1 % Better - Hidden Stories in Sport
Questioning Limiters in Endurance - Dr Andrew Koutnik
21 Feb 2025
Another week another bunch of running records which we cover. After this we chat a bit about Tarawera Ultramarathon results and the Tyreek Hill vs Noah Lyles showdown before touching on a new form of doping - Mitochondrial Transplants. We then get to an interview with Dr Andrew Koutnik a researcher studying the influence of nutrition and metabolism on health, disease, and performance about a paper he was an author on; “Carbohydrate Ingestion Eliminates Hypoglycemia & Improves Endurance Exercise Performance in Triathletes Adapted to Very Low & High Carbohydrate Isocaloric Diets”(00:00) Introduction(07:17) David’s Heat Training(10:15) Xylon Turns a Corner (14:00) Community Shoutouts (17:12) Indoor Track Records (21:30) New Half Marathon WR (26:16) Tarawera Results (29:50) Noah Lyles vs Tyreek Hill (32:40) Mitochondrial Transplants (40:30) Interview Starts(42:40) Importance of Science Communication (46:02) What Was Done in the Study? (48:20) Timeline of Adaptation to Low Carb Diets(53:05) Study Design (61:20) Findings of the Study (63:00) Study Population and Applicability (74:00) Metabolically Unhealthy Athletes (78:29) Outro and Review (84:40) Doctor’s Office (89:20) What We’ll Be 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/onepercentfuelplannerLinks to Andrew: Instagram: @andrewkoutnikphdX: @AKoutnikArticle on Mitochondrial Transplantation as Dopinghttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/14/new-doping-trick-why-scientists-fear-athletes-already-using/ David’s Article on Mitochondrial Transplantshttps://open.substack.com/pub/healthperformancenexus/p/mitochondrial-transplantationArticle Discussed with Andrew https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpcell.00583.2024 Article Andrew Mentioned on Runners https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physiology/articles/10.3389/fphys.2023.1150265/fullArticle on Magnus Ditlev Andrew Mentionedhttps://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijspp/20/1/article-p161.xml Andrew’s in Depth Breakdown of the Paper on Substackhttps://substack.com/inbox/post/154543219?r=40eopm&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true 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/onepercentbetterpodFollow 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/
No persons identified in this episode.
This episode hasn't been transcribed yet
Help us prioritize this episode for transcription by upvoting it.
Popular episodes get transcribed faster
Other recent transcribed episodes
Transcribed and ready to explore now
Before the Crisis: How You and Your Relatives Can Prepare for Financial Caregiving
06 Dec 2025
Motley Fool Money
Anthropic Finds AI Answers with Interviewer
05 Dec 2025
The Daily AI Show
#2423 - John Cena
05 Dec 2025
The Joe Rogan Experience
Meta Stock Surges on Plans for Metaverse Cuts
05 Dec 2025
Bloomberg Tech
Anthropic's Chief Scientist Issues a Warning
05 Dec 2025
The Daily AI Show
An Anthropic IPO Could be Here Sooner Than We Thought!
04 Dec 2025
Motley Fool Money