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A Deeper Insider Look at Fatigue and Pacing / Why High Carbohydrate Intake Works - It's Not Fuel Depletion / A Heat Condundrum
In this Spotlight, we pick out some of the sports science topics that our listeners are sharing in our Discourse community.
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4 months, 4 weeks ago
Olympic Track and Field Schedule Surprises / Risk of Cardiac Events When Watching Sport / Rugby's Calendar Challenge
Become a member of The Real Science of Sport Supporters Club to show your support and have your say. A perk of membership is Discourse, our community…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Will the Olympics Finally Protect Women's Sport? / Anti-Doping Antagonism and The Enhanced Games / Bracy-Williams Banned
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Discourse is our "sponsorship", our sole source of income. But it's way more than that - it's a community of experts and enthu…
5 months ago
The Story (and Science) of Endurance
Season 7 Episode 26
Endurance has been one of the most hotly debated topics in sports science for over three decades. From early research in the 1930s to the ground-brea…
5 months ago
Klecker Hits 175g/h Carbs in NYC / New York Racing Analysis / Ozempic Doping?
Join Discourse! A small monthly pledge gets you access to the best Sports Science community on the interwebs. For opinions, insights on sport, advice…
5 months, 1 week ago
Is Exercise for Weight Loss a Waste of Time? / Doping Convictions, Conundrums and Coital Contaminations / Heat Stress Hacks
Discourse
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5 months, 2 weeks ago
Does Cardio Training Kill The "Gainz"? / Are Tennis Players Playing Too Much? / The True Prevalence of Doping? / Unlocking a New Performance Metric
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In this week's show, we tackle intriguing physiological questions raised by li…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The World's Most Famous Amateur Cyclist on Training and Racing
Season 7 Episode 25
Forty-year-old lawyer Andrew Feather hit the news headlines recently when he 'beat' Tadej Pogacar in an exhibition handicap uphill cycle race. Even t…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Do You Need Only 10g per Hour of Carbs? Tim Noakes Thinks So / Pacing Implosions: When Regulation Fails
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As Gareth mentioned, Discourse is our "sponsorship", our sole source of income. But it's way more than that - it's a community…
6 months ago
How to Avoid the Traps of Bro Science / Protecting the Brain in Contact Sport / "Athlete Trafficking" and Talent Pathways
Discourse
Support the show, and get way more fascinating insight than the Bros deliver on the pod! Everything in Spotlight is discussed, dissected and…
6 months, 1 week ago