Dr. Tim Noakes, legendary scientist, on overhydration, central governor theory, “low carb, high fat” diet, diabetes and heart disease Show Notes 02:00 – Dr. Noakes introduces himself and talks about his early influences 10:55 – “Hyponatremia”: What is it, and why is it important? 18:20 – “Central Governor” theory 28:25 – Low Carb High Fat …
Dr.Satyanand Shastri, renowned lung surgeon, on respiratory health, its importance and how maintain a healthy respiratory system Show Notes 01:15 – Dr. Shastri introduces himself 02:15 – Why is respiratory health important? 06:35 – Over-arching principles for respiratory health 13:30 – Improving your immediate environment for good quality air 18:35 – Advantages of nasal breathing …
Bart Yasso, the running legend, on his career, motivation, favourite races, Yasso 800s and his books Show Notes 01:15 – How it all started for Bart 04:35 – Bart’s key motivational factors 06:00 – Advice to new runners 08:40 – How to deal with running frustrations? 13:10 – Bart’s love for trail running 15:00 – …
Madhur Kotharay, multi-decade marathoner on supplements for health and performance Show Notes 01:05 – Madhur introduces himself 04:00 – Madhur shares a few running anecdotes 11:25 – Supplements: Why they work? 16:40 – Key supplements for everyone 31:15 – Caffeine: A key performance enhancing supplement 33:15 – Beetroot for performance enhancement 35:15 – “i-Race” to …
Dr. Michael Snyder, Chair of Genetics at Stanford University, on importance of biomonitoring of health parameters, continuous glucose monitoring, wearables and ageing Show Notes 01:10 – Dr.Snyder introduces himself and his current areas of work 02:00 – Importance of wearables for health monitoring 06:20 – The most important health parameters to monitor 11:55 – Continuous …
Keith Bateman, World Records holder, coach and author on the critical importance of good running technique Show Notes 01:35 – Keith introduces himself 06:25 – Most important running technique: Avoid over-striding 07:45 – Over-striding and why it is bad for running 12:30 – How to determine over-striding? 15:40 – Side-on video recording to determine over-striding …
Episode Summary Sage Canaday, elite runner and coach, on his running journey and coaching methods Show Notes 01:25 – Sage introduces himself 03:25 – Learnings from coaching 05:20 – How Sage evaluates a new athlete 07:20 – Overarching training principles 09:15 – Preferred measure of effort 11:10 – Challenges faced when switching terrains and distances …
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Mihira Khopkar, accomplished nutritionist, on pillars of nutrition, planning nutrition for elite athletes and related topics Show Notes 01:55 – Mihira introduces herself 06:30 – Basic nutrition principles 09:35 – Four pillars of building a nutrition plan 15:40 – Proteins: how to plan and options 22:45 – Planning your fats 26:25 – Evaluating different diets …
Greg McMillan, world-renowned running coach, on his training philosophy, running pace calculator and how to become a better runner Show Notes 01:05 – Coach Greg introduces himself 02:25 – Differences between real-world coaching and academic coaching concepts 04:30 – How Coach Greg evaluates a new athlete 06:55 – Overarching training principles 10:35 – Key workouts …
Dr.Martin Ian Jones on elevating human performance Show Notes 01:00 – Dr. Jones introduces himself 03:35 – Foundational principles of elevating performance 05:45 – Importance of sleep in elevating performance 09:25 – Psychology of elevating performance 15:00 – Practicing skills like self-talk 18:00 – Focusing on developing your cognitive skills 26:00 – Transferability of cognitive …
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