Oxidative Potential Podcast

Oxidative Potential Podcast

Everyone wants to get the most out of their training efforts and time, but everyone responds differently to training intervention. Host’s Phil Batterson and Matthew DesRoches breakdown sport performance research and protocols, as well as interviewing top researchers, experts, and coaches in the field to help athletes and coaches further succeed. Whether it’s running, cycling, triathlon, crossfit, etc. there are methods that can serve to clearly define what types of training is best suited for the athlete, and how to make the most out of their training efforts.

Episodes

October 25, 2022 105 mins

Today’s show is a shared podcast episode between myself and Kolie Moore. Kolie is well known cycling coach who hosts his own podcast called the empirical cycling podcast. Kolie is an absolute wealth of knowledge when it comes to all things biochemistry, physiology, and cycling.

Links to Kolie:

Twitter:  @type_iix

Website:
www.empiricalcycling.com

Instagram: @empiricalcycling
 
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Phil and Matt discuss the ins and out of performance and physiological testing for crossfit. The pro's and cons of various tests, how to blend performance and physiological testing together to get a defined picture.

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Dr Bellinger is a young, emerging researcher with a track record in enhancing athletic performance through nutritional modulation and supplementation, and via manipulation of training. More recently, Dr Bellinger has employed a technique using MRI and spectroscopy to identify the muscle typology of elite athletes in order to use this information to fast track promising young athletes to senior success and to individualize exercise ...

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October 18, 2022 52 mins

Phil and Matt wander down the road of discussing elite endurance performance, inspired by Phil's recent trip to the Kona Ironman with Moxy Monitor.

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October 11, 2022 53 mins

In part two of the sport psychology episode, Phil and Matt continue their discussion on a sport psychology review paper.



Paper Discussed:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/216598350_A_systematic_review_of_stress_management_interventions_with_sport_performers


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On the show in this episode is Marinus Peteresen of kilowatt coaching. Marinus is the 2021 Welsh Road Race Champion who rides for the Nopinz Motip Race Team. On this episode there is a wide selection of topics cover on many different aspects of performance and exercise science literature. 

Links to Marinus

Instagram Personal Account: https://www.instagram.com/marinuspetersen/?hl=en

Instagram Coaching Account: https...

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October 4, 2022 54 mins

Phil and Matt discuss a sport psychology review paper, along with laying out the field of sport psychology, various interventions used with high success, etc.


Paper Discussed:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/216598350_A_systematic_review_of_stress_management_interventions_with_sport_performers


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On the show in this episode is Jacob Tober. Jacob Tober is the Head of Research and Education at Metric, a revolutionary Velocity Based Training (VBT) app. Metric enables lifters and coaches to accurately track Velocity, ROM, Power, and Fatigue with just their smartphone camera. No additional hardware required. Among being a leader, practitioner and educator in the Velocity Based Training space, Jacob is also an ASCA certified coac...

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On today's episode is James Spragg. James has coached athletes who have won European and World Championship medals and more than 20 national titles. He is also a PhD candidate at the University of Cape Town investigating fatigue in professional cyclists. He has published numerous sports science studies in peer reviewed journals. He is a sports scientist who has supported professional cycling teams, international brands and org...

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September 20, 2022 45 mins

Phil and Matt discuss the research and topic of training intensity distribution. What are the factors between sport, athlete, training history, current physiology, etc.

Papers Discussed:


Polarized and Pyramidal Training Intensity Distribution: Relationship with a Half-Ironman Distance Triathlon Competition
PMID: 31827355

Effects of 16 weeks of pyramidal and polarized training intensity distributions in well-tr...

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Today on the show is Sebastian Rösler. Sebastian co-founder of ProAthletes, and lives his passion for endurance sports and sports science every day. In addition to his work as a trainer for professional athletes, he also acts as a consultant/expert for numerous athletes, companies and in trainer training. Sebastian completed his doctorate at the German Sport University in 2017 with "magna cum laude". Last but not least, h...

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September 13, 2022 30 mins

Phil and Matt discuss all things tapering and how to show up at your best come race/competition day.

Paper Discussed:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232700861_Tapering_for_competition_A_review



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On the show today is Ed Maunder. Ed is an exercise physiologist with expertise in metabolic responses to endurance exercise, and metabolic adaptations to endurance training. Ed is a Lecturer in the School of Sport and Recreation and part of the Sport Physiology and Nutrition Research Group at SPRINZ. Ed is also a British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) accredited applied exercise physiology practitioner in the Spo...

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September 6, 2022 41 mins

Phil and Matt discuss the hot topic of durability(A.K.A. fatigue resistance), which has been proposed as the 4th endurance parameter. They dig into the components that make up fatigue resistance, and talk about training these specific components.

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Marco Altini, has a PhD in Data Science and an MSc in Human Movement Sciences and High-Performance Coaching. He is the founder of HRV4Training and a passionate runner. 


Links to Marco

Twitter: https://twitter.com/altini_marco?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Blog: https://medium.com/@altini_marco 

Website/App: https://www.hrv4training.com/


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Phil and Matt discuss the effects of cross training for endurance sport ie: cycling for running fitness or maintenance. They also discuss the differences in naive physiology to running, swimming, and cycling.

Papers Discussed:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12740734/


https://www.researchgate.net/publication/26315824_Time_to_exhaustion_at_maximal_lactate_steady_state_is_similar_for_cycling_and_running_in_mode...

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On today's episode is ultramarathon runner and coach Zach Bitter. He held world records for the 100-mile run (track) and the 12-hour run. Bitter claimed both records with his performance during the Six Days in the Dome event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on August 24, 2019. His 100-mile time of 11 hours, 19 minutes and 13 seconds, bested Oleg Kharitonov’s 2002 world record by almost 11 minutes, and was more than 20 minutes faster t...

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Phil and Matt discuss all thing various forms of physical preparation for improving running performance. They lay out the science, the protocols, and how one may tweak those to suit their own specific goals and needs.

Papers Discussed:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/13065699_Explosive_strength_training_improves_5-km_running_time_by_improving_running_economy_and_muscle_power

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Today on the show is Mikael Eriksson. Mikael is the Founder and Head Coach of Scientific Triathlon. You may also know him as the host of the well known podcast That Triathlon Show. He currently lives in Portugal where coaches triathletes full time and enjoys his own triathlon training and competing.


Links to Mikael

Website: https://scientifictriathlon.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scientifictriathlonhq/?hl=en 

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On today’s episode is Jérôme Simian. Jérôme is a physical preparation specialist out of Lyon, France. He coaches Kevin Mayer, the world record holder in the decathlon, along with many other successful athletes in various sports including track and field, tennis, golf, and skeleton. 


Links to Jérôme

Website: https://www.synapticathletics.com/home 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/synaptic.athletics/?hl=en <...

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