Athlete Factors

In this episode, Jason Clinton joins me again, this time to discuss what to do when your race gets cancelled.  Jason and I chat about what got him to commit to training for a marathon, how he has been training and preparing, and what he plans on doing since the official race has been cancelled.  If you need some inspiration and motivation to get out and get some training in, Jason delivers! 

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In this episode, Nik Schweikert joins me to discuss his incredible attempt at racing 100 miles. We discuss how long he prepared (spoiler alert: 3 weeks!), how he hydrated/fueled, his pacing and racing strategy, and his ultra plans for the future. Lots of laughs and some good practical advice for anyone with a competitive mind.

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In this episode, I answer some of the most common questions I receive about sport nutrition and how to improve athleticism. What is the best diet? What dietary factors should athletes focus on? What is the best way to improve power and force production for athletes: Traditional barbell lifts (squat, deadlift, & olympic lifts) or single leg focused lifts (split squats, lunges, single leg squats)?

In this episode, Dr. Andrew Fry joins me to explain in simple terms the scientific method, the research process, and how to "answer the question," even if that means having more questions. Dr. Fry, the Director of the Jayhawk Athletic Performance Lab at the University of Kansas, explains the importance of sport science, how to conduct research well, what major issues to avoid, and how the conclusions and applications from performance research trickle down to most, if not all, athlete and non-athlete populations.

In this episode, Dr. Chad Kerksick joins me to discuss how the timing of ingestion of specific ergogenic aids and micronutrients can impact muscle performance, and the effects and benefits for athletes. We make it through half of the ergogenic aids and micronutrients from the study "Timing of Ergogenic Aids and Micronutrients on Muscle and Exercise Performance," which he co-authored. We will cover the other ergogenic aids and micronutrients in the near future!

The full text of the study can be found here: https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12970-019-0304-9

Dr. Kerksick is an associate professor of exercise science in the Exercise Science Department in the School of Health Sciences at Lindenwood University. He currently serves as the director of the Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory and the Master of Science in Health Sciences program at Lindenwood University. His primary research interests include sport nutrition as well as the biochemical, cellular, and molecular adaptations relative to various forms of exercise and nutrition interventions, primarily those that promote muscle hypertrophy, prevent muscle atrophy, and promote health and recovery in healthy as well as clinical populations.

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In this episode, I talk with my good friend, Josh Mohler. Josh joins me to discuss super slow strength training, High Intensity Training (HIT, not HIIT), and where these training types and modalities fit practically into the realm of exercise, fitness, sport performance, and rehab.

Josh serves as Director of Intense 22 Fitness in Austin, Texas. He graduated from Cedarville University with his Bachelors of Science in Exercise and Sports Science. He spent 10 years in the clinical Cardiac Rehab world as an Exercise Physiologist. He is an occasional amateur runner with a few full and half marathons under his belt, and is interested in improving the health of those around him.

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In this episode, I talk about some evaluations and self-reflection I've been doing over the past few weeks. When it comes to my life and health, I have been looking at what I have determined to be priorities. I have then been evaluating whether my thoughts and actions have been consistent with what I claim to be the most important priorities. This type of reflection is very important for us all to do, so I encourage you to take the time to reflect on these ideas as well.

In this episode, I talk with Sam Buckner, PhD., about his recently published study: The Basics of Training for Muscle Size and Strength: A Brief Review on the Theory. The study looks into the validity of Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome as the underlying framework of exercise adaptation, which is also the theoretical basis for periodization. He also goes into detail about claims we can actually draw from published research on periodization. Spoiler alert...there is no research on periodization...just research on programming that is extrapolated and assumed to be true for periodization.

Dr. Buckner is the Director of the Muscle Laboratory at the University of Southern Florida, where he is also an assistant professor of exercise science. His research interests deal primarily with the influence that exercise induced increases in muscle size have on exercise induced increases in muscle strength.

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In this episode, I talk with Jose Antonio, PhD., Co-Founder and CEO of The International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN). Dr. Antonio is a Fellow of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and the ISSN, and has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (JISSN) since 2010. He also serves as the Program Director and Associate Professor of Exercise and Sport Science at Nova Southeastern University, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

We discuss his research into "high protein diets," the role and importance of protein for athletes (specifically youth athletes and endurance athletes), his favorite supplements for athletes, and how focusing on just 1 change at a time can make a huge difference in your training, adaptations, recovery, and athletic performance.

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In this episode, I catch up with my college Cross-Country and Track&Field coach, Paul Orchard. Coach Orchard has been coaching Cross-Country and Track&Field at Cedarville University since 1993, but has been the Head Men's CC Coach since 2003. He has coached dozens of All-Americans (NAIA and NCAA Div.II), and an individual NCAA (Div. II) National Champion in the 3k Steeplechase in 2017. We talk about the importance of safely increasing mileage to create a new norm while not holding a set number of miles as sacred, the importance of an individualized approach to coaching, and how to maximize your future running and racing abilities by shifting your perspective about being unable to compete right now.

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