Our special guest is Erin MacKenzie. Erin is a 2 time Olympic Gold Medallist at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics where she competed in rowing in the Women's 8. She graduated from the University of California Berkley and was a member of the 2005 and 2006 NCAA Division 1 rowing championships. She is co founder of power speed endurance and is a highly sought after coach.

You will learn plenty from Erin MacKenzie in episode 166 of The Vision Board Podcast.

What you will learn in this episode:

6:30 - we welcome Erin MacKenzie6:55 - are we overtraining?7:45 - the art of dealing with pain9:30 - what the preparation is like as an Olympic rower13:02 - what the communication is like on an Olympic rowing team16:31 - CrossFit and different styles of training 17:42 - "sleep is my superpower"22:25 - "do what you enjoy"27:15 - Dr Sean Stevenson, sleep, and circadian rhythm 32:45 - how much does an Olympic rower make?35:02 - how her body responded to retirement 41:22 - the importance of trusting ones coaches44:05 - the toughest part of her career that she learned from47:09 - what is was like to be on Oprah50:13 - what's it feel like to be in ketosis?54:32 - mental health57:49 - the pain and acceptance of training hard58:05 - what posters were on her childhood wall?59:30 - what would her 3 closest friends say about her?103:05 - advice for bad days?104:33 - what 5 people would she invite to dinner?

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