📢 NEW POD ALERT 📢 🩸 Former world steeplechase champion, Norah Jeruto, was recently cleared of doping charges, despite adverse findings in her biological passport. Does this put the credibility of the passport at risk or is the unusual case a once-off? linktr.ee/scienceofsport…

Seb Coe, agreeing with Mike Finch, as heard on the podcast recently...

𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐅𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 We are joined by Dr Jamie Whitfield (Jamie Whitfield, PhD) and explore how your body ‘chooses’ whether to burn fats or carbs as fuel. Available on all major pod players. #sportsfuel #sportsnutrition

What a great episode! 🔥 The Science of Weight Training shows.acast.com/f3fb5c75-b943-… via The Real Science of Sport Podcast

Yeah, we loved doing this one. Been a long time coming. Thanks for the feedback.

New year, new social media and first new podcast of 2025. Chief Sports Writer of The Guardian, Sean Ingle joins Mike Finch and Ross Tucker to discuss how predictions for the last 25 years panned out and what the next 25 might hold podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/wha…

New podcast is out - The Role of the Modern Physio: Lessons from the Royal Marines with Rich Hales Discover the role of a physiotherapist in both prevention & recovery. Why old-school physio techniques are questionable & whether biomechanics make a difference

New podcast is out - From cricket to chess Paddy Upton has helped the best sportspeople in the world achieve through his role as a performance coach. The team dig into how he helps create the right performance mindset and explains how the best in the world handle mental pressure

A new podcast where we interview Stephen Seiler about polarized training, his journey to understand what elite athletes & coaches have done to solve the performance problems they face, and how it may apply to you. Great insight from one of the greats:

From cycling to doping via trans news updates & some success stories of our Discourse members. We kick off with a chat about whether we've been too obsessed with power numbers & discuss what it means to be an economical cyclist. Available now wherever you listen to your podcasts

New Spotlight - Teen Sprint Phenoms Accelerate/Talent Difference Makers/Community Rugby Concussion. From Gout Gout to concussion via the Sydney Marathon, talent ID, & the Cape Epic. Join Ross & Gareth as we discuss some newsworthy topics. Available wherever you get your podcasts

Having recognized that women deserve a boundary around their sporting space, it is essential that a means to defend that boundary exist. This is that "means". A screen (not diagnosis), it's the next crucial step in respecting fair, safe sport for women: athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news…

New feature podcast is out - Heat, Hydration and 'Bum Clinics': The Science of Event Medicine. Join the team as they dive into the complex world of event sports medicine with guest Dr Darren Green Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Peril, Pills, Promises & Potential: Sport's Performance and Ethical Battlegrounds This week on Spotlight we tour through race tactics & concussion protocols,doping ethics, expert credibility, and how we identify and develop talent. Listen wherever you get your podcasts

Breaking the Physiological Bank in Training, and Rethinking Rugby’s Red Card. Does spiking your HR compromise your z2 training? Is the outcry over the 20 minute red card in rugby justified? Are women's concussions comparable to mens? Listen wherever you get your podcasts

New Episode - Yates' Giro Raid, Boxing’s Line & a Record in Doubt Discourse Digest - Enhanced Grifting, Boxing Policy & Podium Sharing Listener Lens feature - How to warm up Center Stage covers the Giro And Finally a Cheating runner? Listen wherever you get your podcasts

🎙️ New Spotlight is out now. We cover: 🚴 Yates’ Giro raid, power insights, and tactical bewilderment 💉 Enhanced Games' PED grift 🥊 Sex screening in women’s boxing 🏃‍♂️ Ultra cheating & warm-up science Sport, seen through the X-ray of sports science. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/spo…

The science of recovery is more complex than you may think. When do you know you have recovered? What does recovery look like? How much do you need to recover? Recovery methods, products, and how to utilise the right recovery protocol. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Carbs vs Fat in Comrades Champions? / Sinner’s Loss is Tennis' gain? We put the claims that “not a single lead athlete tried to ingest 90–120g/hour of carbohydrates,” and that they “know they don't need carbs to win Comrades” to the test Listen wherever you get your podcasts

New Spotlight - When Talent 'Stalls' / The Carbs vs Fat Shifting Paradigm / The Fragile Future of Track UCI equipment rules Stalled junior progress Switching from carbs to fat and back in seconds Faith Kipyegon, Grand Slam Track & Mondo And Finally some sporting mismatches