James Penny is a Brisbane based personal trainer who regularly competes in triathlons, marathons and ultras. I was initially intrigued by James's ability to race in these competitions as he is a big guy, 6'4" and 110 kg to be exact!! In this conversation we begin with his personal story of running, particularly the mindset and tactics that he has found useful in his fitness journey. Later in the conversation we talk about Jordan Peterson's book '12 Rules For Life'. We both found the book useful but the actual impact was dampened by the medium of presentation. And this is how we finished the convo, talking about different learning styles and the importance of practical application in the world.

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Timeline:

0:00 - Introduction to James

1:06 - Running when you are +100kg

3:10 - Mindset of a runner

6:05 - The challenge of completion and challenge of competition

11:28 - Switching your mindset in response to setbacks

15:10 - Tactics: negative splits, run-walk method and run slow to run fast

22:06 - Jordan Peterson & 12 Rules For Life

25:13 - Different mediums to understand the same concept

29:15 - Learning through practical application

32:19 - Brisbane PT work

Connect with James:

https://www.instagram.com/jamespennyfit/

https://www.facebook.com/jamespennyfit

https://www.lyfefit.com.au/

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