Hello everybody, ladies and gents. Welcome back. Today we have an interview with Ash Beech, who you might know as ‘Eat Plants’. Ash first came to my attention on Youtube where he’s documented a crazy fitness journey. More recently, Ash has compiled ‘Blood Sport’, a document that details the important role our blood plays in our athletic performance in addition to some advice on how we can harness the power of blood to enhance our training. We spoke about that in this chat, along with some other related bits and bobs:

- How Ash took his FTP from 3.2 to 5wpk, losing 17kg in the process.

- How his fear of death drove Ash to Veganism many years ago, including his view on fan favourite Durian Rider.

- A run-down on the concept of Athlete’s Anaemia and the importance of Iron in a cyclist’s diet PLUS the best natural way to boost this (hint, its come up a few times before).

- The best type of riding you need to be doing to drastically shift your FTP and the two key metrics you can utilise to best achieve this.

- One very useful way of ensuring you can tackle tough HIIT workouts (along with another return to the topic of mortality!)

- Ash’s number one tips for gaining an edge whilst racing Zwift.

I hope you enjoy it. You can find Ash on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-WIetMfWGeRkEOdgm2Ti4w and Instagram @ashrides. Also, please check out Blood Sport, the guide we talked about in the Pod: https://bloodsport.cc/

Till next time!