Episode 98 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'Protein: An Update' with Professor Stu Phillips (McMaster University) and Professor Kevin Tipton (University of Sterling). In this session we get into:

• An Update to Episode 5 'Protein' (2014)
• What is Protein? (and why is it so topical and relevant to all people)
• Protein: Metabolism and Mechanisms
• Protein Quality: science to practice
• Protein: How Much? science to practice
• Protein: Food v Supplements
• Protein Intake Recommendations: Total, Type, and Timing

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Episode 97 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'LCHF and Performance' with Professor Louise Burke PhD, Australian Institute of Sport, Australia.

• Defining Low Carb High Fat (LCHF) Diets and Performance
• Evidence v Enthusiastic Debate
• Theory and Evidence of LCHF
• Fuel Systems & Real World Performance
• LCHF and Metabolic Flexibility & Exercise Economy
• Science To Practice

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Episode 96 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'Integrative Exercise Biology' with John Hawley PhD, Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University (ACU), Australia.

• Defining 'Integrative Exercise Biology'
• Reductionism in Sport Science
• Exercise as a 'Normal' Human State
• Muscle and Cross Talk with Organs
• 'Exercise Mimetics' - Exercise in a Pill?
• Nutritional Influences
• Translational Concepts in Exercise Biology
• Science To Practice

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Episode 95 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'Concurrent Training and Interference' with Jackson Fyfe PhD, Deakin University, Australia.

• Defining Concurrent Training & Historical Perspective
• Concurrent Exercise Training and the Interference Effect.
• Of Mice and Molecules: Animal and Human Studies.
• Strength Training and Endurance Training Adaptations: Molecular Biology 101.
• Periodisation: training, recovery, nutrition etc.
• Science to Practice: What we Really Know and What's Relevant. Take Home Messages.

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Episode 94 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'Physiology of Champions' with Michael Joyner MD, Mayo Clinic, USA.

• Faster, Higher, Stronger: Integrative Physiology as 'Experiments in Nature'.
• Science Informs Practice v Practice Informs Science
• Scientific Reductionism and Human Performance Practice
• Historical and Current Views of Human Performance (primarily endurance athlete context)
• VO2 Max / VO2 Performance, Lactate Threshold, Efficiency, Recovery etc
• Limiting Factors to Optimal Human Performance

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Episode 93 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'Hydration and Performance' with Stavros Kavouras PhD, Hydration Science Lab, University of Arkansas, USA. In this session we get into:

• Defining Hydration and Dehydration
• Thermoregulation, Heat Acclimation etc
• Hypo- and hyper- hydration and performance
• Drinking to thirst or prescribed drinking strategies
• Mild dehydration and performance
• Hydration and performance: science to practice

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Episode 92 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'Recovery and Performance' with Shona Halson PhD, Australian Institute of Sport. In this session we get into:

• Defining Recovery
• Recovery Research
• Training, Performance and Life Stress
• Sleep and Recovery
• Other Recovery Strategies: Nutrition, Hydrotherapy, Compression Garments etc
• Recovery Strategies and Relevance to Real World Context

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Episode 91 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'Caffeine and Sports Performance' with Ben Desbrow PhD, Griffith University, Australia. In this session we get into:

• Brief History of Caffeine in Sport
• Dietary Sources of Caffeine
• Overview of Caffeine Metabolism and Mechanism of Action
• Science to Practice: Lab to real World Applications and Implications
• Cautions and Final Thoughts

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Episode 90 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'Science to Practice: Issues with Data' with Brad Dieter PhD (www.ScienceDrivenNutrition.com). In this session we get into:

• Defining scientific evidence
• Science to practice concept
• Reliability of data
• Complexity
• Animal studies: issues and relevance to exercise science & nutrition
• From laboratory to real world
• Issues with data collection
• Issues with data interpretation
• Issue with laboratory techniques
• Making sense of it all: science to practice

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Episode 89 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'Personalised Nutrition: What Makes You So Special?' with James Betts PhD and Javier Gonzalez PhD from Bath University, UK. In this session we get into:

• Defining personalised nutrition
• Is personalised nutrition justified by small differences between people?
• Can measuring differences between people predict individual responses to personalised nutrition?
• Genetics and personalised nutrition. Concerns with efficacy of genetic testing and prescribing diets.
• Can measuring individual responses predict who would benefit from personalised nutrition?
• Responders and non-responders v dependable responders etc.
• Implications and possible solutions to personalised nutrition.
• Personalised v precision nutrition.

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