We Do Science - The Sports Nutrition Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Episode 188 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Embracing the Ethos of Scientific Scepticism" with Dr Nick Tiller PhD (Harbor-UCLA, USA) and Prof Stu Phillips PhD (McMaster University, Canada)

Discussion Topics Include:

• Snake oil and fraudulent claims in the health, wellness and sports nutrition industry
• Bad science and its impact on research and practice
• Why being a responsible sceptic requires a comprehensive set of critical thinking skills
• Why having the courage to confront pseudoscience can potentially alter the paradigm, and reverse the current emphasis on marketing over science

Key Paper(s) / Book(s) Referred to:

• How Skepticism (not Cynicism) Can Raise Scientific Standards and Reform the Health and Wellness Industry
• Baseless claims and pseudoscience in health and wellness: A call to action for the sports, exercise, and nutrition-science community
• The Skeptic's Guide to Sports Science

Related Podcast Episodes:

• #123 - "Nutrition and single-stage ultra-marathon" with Dr Nick Tiller PhD

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Episode 187 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Creatine: Beyond Strength and Power" with Dr Scott Forbes PhD (Brandon University, Canada)

Discussion Topics Include:

• Summary of dietary sources and mechanisms of action of Creatine Monohydrate and its potential impact on adaptions to resistance training, strength, power and muscle hypertrophy
• Emerging research for novel applications of Creatine on health, cognitive functions, immunity, glycogen storage,  and in particular endurance training and performance

Key Paper(s) / Book(s) Referred to:

• Creatine Supplementation and Endurance Performance (paper currently in final review stage)

Related Podcast Episodes:

• #147 - "Creatine myths and common questions" with Dr Scott Forbes

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Episode 177 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "In the Kitchen with a Performance Chef" with Chef Rachel Muse (Talk Eat Laugh, UK).

Discussion Topics Include:

• Chef Rachel's journey from studying mathematics to becoming a highly trained chef: from luxury hotel "haute cuisine" to working as a private chef to elite football players
• The private performance chef's perspective on performance nutrition: "science to plate" and client experiences that performance nutritionists should be aware of
• "Passing the baton": from nutritionist to chef as part of the athlete's support team

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Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to:

• N/A

Related Podcast Episodes:

• This is the first interview with a performance chef, with more planned!

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Episode 85 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'High Performance Science & Practice: In the Trenches' with David Joyce MSc, currently Head of Athletic Performance at Greater Western Sydney Giants, Australia. In this session we get into:

• Education, Experience & Critical Skills for Working in High Performance Sport
• Working Fast and Slow: Embedding Research in High Performance Sport
• Dirty Science, Clean Science
• Evidence Based vs Evidenced Informed and Experienced Based Evidence
• The Bigger Picture in High Performance
• Working as a team within the team
• Pain and Performance

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Episode 84 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'Impact of Non Exercise Activity'' with Professor Dylan Thompson, University of Bath, UK. In this session we get into:

• Defining 'Exercise' & 'Physical Activity'
• Non Exercise Physical Activity & Energy Expenditure (NEAT)
• Significance of Non-Exercise Physical Activity to Total Energy Expenditure
• Structured exercise as a supplemental stimulus to energy expenditure
• Impact of variability in physical activity on physiological outcomes
• Behavioural Compensation
• Testing & monitoring non-exercise physical activity & energy expenditure
• Future research

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Episode 83 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'Monitoring Training Load & Fatigue in Athletes'' with Craig Twist PhD, University of Chester, UK. In this session we get into:

• Defining Training Load and Fatigue
• Relevance to Intermittent Sports (i.e. Rugby League / Union, Football etc)
• Reasons for and Against Monitoring Training Load
• Potential Load Monitoring Measures
• Internal vs External Load
• Methods of Monitoring Internal and External Load (Heart Rate, RPE, TRIMP, GPS, TMA, Questionnaires etc)
• Importance of Individualised Monitoring
• Assessing Meaningful Change
• Conclusions and Practical Applications

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Episode 82 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'Exercise, The Heart & Sudden Cardiac Death' with Professor Greg Whyte, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. In this session we get into:

• The Athlete's Heart
• Cardiac Response and Adaptations to Exercise (Endurance & Resistance Training)
• Sudden Cardiac Death During Exercise / Competition
• Ultra-Endurance Training / Competition and the Heart
• Biomarkers of Cardiac Damage
• Cardiac Fatigue
• Vigilance in Practice & Pre-Screening

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Episode 81 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! Inthis episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'Periodisation in Strength& Conditioning' with Greg Haff PhD, Edith Cowan University,Australia. In this session we get into:

• Conceptualising & Defining Periodization in Strength &Conditioning
• General Principals of Periodization
• Recovery & Adaptation
• From Theory to Practice
• Applicability to Recreational & Elite Athletes
• Oversciencing & Pragmatism in S&C
• Future Research

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Episode 80 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'Athlete Immune Health' with Professor Neil Walsh, Bangor University, UK. In this session we get into:

• Defining Immunity
• Immune Function & Performance
• Are upper respiratory tract infections a problem for athletes?
• Recommendations for avoiding infection
• How does stress alter immunity?
• Key factors that lower immunity in athletes and recommendations (Training stress, Life stress, Poor sleep, Environmental stress, Poor nutrition)
• Can we monitor immunity to predict infection in athletes?

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Episode 79 of the Guru Performance 'We Do Science' Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss 'Energy Balance, Imbalance & Interactions' with Dr James Betts, University of Bath, UK. In this session we get into:

• Defining Energy Balance (in Biological Systems)
• Energy Balance Interactions
• Compensatory Mechanisms
• Total, Type, Timing (Diet / Activity) and Energy Balance
• Breakfast and Energy Balance
• Exercise, Overfeeding and Energy Balance

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