{"podcast":{"title":"The Forever Athletic Podcast","slug":"the-forever-athletic-podcast-6472897","podcast_index_feed_id":6472897,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e3d52b5c/podcast/rss","website_url":"http://www.coachianwood.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38123983/38123983-1729259109254-6ad150a5a6cdd.jpg","author":"Ian Wood","episode_count":200,"summary":"The go-to podcast for over 30's who want to become high performing everyday athletes who not only dominate in the gym, but also in their careers and personal lives. Learn everything you need to know form the weekly episodes about how to train optimally AND efficiently around busy schedules and high stress lifestyles.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T14:17:46.441495+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-forever-athletic-podcast-6472897"},"episode":{"title":"Ep189. Why Fat Loss Is NOT A Marathon.","slug":"ep189-why-fat-loss-is-not-a-marathon","published_at":"2026-04-06T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-forever-athletic-podcast-6472897/ep189-why-fat-loss-is-not-a-marathon","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-forever-athletic-podcast-6472897","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coachianwood/episodes/Ep189--Why-Fat-Loss-Is-NOT-A-Marathon-e3hf0f5","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e3d52b5c/podcast/play/117981093/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-5%2F421439511-44100-2-b7c869ffe1b9d.m4a","summary":"Join the next intake of Start With 6 here: www.coachianwood.com/startwith6 Fat loss is often described as a marathon, but what if that mindset is actually slowing your progress down? In this episode, I explain why fat loss works far better as a series of short, focused “sprints” rather than one long, never-ending effort. You’ll learn how structured fat-loss phases improve motivation, adherence and long-term results, and why having a clear finish line changes everything. In this episode we cover: Why the “fat loss is a marathon” mindset fails so many people How sprint phases improve focus, urgency and consistency The role of maintenance phases in making results stick What a realistic fat-loss sprint actually looks like How to use sprint cycles to finally stop “trying” and start finishing fat-loss phases Coaching enquiries: Visit 👉 www.coachianwood.com","meta_description":"Join the next intake of Start With 6 here: www.coachianwood.com/startwith6 Fat loss is often described as a marathon, but what if that mindset is actually…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":643,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-forever-athletic-podcast-6472897/episodes/ep189-why-fat-loss-is-not-a-marathon/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-forever-athletic-podcast-6472897/ep189-why-fat-loss-is-not-a-marathon.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}