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How Far Can You Push the Human Body? Lessons from a Royal Marine Doctor
Season 6 Episode 22
Pushing the body to its limits can be the difference between life and death for a Royal Marine. So how far can you push recruits and what lessons can…
1 year, 6 months ago
Is the Credibility of Sports Science's Most Respected Journal Under Threat?
Season 6 Episode 21
At the recent British Association of Sports & Exercise Medicine (BAsem) conference, the world's most respected journal in sports science - the Britis…
1 year, 7 months ago
Chepng'etich's Marathon World Record Analysis: Too Good To Be True?
Season 6 Episode 20
When Kenyan Ruth Chepng'etich took nearly two minutes off the women's marathon world record, the sporting world was aghast. How did she do it? Shoe t…
1 year, 8 months ago
DISCOURSE SPECIAL: Is Elite Cycling Safe Enough? / Rugby's Smart Mouthguards / Is Sinner Guilty of Doping? and Much More
Season 6 Episode 20
After a post-Olympic break the team wrap up all the latest hot topics and news from our Discourse channel. We share details of how the rollout of rug…
1 year, 8 months ago
How David Roche Used Science To Dominate One Of The World's Biggest Trail Races
Season 6 Episode 19
American trail star and coach David Roche not only won his first 100-mile trail race at the Leadville 100 this year but also broke a 30-year-old reco…
1 year, 9 months ago
Science of Sport Spotlight 8: A Guilty or Innocent Sinner? And Tragedy at the Crossfit Games
We are back with a Spotlight show, and in this one, we discuss the case of Janik Sinner, who was cleared earlier this week of a doping violation afte…
1 year, 10 months ago
Does Talent Need Trauma To Succeed? A Sports Psychologist Weighs In
Season 6 Episode 18
Dave Collins is a sports Performance Psychologist who has coached over 90 World or Olympic medallists and professional sports teams and performers. T…
1 year, 10 months ago
Paris 2024 Recap Bumper Show: Highlights, Lowlights, Stats and Final Insights
One last time, we get the band together to bring you our bumper Olympic recap show. Sports editor Mike Finch joins daily hosts Prof. Ross Tucker and …
1 year, 10 months ago
Paris 2024 Daily: Day 16 - Hassan makes History, Track Triumphs for Kipyegon and Ingebrigtsen
The "Zatopek" is complete, and while Sifan Hassan did not perfectly replicate the Czech legend's achievements, she did help close off the Athletics p…
1 year, 10 months ago
Paris 2024 Daily: Day 15 - A Magnificent Marathon and a Night of Redemption on the Track
Tamirat Tola won the men's Olympic Marathon gold today, but it was the marathon course that we thought was the star of the show, as it threw two seve…
1 year, 10 months ago