Jack Thompson - Everesting every week, carbohydrate periodization and dealing with mental challenges in sport and life

The Supersapiens Podcast

Jack joins us to talk about his 2022 project. We talk Everesting, prepping for the year, nutrition and what things look like for Jack going forward.
Enjoy, and please see the links below for blogs on Jack, his website and where you can donate.
01:33 – Community shoutouts and Supersapiens’ opportunity with the NBA Launchpad

05:53 – Dave and Xylon’s upcoming events

09:23 – Episode start

10:55 – How did Jack find Everesting weekly for the year

12:30 – What is Everesting?

13:11 – How did Jack choose his climbs for Everesting?

14:20 – What was Jack’s favorite climb of the year?

15:05 – A year’s worth of memories

16:00 – When was the dark spot of the year and how was it?

17:45 – Did Jack’s body adapt to Everesting?

19:21 – How did Jack start cycling?

21:09 – How did Jack end up in Girona?

22:15 – Jack’s background and how he got into his current life

24:02 – Jack’s body shape and size and cycling

25:55 – Has Jack inspired more traditional professional cyclists?

27:30 – The role of the content creator athlete in the future

31:18 – How does Jack navigate things going wrong whilst out cycling?

33:43 – Did Jack read all the messages he got from people about how much he is helping them?

35:30 – Jack’s recovery from drug addiction

38:02 – Is there something about addiction that empowers endurance performance?

40:27 – What is Jack’s mental health journey?

42:17 – How was Everesting when he was struggling with his personal life?

44:20 – Did Jack do mostly solo or grouped Everesting attempts?

45:33 – Did Jack do multiple Everests in a week?

47:28 – What did Jack’s weeks through the year look like?

50:50 – How did Jack’s body change across the year?

51:49 – Jack’s fueling throughout the year

53:43 – What did Jack learn about nutrition this year?

55:26 – Jack’s food across a day of Everesting

58:29 – Jack’s gut training

59:55 – Jack’s preparation for the year

61:10 – Jack’s future projects and plans

63:45 – How does Jack’s history with mental health impact his choices around projects

65:41 – What’s Jack’s diet like now that he’s on some time off?

67:50 – What’s Jack’s new hobby?

69:37 – How did having Supersapiens help Jack throughout his year?

71:04 – How did Jack’s glucose change across the year?

72:40 – Rush Round for Everesting

73:03 – Jack’s fastest and slowest times for Everesting

73:55 – What were Jack’s Training Peaks numbers during the year?

76:33 – Jack’s worst day Everesting

83:50 – Outro

Jack’s Website:

https://www.jackultracyclist.com/

Link for Donations:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=CK2YCLDSSPV7J
Blogs on Jack:

https://blog.supersapiens.com/1-million-meters-for-mental-health/
https://blog.supersapiens.com/jack-thompson-the-bike-is-medicine/