550 Mile Races w/ Cody Taylor, Doug Larson, Travis Mash & Dr. Mike Lane #845

Cody Taylor went from living out of a van on a music tour, signed to a major label and playing after Def Leppard, to setting unsupported fastest known times on 550-mile wilderness trails no one had ever completed without a support crew. He didn't start running until 2020. By 2023 he was finishing 100-milers. By 2024 he was carrying a 53-pound pack through 650 kilometers of Quebec backcountry alone, filtering water from mud puddles, taping the skin off his own back, and sleeping on the ground to eventually crossing the finish line. The question isn't how he survived. The question is how he built a body and a mind capable of that. In this episode, Cody breaks down why strength training is a foundational component of his success in elite endurance performance and what it really takes to go unsupported when every pound in your pack matters and no one is coming to help you. He also covers the mental architecture of doing hard things: why 14 days of solitude in the wilderness will permanently change how you experience a glass of tap water. If you train hard, compete seriously, and want to understand what the human body is actually capable of, this episode is for you. Links: Doug Larson on Instagram Coach Travis Mash on Instagram

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550 Mile Races w/ Cody Taylor, Doug Larson, Travis Mash & Dr. Mike Lane #845 is an episode from Barbell Shrugged by Doug Larson.

This episode is 54:02 long.

This episode was published on Apr 22, 2026.

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