Jan Frodeno on What He Learned From Going Mental

For the first time on Frodeno Going Mental, there’s no guest. Just Jan Frodeno, a camera and 19 conversations worth looking back on. In this first solo episode, Jan revisits some of the moments from Season One that stayed with him long after the cameras stopped rolling. He reflects on how Alistair Brownlee once shattered his confidence and ultimately forced him to rebuild himself as an athlete. He explores what Demi Vollering taught him about daring to lose, why letting go of embarrassment can make you a better competitor and why his conversation about the Enhanced Games challenged some of his deepest beliefs about performance, shortcuts and what makes achievement meaningful. Jan also returns to Brad Stulberg’s idea of the “identity house” and why building a life beyond one single pursuit might actually help you go further in the thing that matters most. From Olympic medals and sports psychology to failure, resilience, identity and the uncomfortable question of whether winning is ever really enough, this is Jan looking back at Season One and at what changed his own thinking along the way. No guest. No interview. Just Jan, going mental. Enjoy this episode! Produced by Podstars by OMR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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500 Tries for One Trick – Fabio Wibmer

What does it take to try the same trick 500 times — knowing that the next one could still go wrong? Fabio Wibmer has built a career doing things on a bike that most of us wouldn't even attempt on two...

21 Sep 1h 6min

Memory Loss on Everest and Three Years of Pain – Kilian Jornet

Kilian Jornet has spent decades pushing the limits of human endurance. But what happens when you actually reach them? In this episode of Going Mental, Jan Frodeno sits down with Kilian Jornet for a r...

14 Sep 1h

Enhanced Games CEO Max Martin: Paying for Performance and the Future of Elite Sport

In this episode of Going Mental, Olympic champion and Ironman legend Jan Frodeno sits down with Max Martin, CEO of the Enhanced Games, for one of the most controversial conversations in modern sport. ...

20 Jul 1h 12min

Francesco Puppi: Logic, Pain, and the Reality of Ultra Running

Ultra running is often romanticized, but elite trail runner and physicist Francesco Puppi looks at 100-mile races through the lens of pure logic. Fresh off an incredible podium finish at the Western S...

13 Jul 1h 2min

The Day After HISTORY - Sam Laidlow on Breaking the World Record

Sam Laidlow has just rewritten triathlon history. Fresh off his record-breaking victory at DATEV Challenge Roth, the French triathlon superstar joins Jan Frodeno for an exclusive conversation on Goin...

7 Jul 59min

A Fighter’s Mind - Chris McCormack

In this episode of Going Mental, Jan Frodeno sits down with one of triathlon’s most iconic and polarizing figures: Chris “Macca” McCormack — 2x Ironman World Champion, 6x Triathlete of the Year, and o...

29 Jun 1h 3min

Pressure, Panic Attacks and One of Cycling's Greatest Comebacks - Demi Vollering

Fresh off one of the most remarkable victories in professional cycling, Demi Vollering joins Going Mental to unpack the mindset behind her dramatic Giro d'Italia Women comeback. Just days after comple...

22 Jun 53min