The Science of Sports Performance

Today's episode is my conversation with Dr. Akash Sehgal. Dr. Sehgal invited me to be a guest on his podcast "Dr. Washbrains" which covers a variety of topics related to health and chronic disease. In my appearance on his show, he wanted to know about nutritional tools we can use to have better health and aging. we discussed a variety of topics including, antioxidants, protein intake, micronutrients, and the gut microbiome. Unfortu...

Todays episode covers topics regarding hydration, water, and electrolytes. These are all crucial tools for athletes, and anybody engaging in physical training to ensure peak performance. Expect to learn the role water and electrolytes play in the body, how our body regulates our levels of water and electrolytes, why ocean water is dehydrating, the effectiveness of different hydration beverages on the market, whether certain drinks ...

This is an excerpt from Episode 6 of The Science Of Sports Performance, titled "Squat, Bench, Deadlift, and Smelling Salts." This is the final portion of the episode where we discus ergogenic aids: tools meant to improve physical performance. Due to the length of the segments, I felt it fitting to post each portion as bonus episodes. Expect to learn about the effectiveness of ammonia smelling salts, music, and psyching yourself up.

This is an excerpt from Episode 6 of The Science Of Sports Performance, titled "Squat, Bench, Deadlift, and Smelling Salts." This is the deadlift portion of the episode. Due to the length of the segments, I felt it fitting to post each portion as bonus episodes. Expect to learn about the biomechanics, technique, cues, equipment, and accessory exercise related to the deadlift.

Full episode: https://youtu.be/veLCHjNBlhQ?si=kVpxs5npsP...

This is an excerpt from Episode 6 of The Science Of Sports Performance, titled "Squat, Bench, Deadlift, and Smelling Salts." This is the bench press portion of the episode. Due to the length of the segments, I felt it fitting to post each portion as bonus episodes. Expect to learn about the biomechanics, technique, cues, equipment, and accessory exercise related to the barbell bench press.

Full episode: https://youtu.be/veLCHjNBlhQ...

This is an excerpt from Episode 6 of The Science Of Sports Performance, titled "Squat, Bench, Deadlift, and Smelling Salts." This is the squat portion of the episode coming in at 56 minutes! Because of its length, I felt it fitting to upload this clip distinctly to podcast platforms.

Expect to learn about the biomechanics, technique, cues, equipment, and accessory exercise related to the barbell back squat.

Full episode: https://yo...

In our last episode I talked about neural adaptations for strength gain, and common periodization powerlifters use to get ready for a meet. I realized that I wanted to spend some time going over the 3 lifts themselves, including biomechanics, technique, equipment, and accessory exercises. I also spend some time going over studies about ergogenic aids: tools that are supposed to increase physical performance, including ammonia smell...

In this episode, I recap my recent powerlifting meet, and discuss how we can become stronger without necessarily growing muscle through neural adaptations in our muscles. I discuss some physiology, and the results of a study that tested low, intermediate, and high rep training protocols. I also talk about a common training "periodization" that an athlete would use to prepare for a powerlifting meet, and topics like making weight an...

This Episode is Part 2 of 2 in a series on how I would write both a Nutrition and an Exercise Plan for 4 different clients whose goals are maximizing athletic performance, bulking, cutting, and large amounts of weight loss. I want to show you the thought processes that go into helping my clients and athletes so that you can notice patterns and hopefully be able to apply good principles to your own routine. Of course, if you would l...

This Episode is Part 1 of 2 in a series on how I would write both a Nutrition and an Exercise Plan for 4 different clients whose goals are maximizing athletic performance, bulking, cutting, and large amounts of weight loss. I want to show you the thought processes that go into helping my clients and athletes so that you can notice patterns and hopefully be able to apply good principles to your own routine. Of course, if you would l...

In this episode we discuss the science behind, and practice advice on how to manipulate body composition through fat loss and muscle gain. We discuss topics such as whether calories dictate weight loss, various types of popular diets, tools to create sustainable habits, and how many calories are required for your body type. We discuss topics such as protein consumption, range of motion and fueling your training session. We even dis...

In episode 1 of this podcast, it felt fitting to me to discuss how research is conducted on the topics I will be covering on this show. We cover Cohort studies, Case-control studies, Human Randomized Controlled Trials, Rodent Studies, and Meta Analyses. We discuss the strengths and limitations of each and give specific examples and how we can take information from these studies.

I also talk about how you all in my audience can dete...

Welcome to The Science of Sports Performance Podcast! 

I am your host, Ben Pressler. I am currently an undergraduate student at BYU majoring in both Nutritional and Exercise Sciences.

In this podcast, we will discuss a variety of topics such as fundamentals of nutrition, how to train and fuel for a specific event or goal, hydration, sports supplements, and so on. Whether you're a competitive athlete in an organized sport, a parent ...