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Why Everything You Know About Recovery May Be BS
Season 2 Episode 3
From ice baths to Tom Brady's infrared pajamas, the science of recovery is full of wild claims and wonder products. Join Prof. Ross Tucker and host M…
6 years ago
The Science of Perfect Training
Season 2 Episode 2
Cut through the hype and discover what the science says about training just right... no matter what your sport. Join host Mike Finch and world-renown…
6 years, 1 month ago
The Shoe That Broke Running II: The End of Integrity
Season 2 Episode 1
Nike's newly-released Alphafly Next% - released just four days after new regulations on shoe design were announced by World Athletics - will do littl…
6 years, 2 months ago
2019 Wrap: The Awards / Our Favourite Interview / The Stories That Changed The World / 2020 Predictions
Season 1 Episode 23
From the shoe that broke running, to drug cheats, Caster Semenya, Alberto Salazar, the best way to make a champion and Red-S, our first season of the…
6 years, 3 months ago
The Amelia Boone Interview: How the "Queen of Pain" Faces Down Her Demons
Season 1 Episode 22
As one of the world's top obstacle racers and ultra runners, Amelia Boone is regarded as one of the toughest female athletes on the planet. But a lif…
6 years, 4 months ago
Mary Cain & RED-S: When Weight Loss Affects Performance
Season 1 Episode 21
Join Prof. Ross Tucker and host Mike Finch - with guests exercise physiologist and scientist Dr Trent Stellingwerff and former elite runner Hilary St…
6 years, 4 months ago
The TECH EPISODE / When Tech Affects Performance Integrity / Tech Overuse and Reliance / What The Future Holds
Season 1 Episode 20
Professor Ross Tucker and host Mike Finch looked at the effect that modern day tech has on sport, its role in performance and what the future looks l…
6 years, 4 months ago
What Rugby is Teaching Other Sports About Player Safety
Season 1 Episode 19
From law changes to concussion research, World Rugby has taken a proactive approach to make the game safer at all levels. Professor Ross Tucker and h…
6 years, 5 months ago
The Shoe That Broke Running
Season 1 Episode 18
Mechanical Doping or Tech Breakthrough? Nike's controversial carbon-plated Vaporfly running shoe has forced us to recalibrate what performances mean.…
6 years, 5 months ago
A Critical Analysis of the Ineos 1:59: Breaking The Sub-2 Hour Marathon
Season 1 Episode 17
Is Eliud Kipchoge's second attempt at breaking the two-hour marathon mark a human advance or just a technological sidestep? In October the world's be…
6 years, 6 months ago