Physiology Secrets

Is Carb Loading Still Standard Practice?

Carb-loading has been common practice within endurance athletes for years, but is it still a beneficial means of aiding our performance? Luke talks all things carbohydrate loading on this episode.

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Big Gear Training - Is it worth it? (ASK METS)

We had a question from a while ago we thought we'd re-vist and share on the podcast about doing big gear efforts on the bike. Is it worth it? Find out in this episode.

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Fasted Training - Pro‘s & Con‘s

Fasted Training over the last little while has become a pretty popular training method and when used correctly can be quite effective, BUT a large number of athletes get the timing of fasted sessions completely wrong. Today's episode we go through the Pro's and Con's of Fasted Training and how you can use it effectively, including when to avoid it during your training week.

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Protein Intake for Endurance Athletes

Protein intake is a critical part of the nutrition and recovery process, but how much do we actually need? Luke talks through the protein requirements of endurance athletes in this episode of the podcast.

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Isolation Running Issues - Common Mistakes & How to Avoid Them

The team is back together, at an acceptable social distance, to talk about the common mistakes being made by a number of athletes during the isolation period and how to avoid making simple running errors to minimise your risk of injury. Whether your a runner increasing the number of sessions you're doing OR a cyclist/swimmer getting into running for an alternative to get you by, we talk through everything you need to know to reduce the injury risk and run smarter.

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Exercise Intensity and Immune System Function

Luke discusses the effect of exercise intensity on immune system function.

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Measuring Strength Training load

Most of us understand monitoring our training using Heart Rate, Power or Pace, but when you're doing a Strength session, how do we monitor the training load? Luke discussed how to monitor strength training load and the different variables used in a "gym" setting.

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Who taught you to Breathe? (Improve your breathing for performance w/ Adam Hutton)

Who taught you to breathe? Think about it, you probably didn't learn how to breathe and we all definitely take for granted how important breathing is in the bodies natural regulation of stress (physical and psychological). Adam Hutton joins Nick on this episode to talk about breathing and answer a few questions as to why improving how you breathe is so important for improving performance and overall health.

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Adapting the Plan - Questions on training plan changes (ASK METS)

Nick answers a few questions about changing the training plan as a follow up to some recent podcasts in this ASK METS Physiology Secrets episode.

 

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Glycolytic Enzymes & Mitochondria (The impact of lactic acid accumulation on adaptations to performance)

Luke had quite a complex question come through for this episode on the impact of accumulations in Lactic Acid on the enzymes responsible for aerobic energy production (aerobic glycolysis) & the impact on the environment for ideal Mitochondria adaptation for better oxygen use overall.

Breaking it down into 5mins, this is the most simple breakdown of inhibition of Glycolytic Enzymes and Mitochondria you will find ANYWHERE!

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