The YouTube hole

My wife loves her cable TV, others have Netflix, for me it’s YouTube. We live in the age of binge watching where content is at our fingertips, oftentimes it’s easy to get sucked into the dark hole of YouTube I like to call it. Where one video rolls into another, than another. If you are like me you know this hole all too well. What started as one short seven minute video turns into a half hour or hours of nonstop videos. The click of the next video is like a shot of dopamine where a next video is on it’s way, trying to not get sucked into a whirlwind when I click on the red button with a white triangle on my home screen of my phone. I make a note to at least be doing something while I watch such as rolling out on my foam roller, some strectching, rehab or core exercise or doing the dishes. Finally Youtube is my "pain cave killer" as I like to call it, watching while on my bike trainer, getting me through the longer rides.

What I watch:

During these crazy times, we often need to find inspiration or a little nudge to continue with our pursuits. The following channels I subscribe to on Youtube:

RUNNING

Seth DeMorre - daily training vlog and shoe review

Zach Levet - weekly(?) vlog about his training and life in his van (and his former D1 runner’s life)

Jamison Michael - shoe review

Gwen Jorgensen - weekly training vlog

MOUNTAIN BIKING:

Dylan Johnson - training and racing tips

Red Bull: Fast Life- vlog that follows top MTB XC racer Kate Courtney and down hill racers Loic Bruni and Finn Iles

Seth Bikes Hacks - vlog about his various mountain biking adventures

BKXC - vlog about his travels around the world mountain biking. POV footage

Rapha Films - vlog that follows the EF pro cycling team adventures

TRIATHLON

Lionel Sanders - pro triathlete, weekly vlogs about training and racing

Eric Lagerstrom - and Paula Findley, pro triathletes weekly vlogs about their daily lives and training

Team Charles-Barclay - Lucy Charles and Reece Barclay, pro triathletes weekly vlogs about their daily lives and training

Triathlon Taren - daily vlog about training and gear reviews

OTHER:

Nick Bare - weekly vlog about his training and daily routine running his business Bare Performance and Nutrition

Tinman Elite - vlog about the track team’s training and race season

There are many others I tune into as well, but these are the ones at the top of my list these days as I use their vlogs for information, inspiration and entertainment.