222: Olympic insights

The Olympic Games just wrapped up last week. Along with some amazing performances comes some great lessons on performance, coaching, sport, and life. On this week's GAINcast we sit down to share some of our insights after reflecting on the Tokyo Olympics. For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: https://www.hmmrmedia.com/2021/08/gaincast-episode-222-olympic-insights/ The following links were referenced in the podcast or provide some additional reading material on the topic: Our monthly GAIN Master Class Series features speakers from all aspects of performance. We recently started up the second season and it is not too late to sign up. You can learn more here. The GAINcast is also sponsored by HMMR Media. Join HMMR Media to get access to a vast library of online training resources, video, articles, podcasts, and more. Some of the latest research on heat adaptation is summarized in this recent article from Alex Hutchinson. Damien Warner's support team went the extra mile in Olympic preparations, including organizing training at a hockey rink during the lockdown. For a bit more on the condition of the javelin runway, check out this post from Polish javelin thrower Marcin Krukowski. A few prior episodes referenced in this episode: GAINcast 162 with USA Weightlifting CEO Phil Andrews and GAINcast 219 with sports scientist Dave Martin.