The Fight Science Podcast

Sue Gullery joins The Fight Science Podcast to discuss her perspective when it comes to making weight in combat sports.

Sue has over 20 years working as a Paramedic and working with Combat Athletes to help them safely make weight.

In this episode, we discuss the importance of being able to assess body composition and fluid balance to determine the safe parameters in which a fighter can safely make weight and what you need to be aware of to safely rehydrate after weigh-ins. We also discuss what needs to be done in the team environment to ensure that coaches, managers and teammates are all supporting these safe practices.

World renowned Sleep and High Performance Expert Dr. Ian Dunican joins The Fight Science Podcast to discuss the importance of sleep for an athletes performance.

In this episode we discuss; the importance of sleep, the different stages of sleep, how to determine the sleep schedule that works best for you based on your chronotype, how to structure your sleep during a fight camp, what you need to consider during fight week, how sleep can affect your weight cut, and we touch on napping, the use of caffeine and the performance benefits and detriments of getting your sleep schedule right or wrong.

This is an informative chat suitable for all athletes, coaches and enthusiasts about one of the most underrated and free tools that can skyrocket your performance on and off the mats.

Dr. Doug Kalman joins The Fight Science Podcast to discuss Exercise and Nutrition Physiology specific to Fighters.

In this episode we discuss the phosphagen and glycolytic systems and how they relate to fight fitness, determining thresholds, how to use these to better your nutrition strategy, performance supplements and what type of protein supplement is best for fighters.

This is a great episode for athletes, coaches, students and practitioners alike.

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Dr. Andrea Hill aka The Fight Doctress joins The Fight Science Podcast to discuss her role as a Ringside Physician with organisations such as the UFC, USA Boxing, IKF and ISKA.

In this episode we cover CTE, the effects of dehydration on the brain, the difference between fluid being inside or outside of the cell, why sodium is so important in the body, at what point does cutting become much riskier, and why putting fluid back in the body doesn't necessarily mean you are rehydrating yourself adequately.

This episode is a must listen for any combat athlete or coach who uses sweating techniques in their efforts to make weight.

Amelie Rosseneu joins The Fight Science Podcast to discuss the science and philosophy behind her new book 'Making Weight & Everything Else'.

Amelie is a former National Champion Judoka of Israel and Belgium, U23 European Champion and was ranked #5 on the World Ranking List.

After struggling with her Nutrition for much of her competetive career she went to Univeristy to become a Dietitian.

She now works as a Sports Dietitian consulting to amateur, professional and elite level combat athletes all over the world.

After listening to this podcast listeners will understand; how to assess body composition, calories and macronutrient needs without sophisticated testing equipment, how to assess strategies for the week before competition, and what to consider post weigh in.

We also speak about making weight for children and considerations for the female athlete. It is a great chat with a balanced view between high level education and elite level experience.

Danny Lennon joins The Fight Science Podcast to discuss his world-class, evidence-based, and recently updated Sigma Nutrition Weight Cutting System.

Danny discusses Nutritional strategies for inside of fight camp, the acute weight cut phase, the refuelling window, the post fight window and transitioning this to a longer term outside-of-fight-camp strategy.

This episode offers listeners real world advice from one of the worlds leading practitioners in the field.

At the end of listening you will be able to calculate how many calories you need at each of the phases, how to safely plan a weight cut, how to determine what weight cut strategies are appropriate for you, how to adequately refuel after the weigh ins and have strategies to control the post-fight binge.

Mark Germaine joins The Fight Science Podcast to discuss how a Professional Performance Nutritionist develops a Fight Camp Plan for a Combat Athlete.

In this episode we discuss; Energy Availability, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S), Testing Equipment, Relevant Equations to Determine Intake and Output, Substrate Metabolism, Carbohydrate Periodisation, The Effects of Dehydration on the Body and Rebound Hyperphagia.

This episode is full of world class information you can start using right now to improve your training, performance and overall well-being.