From Resilience to Results in High Performance - with Rachel Neylan & Prof Paul Laursen
🚴♀️ RESILIENCE TO RESULTS IN HIGH PERFORMANCE 💥From the operating theatre to the Olympic start line: Rachel Neylan shows what TRUE high performance looks like 👏In this episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul sits down with Olympian, physiotherapist, and coach Rachel Neylan to explore how elite sport principles can reshape how we train, recover, and even perform in high-stakes professions like surgeons 🧠⚡💪 The art of resilience and developing mental toughness through adversity 🧩 Balancing data, intuition, and human connection in high performance 🏥 Why surgeons are the “athletes” of medicine 🚴♀️ Lessons from a lifetime in sport— #TrainingSciencePodcast #HIITScience #Cycling #Olympics #PerformanceScience #AthleteMindset #Resilience #MentalToughness #Coaching #AIinSport #SportsScience #HighPerformance #Physiotherapy #CoachingPsychology #Recovery #HealthAndPerformance_____________________ Today’s speakers:Prof Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/ Rachel Neylan https://rachelneylan.com/ _____________________
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How Much Training Is Enough & Why Heart Rate Still Matters - With Dr Ibrahim Akubat and Dr Martin Buchheit
❤️🔥 HEART RATE, TRAINING ZONES & LOAD: Measuring what really matters in performance 📊It’s time to bring HEART RATE back into the conversation ❤️In this episode of The Training Science Podcast, Dr ‘Martin Buchheit sits down with Dr Ibrahim Akubat to unpack the real science behind HR, training zones/load, and dose-response adaptation, and why these principles still matter in modern coaching.💓 The evolution of heart rate monitoring in sports science 📈 Understanding TIME in zone as a significant parameter ⏱️ Finding the minimal effective dose for adaptations (30 min/week!)—#TrainingSciencePodcast #HIITScience #HeartRateMonitoring #TRIMP #TrainingLoad #ExercisePhysiology #SportsScience #PerformanceMonitoring #InternalLoad #ExternalLoad #TrainingAdaptation #Rehabilitation #CoachingScience #PerformanceMetrics #SportsPerformance_____________________ Today’s speakers:Dr Martin Buchheit https://martin-buchheit.net/ Dr Ibrahim Akubat https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ibrahim-akubat-168b0151/ _____________________ References:New HR monitoring and dose-response paper:https://sportperfsci.com/revisiting-dose-response-relationships-between-heart-rate-zones-trimps-and-aerobic-related-physiological-and-performance-markers-in-elite-team-sports/ _____________________
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How Athletes With Type 1 Diabetes Can Win the Performance Game - With Dr Sam Scott & Prof Paul Laursen
💉🏃♂️ EXERCISE, GLUCOSE & PERFORMANCE — RETHINKING DIABETES MANAGEMENT ⚡What happens when sports science meets blood sugar science? 🤔Dr. Sam Scott joins Paul Laursen to unpack how exercise, nutrition, and technology collide in the quest to help athletes, and everyday people, to thrive with diabetes. 📈 The real challenge of blood glucose management for type 1 athletes 📊 Why continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) are changing the game 🥩 Carb strategies & fat oxidation: tailoring nutrition to the individual 🤖 How AI and tools like EnhanceD simplify complex diabetes data—#TrainingSciencePodcast #HIITScience #DiabetesManagement #Type1Diabetes #SportsScience #ExercisePhysiology #ContinuousGlucoseMonitor #AIinHealth #BloodGlucoseControl #CarbohydrateStrategies #AthleteHealth #PerformanceScience #MetabolicHealth #NutritionScience #EnhanceD #FatOxidation #EnduranceAthletes #TechInSport_____________________ Today’s speakers:Prof Paul LaursenDr Sam Scott https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-scott-phd-620a97a2/ _____________________ References:Sam’s IG:https://www.instagram.com/sam__scott_/ Enhanced-D:https://www.enhance-d.com/ Sam’s Book:https://www.amazon.com/Empowered-Science-Exercise-Type-Diabetes/dp/1068431717_____________________
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Spreadsheets to Systems: The Evolution of Coaching - With Dr Nick Poulos & Dr Martin Buchheit
🏉💬 PERFORMANCE, PRESSURE & PURPOSE IN SPORTAfter two decades across rugby, AFL, and Olympic programs, Nick Poulos joins Martin Buchheit to reflect on what it really takes to sustain a career in high-performance sport and what comes next when the constant grind finally stops.⚡ Sustaining energy, passion, and balance in elite sport careers 📊 From Excel spreadsheets to advanced monitoring systems 💥 The real-world lessons from complex training and post-activation potentiation (PAP) 🤝 Transitioning skills from high-performance sport into the corporate world— #TrainingSciencePodcast #HIITScience #SportsScience #PerformanceLeadership #Coaching #HighPerformance #SportTechnology #AthleteMonitoring #ComplexTraining #CareerTransition #Leadership #PAP #StrengthAndConditioning #PerformanceCulture #AFL #Rugby #SportsPhysiology #TeamCulture #CoachDevelopment_____________________ Today’s speakers:Dr Martin Buchheit https://martin-buchheit.net/ Dr Nick Poulos https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-poulos-phd/
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Crank Length, Aerodynamics & Cycling Myths Busted - With Prof Jim Martin & Prof Paul Laursen
🚴♂️ CYCLING SCIENCE UNLOCKED. Crank length, cadence & single-leg secrets 🔑⚡From mediocre road racer to world-leading cycling performance scientist! Prof. Jim Martin has spent a career merging engineering and exercise science to crack the code on performance 🚀In this episode of The Training Science Podcast, Paul & Jim dive into:⚙️ Crank length, cadence & aerodynamics 🦵 The surprising power of SINGLE-LEG training for muscle adaptation & efficiency 📉 Debunking chainrings & pulling up on the pedals 🧠 Why trusting your spinal cord might be the best coaching cue you’ll ever use—#TrainingSciencePodcast #HIITScience #CyclingScience #PerformanceOptimization #CyclingEfficiency #CrankLength #SingleLegTraining #VO2max #LactateThreshold #Aerodynamics #EnduranceTraining #Triathlon #ExerciseScience #CyclingMyths #PerformanceCoaching #CyclingLife #SportsScience_____________________ Today’s speakers:Prof. Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/ Prof. Jim Martin https://profiles.faculty.utah.edu/u0238089 _____________________ References:Crank length video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z73unkrBuY Crank length science:https://journals.physiology.org/doi/epdf/10.1152/japplphysiol.01247.2010 _____________________
Your hosts of the Training Science Podcast, Martin Buchheit and Paul Laursen, take a weekly deep dive into the real world application of training science in the trenches.
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