Jessi Stensland - Adventures in Endurance Performance

Interview // The Stay Tuned Report

It was a pleasure having Brian Brode both as an Ironman athlete and as a journalist at MovementU in Dallas earlier this month.  He wrote about his account here for the Examiner and now has  created a very cool insider's perspective from the workshop with audio sound bites and all in his latest Stay Tuned Report: Episode 59 on 12/23/09. Thank you Brian!  [Wow - I'm still talking too fast at times.  How do you all keep up with me?  I can't even keep up with me!]

Here's the skinny:

This is an insiders view of professional endurance athlete Jessi Stensland's MovementU day-long clinic.  Listen as Jessi teaches how to prepare muscles for injury-free performance. 

Click the ITunes icon to the left to connect to iTunes and listen!

Radio Interview // The Simon Gowen Triathlon Show

Got in studio with Simon Gowen and Tim Bomba (both members of LA Tri Club, triathletes,  among MANY other things) earlier this month.  The show was a blast.  Talked about how the principles of MovementU will make Simon the athlete he knows he can be!! I tried to keep up with their wit, but it was tough...I'm working on it!  

It was a treat to find out that Born To Run author Christopher McDougall was on the show as well.  I'm currently reading his book and I'm in awe of how he has articulated some very very important points when it comes to the body, how it moves and its natural born application to running.  Fun chatting it up over the airwaves!! 

To listen to the program click HERE.

Interview // What is MovementU?

Thanks Pete Williams for having me on The Fitness Buff Show!! It's the first official interview I've done about MovementU...and no one better to do it with.  Pete is the co-author of Core Performance, knows where I'm coming from, knows where I'm going with it and therefore asked great questions that I feel really capture the essence of the MovementU movement.

From the website:

Professional endurance athlete and movement specialist Jessi Stensland has created a powerful new series of workshops designed for endurance athletes to move and perform better. Jessi has been mentored by Mark Verstegen and his Core Performance staff for five years and is now applying that powerful program, along with her own experience, into a day-long workshop for endurance athletes. She shares that program with us in this show.

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Interview // By The Triathlon Optimist

Thanks Howie in NJ, The Triathlon Optimist and novice triathlete...welcome to the sport!

Topics covered in the interview include:  A typical training week, how to keep up intensity in training, whether I get nervous jitters or not, and a tip or two for the novice triathlete...

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Interview // Slowtwitch: The New Jessi Stensland

A big thanks to Herbert Krabel and the gang at Slowtwitch for putting together great questions.  You had me thinking!!

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Podcast // The Fitness Buff Show

Pete Williams, the co-author of Core Performance Endurance and host of The Fitness Buff Show writes:

Pro triathlete Jessi Stensland joins us this week to offer her secret tips to swim, bike, run, and transition better as we get ready for the upcoming triathlon season. Stensland, an endurance sports multi-media guru, took two years off from racing to build her digital media empire - www.gojessi.com - but she's back and ready to thrive in 2009.

LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW HERE

Triathlete TV Interview // Thanks Mitch!

Wow, I really have to say thank you to Mitch Thrower.  When I saw that this segment was 28+ minutes long I thought, what the heck did i say?  But leave it to Mitch, he structured the interview with content that spans so much that has meant a lot to me throughout my career as well as currently, that for as many times as I've thought about and even told the stories, to have it in this format to keep forever, is really special to me.

Sums a lot up:  looking back on my career, my inspiration in the sport and in life, how my 2 year hiatus happened, the biz behind it all, and of course some endurance performance pointers.

Update + New Podcast // Endurance Planet

First, sorry for the delay in posting new blogs! (Be sure to check out Twitter and Facebook for more daily-type updates.)  I've been all over the place. 

Last week I joined the Under Armour crew in Tampa at the NFL Experience to work with tons of kids and adults on their speed, agility and strength AND for the launch of their running shoes on 1.31.09.  Photos are up on Facebook.

This week I'm wearing my video producer hat.  Have location scouting to do today for a big shoot this Wednesday and Thursday for Saris Cycling.  Training-wise I have two training sessions scheduled at Fitness Quest 10 and otherwise hope to squeeze in some swim, bike and run at some point but...we'll see!

Finally, thanks to Kevin Patrick Allen at Endurance Planet for the podcast interview!  I appreciate the way it was produced.  I think it helps clarify the info even further.

 

On his website he writes:

"Is it possible to be an elite and not truly be athletic? Jessi Stensland can answer that question with an unequivocal, "yes." In the past two years the professional triathlete has come to embrace functional training and is now preaching the values of balance, strength, and flexibility. Being fit overall, she says, has benefits which go far beyond your particular sport. Today on Endurance Planet we hear about Jessi's transformation and what you can learn from it."

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Endurance Planet is an awesome online destination for runners, cyclists, triathletes, and adventure racers.  It has podcasts, videos, articles and products which provide inspiration and education to help you boldly answer the question, "How far can you go?"  I love it!!

Interview: Everyman Endurance Podcast

Had a great time speaking with Roman Mica at EverymanTri.  His experience in journalism was evident and I appreciated it!!  Hope you do too.

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On the website it says:

For the last Everyman Endurance Podcast of Season III, Roman Mica spoke with Jessi Stensland about what it is like to take an almost two year break from being a professional triathlete.

We think you'll be surprised by the answer.

But then again, it is, of course, that time of year when many professional and amateur triathletes make New Years Resolutions to get serious about racing next year. But what does it take to recharge your batteries, and how do the pros do it?

Just listen and find out.

Please don’t forget to please visit http://www.everymantri.com for more podcasts and endurance sports news and views.

Podcast // Interview now LIVE on iTunes

Had a great conversation with TriBoomer last Saturday in Plano, TX.  We sat right down inside the store before my run clinic and had a chat.  He had great questions ranging from my own goings on to a few, very relevant, endurance performance topics.  We had fun doing it!

If you're so inclined...click the link to the right and enjoy!