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Q&A Session: Covid Impact on Elite Sport / The Importance of Self Talk / Can the Mind Override the Body?
Season 3 Episode 5
In this episode, the team answer your questions. We tackle the effects of the Covid pandemic on elite sport progression, whether the mind is capable …
4 years, 11 months ago
The Freeman Doping Affair: The Case Against Team Sky and British Cycling
Season 3 Episode 4
When the UK Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) recently found former Team Sky and British Cycling head doctor, Dr Richard Freeman, guilty …
5 years, 1 month ago
The Amazing Science of Sleep
Season 3 Episode 3
Sleep, and the quality of it, can dictate everything from our moods to our sporting performances. Prof. Ross Tucker and host Mike Finch interview sle…
5 years, 1 month ago
Q&A SPECIAL: Salty Sweater? Is it bad thing? / Why You're Probably Training Too Hard / Smart Watch VO2: How Accurate Are They?
Season 3 Episode 2
We asked our Patreon community to pose their most vexing sport science questions so that we could answer them. Prof Tucker and Mike Finch discuss eve…
5 years, 1 month ago
S3 E1: The Science of Motivation / Does BMI really matter? / How Exercise Affects Body Temperature:
Season 3 Episode 1
S3, Ep1: In our first episode of 2021 Mike Finch and Prof. RossTucker discuss the science of staying motivated, if Body Mass Index (BMI) is outdated …
5 years, 2 months ago
Does Crowd Support Matter? / What Covid Taught Us / 2021: The Stories to Watch
Season 2 Episode 18
From shoe tech to the effect of crowd support on performance, 2020 has been an unprecedented year that also provided some unique opportunities. Toget…
5 years, 4 months ago
Why Rugby's Controversial New Transgender Guidelines Make Sense For All Sporting Codes
Season 2 Episode 17
In early October 2020, World Rugby released its Transgender Guidelines aimed at protecting player safety. But the guidelines were followed by controv…
5 years, 5 months ago
What the London Marathon Taught Us About Performance and Temperature / The Fall of Kipchoge / Can Kosgei Be Beaten?
Season 2 Episode 15
The ground-breaking 2020 London Marathon saw the great Eliud Kipchoge lose his first marathon since 2013 as Ethopian Shura Kitata took the men's win …
5 years, 6 months ago
TOUR DE FRANCE WRAP: Pogacar's Race-Winning TT Analysis / Cadence vs Power / VAM Explainer
Season 2 Episode 15
Slovenian Tadej Pogacar's sensational penultimate stage performance up the famed Les Planche de Belle Filles, on his way to his overall win, will go …
5 years, 6 months ago
TOUR DE FRANCE 2020 (Week 2): The True Risk of Covid and Roadside Fans / Pogacar's Climbing Numbers / The Concussion Question
Season 2 Episode 14
Do excitable fans on the side of the roads really present a threat to cyclists in the midst of the Covid pandemic? Join Mike and Ross for a second we…
5 years, 7 months ago