1 % Better - Hidden Stories in Sport
Episodes
Comrades Marathon Learnings and Advice
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode David and Xylon dissect and recap Xylon's Comrades Marathon effort. We dive into learnings, feedback, thoughts and advice fo...
Trending in Sport
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Xylon and David cover trends in sport this week. We discuss tapering in light of Xylon’s Comrades taper, recovery from major events and Xylon’s fu...
Training and Performing in the Heat - Dr Jamie Stanley
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hot off the press, this episode is all about heat and heat training with guest, Dr Jamie Stanley. We briefly catch up about training and some potentia...
So Good They Changed the Rules and Breaking the Rules
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week is all about rules. Some athletes and teams are good enough to make the sport change them, others break them and some sports are evolving an...
How Many Running Shoes do you Need?
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is a big one on shoes and choosing shoes. We touch on a listener question about nutrition during taper before diving into our in...
Nicotine Use in Sport - Saint or Zynner?
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss the health benefits of mass participation sporting events and their risks, we touch on Kylian Mbappe racing Usain bolt and finall...
NIL, Doping & The Kenyan Marathon Team
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Xylon and David cover some NIL news out of high school, they discuss how absurd the Kenyan Olympic marathon teams are and some strange doping news out...
Underfueling in Endurance Athletes
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After some recapping of the Marathon majors and a potential for an Olympic Duathlon, the guys talk about the prevalence of underfueling in endurance a...
Latest in Supershoe Research
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 7 sees us review Xylon’s Two Oceans run, premier a new segment and briefly review the T1-00 Singapore before diving into the main part of th...
Geezers, Injuries and Rugby
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode sees us discuss the new world club rugby cup, some research on chest fairings, transitioning from rugby 15s to 7s, the hardest g...
Mud, Drugs and Tears
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we touch on some rule changes in Ironman, World cross country championships, Wout van Aert’s big crash and what it means for Visma-L...
The Role of Siblings in Sporting Development, Barkley Marathons & the NFL Combine
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss some rugby news, Wales being called out by Georgia and planning of world cup cycles, running a squad and team cohesion vs best in...
Swapping Gym for Gymnastics & Winning Gold - Nicolai Morris
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode Xylon and Dave talk to Nicolai Morris about her work with one of the world’s best high jumpers Nicola Olyslagers and their ...
Ep 2 - Women vs men as distance gets longer and why you may be overheating
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 2, we talk through a big interview Jakob Ingebrigsten recently gave where he talked about doping in track and field. “I think doping is w...
Aero Helmets & Leg Tape - AI Aerodynamics with Robby Ketchell
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 1 of 1% Better is all about aerodynamics. We chat to one of the world's experts in aerodynamics, Robby Ketchell, about the Visma-Lease a B...
Introduction
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join our hosts Xylon van Eyck and David Lipman as they introduce themselves, the podcast and briefly discuss some interesting changes to the track &am...