{"podcast":{"title":"Frodeno Going Mental","slug":"frodeno-going-mental-7652943","podcast_index_feed_id":7652943,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PDS7074417405","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d0374d62-ea2a-11f0-b450-13f7d321288e/image/2096ffa17af066203af1984ee03bcd0d.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Jan Frodeno","episode_count":23,"summary":"Welcome to Frodeno Going Mental. A podcast with me, Jan Frodeno, where I sit down with people who know what it feels like to hit the edge and sometimes go way past it. Physically, mentally, emotionally. In every episode, we dig into questions that don’t leave you alone: What actually drives us? What holds us back? And how do we grow beyond the person we thought we were? We talk about the search for meaning, identity and the tiny details that turn good into great. But also about the things most of us keep quiet: the setbacks, the doubt, the loneliness, the dark stretches that never make it into the highlight reel. This podcast is for anyone who wants honest conversations, real resilience, and stories that go deeper than results. If you’re curious about what happens in that space between breaking down and breaking through - enjoy the show.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T08:19:32.767713+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frodeno-going-mental-7652943"},"episode":{"title":"Henning Thrien: The Mind Games of Elite Athletes","slug":"henning-thrien-the-mind-games-of-elite-athletes","published_at":"2026-06-01T01:12:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frodeno-going-mental-7652943/henning-thrien-the-mind-games-of-elite-athletes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frodeno-going-mental-7652943","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PDS2298838184.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PDS2298838184.mp3","summary":"In this episode, Jan opens up a deeply personal chapter by sitting down with his own sports psychologist, Henning Thrien. Henning has spent the last 15 years working at the intersection of human vulnerability and elite performance, including guiding athletes through the high-pressure cooker of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Pulling back the curtain on the raw emotional reality of world-class sports, he shares fascinating, extreme insights from his practice. Jan and Henning discuss Henning’s self-definition of being a \"mental trash can\" for performers, why true growth is fundamentally impossible without embracing discomfort, and how the greatest champions handle the brutal contrast between deep pre-race anxiety and laser-focused autopilot. It’s an honest, unfiltered masterclass on what happens when superhumans face their very human limits and how they manage their needs to deliver when it matters most. Enjoy this episode! Produced by Podstars by OMR PILLAR Performance provides science-backed, clinically dosed micronutrition designed specifically for endurance athletes. Their supplements focus on optimizing recovery, sleep, and immunity without unnecessary fillers. If you want to give it a try, use the code GOINGMENTAL at pillarperformance.shop — or, for North American listeners, at TheFeed.com. That’s GOINGMENTAL for 15% off your first purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"In this episode, Jan opens up a deeply personal chapter by sitting down with his own sports psychologist, Henning Thrien. Henning has spent the last 15 ye…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3319,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/frodeno-going-mental-7652943/episodes/henning-thrien-the-mind-games-of-elite-athletes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/frodeno-going-mental-7652943/henning-thrien-the-mind-games-of-elite-athletes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}