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Blood Donation & Infrared Sauna’s Impacts on Performance
11 Apr 2025
On this week’s episode we discuss a fascinating listener question on blood donation and its impact on performance before reviewing some of the weekend’s sport and training of the elites heading to the London Marathon. We then look at a few papers on Infrared Sauna and Marathon Fueling before a quick discussion of Wout van Aert’s knee. (00:00) Introduction(00:50) Medical Fact Checking(05:56) David’s Update(11:05) Xylon’s Mood Swings(14:55) Community Shoutouts(26:15) Listener Question - Blood Donation (37:54) London Marathon Elite Training(41:11) Training to Bridge IMSA and T100 Singapore(45:16) IM 70.3 Oceanside(49:25) Coming Back from an Achilles Injury (51:14) Grand Slam Track Thoughts (56:09) Tour of Flanders(63:55) Infrared Sauna’s Impacts on Performance (70:06) Marathon Fueling and Performance (76:24) Doctor’s Office Wout van Aert(79:22) What We’re Watching Thanks to Precision Fuel and Hydration for their sponsorship, use the link below to get 15% off your first order and support the podcast: https://visit.pfandh.com/theonepercentbetterpodcastIf you’re unsure how which products to use or how to plan your race nutrition check out Precision’s Fuel & Hydration Planner (if you follow this you will have your discount applied automatically on your first order too): https://visit.pfandh.com/onepercentfuelplannerArticle on Infrared Sauna Usehttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2025.1462901/full Article on Marathon Fueling https://sportsmedicine-open.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40798-024-00801-w Submit topics, feedback or questions to us on Instagram via DM or to the email address: [email protected] us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/onepercentbetterpod?igsh=MW1tcGM4MHQ4bm5oaw== Follow us on X:@PodOnepercent Join the Strava Group:https://www.strava.com/clubs/onepercentbetterpod Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Trendy Style by PillowVibes https://tunetank.com/track/1027-trendy-style/
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