Sleep4Performance Podcast

In this episode we discuss Andrew's background in maths and physics, why he is a fan of F1, an overview of his blog and the data, what are the most important variables in determining the success of an F1 win? How much is the car and how much is the driver in determining success, is Lewis Hamilton really great or just in a good car, predictions and thoughts for 2021 season and much more.

Follow Andrew over at https://f1metrics.wordpress.com/about/ or on Twitter @ajkphillips.

Follow me on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-c-dunican-phd-115b0a14/ 

Instagram @sleep4perform 

Twitter @Meliusperform 

Email [email protected] and www.meliusconsulting.com.au. 

Livia Gluchowska, known as “Liv”  is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, 3-time BJJ World Champion, 2-time Asian Champion, 11-time Pan-Pacific Champion, 3-time Australian Champion, Abu Dhabi Pro Trials Winner and 2017 IBJJF No-Gi World Championship Silver Medallist...Yip, she is pretty good.

In this episode we talk about BJJ, being a coach, getting older, competing as a female, her role within the combat sports commission and her developing years as an athlete in gymnastics.

Check out Absolute MMA St Kilda YouTube channel with Lachlan and Livia  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVX5F9uZyzzSI9juQRp_2Hw

and follow Liv on Instagram livia_giles

The Fight Dietitian (TFD) was started in mid-2018 and saw rapid success within the Combat Sports Nutrition scene. Since then, team TFD’s client list has grown to include Israel Adesanya current Middleweight Champ, Alexander Volkanovski current Featherweight Champ and many more from ONE Championship, Bellator MMA, Rizin MMA and many local, state, and national level champions in the different disciplines of Combat Sports.

Find Jordan at https://thefightdietitian.com/and find me at www.meliusconsulting.com.au or on Instagram @sleep4perform or on LinkedIn 

Dr Ian C Dunican 

Welcome to the first episode of the Melius Performance Podcast. Today I talk to my friend Dr Reid Reale

Originally from Australia, Reid is the Performance Nutrition Manager at UFC Performance Institute in Shanghai. He previously worked as a Senior Scientist with the Gatorade Sports Science Institute and at the Australian Institute of Sport with Olympic Combat Sport athletes. Reid’s research projects focused on weight cutting techniques, body composition and fight strategies. He also holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-Jitsu (BJJ).

Link to his website https://combatsportsnutrition.com/ 

His academic research on Researchgate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Reid_Reale 

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/reidreale/ 

Find me Ian @sleep4perform on Instagram or at www.meliusconsulting.com.au 

Welcome to the new podcast, Melius Performance Podcast with your host Dr Ian Dunican (PhD, MBA, MMineEng, BA) we dive into all thing’s improvement related. Connecting you with world-leading experts in industry topics such as health, safety, productivity, and athletic performance topics such as sleep, recovery, strength, and conditioning and much more. We focus on the latest evidence-based research and practical applications. Melius Performance Podcast brings you in-depth conversations with Business Leaders, PhDs, Medical Doctors, Coaches, Athletes, Researchers and Practitioners, to share their learnings to help you embody the meaning of Melius “To make better, to improve, in good style.” check us out at www.meliusconsulting.com.au

S 4 Ep 8 – The Suprachiasmatic Nucleus (SCN) and the Royal Society with Prof Russell Foster

In this episode, we welcome Russell Foster. Russell is Professor of Circadian Neuroscience, Director of the Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute (SCNi) and Head of the Nuffield Laboratory of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford. He is also a Fellow at Brasenose College.

Russell’s research spans the neurosciences, but his research is focused upon two questions: (i) How is environmental light detected and processed by vertebrate photoreceptors for the regulation of circadian rhythms? One of his key findings was the discovery of another class of photoreceptor within the vertebrate eye based upon a small number of photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (pRGCs).  These pRGCs not only regulate circadian rhythms but also sleep & arousal states, heart-rate and pupil constriction; (ii) How are circadian rhythms generated and what happens when these systems break-down in disease and under abnormal environmental conditions?

Russell Chairs the Royal Society Public Engagement Committee, The Cheltenham Science Festival and is a Trustee of the Science Museum Group. He contributes to radio, television and writes newspaper articles. He has co-written three popular science books and is working on his fourth.

He is the co-author with writer and broadcaster Leon Kreitzman of two popular science books on circadian rhythms, Rhythms of Life: The Biological Clocks that Control the Daily Lives of Every Living Thing and Seasons of Life: The Biological Rhythms That Enable Living Things to Thrive and Survive. He has also co-written a book titled Sleep: a Very Short Introduction. You can read more about Russell on his Wikipedia page  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Foster.

You can follow Russell on Twitter @OxSCNi

Or contact him via email [email protected]

Contact me at [email protected]

or our editor/producer at [email protected]

www.sleep4performance.com.au

Twitter @sleep4perform

You can also listen to S4P Radio on YouTube and Spotify

S 4 Ep 7 – Chrononutrition with Alan Flanagan

In this episode, we welcome Alan Flanagan. Alan has an MSc in Nutritional Medicine, is currently pursuing his PhD, and is a former practising lawyer (Barrister) from Dublin, Ireland. Additionally, Alan runs Alinea Nutrition; an online education hub, dedicated to empowering others with clear, impartial, evidence-based knowledge and understanding about the science of nutrition. Additionally, Alan is the Research Communication Officer for Sigma Nutrition where he has written an excellent Sigma Statement on “How Sleep and Nutrition Interact”.

You can also read Alan’s recent published article entitled “Dietary Patters of Nurses on Rotational Shifts Are Marked by Redistribution of Energy into the Nightshift”.

Follow Alan on Instagram @thenutritional_advocate

Or get in contact with him via his website https://www.alineanutrition.com/demo-home/

Contact me at [email protected]

or our editor/producer at [email protected]

www.sleep4performance.com.au

Twitter @sleep4perform

You can also listen to S4P Radio on YouTube and Spotify

S 4 Ep 6 – Shiftwork, Fatigue and Meal Timing with Dr Charlotte Gupta

Season 4, Episode 6 welcomes back Dr Charlotte Gupta. Since her last appearance, Charlotte completed her PhD, which focused on different meal sizes during nightshift and their impacts on performance. In this episode, we cover Charlottes paper, entitled "Hot, Tired and Hungry: The Snacking Behaviour and Food Cravings of Firefighters during Multi-Day Simulated Wildfire Suppression". Additionally, we discuss Charlotte's current and future projects and research.

Follow Charlotte on Twitter @cc_gupta

Or contact her via the email [email protected]

Contact me at [email protected]

or our editor/producer at [email protected]

www.sleep4performance.com.au

Twitter @sleep4perform

You can also listen to S4P Radio on YouTube and Spotify

S 4 Ep 5 – Travel, fatigue and jetlag in athletes with Professor Christa Janse van Rensburg

In this episode, we welcome Professor Christa Janse van Rensburg. Professor Janse Van Rensburg obtained her doctorate under the title “The effect of exercise training on the autonomic function, disease activity and functional capacity in females suffering from rheumatoid arthritis” in 2012 following her MMed (PhysMed) (Cum Laude), MSc Sports Medicine, and MBChB (Cum Laude), all from the University of Pretoria. She is an NRF rated researcher and has published widely in the areas of sports medicine and rheumatology, and to date has authored and co-authored over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Additionally, Professor Janse van Rensburg has accompanied many sports teams as a sports physician, both nationally and internationally. She was the team doctor for the national team to the Olympic Games in Athens. For both the FIFA Confederations Cup as well as the FIFA World Cup she was appointed as the Venue Medical Officer at Loftus. She was elected as Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and is currently the President of Exercise Medicine in South Africa.

In this episode, we discuss our most recent publication in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, entitled “How to Manage Travel Fatigue and Jet Lag in Athletes? A Systematic Review of Interventions”. 

You can follow Professor Janse van Rensburg on twitter @christajvr

Or contact her via email [email protected]

Contact me at [email protected]

or our editor/producer at [email protected]

www.sleep4performance.com.au

Twitter @sleep4perform

You can also listen to S4P Radio on YouTube and Spotify