Inside Exercise
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
#90 - Former WR marathoner Derek Clayton with the top researchers who've studied him over 50 years
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with legendary Australian former marathon world record holder and lifelong exerciser Derek Clayton and the three top researche...
#89 - Concurrent training with Dr Tommy Lundberg
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Dr Tommy Lundberg from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden. He is an expert on resistance training (RT) and has...
#88 - Exercise preserves muscle and metabolism during cancer with Dr Lykke Sylow
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Associate Professor Lykke Sylow from The University of Copenhagen. She is a rising star in exercise metabolism and in par...
#87 - Exercise and sports cardiology with Professor Paul D. Thompson
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Paul D. Thompson who is Chief of Cardiology, Emeritus at Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT and Professor of Medic...
#86 - Can changing gait reduce running injuries with Professor Bryan Heiderscheit
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Bryan Heiderscheit from the University of Wisconsin in USA. He is an expert on running injuries. This is the th...
#85 - Effect of training load and shoes on running-related injuries with Dr Rasmus Østergaard Nielsen
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Associate Professor Rasmus Østergaard Nielsen from Aarhus University who is an expert on the affect of training load an...
#84 - Effect of shoes and gait on running injuries with Professor Irene Davis
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Irene Davis from the University of South Florida who is a top running injuries researcher and the current presi...
#83 - Applying Sport Science: Lessons from the Olympics and the NBA with Dr David Martin
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Dr David Martin. David has a remarkable and varied background starting off as a research scientist at the Australian Inst...
#82 - Heart transplant Ironmen!: Upper limits of performance post heart transplant. Prof Mark Haykowsky, Dwight Kroening and Elmar Sprink
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Mark Haykowsky from the University of Alberta, Canada and remarkable heart transplant recipients Dwight Kroenin...
#81 - Muscle recovery after joint injury with Dr Chris Fry
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Associate Professor Chris Fry from the University of Kentucky, USA. Joint injury causes muscle weakness and atrophy (redu...
#80 - Epigenetics of exercise adaptation and "muscle memory" with Dr Kevin Murach
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Assistant Professor Kevin Murach who is a rising star from the University of Arkansas, USA. Kevin is an expert on muscle,...
#78 - Food, exercise and glucose "spikes": should everyone wear a CGM? Glucose spikes are normal physiology!! With Dr Guess and Prof Little
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Dr Nicola Guess from Oxford University, England and Professor Jonathan Little from the University of British Columbia, Ca...
#79 - Exercise and the brain with Dr Jill Barnes
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Associate Professor from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. Jill is an expert on the brain and exercise. We discus...
#77 - Exercise and pregnancy with Professor Margie Davenport
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Margie Davenport from the University of Alberta, Canada. She is an expert on exercise and pregnancy. We discuss...
#76 - Creatine in exercise and health with Professor Darren Candow
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Darren Candow from the University of Regina. Saskatchewan, Canada. He is an expert on creatine (Cr) and the eff...
#75 - Physiology of exercise in extreme environments: sex as a biological variable with Dr Nisha Charkoudian
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Associate Professor Nisha Charkoudian from the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Natick, Massachusett...
#74- Are beta2-agonists just asthma treatments or also performance enhancers? With Dr Morten Hostrup
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Associate Professor from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. He is an expert on the effect of beta2-agonist asthma bro...
#73 - Protein and muscle adaptations to loading and unloading with Professor Luc van Loon
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Luc van Loon from Maastricht University, The Netherlands. He is an expert with a wealth of knowledge on the ro...
#72 - Tendons: from exercise adaptation to injury and rehabilitation, with Professor Michael Kjær
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Michael Kjær from the Department of Clinical Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital, the University of Copenhagen, Denm...
#71 - Aging, inactivity, atrophy and exercise with Professor Sue Bodine
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Sue Bodine from the Oklahoma Medical ResearchFoundation, Oklahoma, USA. She is an expert on muscle, in particul...
#70 - Sleep, recovery and fatigue in athletes with Professor Shona Halson
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Shona Halson from the Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia. We chatted about how much sleep ath...
#69 - Should middle-aged men pull on lycra? With Dr Andre La Gerche
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Assoc Prof Andre La Gerche a world leading Sports Cardiologist from St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, Melbour...
#68 - Muscle fiber types revisited with Professor Wim Derave
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Wim Derave from the Ghent University in Belgium. We talked about the different muscle fibres/fiber types in hum...
#67 - Limitations to VO2 max with Professor Jose Calbet
07 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor José Calbet from the University of Las Palmas de Gran, Canary Islands, Spain. José has a very strong research...
#66 - Exercise and the cardiovascular system with Professor Ylva Hellsten
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Ylva Hellsten from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. She is an authority on the effect of exercise on bl...
#65 - Interactions between exercise and insulin with Professor Erik Richter
23 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with his great collaborator Professor Erik Richter from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Erik is an absolute authority...
#64 - Blood flow restriction and exercise with Dr Jeremy Loenneke
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Associate Professor Jeremy Loenneke from the University of Mississippi, USA. He is an expert on resistance training and i...
#63 - Adipose tissue adaptations to exercise and exercise and antipsychotics with Dr David Wright
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor David Wright from the University of British Columbia, Canada. He has undertaken a lot of important work on the ...
#62 - Interaction of exercise with muscle circadian clocks with Dr Karyn Esser
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Karyn Esser from the University of Florida, USA. She is an authority on circadian biology. We discuss whether e...
#61 - Volume versus intensity with Dr David Bishop
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor David Bishop from Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. He has a broad background in exercise physiology...
#60 - Skeletal muscle aging and mitochondria: thinking beyond the powerhouse with Dr Russell Hepple
19 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Russell Hepple from the University of Florida, USA. He is an expert on muscle mitochondria. We tend to think o...
#59 - The gut microbiome in health and sport with Dr Orla O'Sullivan
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Dr Orla O’Sullivan from the Teagasc Food Research Centre, from Ireland. She is a research expert effect of diet and exe...
#58 - Exercise in the cold: impacts on performance and health with Dr Mike Tipton
05 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Mike Tipton from University of Portsmouth, England. He is an absolute authority on exercise in extreme environ...
#57 - Gut microbiota and exercise with Dr Edward Chambers
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Dr Edward Chambers from Imperial College London who is an expert on the gut microbiota, exercise and metabolism. He has ...
#56 - Muscle plasticity, aging and exercise with Dr Benjamin Miller
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Benjamin Miller from the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) who is an expert on muscle proteostasis /...
#55 - Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and exercise with Dr Carlos Henríquez-Olguín
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Dr Carlos Henríquez-Olguín from The University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Carlos is an up and coming rising star exercise ...
#54 - Exercise and immunity with Dr Michael Gleeson
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Emeritus Professor Michael Gleeson from Loughborough University, England. He is the biggest global name with many decade...
#53 - Aging, exercise and muscle mitochondrial energetics with Dr Paul Coen
01 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Dr Paul Cohen from Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes, AdventHealth Orlando, Florida, USA. He ...
#52 - Environmental physiology: results and lessons from the lab vs real life with Dr Lars Nybo
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Lars Nybo from the University of Copenhagen. He is an expert on the effects of environmental conditions on exe...
#51 - Maximizing muscle hypertrophy with Dr Brad Schoenfeld
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Brad Schoenfeld from Lehman College, The City University of New York, the Bronx, New York. He has a very strong...
#50 - Acute catabolic (yes, catabolic...) response of bone to exercise with Dr Wendy Kohrt
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Wendy Kohrt from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She has an extremely strong track record ...
#49 - Remarkable benefits of exercise in myopathy patients with Dr Mark Tarnopolsky
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Mark Tarnopolsky from McMaster University in Canada. Mark has done pioneering studies in many areas including ...
#48 - Dr David Costill: Legend of exercise physiology and human performance
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Emeritus Professor David “Doc” Costill who is an absolute legend of exercise physiology and human performance. He wa...
#47 - Speed-duration relationship across the animal kingdom with Dr Mark Burnley
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Dr Mark Burnley from the Loughborough University in England. He is an expert on critical power (cycling) and critical spe...
#46 - What are we polarizing in polarized endurance training? Dr Stephen Seiler
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Stephen Seiler from the University of Agder in Norway. He is American who started his career in USA before movi...
#45 - From heat shock doc to kettlebells with Dr Pope Moseley
06 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Pope Moseley from Arizona State University in the United States. Pope has a lung and critical care background....
#44 - The science of sports injuries and how to prevent and treat them with Dr Kristian Thorborg
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Kristian Thorborg from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark who also has s position at Lund University in Sw...
#43 - The importance of exercise in space with Dr Scott Trappe
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Scott Trappe, Director of the Human performance laboratory at Ball State University, Indiana, USA. We spoke ab...
#42 - Circadian rhythms, exercise and type 2 diabetes with Dr Juleen Zierath
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Juleen Zierath who has had a remarkable background with current senior roles at both the Karolinska Institute ...
#41 - Zone 2 training: why all the talk? With Dr Andrew Coggan
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats for a second time with Associate Professor Andrew Coggan from Indiana University, Purdue University, Indianapolis (IUPUI), USA...
#40 - The history of endurance training methods with Dr Michael Joyner
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats for a second time with Professor Michael Joyner from the Mayo Clinic, Minnesota, USA. Michael blew me away with his absolutely...
#39 - Why muscle glycogen is important with Dr Niels Ørtenblad
25 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Niels Ørtenblad from the University of Southern Denmark. He is an expert on muscle glycogen. We discussed the...
#39 - Do keto diets and ketone supplements make sense for exercise and health with Dr Jonathan Little
18 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Jonathan Little from University of British Columbia. Kelowna, Canada. He is an expert on metabolism, nutrition,...
#38 - Harassment, abuse and mental health in athletes with Dr Margo Mountjoy
11 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Margo Mountjoy from McMaster University in Canada. A wide ranging and at times emotional discussion about the t...
#37 - Exercise in the heat, dehydration, fluid ingestion and circulation with Dr José González-Alonso
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor José González-Alonso from Brunel Univesity London. We discussed exercise in the heat, dehydration, fluid inge...
#36 - Effect of the menstrual cycle, oral contraception, pregnancy and the menopause on exercise performance with Dr Kirsty Elliott Sale
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Kirsty Elliott-Sale from Manchester Metropolitan University, England. She is an expert on female exercise physi...
#35 - Gaining muscle to combat losing muscle with Dr Stuart Phillips
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Stuart Phillips from McMaster University in Canada. He is the world expert on protein needs for optimal muscle ...
#34 - The psychobiology of endurance performance with Dr Samuele Marcora
11 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Samuele Marcora from the University of Bologna in Italy. He is an expert on the psychobiology of endurance perf...
#33 - Fat metabolism, insulin resistance and exercise with Dr Graham Holloway
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Graham Holloway from the University of Guelph in Canada. He is an expert on mitochondrial bioenergetics. We dis...
#32 - Carbohydrate metabolism during exercise with Dr Mark Hargreaves
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Mark Hargreaves from the University of Melbourne in Australia. He is a leader in exercise metabolism/physiology...
Inactivity- the imperceived muscle stressor with Dr Paul Greenhaff
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Paul Greenhaff from the University of Nottingham in England. He has been a leader in exercise metabolism resear...
Altitude training and hypoxic conditioning with Dr Grégoire Millet
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Grégoire Millet from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. He is an absolute world leader in research int...
Exercise protects and treats fatty liver with Dr John Thyfault
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor John Thyfault from the University of Kansas Medical Center. We discuss how when one takes in more calories than...
How does exercise affect metabolism after eating with Dr Javier Gonzalez
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Javier Gonzalez from the University of Bath. We discuss carbohydrate (CHO) metabolism at rest when fasted vs fe...
Unravelling the mysteries of the vasculature in muscle with Dr Katrien de Bock
25 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Katrien de Bock from ETH Zürich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. We discussed how exercise training in...
Herman's theory that exercise doesn't affect body weight with Dr Herman Pontzer
07 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Herman Pontzer who is a Human Evolutionary anthropologist from Duke University. Herman has undertaken research ...
Your parent's diet and exercise affects your health with Dr Laurie Goodyear
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Laurie Goodyear from the Joslin Diabetes Centre at Harvard Medical School. Laurie is a very big name in the fie...
Muscle fatigue with Dr Håkan Westerblad
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Håkan Westerblad from the Karolinska Insitute in Sweden. Håkan is a massive name in the field examining the m...
Muscle injury, repair and aging with Dr Abigail Mackey
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Associate Professor Abigail Mackey from the University of Copenhagen. Abigail is an expert on muscle injury, repair and a...
Exercise and insulin action with Dr Jorgen Wojtaszewski
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Jorgen Wojtaszewski from the University of Copenhagen. Jorgen has an exceptional track record of research exami...
Relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) with Dr Trent Stellingwerff
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Dr Trent Stellingwerff from the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific. Trent has a very interesting background in applied rese...
The skeptics guide to sports science with Dr Nick Tiller
15 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Dr Nick Tiller from Harbor UCLA. Nick is a COPD and exercise researcher with other interests such as ultramarathon. Howev...
Integrative physiology of exercise with Dr Michael Joyner
08 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Michael Joyner from the Mayo Clinic. He has a remarkable background being an anaesthesiologist with wealth of r...
Helping to start and maintain physical activity with Dr Stuart Biddle
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Stuart Biddle who has a dual affiliation with the University of Southern Queensland (Australia) and the Univers...
Heat therapy, exercise and chronic disease with Dr Paige Geiger
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Paige Geiger from the University of Kansas Medical Centre on Heat therapy, exercise and chronic disease. Paige ...
Exercise and type 2 diabetes with Dr John Hawley
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor John Hawley from the Australian Catholic University on Exercise and type 2 diabetes. John is one of the most re...
Carbohydrate and protein requirements of endurance athletes with Dr Jørgen Jensen
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Jørgen Jensen from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences about Carbohydrate and protein requirements of endur...
Genetics and exercise in health and performance with Dr Claude Bouchard
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Claude Bouchard about Genetics and exercise in health and performance. He recently retired at 82 yrs from the L...
Inactivity and exercise resistance and 4 second SIT training with Dr Eddie Coyle
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Eddie Coyle from the University of Texas at Austin. Eddie has been instrumental in our understanding of the eff...
Women in science and female exercise physiology with Dr Abbie Smith-Ryan
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell talks with Professor Abbie Smith-Ryan from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill about Women in science and female exercise p...
Are the lungs built for exercise? With Dr Jerome Dempsey
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Jerry Dempsey from the University of Wisconsin Madison School of Medicine and Public Health on "Is the lung bui...
Exercise and cancer with Dr Kathryn Schmitz
06 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Kathryn Schmitz from Penn State University who is a world leading cancer researcher who has been involved in ma...
Can extreme exercise damage the heart? With Dr Benjamin Levine
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Benjamin Levine who has the best global research track record in Sports cardiology/cardiovascular physiology an...
Sports nutrition for optimal sports performance with Dr Louise Burke
23 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Louise Burke from Australian Catholic University. Louise is an extremely experienced academic dietician and pra...
Glucose metabolism, exercise and the liver with Dr David Wasserman
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor David Wasserman from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. David is recognised as an absolute aut...
How did Kipchoge break 2 hrs for the marathon?! With Dr Andy Jones
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Andy Jones from the University of Exeter in England about the incredible Eliud Kipchoge and what it took for hi...
Is high intensity interval training (HIIT) the best way to train? With Dr Marty Gibala
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Marty Gibala from McMaster University in Canada about the physiological effects of high intensity interval trai...
Exercise and type 1 diabetes with Dr Michael Riddell
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Michael Riddell from York University in Canada who is the number 1 exercise and type 1 diabetes (T1D) researche...
Does exercise slow aging? With Dr Bret Goodpaster
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Professor Bret Goodpaster from Advent Health in Florida, USA on exercise and aging. Bret has undertaken ground brea...
Nitrate and exercise with Dr Andrew Coggan
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Glenn McConell chats with Associate Professor Andrew Coggan who is a very highly regarded exercise metabolism researcher and also THE guru of using...