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Gear reviews, fitness news, cool people interviews. From Patagonia and North Face to athletes and fitness professionals. If it involves health and fitness and the outdoors, we cover it. We share the stoke with you and keep you up to date on new gear, best fitness advice and inspiration!
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Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
What is adventure? Why do we need it? What do we gain when we have one?
Hear the formula Wil used for endurance success. Find out about the gear he took and why he chose it. Ponder why you might benefit from a stretch goal, how you will breathe life into it, and strategies for making it successful.
00:00 Intro (Breaking it down to Why? How? and What?)
00:56 The Adventure (Riding a bike up and back down a very big hill)
04:30 Why? - Why make life more difficult by embarking on an adventure of this nature?
12:51 How? - Overview - Training & Gear
16:38 How? - Training - 1. Heart Rate (the Maffetone Method)
21:08 How? - Training - 2. Nutrition & Hydration (Skratch Labs & Food Zone Portables)
26:31 How? - Training - 3. Saddle Time & Fortitude (Evolving distances)
27:49 How? - Training - 4. Hills & Altitude
29:15 How? - Gear - Overview & values
30:44 How? - Gear - The Bike - Triban RC520 from Decathlon
32:40 How? - Gear - Clothing - Pearl iZumi - (layering for diverse temperatures & conditions)
37:22 How? - Gear - Helmet - Sena R2X (communications built-in)
38:11 How? - Gear - Miscellaneous gear & thoughts
39:14 What? - The day/ride
50:00 Why? - Revisited - This is the big one for Wil
51:11 The Takeaways from the Experience
54:04 How to reach out to Wil if you want to talk about the value of adventure
Links: Chris McDougal's Website - Where you can buy the book Natural Born Heroes. https://borntorun.world
The Book that Sean contributed to that goes in-depth on mitochondria - there is so much new research on why developing these little guys is so important. https://www.strongfirst.com/shop/books/the-quick-and-the-dead/
An app for staying in a particular HR zone https://www.pulse-alert.com/#home
If you want to know about sports nutrition and how to cook like a pro cycling team nutritionist, start here. https://www.skratchlabs.com/pages/cookbooks
For rice cake recipes, delve into the blog for even more. https://www.skratchlabs.com/blogs/recipes/skratch-aspen-hospital-rice-cake-tutorial
The gear:
Full review of the Pearl iZumi gear used: https://youtu.be/UvSGYvlYlNk
All individual links are listed there
Full review of the Sena R2X helmet: https://youtu.be/pkemkaeLNwg
Decathlon RC520 on clearance: https://www.decathlon.com/collections/road-bikes/products/triban-rc520-disc-brake-road-bike-8629968-967269?
Mountain Hardwear Stretch Down Jacket: https://www.mountainhardwear.com/p/mens-stretchdown-parka-1942931.html?dwvar_1942931_color=347
Mountain Hardwear Compressor Pants: https://www.mountainhardwear.com/p/mens-compressor-pant-1561481.html?dwvar_1561481_color=090
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Sunday Apr 16, 2023
Engearment Podcast - New Writers and Lots of Reviews!
In this episode, I cover the 5 new writers that have joined the Engearment Team. 30+ gear reviews, projects we are working on, and lots more. This one made my head spin! LOL
Welcome: Jay Irwin
Derek Toshner - https://engearment.com/writers/derek-toshner/
Devan Michael - https://engearment.com/writers/devan-michael/
Paul Gallaher - https://engearment.com/writers/paul-gallaher/
Amir Alrubaiy - https://engearment.com/writers/amir-alrubaiy/
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
Engearment Podcast Nick Symmonds - Fitness Mr. Beast - Impossible Obstacle Course
YouTube and social media sensation, 2-time Olympian, accomplished mountain climber, and all-around positively awesome human - Nick Symmonds joins Sean Sewell on the Engearment Podcast. Covering what it is like to go from the Olympics to creating sensational fitness challenges on YouTube.
With over 1 million YouTube subscribers, Nick has been called the "Fitness Mr. Beast." One look at his high-caliber content, and you will see why.
Nick Symmonds YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@nicksymmonds/featured
He is an outdoorsman at heart. Earning Eagle Scout and summiting 44 of the 50 highest peaks in the states.
He is launching the "Impossible Obstacle Course" in Eugene, Oregon, this Friday, March 3, 2023. Open to everyone with a prize of $25K!
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Engearment Podcast - Tayson Whittaker of Outdoor Vitals
In this episode, Tayson Whittaker, CEO and Founder of Outdoor Vitals, talks about how Outdoor Vitals started, the mission to educate, empower and explore the vital outdoors and gear!
This was a fun conversation that had lots of actionable takeaways. We also had a lot of fun chatting about YouTube and tech before the episode.
Outdoor Vitals makes really good outdoor clothing and gear that this direct to consumer. We have several reviews on their gear and will have many more coming up!
Outdoor Vitals - https://snp.link/8a4efa4c
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Engearment Podcast - Live! Q&A StrongFirst Miami, Patagonia, upcoming meetings
Welcome to our first-ever LIVE podcast! I am learning here, so bear with me as I figure out how to answer questions and tie this all together :)
Lots to cover in the one!
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
Engearment Podcast - New Gore-Tex New ePE WPB Technology
Matt Decker from Gore-Tex joins the Engearment Podcast to go over the new ePE WPB technology. Gore-Tex's first new WPB membrane in 40 years. It is lighter, eco friendly and still durable.
We have a spec jacket that we have been testing for over a month with this tech in it. Good stuff.
Matt Decker, Global Technical & Innovation Leader at W. L. Gore & Associates: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewjohndecker/
https://www.gore-tex.com/new-goretex-products
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Thursday Jan 12, 2023
Engearment Podcast - Pre Gore-Tex, Outdoor Vitals, and StrongFirst Meetings
Recap on reviews from the Engearment Team. Next week we will have Gore-Tex on the podcast. Outdoor Vitals will join us in February. We get to work with Pavel and StrongFirst for the Strong Endurance seminar in two weeks.
Lots to cover!
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Last weekend, we just had our 5th Annual Beacon Bash at the base of Winter Park ski resort in Colorado. We raided $8k for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center and Friends of Berthoud Pass.
Several hundred people attended and practiced at the Ortovox and BCA beacon parks. Dozens of brands donated to the raffle. Many smiles were had.
GoPro reached out to work on a special project. I can not share what it is, but it will be the next generation of awesome :)
Gore-Tex asked to work on testing their new WPB memrain and will be on the podcast in a few weeks to share the details on this development.
Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
The Engearment Holiday Gift Guide is out and is a great tool for finding the best outdoor gear for friends and family. Each item has been tested and reviewed by our Team.
Beacon Bash is going to be epic this year! Hosting at Winter Park base, with four beacon parks and many interactive events. Lots of gear to win as well. All money raised goes to CAIC and FOBP.
StrongFirst Strong Endurance - Miami 2023. I will be doing the AV and online streaming with Pavel. We are going to have the best event yet!
Holiday Gift Guide - https://engearment.com/holiday-gift-guide-2022-best-gifts-for-outdoor-lovers/
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Thursday Oct 13, 2022
Engearment Podcast - 7000 YouTube Subscribers - Thank You!
We just reached 7000 subscribers on our Engearment YouTube channel. I just want to thank every one of you for your support over the years. YOU are the reason this channel exists.
I learn from our audience every day. It is very rewarding to have such an interactive, diverse and international audience.
Thank you all :)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxAprJXsIhdEPtai7jP0JNg