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Spotlight: You Are Not Simon Yates. But You Can Learn From Him
In this episode, Simon Yates, carbohydrates and the applicability of sports science research to the masses are in our Spotlight. In an interview earl…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Role of the Modern Physio: Lessons from the Royal Marines
Season 7 Episode 2
Richard Hales has spent the last 22 years fixing Royal Marines at the Command Training Centre Royal Marines (CTCRM) Lympstone in the UK and is the Cl…
1 year, 5 months ago
Spotlight: Can We Trust Experts in Fitness and Health?
Can we trust "experts" in the fitness and health industry? We put this question under the Spotlight this week, inspired by a combination of Gareth's …
1 year, 5 months ago
What Will Sport Look Like in 2050?
Season 7 Episode 1
A lot has changed since 2000 in sport but not everything predicted at the start of the Millennium has happened by 2025. So what may sport look like i…
1 year, 5 months ago
Spotlight: Festive feedback
Gareth and Ross kick off 2025 with a brief Spotlight episode that looks back on the Festive season's interesting sports science news stories, and our…
1 year, 5 months ago
The 2024 Sports Year In Review
Season 6 Episode 25
Who were the superstars, and what were the unforgettable moments of 2024? Who failed to launch, and who exceeded expectations? What are your hopes fo…
1 year, 6 months ago
Elite Sport's Race to the Bottom, and Anti-Doping's Scramble for Higher Ground
In this Spotlight edition, Gareth Davies and Ross Tucker dive ever deeper into the abyss of sport's Talent Identification and Development inefficienc…
1 year, 6 months ago
Exclusive: Is Australia's New Sprint Sensation the Next Usain Bolt?
Season 6 Episode 24
Gout Gout is a sprint phenom. At only 16, he recently broke the Australian men's 200m record with a stunning 20.04s, second on the all-time list for …
1 year, 6 months ago
What Tennis' Latest Scandal Teaches Us About Doping
Season 6 Episode 23
World Number Two tennis player Iga Swiatek's positive test for a little-known product called Trimetazidine raises the issue of whether drug testing i…
1 year, 6 months ago
Science of Sport Spotlight 9: To Torque or Not to Torque, energy demands from the Women's Tour, and topical doping debates
In this spotlight episode, Ross and Gareth put some of the interesting discussions from our Discourse community in the spotlight. Gareth, master (and…
1 year, 6 months ago