In this Bike Chaser podcast (https://www.bikechaser.com.au/news/podcast/) I am speaking with Luke McIlroy from METS Performance Consulting. Luke has an education and background in sports sciences, notably working with endurance athletes, such as triathletes and cyclists. Luke explains for us the difference between a V02 Max and Lactate Blood test, why you would do a VO2 Max and Lactate Blood test combined, and then – using an example of a triathlete client who used to train 23 hours per week – Luke describes how to use the test numbers to reduce training load and improve performance.

In this podcast I am speaking with fasting expert Tim Altman. During this discussion we will outline the benefits of fasting, why I personally chose a juice fast over a water fast, and the effects the cleanse I've just had has already had on my body. While the goal of this 5-day juice fast wasn't for weight loss, Tim will provide all analytics (including weight loss) – via my bioimpedance test results - on all physiological effects post fast, while I provide context into my personal experiences with the detoxification process and the side effects I felt within my body. Tim will conclude with the positive outcomes this juice fast has already delivered to me and I explain how I intend to utilise my new internal physiological platform.

In this podcast I am speaking with James aka Jimmy Whelan. This time two years ago, James (Jimmy) Whelan was travelling overseas in Europe with a close buddy to experience life as a kid. This came post a debilitating Achilles injury that became the clincher to alter Jimmy's direction away from aspirations to become an Olympic middle distance runner. At the backend of 2016 Jimmy started riding to keep fit and decided to give racing a go, buying a 3-race pass at his local Hawthorn Cycling Club criteriums. Now, roughly 18 months later as he's just signed a 3-year contract with world tour team EF Education First - Drapac p/b Cannondale

In this discussion, Jimmy talks us through the offer in detail before we backtrack into how he ended up from runner to pro tour contract in less than 2 years

In this podcast we discuss altitude training with Rico Rogers – an ex pro cyclist and now owner of Box Altitude. This discussion focuses on why an athlete or someone generally interested in health and well-being would use altitude solutions. From there we deep dive into how you go about implementing altitude exposure in your life and the benefits Rico has seen in his clients and also from his own personal use of altitude.

In today's episode, I am speaking with an ultra-endurance weapon that rides for Bennelong Swisswellness. No man in the history of the universe has won back to back Warny's. Australia's biggest one-day classic, a 277km beast of a race. And now Nathan's added further credibility to his ultra-endurance credentials by winning the second biggest one-day classic race here in Australia - the Grafton to Inverell.

In this discussion we start with Nathan's introduction into cycling - which is a unique story in itself - right through to the final cat and mouse tactics between Nathan and Raphael Freienstein from InForm Make on those final kms to the Inverell finish line.