Performance Advantage Podcast

By Dr Will & Dr MattHealth & Fitness Fitness

Performance Advantage Podcast episodes

October 30, 2019 33 | Carl Read 2-Time Ultraman Winner and Ultra Athlete
Carl is a two-time Ultraman winner. Ultraman is a 3-day triathlon consisting of; 10km swim - 140km bike - 281km bike - 84.3km run. Carl started endurance sport late in life and found the longer he went the better he did. Carl recently tried his hand at ultra trail running and won the Taupo 100km in 8hr27min! Carl talks about how he got his start in the sport and how ironman triathlon and ultra trail running compare.
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1 hr 13 min
October 16, 2019 32 | WORLD RECORD SUB-2-HOUR MARATHON
History was made this week as Eliud Kipchoge was the first human to ever run a marathon in less than 2 hours. Beyond being just a feat in athletic performance, the sports science behind the performance was also second to none. Will and Matt discuss some of the marginal gains behind the scenes that added up to make this performance possible.
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56 min
October 09, 2019 31 | Sports Performance Psychology with Jay Barrett
You’ve spent hours training your body but have you ever taken time to train your mind? Jay Barrett was a professional mountain biker and now works as a mental skills coach. Jay talks to us about applying mental skills to your training and racing to help you to be a faster athlete.
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48 min
October 02, 2019 30 | Racing MTB World Championships with Top Junior Caleb Bottcher
Will and Matt catch up with New Zealand mountain bike phenom Caleb Bottcher on what it's like as an up-and-coming racer, the rigours of training and life in the junior ranks, and the chaos of competing on the world stage. Will talks about his insecurities as an athlete and Matt is stumped with computer programming.
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1 hr 15 min
September 25, 2019 29 | Training with a Heart Rate Monitor
Heart rate training is Will’s favourite way to monitor training intensity. Matt disagrees but concedes heart rate has its place.
Using heart rate to help guide your training can be one of the most cost-effective and efficient ways to improve your performance. Heart rate gives you an objective insight into your intensity, level of stress and progress.

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1 hr 8 min
September 19, 2019 28 | MTB Skills Coaching with PMBIA Coach Harlan Price
Harlan Price was a top ultra endurance MTB racer, but even on the simple courses, he felt like his skills helped him win races. After fathering enduro in the eastern USA, he's focused 100% on helping riders gain more skill.
Will won his 100km ultramarathon and set a new course record (8hrs 38min). He talks through the race and how it played out.
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1 hr 26 min
September 11, 2019 27 | What is Going on When You Taper for Your Race?
Matt is back from the Eurobike trade show, and he has some stories to tell!
Will has his 100km ultramarathon run this weekend, so the boys discuss tapering and what Will is doing to ensure he turns up fresh on race day.
Tapering can be a hard concept for athletes to grasp since it requires you to do less. The key to a good taper is to focus on your race and what is required to race well. Getting to the start line feeling fresh and ready is 100 times better than arriving only to realise you’ve done too much.

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59 min
August 28, 2019 26 | Dr Will’s Run-walk Marathon Method
I did an experiment to find out if I could run a 2:40 marathon using the run-walk method. Being a sports scientist I broke down the physiology, psychology and mathematics of the run-walk theory to design my own protocol.
In this episode, Dr Matt quizzes me on the who, what, where and why of my run-walk system.

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57 min
August 20, 2019 25 | Developing Young Champion Athletes with Dr Steve Stannard
In this episode, we catch up with Dr Steve Stannard, parent of successful athletes, a world-leading sport scientist and coach. Dr Steve is a successful athlete himself, representing Australia. Steve tells us the aspects that can improve a developing athlete’s chances of success from his own experience.

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1 hr 9 min
August 15, 2019 24 | Training for Enduro Mountain Biking with Dr Matt From MTB PhD
Dr Matt is giving you the very best advice on training for enduro mountain bike events. Enduro mountain biking consists of multiple timed downhill segments that add up to the riders overall time. Not only do riders need to be fast down the hill but they also need to ride from one section to another. When these events are held over two days, this can amount to some very big days on the bike.
Dr Matt teaches us that fitness is more important than speed but skill trumps everything.
Also in the show, Will talks about his first running injury in forever and how he’s dealing with it with only four weeks until his 100km race! Dr Matt wins a mountain bike race with the help of some young speedsters.

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55 min