AISTS Sport Medicine Podcasts

This month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, presented by David Wardle and Kanav Dosajh, class of 2017, provide answers to the question - is more protein better? In sport, it is typically thought that more protein is better. This podcast looks more closely at whether athletes eat too much protein and how this could impact their performance. We all need protein for some basic bodily functions such as: supporting the immune system and for the production of hormones, neurotransmitters and enzymes and it is important for athletes because it is used for recovery and skeletal muscle adaption. But is more protein better? Find out with this months AISTS Sports Medicine podcast.

This month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, presented by Pavla Foley, Lukas Gerber and Saeyong Ahn, looks more in-depth into the effects of taking creatine for athletes. Only creatine monohydrate is duscussed , not any other variations of creatine and it is in the supplement category A. Creatine is formed in the human body and helps to generate energy. The major effect is weight gain and it improves the recovery between bouts of high-intensity exercise. This podcast will look at its effects and try and find out if whether taking creatine could be beneficial for different types of sports.

This month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, presented by Aditi Tyagi and Patrice Remarck, put forward the question of "What is the safe algorithm for decision making in RTP? Patrick was the head coach for the USA Taekwondo team's and he speaks about the several clinical Algorithms to execute a Safe Return to Play. Find out more below with this month's latest AISTS Sports Medicine podcast here.

This month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast, presented by Eduardo Cerdan Garcia and David Peradalta Negre from the class of 2017, attempts to answer the popular question of what makes an Olympian? Is it their genetics or is it the environment? They address the question with research from the 1000 Athlomes Project, up to date studies about long distance Kenyan runners, gene doping and more. Find out what the answer is with this month's latest AISTS Sports Medicine podcast here.

This months podcast, presented by MAS 2017 participants Shyamang Goswami and Jingyi Zhang takes a closer look at the traditional Chinese medicine technique of Cupping. Cupping is the term applied to a technique that uses small glass cups or bamboo jars as suction devices that are placed on the skin to disperse and break up stagnation and congestion by drawing congested blood, energy or other humors to the surface. There are many athletes who swear by its benefits like Andy Murray, Floyd Mayweather, Amir Khan who all have been seen with cupping marks. But the most famous athletes were Alexander Naddour and Michael Phelps at the Rio Olympics. Recent studies have shown cupping’s effectiveness in reducing pain intensity and providing positive short-term benefits. Find out more about this healing technique with this month's latest AISTS Sports Medicine podcast here.

This months podcast, presented by MAS 2017 partipants Mak Doric and Samiha Dabholkar, investigae the effects of strength training with children. Most parents who have a gifted son or daughter worry about this topic however the latest research says that the risk of injury related to strength training is the same as in any other type of physical activity - as long as the child is properly supervised with regards to technique and equipment use. In fact, studies have also shown that preventive strength training can reduce the risk of ACL injuries or those of other muscles overused in football. Get the correct information about all those myths with this latest podcast below.

Are you getting enough sleep to ensure your performance is at 100%? Kenyan runners on average run 130-140 miles every week and on average get 10 hours sleep at night and 2-3-hour nap during the day. Find out with this podcast how sleep can affect your training.

This months Sports Medicine Podcast take a good look at the pro's and con's of marathon running and the impacts that long-distance running can have for some people.

In this month's AISTS Sports Medicine podcast Joshua Parkyn and Carla Wuhrer discuss how athletes use banned substances legally through therapeutic use exemptions, better known as TUEs, and why these can be so controversial. This topic became highly relevant after in 2016 after a hack released the details of high- profile athlete’s that used TUEs. Among them was Bradley Wiggins who received TUEs before big races, which sparked controversy in the eyes of the media and the public.

This year’s first AISTS Sports Medicine Podcast looks at the topic of "Can new technologies in MotoGP prevent riders from clavicle injuries" presented by Valentina Poggi and Tim Cetinich, class of 2017. Did you know that the maximum speed of a MotoGP motorbike is 361 km/h, 100 km/h more than the speed of an aeroplane that is taking-off. On average there are over 100 accidents a season with nearly every single rider injuring their clavicle to one extent or another, making it one of the most common injuries. Valentina and Tim present the facts and most recent findings for this common injury and look at how technology can help to decrease the incidence of it. Find out more here.