plans and beginner's guides go to https://mymottiv.com/

Publisher

Taren Gesell

Category

health & fitness · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Sept 2017

Latest episode

16 Jan 2025

Latest episodes

344 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Jan 2025

   80/20 Training: The Key to Performance or Marketing Hype?

   On this week's episode of the MOTTIV podcast, Taren and Sport Scientist Nick Jankovskis dive into the concept of 80-20 training.  What exactly IS 80-20 training, and is it the be-all and end-all to training for endurance sports?  Or is there a more nuanced method that will get better results?  We answer all of the questions you probably have! To get more from Nick, follow him at @njsportscience. To train for free on the only training app in the world designed and developed for amateur endurance athletes to reach their goals, visit mymottiv.com.

2. 

   16 Jan 2025

   Hybrid Training: The New Way to Health or Total BS?

   On this episode of the MOTTIV podcast, Taren and Sport Scientist Nick Jankovskis discuss hybrid training and so-called hybrid athletes.  Can you really be a body builder and at the same time, be a high-level endurance athlete?  We take a deep dive into what the science tells us about what the human body is actually capable of... and whether influencer "hybrid athletes" are telling the truth about what they're doing. To hear more from Nick, follow him at @njsportscience To get free training on the only app in the world designed for amateur athletes to reach their goals in a safe and healthy way, check out mymottiv.com.

3. 

   16 Jan 2025

   Endurance Nutrition Wars: High-Carb or Low-Carb, Which Side Wins

   In this episode of the MOTTIV podcast, Taren and MOTTIV resident Sport Scientist Nick Jankovskis discuss the battle between low carb and high carb in endurance sports. Should amateur athletes be eating low carb or high carb?  Why are high level coaches now saying everyone should be eating tons of carbs, when the message used to be no carbs at all?   We answer these questions and more. For more from Nick, follow him at @njsportscience To train for free on the only training app in the world designed for amateur athletes to reach their goals, visit mymottiv.com.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

37,909,541

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

697 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

61 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

79

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

97

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