Sign up to receive Peter's email newsletter: https://bit.ly/4c602k2 Original release date: 9/24/18 In this episode, ultra-endurance athlete and entrepreneur, Mike Trevino, discusses the lessons he’s learned from his remarkable athletic feats, and the training required to reach them. Not only is Mike’s advice practical for those looking to take their endurance training to the next level, but his lessons and insight are extraordinarily applicable to living everyday life. We discuss: -Mike’s background, his crazy birthday tradition, and his transition from power to endurance [6:30]; -Mike’s breakthrough year: setting a course record, and completing the Badwater 135 [16:00]; -Race Across America (RAAM), perseverance, and extreme sleep deprivation [25:30]; -Mindset, nutrition, fasting, and other advice from Mike for those looking to take the next step in their training [49:00]; -What getting a parasite taught Mike about fasting [59:45]; -The risks involved with cycling [1:03:00]; -Mike setting the Trans-Iowa (RAGBRAI) record [1:10:15]; -PEDs, stimulants, and their effect on performance [1:15:00]; -What motivates Mike (and others) to do this extreme stuff? What led him to eventually pull back? [1:22:00]; -Life-lessons learned from training, and how to impart them to his kids, and others [1:35:30]; -The greatest beer in the world remains a mystery [1:46:15]; and -More. Show notes page: https://peterattiamd.com/miketrevino/ About: The Peter Attia Drive is a weekly, ultra-deep-dive podcast focusing on maximizing health, longevity, critical thinking…and a few other things. With over 10 million episodes downloaded, it features topics including fasting, ketosis, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, mental health, and much more. Peter is the founder of Attia Medical, PC, a medical practice with offices in San Diego and New York City, focusing on the applied science of longevity. The practice applies nutritional biochemistry, exercise physiology, sleep physiology, techniques to increase distress tolerance, lipidology, pharmacology, and four-system endocrinology to increase lifespan (delaying the onset of chronic disease), while simultaneously improving healthspan (quality of life). Learn more: https://peterattiamd.com/ Subscribe to receive exclusive subscriber-only content: https://peterattiamd.com/subscribe/ Sign up to receive Peter's email newsletter: https://peterattiamd.com/newsletter/ Connect with Peter on: Facebook: http://bit.ly/PeterAttiaMDFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/PeterAttiaMDTW Instagram: http://bit.ly/PeterAttiaMDIG Subscribe to The Drive: Apple Podcast: http://bit.ly/TheDriveApplePodcasts Overcast: http://bit.ly/TheDriveOvercast Spotify: http://bit.ly/TheDriveSpotify Google Play: http://bit.ly/TheDriveGooglePlay