Paris Special: The Art and Science of Sport Climbing
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sport Climbing is one of the newest additions to the Olympic sporting menu. In Paris, climbers tack...
Paris 2024 Daily: Day 12 - How Cole Hocker Became an Olympic 1500m Champion in a Race for the Ages
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In one of the most hyped, anticipated track races in recent memory, it was Cole Hocker, and not the ...
Paris 2024 Daily: Day 11 - Hodgkinson delivers under pressure and 5000m controversy
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Keely Hodgkinson has her Olympic Gold. The pre-race favourite delivered under pressure with a comman...
Bonus Episode: Why test the sex of an athlete? The IOC seem confused. We offer some reasons
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a recent press conference, the IOC were asked why they believed sex eligibility tests done on the...
Paris 2024 Daily: Day 10 - How Noah Lyles became Olympic 100m Champion by 5/1000th of a second
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's Noah Lyles. The big 100m showdown in Paris saw the top four separated by 0.03s, wity 5/1000th b...
Paris 2024 Daily: Day 9 - Julien Alfred: Olympic 100m champion. Plus cycling, swimming & relay analysis
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new 100m Olympic Champion was crowned in Paris as Julien Alfred pulled of an upset of sorts (but n...
Paris 2024 Daily: Day 8 - Cheptegei wins 10000m gold, and a French 1-2-3
03 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joshua Cheptegei is the Olympic 10,000m champion, after he beat a stellar field in a fast race to op...
Paris 2024 Daily: Day 7 - Biles soars, Women's boxing controversy and the Track programme begins
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Simone Biles established herself as the world's best gymnast in Paris, but it wasn't without a chall...
Science of Sport Bonus Short: Biles beats rivals and "the Twisties". Insights from performance psychology
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Simone Biles became the Olympic All Around champion for a second time in Paris yesterday. In doing s...
Paris 2024: Males Are About To Fight in Women's Boxing. How Did We Get Here?
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The controversial issue of males in women's sport has reared its head at the Paris Olympics. In this...
Paris 2024 Daily: Day 6 - Marchand Marches on, Triathlon Analysis and the Psychology of the Twisties
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Leon Marchand gave France even more to celebrate as completed a unique double, winning both butterfl...
Paris 2024: An Insiders Guide to the Track & Field Sprints
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Get an insiders views on the sprint events at the Paris Olympics with Stu McMillan, one of the world...
Paris 2024 Daily: Day 5 - E. Coli Training, Rare Swimming Doubles and Dubious Doping Denials
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Day 4 in Paris was meant to bring us a Triathlon conversation, but that was pushed back, maybe to to...
Paris 2024 Daily: Day 4 - An Epic MTB Duel as Pidcock is Patient, Powerful and then Punchy to Win Gold
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ross and Gareth look back on Day 3 action, which featured one of the great races of the Games - an a...
Paris 2024 Daily: Day 3 - Dominance for France, millisecond defeats for others, and looming DSD controversies
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ross and Gareth look back on Day 2 in Paris, which was characterized by dominance for some, despair ...
Paris 2024 Daily: Day 2 - Triumphs for France and Australia, Looking Ahead to Day 2
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
France overcame Fiji and the pressure of expectation to win the first team gold of the Paris Games, ...
Paris 2024 Daily: Day 1 - Swimming Finals, Sevens Gold and a Lesson in Judo
27 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Let the Games Begin! The Paris 2024 Olympics get underway for real today, with the first gold medals...
Paris 2024: Mountainbike Preview with Swiss star Marcel Guerrini
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Swiss MTB star, and fifth-place finisher at the 2022 World Championships, Marcel Guerrini offers uni...
Paris 2024: Kara Goucher On Trusting Performances In An Age of Mistrust
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the eve of the Paris Olympics, Kara Goucher joins Ross to put their minds to the fans' dilemma - ...
Paris 2024 Daily: All lights on Paris as the Olympics begin
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ross & Gareth shine the spotlight on The City of Light, where the Olympic Games...
Paris 2024: Are The Olympic Games Still Relevant?
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How relevant are the Olympic Games in the modern era and can they stand the test of time? Join Ross ...
Science of Sport Spotlight 6: How Pro Cyclists Use Carbon Monoxide / Pogacar's Superhuman Numbers
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a recent article on the Escape Collective, claims were made that Tour de France cyclists are usin...
Science of Sport Spotlight 5: The Research Studies That Shaped Sports Science Knowledge
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The spotlight falls on the most influential sports science research ever published. A recent paper p...
Paris 2024: How to Make an Olympic Athlete
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark Coogan has been there, done that and got the t-shirt. As a former track athlete, sub-4 minute m...
Science of Sport Spotlight 4: Shining a Tour de France Light On Exercise In The Heat
03 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Spotlight, the team discuss exercise in the heat, using the challenging conditions and trava...
Science of Sport Spotlight 3: TDF 2024 Preview
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Tour de France begins Saturday and in this Spotlight, Ross and Gareth gaze into their crystal ba...
The Real Science Of Hydration During Exercise
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Tamara Hew-Butler is the Queen of Hyponatremia (@hyponaqueen on X). What's hyponatremia, you may ...
Science of Sport Spotlight 2: Kenya's doping induced credibility crisis
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kenyan athletes are being banned, literally, by the hundreds. The country that produces many of the...
The Science and Art of Good Running
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Geoff Burns lives and breaths running. From his own accomplishments as an elite-level ultra racer...
Science of Sport Spotlight 1: Lia Thomas loses case against World Aquatics
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today we introduce the Science of Sport Spotlight, a category of podcast that we intend to use to ro...
50 Days to Go: Let the (build up to the) Games begin
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With 50 days to go to the Paris Olympics, it's all systems go for athletes, coaches, and media. ...
The Habits of Good Sleep
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Mike Finch, co-host Prof. Jill Warner and Dr Dale Rae, Director at Sleep Science and a Sen...
The Sceptics Guide To Sports Science with Dr Nick Tiller
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Nick Tiller literally wrote the book on it, The Skeptics Guide to Sports Science (available from ...
The Science of Weight Training
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team is joined by Professor Stuart Phillips from the Department of Kinesiology at McMaster Unive...
DISCOURSE: China's Swimming Doping Controversy / Marathon Season Latest / Should Olympic Medallists Get Prize Money?
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A wrap-up of the best stories on our Discourse channel: Spring marathon season: The top performers /...
INTERVIEW: How to Fuel For Maximum Endurance Performance
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Building on from our previous discussions on optimal fuelling for endurance exercise, in this episod...
Safety vs Spectacle: Rugby at a Crossroads
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode we join an exclusive panel discussion - in partnership with World Rugby - to...
Rugby's Radical Law Change Proposals / The IOC And Their Controversial Trangender Policy
30 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's one of the hottest topics on our Discourse channel but can World Rugby's new law proposasl pres...
How Maddie Won The Zwift Academy
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Never-say-die Maddie le Roux may have been forced to give up her dream of becoming a professional cy...
Can We Trust Sport Science Research?
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Is the field of sports science facing a credibility crisis? According to guest Dr Joe Warne, key ins...
VO2Max: Why It May Be Your Most Important Training Metric
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Knowing how to measure and train close to your VO2Max may lead to big performance gains. But what is...
Make Your Own Sports Drink / Smart Mouthguards in Rugby / Do We Need On-Field Match Officials in Sport?
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can you make your own sports drink and what would be the right mix? Here's what to look for. The tea...
The Sporting Diet: How To Eat, Fuel And Thrive
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team are joined by renowned sports dietician, Australian Louise Burke, to discuss everything fro...
DISCOURSE: Enhanced Games: Hype Or Reality? / 15-Year-old's Doping Saga / Is Rugby Too Dangerous For U18s?
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Science of Sport Discourse. A monthly wrap of all the stories doing the rounds on our...
INTERVIEW: Inside The World Of A Pro Mountain Biker
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Swiss rider Marcel Guerrini is at the top of the pile when it comes to the world's best XC mountain ...
Hello 2024 News Wrap: Another World Running Record / UCI Rules on Brake Levers / Crazy VO2 Numbers / Cold Weather & Concussion
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To kick off Season 6 we wrap up some of the latest news from the world of sports science including t...
Sleep And Menopause: Understanding The Impact And Learning To Cope
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The team talk to Dr Zoe Schaedel on the impact of menopause on sleep patterns and how to resolve the...
How Allergies Affect Sleep and How to Fix It
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Mike Finch, Dr Jill Warner and Emeritus Professor John Warner to break down the effect al...
SLEEP CASE STUDY: Does My Child Suffer From A Dust Mite Allergy?
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this case study Prof John Warner interviews a mother whose 8-year-old child suffers from persiste...
2023 Wrap and News: Taylor Swift's Unlikely Running Routine / More Keto Debates / Sub-2 Marathon in '24?
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a big year in the world of sport and the team wrap up some of the highlights, focus on the...
Sleep and Mental Health / How To Treat The Most Common Sleep Disorder /
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Co-hosts Dr Jill Warner and Mike Finch are joined by Dr Simon Durrant, Associate Professor at the Sc...
Sleep And Adolescence: Understanding Teenage Sleep Health
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr Dale Rae, Director: Sleep Science, Cape Town and Senior Lecturer at the Division of Physiolo...
Does Cold Water Therapy Have Any Benefits? Latest research / Worm Blood: Doping's Newest 'Frontier' / Transgender Controversies In Snooker and Cricket
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
SHOW NOTESLug worm hemoglobin doping: https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/marine-worm-haemoglobin-...
Sleep And Athletic Performance (feat. Olympic gold medallist Ryk Neethling)
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The team are joined by Dr Dale Rae, Director at Sleep Science and a Senior Lecturer in the Division ...
Why We All Need To Sleep More / The True Benefits of Sleep / The Most Common Sleep Mistake
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the producers of The Science of Sport podcast, comes a limited 6-part series Unlocking Your Sle...
NEWS WRAP: Caster's Book Controversy / Biological Passport Defeat / Does the Sub-2 Marathon beckon?
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former world steeplechase champion, Norah Jeruto, was recently cleared of doping charges despite adv...
Why Endurance Athletes Are Super-Fuelling On Carbs / Rugby World Cup Final Wrap
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a recent story on Outsideonline.com top cyclists are reported to be ingesting huge quantities of ...
Rugby's New High-Tech Mouthguards: How They Work And Why?
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week World Rugby announced that they will be including head accelerations measured by smart mou...
The Most Fascinating Explanation of Rugby Laws You'll Hear This Year / Berlin Marathon Record: Human Excellence or Shoe Tech Mastery
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Keith Lewis is the Laws Co-ordinator at World Rugby and Founder of RugbyReferee.net and is at the fu...
From Cauliflower Ears To Subterfurge: Inside the World of a Pro Rugby Coach
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Dobson is one of South Africa's most celebrated rugby coaches. As head coach of the Stormers fr...
Rugby World Cup '23: The Amazing Tech Used To Look After Players
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Having just returned from a week at the Rugby World Cup, Prof. Ross Tucker explains the amazing tech...
The Man Who Cycled the Globe: Adventurer Ron Rutland from Paris
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Rutland arrived in Paris on 7 September 2023, concluding the fourth leg of a remarkable (and not...
Sean Ingle on anti-doping, the state of T&F and a look ahead to the Rugby World Cup
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ross is joined in Paris by Guardian Chief Sports Reporter, Sean Ingle, to look back on the recent Wo...
La Vuelta and Remco / The Farrell Tackling Incident Unpacked / World Athletics Champs Wrap
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Why the Owen Farrell incident may well have saved rugby / Remco Evenepoel takes on the best stage ra...
Woodpeckers do get concussed, and what this means for the Q-Collar and brain injury prevention
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Q-Collar is a device that is promoted to prevent concussion and "protect the brain during repeti...
Mike LIVE in Budapest, Day 5 recap from the World Athletics Championships: Ingebrigtsen, Warholm, ties and goulash
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Day 5 from the World Athletics Championships threw up some intriguing storylines. An upset in the m...
Mike LIVE in Budapest: Day 4 recap from the World Athletics Championships
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike is on the ground in Budapest, and the duo are doing LIVE Instagram chats every morning, discuss...
Developing Bodies: Nutrition And The Young Athlete
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From creating a healthy relationship with food to eating for performance, looking after young athlet...
Does Altitude Training Really Work?
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From pro cyclists to runners and cross-country skiers, altitude training is a popular preparation me...
Tour de France Wrap: The Moments That Decided The Winner
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The critical moments that split the top contenders at this year's Tour de France rose more than a fe...
Tour de France: Cycling's Greatest Individual Time Trial Explained
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dane Jonas Vingegaard produced arguably the greatest individual time trial in cycling history during...
Is English Cricket Racist? / Head Injuries in Female Sport / The Battle Against Weight Shaming in Young Athletes
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A rare case of CTE (Chronic traumatic encephalopathy) in a young female sportswoman asks the questio...
NEWS SPECIAL: Tour de France / Lance Armstrong's Transgender Crusade / Concussion Latest / Rugby's Tackle Experiment
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the Netflix Tour de France series to the death of pro rider Gino Mader and Geraint Thomas's bic...
Why So Many Athletics Records Are Being Broken / Elite Athletes And Cramp
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From ultra-distance events like the Comrades Marathon to the tracks of the Diamond League, athletics...
Kipchoge 2.0: The Rise of the New Marathon Stars
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the aftermath of Evans Chebet's win in Boston and Kelvin Kiptum's sensational victory in London, ...
Why How We Select Young Sporting Talent Is Probably All Wrong
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Around the world, the way that young talent is identified is often done without an understanding of ...
Fatigue Resistance And How To Improve It
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of our two-part special on fatigue we examine Fatigue Resistance or durability. Is it ...
The Science of Fatigue
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mental and muscle fatigue is part of every sporting endeavour. But what is fatigue? What happens in ...
The Tragic Tale of an Athletics Doper / Athletics' New Transgender Rules
29 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
At first glance the story of New Zealand's Zane Robertson is just another web of lies. But is it? Th...
Should Sport Be Non-Competitive In Schools?
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past few years English schools have begun to introduce non-competitive sport in an effort t...
The Real Science of Barefoot and Minimalist Running
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Christopher McDougal's latest book, Born To Run 2, revisits the barefoot and minimalist movement tha...
What Motivates Success? Lessons From An Insider
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Author and motivator Richard Sutton talks about his experiences working with some of the world's bes...
Guns and Needles: The Murky World of Sports Doping
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Respected sports journalist and writer Clinton van der Berg talks about his journey writing his book...
The Sporting Heart
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From sudden death in exercise to risk factors, screening and heart health in sports, the team talk t...
BREAKING NEWS: English Rugby's Controversial New Tackle Law
24 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
England's Rugby Football Union (RFU) recently announced a new tackle law which could have far-reachi...
2023 Look Ahead / Alcohol & Exercise / Early Specialisation Discussion / Damar Hamlin
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode in 2023, the team discuss the pros and cons of early specialisation, alcohol a...
2022 REVIEW: From Outrageous Cheats to Deciding The World's Greatest Ever Footballer
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The team are joined by Sean Ingle, chief sports writer for The Guardian, to talk through the highs, ...
The Art and Science of the Perfect Penalty
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
British football journalist Ben Lyttleton literally wrote the book on football penalties. As the aut...
The Science of Football: From Game Tactics To Finding The Best Players
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With World Cup football in the air, the team talk to sports data specialist Omar Chaudhuri, Chief In...
FOOTBALL SPECIAL: How Pro Footballers Train, Recover and Compete
30 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The team gets to grips with the inner workings of a top professional football team in an interview w...
The Concussion Debate: Can Playing Contact Sports Cause Brain Damage?
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Does playing contact sports make you more likely to suffer long-term damage later in life? And does ...
RUGBY UNION: The Growth & Challenges Facing Women's Rugby
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this first of a three-part series on rugby union, we discuss the women's game with passionate rug...
When Science Collides: The Blake Leeper Controversy Unpacked
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The question as to whether disabled athletes with prosthetic limbs can compete in able-bodied events...
Unpacking The Truth Behind Exercise and Protein Supplementation
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Few have studied protein in sports as much as Prof Stuart Phillips, from the Department of Kinesiolo...
Beware The Sugar Bonk ! / Tennis' Latest Prodigy / Is Evenepoel Cyclings' Real Deal?
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From the young talents of US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz and Tour of Spain champion Remco Evenepoel...
SOS SPECIAL: Jenna's Crawl: Tales from an elite ultra runner
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elite ultra runner Jenna Challenor made headlines during the recent 89km (56-mile) Comrades Marathon...
Why Humans Are Designed To Run Long / Comrades Marathon Wrap /
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The team take a look at the world of endurance running after the recent Comrades Marathon and discus...
How To Breathe Better!
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The team speak to cardiopulmonary physiotherapist Samantha Holtzhausen about the role of effective b...
Sniff, Sneeze! The Low Down on Allergies and Sport
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From amateur to pro, allergies affect a relatively large proportion of athletes. But the latest trea...
Heart Rate And Exercise: Why HR Variability May Be The New Frontier
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How does exercise affect heart rate (HR)? The team discuss everything from HR drift and fatigue to a...