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In this podcast clip from episode 36 (Ryan Dreyer), Ryan talks about his opinions on ice baths for health and performance, caffeine, and alcohol. 

 

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In this episode of the podcast, I interview Ryan Dreyer. Ryan and I have become acquaintances recently through Twitter, similar to how all great relationships begin (only partly kidding here), and I have absolutely loved following his training, posts on nutrition and fitness, and the other content he shares.

Ryan has an intense passion for health, nutrition, and endurance sports, something that we both have in common. I wanted to interview Ryan to just talk shop about the basics of nutrition and training and his philosophy on how to live a well-balanced life, but also some of his personal practices surrounding exercise and diet.

Ryan also just completed a half-ironman triathlon. We spend a good deal of the beginning of this podcast recapping his race and talking about triathlon training. Some other topics we cover include Ryan's training routine, what he typically eats and how he thinks about his diet, and a few random topics that we are always talking about with people on social media including ice baths, caffeine and alcohol, fasting, and supplements that he uses.

Ryan also just released an awesome E-book called “Running 101.” We talk about his book at the end of the podcast. I highly encourage you to check out the book if you are interested in perfecting your running or even if, or perhaps especially if, you are just beginning to take running seriously. You can find a link to Ryan’s book in the show notes below.

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In this episode of Science & Chill, I interview Dr. Tamara Hew-Butler.

Dr. Hew-Butler is a podiatric physician and associate professor of Exercise and Sports Science at Wayne State University. She earned her PhD at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, where she studied and trained under the legendary sports scientist and physician Dr. Timothy Noakes. Dr. Hew-Butler is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM) and specializes in both sports medicine and exercise physiology. Her expertise is in exercise-associated hyponatremia, a topic we cover in detail, and the hormonal regulation of water and sodium balance. She is also an avid runner.

I reached out to Dr. Hew-Butler after reading a cover story on her that appeared in the Physiologist Magazine, which is a monthly publication from the American Physiological Society. You can find a link to that story in the show notes. After reading this story, I immediately contacted Dr. Hew-Butler to invite her on the podcast, because I knew she’d make for a fascinating guest. Given my recent interests in talking about and often debating about, hydration and water drinking on social media, this seemed like a perfect opportunity to interview someone with expertise on all things hydration who has both field and laboratory experience on the topic. In fact, her interest in the topic first began when she was part of the race staff at major road races and observed cases of athletes experiencing sometimes near-fatal cases of “overhydration.”

 

Links

- "A Runner's Quest" (The Physiologist July 2021 cover story)

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In this clip from episode 35, Dr. Tamara Hew-Butler talks about the three definitions of dehydration.

In episode 34 of Science & Chill, I interview Jerry Teixeira. Jerry is a strength coach and health and fitness influencer who is the creator of “body weight strength” — a program designed to help individuals build muscle and strength with little to no equipment. Jerry offers personalized coaching and training programs to clients, and also hosts a YouTube channel where he provides free demonstration videos of dozens of body weight exercises.

 

Not only is Jerry a strength coach, but he has an intense interest in all things related to health, longevity, nutrition, biohacking, and performance. I frequently interact with Jerry on Twitter about these and other topics, so it only seemed right that we finally sit down to discuss our shared interests. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to talk specifics about Jerry’s fitness programming and training, since our conversation veered off into topics related mostly to longevity and performance optimization. As we approached 2.5 hours in this podcast, I have already invited Jerry back for a round 2 to touch upon topics that I had planned to speak on but which we did not have the time to cover. 

 

Links

- Website: BodyWeightStrength.fit

- Follow Jerry on Twitter: @jerryteixeira

- Follow Jerry on Instagram: @jtbodyweightstrength

- Jerry's YouTube page

- Jerry's Patreon

 

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This week's episode of the Physiology Friday podcast explores inspiratory muscle training for cardiovascular health, antioxidant supplementation for adults with PTSD, and the effects of nitrates on endurance performance.

 

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In this week's installment of Physiology Friday, I review a recent study which looked at whether breaking up sitting time with short bouts of 4-second sprints could improve the metabolic response to a high-fat, high-carbohydrate meal the next day. 

 

Relevant links

Study: Hourly 4-s Sprints Prevent Impairment of Postprandial Fat Metabolism from Inactivity.

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In today’s episode, I talk about a study looking at whether more or less (frequency) is better when it comes to high intensity interval training.

Link to study:Influence of Interval Training Frequency on Time-Trial Performance in Elite Endurance Athletes

In this week's installment of Physiology Friday, I discuss results of a study investigating whether or not fasted exercise is better for improving outcomes of physical fitness and health than fed exercise in a group of postmenopausal women.

In this episode of Physiology Friday, I talk about a new review article (authored by yours truly) that discusses the effects of sleep deprivation on endothelial function. 

 

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