By Stefan
Welcome to the VO2 Louge Coaching podcast, the podcast dedicated to making you a faster stronger and healthier athlete, by using available online scientific literature.
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In this episode, we discuss Beetroot Juice (nitrates) and its performance-enhancing effects.
Acute Effects of Beetroot Juice Supplementation on Performance [6:55]
Effects of Chronic Supplementation with Beetroot Juice on Performance [13:29]
Hypoxic Conditions [18:09]
Interactions with other supplements like caffeine [24:56]
Dosage [30:00]
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In this episode, we discuss Sodium Bicarbonate and its performance-enhancing effects.
My own experience with using sodium bicarbonate [3:30]
How sodium bicarbonate works to improve performance [7:45]
Effects on sports performance [15:20]
Side effects of sodium bicarbonate [28:00]
Does sodium bicarbonate interact with other supplements [34:20]
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In this episode we discuss historic doping in the Olympics and how it might still be present in sport.
Designer drugs, supplement programs, and systematic doping [5:38]
The drug cocktail [10:44]
Drug testing [17:30]
Potential corruption [21:00]
Present day doping [27:00]
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Disclaimers: The host of this podcast is not a doctor or a medical professional. Always consult a physician before starting any exercise program or intervention referred to in this or any past episodes. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk. The host of this podcast will not assume any liability for direct or indirect losses or damages that may result from the use of information contained in this video including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness or death.
In this episode we discus how the biological passport works and if it can stop doping in the Olympics and sports in general.
How the Biological passport works on detecting haematological steroidal and endocrinological variations [3:26]
Athlete Passport Management Unit (APMU) [14:28]
What happens when someone is suspected of doping [18:40]
How effective is the biological passport at catching dopers? [24:39]
What do the critics say of the biological passport [29:40]
Are there examples of people getting caught by the biological passport [37:16]
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Disclaimers: The host of this podcast is not a doctor or a medical professional. Always consult a physician before starting any exercise program or intervention referred to in this or any past episodes. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk. The host of this podcast will not assume any liability for direct or indirect losses or damages that may result from the use of information contained in this video including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness or death.
In this episode, we discuss the importance of heat acclimation for pro cyclists and athletes in general when it comes to hot events such as the Tour de France.
How heat acclimation works and how the pros do it.
Physiology of heat acclimation
How eating slush could make you and the pros faster
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Disclaimers: The host of this podcast is not a doctor or a medical professional. Always consult a physician before starting any exercise program or intervention referred to in this or any past episodes. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk. The host of this podcast will not assume any liability for direct or indirect losses or damages that may result from the use of information contained in this video including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness or death.
In this episode we discuss altitude training and if pro cyclists really need it to win the Tour de France.
The effects of altitude [7:00]
The optimal high-altitude training method [12:35]
Pros and cons of altitude training [18:57]
Altitude-induced adaption [26:23]
Hypoxic Training Is Not Beneficial in Elite Athletes [27:41]
Individual variation in response to altitude training [33:13]
Reproducibility of Performance Changes to Simulated Live High/Train Low Altitude [37:00]
Do natives have an advantage [40:35]
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Thank you for listening to today’s episode. If you want more content like this, there are plenty of previous episodes to check out, but before you do, why not follow the podcast and leave it a rating wherever you get your podcasts from or even better share it with a friend?
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Disclaimers: The host of this podcast is not a doctor or a medical professional. Always consult a physician before starting any exercise program or intervention referred to in this or any past episodes. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk. The host of this podcast will not assume any liability for direct or indirect losses or damages that may result from the use of information contained in this video including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness or death.
In this episode, I talk about how fit you can get from zone 2 training based on a recent GCN video and the words of Iñigo San Millán.
What is lactate [3:00]
Defining zone 2 [9:07]
Key benefits of zone 2 [14:00]
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Thank you for listening to today’s episode. If you want more content like this, there are plenty of previous episodes to check out, but before you do, why not follow the podcast and leave it a rating wherever you get your podcasts from or even better share it with a friend?
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Disclaimers: The host of this podcast is not a doctor or a medical professional. Always consult a physician before starting any exercise program or intervention referred to in this or any past episodes. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk. The host of this podcast will not assume any liability for direct or indirect losses or damages that may result from the use of information contained in this video including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness or death.
In this episode, I discuss how I would train for unbound gravel. Hopefully you learn something :)
Training periodisation for unbound gravel [2:55]
Training intensity distribution [10:36]
How much volume do you need to win unbound gravel [16:27]
Nutrition strategies for unbound gravel [28:09]
Heat acclimation for unbound gravel [33:25]
For coaching enquiries Email: [email protected]
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Thank you for listening to today’s episode. If you want more content like this, there are plenty of previous episodes to check out, but before you do, why not follow the podcast and leave it a rating wherever you get your podcasts from or even better share it with a friend?
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Disclaimers: The host of this podcast is not a doctor or a medical professional. Always consult a physician before starting any exercise program or intervention referred to in this or any past episodes. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk. The host of this podcast will not assume any liability for direct or indirect losses or damages that may result from the use of information contained in this video including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness or death.
In this episode, I talk about whether or not Zone 2 is overrated based on the words of Dr Iñigo San Millán & Olav Aleksander Bu.
Zone 2 Is Overrated Says Norwegian Super Coach [4:45]
Ranting about Norwegian method vs Zone 2 [No time stamp ;)]
Zone 2 & Beyond: Training Secrets From Dr Iñigo San Millán (Tadej Pogačar’s Coach) [27:46]
For coaching enquiries Email: [email protected]
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Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpP9FgXvEzo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBbK-0vh-d8&t=1647s&ab_channel=GlobalCyclingNetwork
Thank you for listening to today’s episode. If you want more content like this, there are plenty of previous episodes to check out, but before you do, why not follow the podcast and leave it a rating wherever you get your podcasts from or even better share it with a friend?
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Disclaimers: The host of this podcast is not a doctor or a medical professional. Always consult a physician before starting any exercise program or intervention referred to in this or any past episodes. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk. The host of this podcast will not assume any liability for direct or indirect losses or damages that may result from the use of information contained in this video including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness or death.
Welcome to the VO2 Lounge podcast. In this episode, I will be talking all about the effects of the menstrual cycle effects on women's performance.
Physiology of the menstrual cycle [5:05]
How the menstrual cycle affects performance [10:23]
Monitoring your menstrual cycle [21:20]
Menstrual cycle effects on perceived vs objective performance [24:07]
Menstrual cycle effects on aerobic endurance and anaerobic performance [27:11]
Menstrual cycle effects on strength [34:47]
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Sources: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7916245/
Thank you for listening to today’s episode. If you want more content like this, there are plenty of previous episodes to check out, but before you do, why not follow the podcast and leave it a rating wherever you get your podcasts from or even better share it with a friend?
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Disclaimers: The host of this podcast is not a doctor or a medical professional. Always consult a physician before starting any exercise program or intervention referred to in this or any past episodes. Use of this information is strictly at your own risk. The host of this podcast will not assume any liability for direct or indirect losses or damages that may result from the use of information contained in this video including but not limited to economic loss, injury, illness or death.
The podcast currently has 62 episodes available.