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  • This week the episode focuses on a listener question about the determinants of endurance performance. Before this, we briefly recap the New York Marathon and cover our usual segments including the Doctor’s Office where we touch on concussion, concussion protocols and CTE.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (02:51) Xylon’s Injury Update

    (06:00) David’s Recovery from Valencia Half Marathon

    (13:00) Community Shoutouts

    (14:30) New York Marathon Review

    (23:39) Listener Question Determinants of Endurance Performance

    (26:42) VO2Max

    (31:02) VO2Max and Longevity

    (33:57) Economy/Efficiency

    (37:14) Threshold

    (39:19) Critical Pace/Critical Power/FTP

    (39:58) Lactate

    (44:25) Durability/Fatigue Resistance

    (46:10) Factors Impacting Durability/Fatigue Resistance

    (47:47) Fuel Sources and Fatigue

    (52:44) Predicting Marathon Time and Breaking 2hrs

    (53:17) Threshold

    (54:43) Predicting Marathon Time and Breaking 2hrs

    (60:12) Doctor’s Office - Concussion Protocols

    (65:22) November’s 1% Better Challenge

    (68:24) What We are Watching

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    Article on Physiology of Endurance Performance

    https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/jphysiol.2007.143834

    Article on the Differences Between Men and Women

    https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1113/JP272268

    Article on Physiology of 2hr Marathon

    https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00647.2020?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org

    Article on Durability as the Fourth Dimension of Endurance Performance

    https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP284205

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  • The guys debrief the big races from the weekend including Valencia half marathon and Kona Ironman, chatting pacing as part of this and some listener questions. They then discuss the Tour de France courses and have the usual segments.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (06:09) David’s Valencia Efforts

    (13:50) Pacing and How to Pace

    (21:37) Xylon’s Current Training

    (26:07) How do you Practice Pacing?

    (31:34) Community Shoutouts

    (32:33) Listener Question on Race Pace

    (42:07) Sports Equinox

    (43:38) Kona Recap

    (47:58) Effect of Water Dousing on Performance

    (50:17) Warm up in Triathlon

    (52:32) Valencia Marathon Observations

    (55:11) Tour de France Courses

    (69:12) Doctor’s Office

    (70:06) November’s 1% Better Challenge

    (71:11) What We are Watching

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    Article on Water Dousing and Running Performance

    https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijspp/19/11/article-p1291.xml

    Article on Warm Up In Triathlon

    https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijspp/aop/article-10.1123-ijspp.2024-0181/article-10.1123-ijspp.2024-0181.xml

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  • This week’s episode starts with a recap of Cape Town Marathon and a view towards Valencia Half Marathon. We then tackle a listener question on potential downsides of heat training. After this we cover some thoughts from Chicago Marathon, some observations on brands in the running space and finally examine some papers on circadian rhythm and performance, AI vs dietitians and probiotic use. The Doctor’s Office has some research in it too this week, before we finish off with October’s 1% Better Challenge and a quick look at Kona.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (02:32) David’s Training Update

    (03:32) Traveling to Races

    (05:44) Xylon’s Cape Town Marathon Efforts

    (19:13) Community Shoutouts

    (22:13) Listener Question on Drawbacks of Heat Training

    (26:48) Chicago Marathon Observations

    (30:27) Women’s Performances Nearing Men’s Performances

    (36:26) Parker Valby Signs with New Balance

    (40:43) Brands and Branding of Races

    (42:20) Probiotics GI Distress and Fatigue in Athletes

    (45:00) AI to Optimise Nutrition for Ultra Endurance

    (49:10) Circadian Rhythm, Sleep Inertia and Marathon Performance

    (55:25) Doctor’s Office - Knee Injuries in The Premiership

    (59:00) October’s 1% Better Challenge

    (61:27) What We are Watching

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    Article on Sex Specific Differences and Supershoes

    https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2024.1386627/full

    Article on Probiotics and Fatigue

    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15502783.2024.2388085#d1e1219

    Article on AI in Ultraendruance Nutrition

    https://www.termedia.pl/Optimizing-athletic-performance-through-advanced-nutrition-r-nstrategies-can-AI-and-digital-platforms-have-a-role-in-ultraendurance-sports-,78,54384,1,1.html

    Article on Circadian Rhythm and Sleep Inertia with Marathon Performance

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jsr.14375

    Article on Knee Injuries in Rugby

    https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2024/10/22/bjsports-2024-108639

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  • Matthew Marquardt is a professional triathlete currently Ranked 19th in the PTO rankings and 9th in the IM Pro Series. He came 11th in the 2023 IM World Championships and joins us to talk about his preparation for Kona 2024 and how he balances being a professional triathlete with being a full time medical student.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (00:24) The Heart, its Function and Adaptation to Training

    (10:07) David Balancing Recovery, Training and Freshness

    (13:30) Xylon’s Health and Cape Town Marathon

    (18:27) Community Shoutouts

    (22:15) Interview Starts

    (25:28) Matthew’s Run Technique Work

    (32:26) How has Matthew’s Training Been Going?

    (34:00) IM Pro Series

    (37:15) Matthew’s Training Week and Balancing it with Study

    (41:28) No Longer Doing Brick Sessions

    (45:30) How has Matthew’s Training Changed Since he was an Amateur?

    (49:20) How does Matthew think Kona Will Play Out?

    (52:25) What does Success Look Like for Matthew at Kona?

    (53:30) Matthew’s Nutrition Plan

    (55:30) Matthew’s Heat Preparation for Kona

    (60:30) Matthew’s Shoe Choices and use of Supershoes

    (65:40) Lactate and What Impacts it

    (69:29) Matthew’s Caffeine Strategy

    (74:44) September 1% Better Challenge

    (75:55) What We’ll Be Watching

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    Links to Matthew:

    Instagram: @matthewdmarquardt

    Matthew’s Pelotonia Page: https://www.pelotonia.org/profile/MM785916

    Core Body Temperature Algorithm Matthew Mentioned

    https://usariem.health.mil/index.cfm/research/products/cbt_algorithm

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  • We are joined on the podcast by Christie Jenkins, Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer at F32 a multi-club football ownership group focused on world class player development. We discuss her journey, including competing in 3 sports at an international level and background in finance. We also discuss Women's sport and what the future looks like, including FC32’s approach to this.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (01:19) David’s Efforts at Cardiff Half Marathon

    (04:12) Advice on Running Events

    (06:10) Xylon’s Back Progress

    (10:15) Listener Question

    (18:25) Interview Starts

    (20:00) Christie’s Time in the Circus

    (21:00) How did Christie Get into Sport?

    (22:24) Christie’s Injuries in Trampoline

    (23:21) Trampoline as a Sport

    (26:18) Skill Acquisition in Trampoline

    (27:26) Christie’s Time at the Australian Institute of Sport

    (29:45) How did Christie Decide to Transition out of Trampoline?

    (33:08) Christie's Progression in Beach Volleyball

    (35:08) How was Christie Earning a Living During her Sport Career?

    (38:55) Startup Founders and Finding the Successful Ones

    (42:13) Feedback to Founders from VCs

    (43:40) Advice for Founders & Investors

    (46:48) Women’s Football, NIL and Title 9

    (51:47) Is the USA Going to be the Breeding Ground for Women’s Football?

    (53:44) Are the Development Structures in Women’s Football the Same as in Men’s Football?

    (55:00) Revenue Drivers in Football and ROI in Football

    (57:49) Why is Pushing the Women’s Game Important?

    (61:10) The Product of the Men’s vs Women’s Game

    (65:50) What is FC32?

    (69:50) Recruiting & Developing Managers at FC32

    (74:30) Review of Episode

    (75:30) October 1% Better Challenge

    (77:45) What We’ll Be Watching

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    Blog: https://christiejenkins.substack.com/

    Website: www.christiejenkins.com.au

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christiejenkins/

    Links to FC32:

    FC32 website: www.fc32.com

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  • The guys discuss the IMWC in Nice and Pogacar’s superhuman effort before a research paper on underfueling in the premier league and fuel requirements at different body weights. They answer some listener questions about training intensity and race shoes on pro’s and finish off with October’s 1% Better Challenge.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (02:03) Xylon’s Holiday

    (04:40) Xylon’s Training & Injury Update

    (06:20) David’s Calf Issue

    (11:05) Back Pain

    (19:00) Elite Athlete’s Shoes

    (24:10) Advice for Completing an Ultra Endurance Bike Ride

    (29:00) Training Between Thresholds and Adaptations it Creates

    (37:57) IM Nice Observations

    (47:10) Tadej Pogacar’s Win at the World Championships

    (51:48) Underfueling in the English Premier League

    (60:00) Carbohydrate Oxidation Rates and Bodyweight

    (69:25) Doctor’s Office

    (70:18) October’s 1% Better Challenge

    (72:30) What We are Watching

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    Article on Carbohydrate Intake in EPL Footballers

    https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02640414.2024.2402137

    Article on Glucose Oxidation and Bodyweight

    https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijsnem/aop/article-10.1123-ijsnem.2024-0097/article-10.1123-ijsnem.2024-0097.xml

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  • Dr Amy Boalch joins the podcast this week to talk about safe participation in endurance events and common problems seen by event medical staff. Amy is the project lead for the race ready app, a medical doctor and currently undertaking her masters in medical education. She shares best practice advice for how to hydrate and manage pain in endurance events as well as some mistakes she sees in athletes preparing for races.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (01:00) Topical news for the Episode

    (03:50) Interview Starts

    (06:07) How did Amy End up Studying Medicine

    (07:00) Career Choices at a Young Age

    (09:30) How did Amy Start Running?

    (11:29) What Problems Come to Medical Tents Most Commonly at Mass Participation Sporting Events?

    (13:44) Risk vs Consequence

    (14:19) Chafing

    (15:52) The Stages of Heat Illness and What is the Treatment for Severe Cases

    (22:55) What are the Warning Signs of Heat Illness?

    (27:05) How Much Should You Drink in Endurance Events?

    (29:05) Drinking to Thirst

    (32:15) How do we get low Sodium in Endurance Events?

    (38:33) Pain Management for Endurance Events

    (43:34) What are Mistakes That Amy is Seeing in Preparation for Endurance Events?

    (46:26) How did the Race Ready App Start?

    (48:40) How does the App Work?

    (52:50) Who’s on the Race Ready App Team?

    (54:50) What’s Coming to the Race Ready App?

    (57:28) September 1% Better Challenge

    (58:17) What We’ll Be Watching

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    Links to Amy:

    Instagram @marathonmedic

    Website www.marathonmedic.com

    Links to the Race Read App

    Instagram: @racereadyapp

    Website: raceready.run

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  • This week the community really shone and we answer a number of listener submitted questions, some about previous episodes some not. From there we discuss Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s debut half marathon and then it is onto some scientific papers. One on the physiology of backyard ultras and the other on recovery and carbohydrates. We finish up with some concussion discussion in the doctor’s office.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (00:26) Xylon’s Pain in the Butt

    (08:12) David’s Using Shoes to Help his Training

    (09:41) Xylon’s Shoe Shopping and Shoe Size

    (13:09) Blister Issues and Solving Them

    (16:36) Community Shoutouts

    (19:29) Measuring Magnesium Levels

    (21:49) Should you Split your Strength and Endurance Training up or do Them on the Same day?

    (25:05) Should you Vary your Running Terrain?

    (28:40) How Transferable is Fitness Across Sports?

    (39:01) Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s Half Marathon Debut

    (43:24) The Physiology of “Backyard Ultras”

    (51:00) Carbohydrate Refueling

    (54:50) Doctor’s Office - Concussion

    (58:25) September 1% Better Challenge

    (59:50) What We are Watching

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    Article on Magnesium

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4455825/#:~:text=Magnesium%20further%20modulates%20insulin%20signal,function%20of%20proteins%20and%20mitochondria.

    Article on Concussion and the Fencing Response

    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8922760/

    Paper on Backyard Ultra Physiology

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsc.12190

    Video of Tua’s Concussion

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXdxpRCaR0k

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  • This week is all about adapting to training. The guys discuss not ice bathing post training, longitudinal changes due to sprint training, life long cardiac changes in an elite marathon runner and the use of power data in anti doping. They also touch on magnesium supplementation and the race between Mondo Duplantis and Karsten Warholm, which landed the latter in the doctor’s office.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (02:06) Why You Shouldn’t Ice Bath After Training

    (03:17) Xylon’s Training and Rationale

    (08:44) Value of Consistency

    (14:00) David’s Training Turning a Corner

    (20:17) Magnesium Use in Endurance Athletes

    (28:24) Different Magnesium Types

    (33:10) Community Shoutouts

    (40:40) Should Power Data Be Added to Anti Doping in Cycling?

    (49:03) Season Adaptations to Sprinting

    (52:13) Longitudinal Adaptations to Elite Marathon Running and Heart Problems

    (63:54) Doctor’s Office and Sprinting

    (67:10) September 1% Better Challenge

    (69:00) What We are Watching

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    Article on Using Power as Part of Anti Doping

    https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijspp/aop/article-10.1123-ijspp.2024-0088/article-10.1123-ijspp.2024-0088.xml

    Article on Changes in Muscle as a Result of Sprint Training

    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejsc.12155

    Article on Longitudinal Changes in Marathon Runner

    https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00070.2024?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org

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  • In our episode this week the guys discuss some of the changing landscape of sport; be it the body changing in response to strongman, the evolution of trailrunning, projects vs racing or U20 progression through to open racing. They briefly discuss the use of exogenous ketones, the benefits of group training and of course debut September’s 1% better challenge.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (00:35) Exogenous Ketone Use

    (01:23) What are Ketones?

    (06:00) Research on Exogenous Ketones

    (11:22) David’s Struggles with his Running

    (15:04) RPE Whilst Training with Others

    (17:29) Xylon’s Training

    (23:47) Community Shoutouts

    (27:25) Impacts of Strongman Training on the Body

    (35:52) U20 World T&F Championships and Performance Projection

    (43:05) Killian Jornet’s “Alpine Connections” Project

    (47:39) UTMB Observations

    (51:18) Women vs Men and Recovery

    (55:34) Ruth Croft’s Race and Pacing

    (59:27) The Attrition of the Men’s Race at UTMB

    (61:42) Suguru Osaka’s Running at UTMB

    (63:49) Diversity in Trailrunning

    (67:00) The Widening Gap Between Have’s & Have Not’s in Sport

    (69:28) Doctor’s Office

    (73:50) September 1% Better Challenge

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    Article on Strongman and Muscle Size

    https://journals.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/japplphysiol.00342.2024

    Pacing Plots from UTMB

    Women’s - https://trailflow.io/2024-utmb-womens/

    Men’s https://trailflow.io/2024-utmb-mens/

    Article on Diversity in Trailrunning

    https://www.irunfar.com/the-changing-geography-of-trail-running-and-ultrarunning-a-look-at-nations-represented-at-utmb-and-ccc

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  • In addition to answering a listener question about the impact of technology on sprinting, this week we discuss the use of theming in coaching. We also talk about the NYC marathon elite field, with many backing up from the Olympics and implications for this and we look at a paper quantifying the impact of steroid use. In response to requests we also discuss marathon training for Xylon in a little more depth.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (03:03) Xylon’s Cape Town Marathon Preparation

    (08:00) Not Racing Your Training Sessions

    (10:10) Lessons from the Best in the World

    (16:07) David’s Training and Shoe Choices

    (18:37) Training in Race Shoes

    (22:17) Community Shoutouts

    (24:17) Adam Peaty’s Road to Paris, Theming & Storytelling

    (32:03) NYC Marathon Elites Fields and People Backing up from the Olympics

    (37:56) How Much do Steroids Improve Performance?

    (46:19) Listener Question - Benefits of New Spikes to Sprint Events

    (69:20) August 1% Better Challenge

    (70:04) What We’re Watching

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    Article on Sprint Spikes

    https://peerj.com/articles/16433/

    Article Comparing AFT to Non AFT in Spikes and Shoes

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38815961/

    Article on Steroid Use Quantification

    https://sportrxiv.org/index.php/server/preprint/view/442/version/565

    The Newsletter Article David Mentioned

    https://open.substack.com/pub/healthperformancenexus/p/lessons-learned-from-the-best?r=34wgun&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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  • In our 25th weekly episode, we cover some crazy performances from the sporting world before diving into some research on immunity with nutrition. We then touch on muscle memory and some of its implications for doping. As usual we finish with a look at the Doctor’s office, the 1% Better Challenge for August and what we will be watching.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (00:48) David’s Training for Cardiff Half Marathon

    (05:24) Xylon’s Marathon Training

    (10:11) Progression in Training and What to Expect

    (16:05) Community Shoutouts

    (17:20) Tour de France Femmes Final Stage Insanity

    (21:07) Kristian Blummenfelt’s Win at Frankfurt Ironman

    (23:32) What is Durability and Fatigue Resistance?

    (25:11) Why Did Patrick Lange Have HIs Shoes in a Cooler?

    (28:00) Carbohydrate Intake and Immunity

    (34:33) Does Muscle Memory Exist?

    (44:41) Do the Effects of Doping Last a Lifetime?

    (50:00) The Doctor’s Office

    (55:42) August 1% Better Challenge

    (57:26) What We’re Watching

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    Article on Carbohydrates and Immunity

    https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2024.1264814/full

    Article on Muscle Memory

    https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP285675

    Article on Lasting Effects of Doping

    https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/japplphysiol.00422.2024

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  • Our focus this week is on people who have GOAT arguments and the super subs who stepped up at the Olympics. We also discuss Olympic medals and happiness as well as discussing some listener questions, our 1% Better challenge for August and a visit to the Doctor’s Office.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (00:56) David’s polarized training in Chamonix

    (02:08) Xylon’s Cape Town Marathon Training

    (03:08) The Impact of Travel, Walking & Heat on Performance in Training

    (06:00) Xylon’s Sweat Test

    (09:36) Community Shoutouts, Listener Question on Recovery Supplements

    (14:08) Ice Baths and Recovery Boots for Recovery

    (16:08) Optimising vs Adapting

    (20:47) Listener Question Omnius Headbands

    (25:00) Medal Winners and Happiness

    (32:12) GOATs

    (32:25) Killian Jornet Winning Zegama Strengthening his GOAT Status

    (39:14) Tia-Clar Toomey-Orr’s Record Setting 7th Crossfit Games Win

    (42:07) GOAT Showdown in the Marathon Bekele vs Kipchoge

    (45:33) Sifan Hassan & Helen Obiri’s GOAT Arguments

    (51:08) Faith Kipyegon’s Insane Achievement

    (54:03) Super Subs - Performances of Olympic Reserves

    (57:55) The Doctor’s Office

    (59:53) August 1% Better Challenge

    (61:29) What We’re Watching

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    David’s Article on Walking

    https://healthperformancenexus.substack.com/p/walking

    Paper on Recovery

    https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/11/11/213

    Link to AIS Supplement Fact Sheets

    https://www.ais.gov.au/nutrition/supplements

    Killian Jornet’s Twitter Video Mentioned

    https://x.com/kilianj/status/1822550150637576336?s=46&t=rG4B7Qh26_UR3jOG6o_6-w

    Killian Jornet’s Article on Training

    https://www.coros.com/stories/athlete-stories/c/kilian-jornet-takes-on-zegama-for-12th-time

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  • Show Notes:

    In this bonus episode, we talk to Hannah Walker. Hannah is a sports broadcaster and commentator who specializes in cycling.

    She has covered all of the major tours, including being one of the inaugural commentators for the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift.

    In addition to this she has commentated on the World Championships and was the lead commentator and podium announcer for the commonwealth games.

    Hannah formerly worked as communications, PR and Social media manager for the CERATIZIT - WNT Pro Cycling and was a professional cyclist for team WNT-Rotor Pro Cycling.

    Follow Hannah here: https://www.instagram.com/spannawalker/

    (00:00) Introduction

    (01:35) The history of the women’s Tour de France

    (03:15) Hannah Walker joins us

    (04:30) How do the men’s and women’s TDF differ?

    (06:32) How are they doing 8 stages over 7 days

    (15:26) Split stage of day 2

    (17:40) Why is Grace Brown retiring?

    (22:15) There are big name transfers coming

    (28:14) Stage 4 moves into Belgium and hills

    (37:25) Who are the GC leaders

    (48:25) Teams who won’t target GC

    (54:30) Why will Alpe d’Huez be special?

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  • Show Notes:

    This week’s episode see’s Xylon recounting his experience at the Paris Olympic Games while David flew to London to run with a gold medalist.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (00:36) David’s crazy last 24 hours

    (03:00) Xylon’s travels are becoming exorbitant

    (03:43) Xylon was in Paris at the opening night of the athletics

    (04:25) Shoutout to a silver medalist we have a loose connection to

    (09:20) Swapping Olympic sports

    (10:00) David met silver medalist Beth Potter

    (11:26) Why rowing may have helped Kristian Faulkner

    (15:10) Taylor Knibb only USA athlete to compete in Paris in two different sports

    (18:14) Two Olympic appearances 16 years apart

    (21:58) Athletes receiving private funding to the Olympics

    (31:40) The most followed rugby player in the world

    (33:30) An athlete's private parts stopping him from winning

    (39:22) Good and bad product placements at the Olympics

    (44:58) Xylon doesn’t like what Nike did at the Olympics

    (46:59) Why are there so many hamstring injuries in Paris?

    (50:30) August 1% Better Challenge

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  • This week’s episode see’s both Xylon and David on the road, but getting their training done. They also chat to Sean Seale about preparing a Crossfit athlete for the Crossfit Games.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (00:31) David Being a Guinea Pig for Science

    (01:03) Xylon’s Recent Travels

    (02:18) Xylon’s Running

    (03:43) David’s Running

    (05:00) Nutrition in Rebuilding Volume

    (07:00) Community Shoutouts

    (07:00) Doctor’s Office

    (11:47) Interview Starts

    (13:13) What is the Crossfit Games?

    (15:49) Qualifying for the Crossfit Games

    (16:50) What Sorts of Events are at the Crossfit Games?

    (17:44) How do People Compete Online for Crossfit?

    (22:22) How do you Structure a Crossfit Season?

    (25:38) How do you Prepare an Athlete for Crossfit Competition?

    (27:51) How did Sean Adapt Claudia Gluck’s Schedule Given her Weaknesses?

    (35:51) Training for Competitive Crossfit vs Using Crossfit as a Modality

    (38:54) Elite Crossfit vs Using Crossfit

    (41:12) How Many Professional Crossfitters are There and are they Full Time?

    (43:20) Body Mass and Shape in Crossfit?

    (45:57) Performing at the Crossfit Games, Recovery and Preparation for it

    (51:49) How Would Sean Talent Identify a Crossfit Athlete?

    (56:00) How Can a Great Endurance Athlete be Weak in the Gym?

    (62:00) Review of Interview

    (63:41) August 1% Better Challenge

    (64:54) What We’ll Be Watching

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    Links to Sean:

    YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/@upsidestrengthen

    Instagram:

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    General- https://www.instagram.com/upside_strength?igsh=NHB2dGZ6a2I5OXJu

    Claudia’s Instagram:

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  • Off the back of Biniam Girmay’s historic performance at the Tour de France, Xylon and David discuss African cycling as a means to further discuss talent identification, cultivation and cultural challenges in sport. They also chat to professional cyclist Merhawi Kudus, one of the first black Africans (along with Daniel Teklehaimanot) to ride in the Tour de France, about African cycling, Biniam and what needs to be done to have better representation in the peloton.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (00:30) David’s Running in Chamonix

    (02:50) HRV Learnings

    (04:48) Xylon’s Recent Running

    (06:29) Why Intensity Control is so Important in Endurance Training

    (08:57) Community Shoutouts

    (12:03) Interview with Merhawi Kudus

    (13:33) Where did Merhawi’s Inspiration to Become a Cyclist come from?

    (14:43) When did Merhawi Realise he could become a Professional Cyclist?

    (15:20) What is life like in a UCI Cycling Center?

    (16:10) What was it like for Merhawi going to Europe?

    (17:37) How was it for Merhawi Adapting to European Culture?

    (19:15) Who were the other Riders in the Center with Merhawi?

    (19:54) What Kept Merhawi Going When Others Gave up?

    (21:29) What was Merhawi’s Experience like as a black African in the Peloton?

    (23:22) Does Merhawi have Younger Riders Reaching out to him as a Role Model?

    (23:50) When did Merhawi First meet Biniam Girmay?

    (24:39) How did Merhawi Feel Seeing Biniam Performing so well at the Tour de France this Year?

    (26:51) Are Most Eritrean Riders Climbers?

    (27:41) Will Biniam’s Achievements Open the Door for African Cycling?

    (29:30) Does Merhawi Think Mentorship of Young African Cyclists is Important in the Context of Elite Cycling Team Staff?

    (30:20) How is Professional Cycling Changing at the Moment?

    (32:03) Does Merhawi Worry that Africa Could Fall Further Away Given the Advancements in Technology in Cycling?

    (33:26) Does Merhawi Think we need more Racing in Africa?

    (35:04) What Does Merhawi think Hosting the World Championships will mean for Africa?

    (37:29) Thought off the Back of Biniam’s Victory

    (39:21) Will Biniam’s Victory Mean we see Significant Progress and more Opportunities?

    (42:21) Talent Identification

    (44:23) Challenges with Access to Talent Identification Opportunities

    (46:00) Misaligned Incentives in Talent Identification in Cycling and Examples of Better Alignment in Other Sports

    (49:12) Academy Systems and Culturally Appropriate Solutions

    (52:20) Why Cultural Diversity is Important in Sport

    (57:51) Why are there Not More East African Cyclists?

    (58:55) The Importance of Role Modelling and Heros in Sport

    (62:05) The Physiology of African Cyclists

    (63:45) The Progress Xylon has Seen in Developing African Cyclists

    (64:51) Development Structures

    (66:48) Cultural Integration Challenges

    (70:45) Cultural Diversity and Development Structures

    (75:22) Talent Identification Systems and the Academy & Institute Systems

    (82:00) Xylon’s Work in Cycling in Africa

    (83:24) The July 1% Better Challenge

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  • In this episode we cover peaking in sport, whether going to live sporting event is good for your health and changes to the qualifying through the rounds of the Olympic Track Events. We then quickly visit the doctor’s office which is full of Sprinboks before discussing Carbon Monoxide in sport, how it works, is it performance enhancing and should it be banned?

    (00:00) Introduction

    (00:34) Xylon’s Trivia Escapades

    (04:27) Community Shoutouts

    (05:29) Peaking and Age of Performance at the Olympics

    (19:52) Could Usain Bolt have Won Another Olympic Medal?

    (22:31) Live Event Attendance and Wellness

    (25:29) Olympic Track Event Qualification and Repechage System

    (31:00) Doctor’s Office

    (32:44) Carbon Monoxide use in the Peloton

    (40:11) How does Carbon Monoxide Rebreathing Work to Measure Haemoglobin?

    (44:55) Why Would You Use Carbon Monoxide Rebreathing?

    (46:14) How Much Does Haemoglobin Increase Due to Altitude?

    (47:51) Why May Carbon Monoxide Rebreathing be an Issue?

    (49:00) What is the Role of Carbon Monoxide in the Body?

    (50:35) Can Carbon Monoxide Rebreathing be Used for Training?

    (51:46) Articles on Carbon Monoxide Rebreathing Use for Performance

    (57:01) Is Carbon Monoxide Rebreathing Doping and/or Will it be Banned?

    (57:31) How Does the Athlete Biological Passport Work?

    (60:30) How Does a Substance or Method Make it Onto the Banned List?

    (61:25) Should Carbon Monoxide Rebreathing be Added to the Banned List?

    (64:41) July’s 1% Better Challenge

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    Article on Peaking and Primes

    https://academic.oup.com/jrssig/article/21/3/6/7686552

    Article on Live Sporting Events and Wellness

    https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.989706/full

    Original Article on Carbon Monoxide Use in the Peloton

    https://escapecollective.com/exclusive-tour-riders-are-inhaling-carbon-monoxide-in-super-altitude-recipe/

    Article on Use of Carbon Monoxide Rebreathing and Quantification of Haemoglobin Increase as a Result of Altitude Training

    https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/47/Suppl_1/i31

    Article on Carbon Monoxide and Haemoglobin Increases

    https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/fulltext/2020/09000/chronic_exposure_to_low_dose_carbon_monoxide.4.aspx

    Article on Carbon Monoxide and Performance Improvement

    https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2019.00701/full

    David’s Article on What Creates the Best in the World

    https://open.substack.com/pub/healthperformancenexus/p/what-creates-the-best-in-the-world?r=34wgun&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

    David’s Article on Talent

    https://open.substack.com/pub/healthperformancenexus/p/what-is-talent?r=34wgun&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

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  • This week has a heavy focus on the Olympics and running. The guys touch a bit on Jonas Abrahamsen’s story of weight gain for performance gain before transitioning to discuss Olympic selection, Sifan Hassan’s crazy schedule and then some crazy running at Paris Diamond League and at Challenge Roth. It’s July so they also have a new 1% Better Challenge for you.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (00:28) Xylon’s Travel Woes

    (05:22) David’s Recovery and Running

    (08:10) Community Shoutouts

    (08:50) Sprint Netflix Series

    (11:02) Weight Gain for Performance Improvement

    (19:00) Olympic Selection Discussion

    (32:06) Sifan Hassan’s Olympic Schedule

    (42:25) Paris Diamond League

    (45:28) Challenge Roth and Crazy Run Times

    (48:16) The Doctor’s Office

    (50:11) The July 1% Better Challenge

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    Sifan Hassan’s Olympic Schedule https://athleticsillustrated.com/sifan-hassan-to-run-the-1500m-5000m-10000m-and-marathon-at-the-2024-paris-olympic-games/

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  • David briefly reviews Lavaredo and shares some strange things he saw and Xylon’s not running as much as he thought. They then discuss race medals, and some community shoutouts. They cover some happenings at the Tour de France, the crazy fast day at Western States 100 and then return to the second half of the interview with Eloise du Luart covering her Myocarditis and how things progressed through the process.

    (00:00) Introduction

    (00:34) Race shirts and Medals

    (03:17) David’s Lavaredo Recap and Observations

    (11:00) Xylon’s Running

    (12:58) Community Shoutouts

    (16:00) Quickfire Happenings in Sport

    (18:49) Jan Hirt’s Broken Teeth

    (21:15) Batman Sunglasses and the UCI Banning them

    (23:00) The UCI and Concussion

    (28:11) Biniam Girmay Making History

    (33:24) Western States 100 Results & Strength of Field

    (39:31) The Doctor’s Office

    (41:18) Eloise’s Big Setback

    (49:13) Eloise’s Time in CCU

    (53:53) How Long Was Eloise is Hospital and What Was Eloise’s Diagnosis

    (57:42) Eloise’s Coronary Angiogram Experience

    (60:33) A Second Incident and Second Angiogram

    (63:50) Being Discharged to Return for an MRI

    (65:45) Confirmation of a Diagnosis and Treatment Plan

    (60:50) Return to Training

    (73:38) How is Eloise’s Headspace During Training Now

    (78:20) Post Injury Return to Sport

    (82:31) Low Heart Rates in Athletes in Hospital

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    Eloise’s YouTube Channel

    https://www.youtube.com/@eloisedulu

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