Gabriel Martins is a researcher at the University Camilo José Cela in Madrid where his research focuses on studying supplement contamination and the use of ergogenic aids in sports performance. He also works with cycling athletes and competing in both road cycling and mountain bike events.
On top of that, he hosts the fantastic podcast Fuel the Pedal – which is definitely worth checking out.
– Prevalence – how caffeine is one of the least used supplements.
– Dosage – what level you shouldn’t go above and how to control the dose you take.
– Efficacy – what sports does caffeine have the most evidence for being effective? Is there a difference between male and females?
– Individual response – can be ergolytic, not always ergogenic
– Timing – when do caffeine concentrations peak? Should you take it during exercise?
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Dr Daniel Owens is a lecturer and research in cellular and molecular sport and exercise science at Liverpool John Moores University. He also works as an applied Sports Nutritionist with experience in professional football and rugby league.
– Vitamin D – why is there so much interest in research and it’s use as a supplement
– Assessing – should you assess, how to assess, some of the potential issues with current methods and understanding
– Contraindications and other issues – particular focus here on whether vitamin k or any other nutrients should be supplemented as well
– Recommendations according to latest research – daily amount, daily vs weekly vs monthly
– Vitamin D for the whole family
– Mainenence and high strength vitamin D available
– Come in chewable tables and super-absorable mouth sprays
Karl Morris has worked with over 100 PGA Tour, European Tour, LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour players including six major winners including Louis Oosthuizen, Graeme McDowell and Darren Clarke. He is the co-author of a number of books including; ’The Lost Art of Putting’ as well as previous books. ‘Attention –the secret to YOU playing great golf’ and ‘Golf –The Mind Factor’ with Ryder Cup captain Darren Clarke. His passion is to provide golfers of all levels with simple and effective tools to get the very best from their game. His Mind Factor seminars have been presented all over the world to the PGA’s of Australia, Sweden, South Africa, Germany, Holland, Italy, Switzerland and Belgium.
He also presents his own podcast series called ‘The Brain Booster‘
– How and why we form habits
– Why it is so difficult to break old habits
– The most important period when you’re trying to form new behaviours
– What tactics Karl uses with PGA golfers for when things start to go wrong
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Dean Johnston is a keen athlete (recently completed Iroman Wales) and sportsman who has just completed the 2019 Welsh ‘Ironman’ challenge. He lives in Cwmafan, Port Talbot with his wife Victoria and two boys Ioan and Theo. Dean has always been a keen sportsman since a young child and was a regularly seen running or playing semi-professionally on the football field.
After being a firefighter for a number of years which was a life long dream, unfortunately, he was involved in a road traffic accident whilst on his bike. The accident, though not his fault, meant his life took a different term and he spent the next 3 years surviving and recovering.
He has overcome this, and just completed his first Iron man (Ironman Wales) in 10 hours 47 and coming 9th in his age category, and 78th overall out of 2039 other competitors.
In the Podcast video above, Jamie speaks to Dean about his training and the event itself.
WOW! What an emotional weekend that was!!!
I managed to finish my first ever Ironman which was Ironman Wales, Tenby – an unforgettable sporting experience that I’m going to find hard to beat. Amazing course, amazing supporters and of course representing an amazing club in Port Talbot Harriers!
Crossing that finish line was a bittersweet moment for me. I was ecstatic to finish but kept thinking about the journey I’d taken to get there. Exactly 3 years ago to the day, I was recovering from an operation to fix a double compound fracture to my right arm, after avoiding a collision with a car. A fracture that ultimately cost me my job! A job that I loved as a firefighter! A job that I’d done for 18 years and had expected to do for another 18. The pain wasn’t a problem, I knew it would go away soon. But, suffering with PTSD, depression and the realisation that I’d have to find a new career to help support my family was tough. I blamed myself! I sure visited some dark places!
I am so, so lucky to have such a close loving family. A wife who was so supportive and understanding and put up with so much s*** she deserves a medal!! Without them it would have been even tougher!
When I decided to take on the Ironman I soon realised that this was my medicine! It took me out of those dark places! Gave me a purpose! I was so envious hearing people talking about it. I wanted a piece of the action. If I couldn’t be Dean the firefighter, maybe I could be Dean the Ironman.
The training was tough! But a breeze compared to what I’d been through personally. I didn’t want to just survive and get through the Ironman. I wanted to complete it as fast as I could. I thought I’d set myself a target. After being inspired by Geraint Thomas’ (my hero) winning the Tour de France the year before, I thought I’d set a lofty goal of trying to secure an age group Kona spot – the birthplace of Ironman and where the Ironman world championships are held. The holy grail of triathlon. To do this a felt a time of 10 hrs 30 mins was needed.
Before getting into triathlon I’d been a fairly competitive runner. I had a 5k PB of 16.27 which I set as a 15 year old. I soon got distracted by football though and gave up running to play semi-professionally. I always promised myself that I’d go back to running after football and at 35 I returned, almost beating my 5k PB at 39 years of age, running 16.36. As I got older I decided to try longer distances running a half marathon PB of 1.15 and a marathon PB of 2.47.
Unfortunately, I started to develop stomach issues during these races, which really frustrated me as I was training really well, but when it got to the races the pain would get too much and I would have to stop. That’s when I decided to go into triathlon (sprint and Olympic distance). My logic was, the race can still last for 2 hours but the run only lasts 40 minutes. Unfortunately after time the stomach issues returned again. I saw a large number of physios to try and sort the problem but it always returned. I knew this was going to be a problem when taking on this Ironman challenge so I decided that if a physio can’t sort it then maybe it’s more of a gut health problem rather than a muscular problem.
That’s when I spoke to Charlotte at Aliment and PRP Supplements. I’d seen the Intensive Training Probiotic Complex on social media and did a bit of research into the product and was impressed with the studies. After speaking with Charlotte we decided to go with the probiotic but also decided to add the Omega Max Pure as an anti-inflammatory and vitamin D for bone health. It would prove to be a great decision and a pivotal moment in my training and races.
I always loved the research of training. There were so many different opinions, different books – Joe Friel’s Training Bible, Don Fink and Paul Newsome’s Swim Smooth and Jack Daniels’ Running Formula. I read them and decided to plan my own programme and coach myself. It was something I enjoyed and immersed myself in.
The training was divided into 3 phases. A BASE (start till 20 weeks from race), BUILD (20 weeks before race) and PEAK (10 weeks before race) phase.
The BASE phase would start with 2 swims a week (2 x30 mins), 3 bikes a week (2×1 hour & 1×2 hour) and 3 runs a week (1×30 mins, 1 x brick & 1x 45 mins long ) all at low intensity at zone 2 HR and slowly adding volume to the sessions, just building up the endurance. It was going to be a long 9 months of graft; I didn’t want to blow up months before the race.
In the BUILD phase I added 1 extra session to each discipline which was a threshold session. Swim (1 x easy, 1 x Technique, 1 x threshold) Bike (2 x easy, 1 x threshold, 1 x long building up to 4 hours) Run (1 x easy, 1 x brick, 1 x threshold, 1 x long building up to 1 hr 45 mins).
In the PEAK phase frequency remained the same but volume increased again for all long sessions. Swim (1 x easy, 1 x Technique, 1 x threshold) Bike (2 x easy, 1 x threshold, 1 x long building up to 6 hours) Run (1 x easy, 1 x brick, 1 x threshold, 1 x long building up to 2 hr 30 mins). Until 3 weeks before the race which would start the taper.
The PEAK phase was interrupted by an injury sustained to my ankle during a race. 3 weeks of running were missed as a result and had a detrimental effect on my running performance during Ironman.
The training was really tough! Feeling tired most of the time, but what surprised me the most was that I never got ill. When I was in demanding blocks of training I would find that I’d breakdown with a sore throat. It never happened this time.
Close but no cigar. I was to finish in a time of 10hrs 47 mins. I’m really pleased with the result. It’s a time I would have been thrilled with at the start of the day. But…I couldn’t help be a little disappointed! I missed the Kona spot by less than 9 mins.
As I was about to ‘toe the line’ for the start the race, I had a lump in my throat! and the national anthem hadn’t started to play yet. It wasn’t to do with nerves of what was to come, the hours of suffering with 2000+ other athletes and teammates. It was the realisation that I’ve had a pretty s***ty 3 years and yet here I am chomping at the bit to face another challenge, looking forward, being positive. I was proud of myself!
The race itself was everything I expected and more. It filled every expectation! I’d prepared well, my body was ready!! The only thing I hadn’t truly prepared myself for was the crowd. Ooofff! Everywhere was rammed! The banks overlooking North Beach for the swim, the streets of Tenby town for the run. The highlight? The hill after Heartbreak Hill, leading up to New Hedges. I remember looking up, seeing a sea of bodies in a line, 2 or 3 deep for 400m just leaving enough gap for 1 cyclist to pass. screaming ‘Go Dean’. This is the closest I’ll ever get to feeling like a pro athlete I thought! I lived the dream for 30 seconds!
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Nigel is the CEO of Cultech Ltd, one of the largest supplement manufacturers in Europe. Nigel has also leads a team of research scientists that investigate the efficacy of nutritional supplements as well as their manufacturing process.
Cultech has become internationally recognised as both an innovator and premium quality manufacturer within the nutritional supplement industry. Cultech has become known worldwide for it’s quality of manufacturing and clinical research especially within the field of probiotics and fish oils.
– What are fish oils
– How they are omega 3 supplements manufactured
– What you can tell from a omega 3 supplement label
– How much EPA and DHA you should consume per day
– Naturally enriched fish oil (no harsh chemicals used)
– High Levels of EPA & DHA
– No Heavy Metal Impurities
– Sweet Orange Taste
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Anthony is an internationally renowned Consultant Clinical Scientist with experience across the NHS and private healthcare sectors as well as in academia and the pharmaceutical industry. Anthony trained in Manchester and gained a broad base of experience in assessing gut function from ‘top to bottom’ covering areas such as gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), incontinence and constipation. Anthony’s industry experience provided further training in designing and implementing clinical trials to test experimental approaches and novel treatments in conditions like IBS, an area he is still passionate about.
Anthony has published over 200 journal articles, abstracts and book chapters including two first author publications in Gastroenterology. Anthony has also been recognised as advancing the field of GI Physiology by winning several prestigious awards including the Department of Health and Chief Scientific Officer’s ‘Young Healthcare Scientist’ of the year. Anthony has also been awarded the Functional Brain-Gut Young Investigator award (United States) and the EFIC Grunethal Young investigator in Pain award (Germany).
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– Digestive health and IBS
– Acid reflux – what it is, signs, symptoms, and treatment
– Pelvic floor dysfunction
– The current state of microbiome research
– How improving gut health is becoming a focus for the next Olympic cycle in terms of marginal (and not so marginal) gains
– This is one of the most practical episodes to date for anyone suffering from long term GI symptoms.
– Provides 12.5 Billion Lab4 probiotic per capsule
– Daily Probiotic with added vitamins and minerals
– Contains extensively studied Lab4 probiotic consortium
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This week, Jamie interviewed world-renowned nutritionist and researcher Prof Graeme Close. As well as leading a masters degree in sport nutrition Graeme is currently the expert nutrition consultant to England Rugby, he is the lead nutritionist to Everton Football Club and works with some of the worlds leading golfers such as Jason Day, the British Number 1 tennis player Johanna Konta and he also works with many Rugby League players. On top of this, and despite spending most of his professional career helping big people get bigger, he currently receives funding from Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (the owner of Manchester City FC) to help professional jockeys make-weight safely. Graeme is also ranked in the top 10 most followed sport scientists in the world on twitter. He regularly appears on British National TV and radio discussing various aspects of nutrition in relation to health and sporting performance.
On top of this, and despite spending most of his professional career helping big people get bigger, he currently receives funding from Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (the owner of Manchester City FC) to help professional jockeys make-weight safely. Graeme is also ranked in the top 10 most followed sport scientists in the world on twitter. He regularly appears on British National TV and radio discussing various aspects of nutrition in relation to health and sporting performance.
– Graeme’s journey from undergraduate to working for some of the biggest teams and organisations in world sport
– Why he feels every professional nutritionist should consider a university education
– How critical thinking is a key skill needed in this modern world where we have information overload
– The key factors when it comes to building trust and buy-in from an athlete
– We even somehow get his views on Brexit
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We had Dr Carl Langan-Evans on live for the Nutrition, Health, Performance Podcast. Carl has worked with Olympic athletes, MMA and world title fighters. In this video, Carl Evans discussed his career as an athlete and how that led him down the road of researching weight making practices in combat sports.
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– The biggest issues today with how athletes make weight
– How he once saw an athlete cut nearly 8 kg in less than 24hrs
– Practical tips for nutritionists and trainers working with fighters
– The potential long term consequences of a lifetime of weight cutting
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Ben Kirk (PhD) is a doctoral researcher at the School of Health Sciences, Liverpool Hope University, UK. His research surrounds exercise, nutrition and ageing, with a particular focus on sarcopenia. As well as working for USA Rugby and professional boxers, Ben has been invited to speak at national and international conferences including the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, the British Dietetic Association, and at Harvard University in the USA.
– His research background
– What happens to muscle as we age
– The effects he saw during his recent study when older adults undertook resistance training and protein supplementation
– The barriers he sees to older adults participating in regular physical exercise
– Why he believes 86% of his participants are still hitting the weights and exercising 6 months after the study has finished.
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Dr Jamie Pugh (PhD) is a post-doctoral research at Liverpool John Moores University. After graduating from world-renowned Loughborough University with first class honours in Sports and Exercise Science, Jamie spent time as a sports science intern with Swansea City FC. After this, Jamie spent time working with PRP Supplements and Aliment Nutrition while studying for a PGCert in Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at University of Chester, before eventually beginning his PhD at Liverpool John Moores University.
– How Jamie came to start his PhD and the journey to get there
– Working with world-leading experts like Prof. Graeme Close
– Common causes of gut symptoms in runners
– Jamie’s most recent studies including a new study looking at the effect of probiotics on gut symptoms in marathon runners
– The Lab4 probiotics used in the study, why these were chosen and what to look for in a probiotic
– The most memorable moments of working at Liverpool John Moores University
– What’s next after completing his PhD, including future studies looking at the effects of probiotics on exercise metabolism
– Some of the most renowned practitioners, researchers and speakers in the world of sports performance and nutrition
– Experienced speakers from different backgrounds that have worked with professional teams and athletes
– Learn how to research is translated into practice at the highest level
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