The Real Science of Sport Podcast
By Professor Ross Tucker and Mike Finch
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Sep 10, 2019
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World-renowned sports scientist Professor Ross Tucker and veteran sports journalist Mike Finch break down the myths, practices and controversies from the world of sport. From athletics to rugby, soccer, cycling and more, the two delve into the most recent research, unearth lessons from the pros and host exclusive interviews with some of the world's leading sporting experts. For those who love sport. Get bonus content on Patreon
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DISCOURSE: China's Swimming Doping Controversy / Marathon Season Latest / Should Olympic Medallists Get Prize Money?
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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INTERVIEW: How to Fuel For Maximum Endurance Performance
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Safety vs Spectacle: Rugby at a Crossroads
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Rugby's Radical Law Change Proposals / The IOC And Their Controversial Trangender Policy
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Mar 30, 2024 |
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How Maddie Won The Zwift Academy
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Can We Trust Sport Science Research?
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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VO2Max: Why It May Be Your Most Important Training Metric
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Make Your Own Sports Drink / Smart Mouthguards in Rugby / Do We Need On-Field Match Officials in Sport?
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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The Sporting Diet: How To Eat, Fuel And Thrive
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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DISCOURSE: Enhanced Games: Hype Or Reality? / 15-Year-old's Doping Saga / Is Rugby Too Dangerous For U18s?
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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INTERVIEW: Inside The World Of A Pro Mountain Biker
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Hello 2024 News Wrap: Another World Running Record / UCI Rules on Brake Levers / Crazy VO2 Numbers / Cold Weather & Concussion
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Sleep And Menopause: Understanding The Impact And Learning To Cope
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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How Allergies Affect Sleep and How to Fix It
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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SLEEP CASE STUDY: Does My Child Suffer From A Dust Mite Allergy?
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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2023 Wrap and News: Taylor Swift's Unlikely Running Routine / More Keto Debates / Sub-2 Marathon in '24?
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Sleep and Mental Health / How To Treat The Most Common Sleep Disorder /
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Sleep And Adolescence: Understanding Teenage Sleep Health
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Does Cold Water Therapy Have Any Benefits? Latest research / Worm Blood: Doping's Newest 'Frontier' / Transgender Controversies In Snooker and Cricket
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Sleep And Athletic Performance (feat. Olympic gold medallist Ryk Neethling)
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Why We All Need To Sleep More / The True Benefits of Sleep / The Most Common Sleep Mistake
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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NEWS WRAP: Caster's Book Controversy / Biological Passport Defeat / Does the Sub-2 Marathon beckon?
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Why Endurance Athletes Are Super-Fuelling On Carbs / Rugby World Cup Final Wrap
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Rugby's New High-Tech Mouthguards: How They Work And Why?
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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The Most Fascinating Explanation of Rugby Laws You'll Hear This Year / Berlin Marathon Record: Human Excellence or Shoe Tech Mastery
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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From Cauliflower Ears To Subterfurge: Inside the World of a Pro Rugby Coach
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Rugby World Cup '23: The Amazing Tech Used To Look After Players
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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The Man Who Cycled the Globe: Adventurer Ron Rutland from Paris
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Sean Ingle on anti-doping, the state of T&F and a look ahead to the Rugby World Cup
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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La Vuelta and Remco / The Farrell Tackling Incident Unpacked / World Athletics Champs Wrap
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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Woodpeckers do get concussed, and what this means for the Q-Collar and brain injury prevention
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Mike LIVE in Budapest, Day 5 recap from the World Athletics Championships: Ingebrigtsen, Warholm, ties and goulash
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Mike LIVE in Budapest: Day 4 recap from the World Athletics Championships
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Developing Bodies: Nutrition And The Young Athlete
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Does Altitude Training Really Work?
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Tour de France Wrap: The Moments That Decided The Winner
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Tour de France: Cycling's Greatest Individual Time Trial Explained
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Is English Cricket Racist? / Head Injuries in Female Sport / The Battle Against Weight Shaming in Young Athletes
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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NEWS SPECIAL: Tour de France / Lance Armstrong's Transgender Crusade / Concussion Latest / Rugby's Tackle Experiment
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Why So Many Athletics Records Are Being Broken / Elite Athletes And Cramp
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Kipchoge 2.0: The Rise of the New Marathon Stars
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May 02, 2023 |
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Why How We Select Young Sporting Talent Is Probably All Wrong
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Fatigue Resistance And How To Improve It
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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The Science of Fatigue
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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The Tragic Tale of an Athletics Doper / Athletics' New Transgender Rules
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Should Sport Be Non-Competitive In Schools?
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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The Real Science of Barefoot and Minimalist Running
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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What Motivates Success? Lessons From An Insider
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Guns and Needles: The Murky World of Sports Doping
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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The Sporting Heart
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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BREAKING NEWS: English Rugby's Controversial New Tackle Law
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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2023 Look Ahead / Alcohol & Exercise / Early Specialisation Discussion / Damar Hamlin
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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2022 REVIEW: From Outrageous Cheats to Deciding The World's Greatest Ever Footballer
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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The Art and Science of the Perfect Penalty
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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The Science of Football: From Game Tactics To Finding The Best Players
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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FOOTBALL SPECIAL: How Pro Footballers Train, Recover and Compete
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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The Concussion Debate: Can Playing Contact Sports Cause Brain Damage?
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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RUGBY UNION: The Growth & Challenges Facing Women's Rugby
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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When Science Collides: The Blake Leeper Controversy Unpacked
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Unpacking The Truth Behind Exercise and Protein Supplementation
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Beware The Sugar Bonk ! / Tennis' Latest Prodigy / Is Evenepoel Cyclings' Real Deal?
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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SOS SPECIAL: Jenna's Crawl: Tales from an elite ultra runner
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Why Humans Are Designed To Run Long / Comrades Marathon Wrap /
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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How To Breathe Better!
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Sniff, Sneeze! The Low Down on Allergies and Sport
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Heart Rate And Exercise: Why HR Variability May Be The New Frontier
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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Tour de France / World Athletics Champs Wrap: Insights & Science
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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Patrons Q&A: Heart Rate Zones Explained / The Best Stance For Recovery / TUE's in Pro Sport And More!
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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SPECIAL: How To Hang Tough Like A Royal Marine
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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How Cold Affects Exercise
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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Should Women's Soccer Have Different Rules? / Is African Cycling Finally On The Rise?
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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EXCLUSIVE: How Adidas Took On Nike In The Shoe Wars
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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Doping and the Curious Case of Shelby Houlihan
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May 17, 2022 |
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How The Pros Train (And What We Can Learn From It)
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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CYCLING SPECIAL: The Science of Cadence / Van der Poel's Incredible Numbers / Colbrelli's Health Scare
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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The Lia Thomas Controversy: Anger in the Age of Trans Gender Sport
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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The Future Of The Olympics: Are They Heading For Obscurity?
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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The Science of Endurance: Fuel & Hydration
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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Winter Olympic Special: The Science of Ice Hockey, Cross Country Skiing and Biathlon
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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The Science of Endurance
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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The Effects of Heat on Exercise
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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Bonus episode: Brief thoughts on the Lia Thomas transgender controversy, and a year end salute
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: Facts and fallacies in the trans athlete debate, a conversation with Dr Emma Hilton
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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S3 E27: Why the IOC's Recent Guidelines on Transgender Athletes Raise So Many Questions
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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S3 E26: The Coaches: Why Mindset Matters
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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S3 E25: Why a Five-Year-Old Premier League Recruit Is Just Madness
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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S3 E24: Lachlan Morton And The Quest For Cycling Nirvana
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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S3 E23: Future Champion or Lifelong Athlete? The Coaching Kids Conundrum
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: Should rugby reduce the number of substitutes to lower injury risk
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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S3 E22: The Science of Sleep Q&A
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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S3 E21: An All Black Legend on Why Rugby Needs New Contact Guidelines
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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Bonus episode: It is time to choose: How a new transgender guidance policy shifts the conversation and demands difficult decisions
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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S3 E20: THE COACHES: Neal Henderson - Secrets of Physiology and Psychology in Endurance Sport
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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S3 E19: The Science of Nutrition in Sport
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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S3 E18: Olympic Special: The Science of Climbing
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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S3 E17: Olympic Special: The Science of Sprinting
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Jul 29, 2021 |
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S3 E16: Olympic Special: The Science of Gymnastics
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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S3 E15: I Rode Half the Tour de France Solo and This is What Happened + 2021 TDF Wrap-Up
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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S3 E14: Tour de France: Can Tadej Pogačar's Domination Be Trusted?
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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S3 E13: 2021 Tour de France: The Age Spread / Is This Year Really More Crash Prone?/ Cycling Biomechanics
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Jul 01, 2021 |
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S3 E12: Tour de France 2021 Preview / Olympic Transgender Controversy / Olympic Spectators: Good or Bad?
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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S3 E11: The Christian Eriksen Incident: Sudden Death During Sport / Is Track Star Shelby Houlihan Guilty of Doping? / Super Spikes Debate:
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Jun 17, 2021 |
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S3 E10: The Meaning of Fitness: From Definition to Measurement
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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S3 E9: How Fast Do We Lose Fitness? / The Art of Fitness Resilience
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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S3 E8: Why Transgender Athletes Threaten Fairness In Women's Sport
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May 20, 2021 |
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The Psychology of Food
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May 11, 2021 |
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S3 E6: COVID LATEST: Does Fitness Level Affect Severity? / Long Term Effects of Covid on Athletes
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May 04, 2021 |
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Q&A Session: Covid Impact on Elite Sport / The Importance of Self Talk / Can the Mind Override the Body?
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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The Freeman Doping Affair: The Case Against Team Sky and British Cycling
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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The Amazing Science of Sleep
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Q&A SPECIAL: Salty Sweater? Is it bad thing? / Why You're Probably Training Too Hard / Smart Watch VO2: How Accurate Are They?
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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S3 E1: The Science of Motivation / Does BMI really matter? / How Exercise Affects Body Temperature:
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Does Crowd Support Matter? / What Covid Taught Us / 2021: The Stories to Watch
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Dec 08, 2020 |
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Why Rugby's Controversial New Transgender Guidelines Make Sense For All Sporting Codes
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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What the London Marathon Taught Us About Performance and Temperature / The Fall of Kipchoge / Can Kosgei Be Beaten?
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Oct 06, 2020 |
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TOUR DE FRANCE WRAP: Pogacar's Race-Winning TT Analysis / Cadence vs Power / VAM Explainer
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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TOUR DE FRANCE 2020 (Week 2): The True Risk of Covid and Roadside Fans / Pogacar's Climbing Numbers / The Concussion Question
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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THE CASE OF CASTER: Why Principle Trumped Bad Evidence / Her Future / What It Means For the Future of Women's Sport
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Sep 12, 2020 |
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TOUR DE FRANCE 2020 (Week 1): First Week Deep Dive / What Pro Power Data Shows Us / The Covid Question / How the Sprints are Won
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Sep 08, 2020 |
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THE SUPPLEMENTS EPISODE / Why Most Claims are Bogus / What Really Works / The Problem with Vitamins
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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The Simple Truth about Exercise and Hydration
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Watt The FTP?
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Why the WHO's Advice on Exercising and Face Masks is Wrong
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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The Adria Tennis Tour: How NOT to Organise A Sporting Event in the Time Of Corona
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Corona Comeback: How Sport Is Leading The Way / Do Spectators Matter?
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May 28, 2020 |
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The Remarkable Effects of Exercise on Ageing
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May 12, 2020 |
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Sport, Exercise and Health in the Age of Corona
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Apr 07, 2020 |
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Why Everything You Know About Recovery May Be BS
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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The Science of Perfect Training
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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The Shoe That Broke Running II: The End of Integrity
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Feb 08, 2020 |
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2019 Wrap: The Awards / Our Favourite Interview / The Stories That Changed The World / 2020 Predictions
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Dec 31, 2019 |
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The Amelia Boone Interview: How the "Queen of Pain" Faces Down Her Demons
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Dec 03, 2019 |
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Mary Cain & RED-S: When Weight Loss Affects Performance
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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The TECH EPISODE / When Tech Affects Performance Integrity / Tech Overuse and Reliance / What The Future Holds
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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What Rugby is Teaching Other Sports About Player Safety
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Oct 30, 2019 |
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The Shoe That Broke Running
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Oct 23, 2019 |
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A Critical Analysis of the Ineos 1:59: Breaking The Sub-2 Hour Marathon
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Oct 08, 2019 |
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The Craziest Week In Athletics / The Case Against Salazar / Bekele In Berlin / World Championships
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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World Athletics Champs Preview: The Science of Heat / Doping Scandals / Who To Watch / The State of T&F
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Sep 27, 2019 |
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Why the All Blacks Are the World's Greatest Sports Team
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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An Expert's Guide to Becoming a World Class Rugby Team
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Sep 17, 2019 |
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How to Cheat at Sport and Get Away With It
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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How To Make A Champion (Part II): Should You Be a Woods or a Federer?
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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How To Make A Champion (Part I)
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Aug 13, 2019 |
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What It Really Takes To Ride The Tour de France: A Doctor's Perspective
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Jul 23, 2019 |
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The Drugs In Sport Episode
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Jul 09, 2019 |
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What A Cricket Doctor Teaches Us About Sports Injuries And Protecting Your Back
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Jul 03, 2019 |
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The Science of Cricket with Gary Kirsten
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Jun 18, 2019 |
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What It's Really Like To Be a Professional Runner
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Jun 04, 2019 |
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Running Shoe Technology: Good Science or Good Marketing?
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May 21, 2019 |
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The Caster Semenya Decision Explained
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May 03, 2019 |
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Caster Semenya: Explaining Sex vs Gender in Sport
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Apr 29, 2019 |
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Introducing the Science of Sport Podcasts
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Apr 28, 2019 |