The Messy Middle Podcast
Hosted by Alyssa Olenick and Dr Alyssa Olenick and Doc Lyss · Dr. Alyssa Olenick
4.9from 702 ratings
- 125
- Episodes
- 53
- Transcribed
- 702
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
- 1M
- YouTube views
About The Messy Middle Podcast
Welcome to The Hybrid Lab with Dr. Alyssa Olenick, Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology, 17x Ultrarunner, and hybrid athlete. This podcast is for hybrid fitness lovers, hyrox crushers, road and trail runners who want to push their limits with science-backed training. Alyssa merges her expertise in exercise, metabolism, female physiology, and endurance sports to provide you with the tools to optimize strength, stamina, and recovery. If you’re ready to balance running and strength training to crush your goals, tune in for actionable strategies and expert advice to train smarter and live stronger.
- Publisher
- Dr. Alyssa Olenick
- Category
- health & fitness
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 31 Aug 2020
- Latest episode
- 1 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
53 of 125 episodes have a transcript.
1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP 121: Why beginner runners CAN'T run in Zone 2 (and why they shouldn't)
17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP 120: The Macro Tracking Approach You've Never Heard of Until Now
11 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP 119: Beginner’s Guide to Running: The Tips I Wish I Knew Starting Out
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EP 121: Why beginner runners CAN'T run in Zone 2 (and why they shouldn't)
Published 1 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And then it goes into zone three, otherwise the moderate intensity zone and zones four and five, which are very, very hard, high intensity zones. You can relate these back to your heart rate because your heart rate is an indirect measure of how hard you're working during cardiovascular exercise. While everybody has a zone two or three or four or five, the issue when you're a beginner is that your zone two is really small, which means that sometimes as soon as you start exercising or running or even running a little bit faster than walking pace, your heart rate immediately jumps into zone three or four because that zone two space is so small that any stress or stimulus from your cardiovascular activity like running immediately shifts you or throws you into the higher heart rate zones. […]
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- YouTube views
- 1,088,190
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 405 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 297 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100
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- 82
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 95
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Alyssa Olenick and Dr Alyssa Olenick and Doc Lyss host the show. Published by Dr. Alyssa Olenick.
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