The Supersapiens Podcast

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Alex is the principal investigator at the “Exercise physiology and performance lab” at Simon Fraser University having completed her PhD at the university of Guelph with Dr Jamie Burr and some postdoctoral work at McMaster university.  Her research explores adaptive and maladaptive physiological responses to exercise stress. Her research aims to determine the optimal exercise prescription for peak...

(01:06) Community Updates (02:55) Xylon Training Update (06:56) Episode Starts (08:01) How Important is Sleep? (10:34) What is the Circadian Rhythm? (11:26) Chronotypes (15:00) Jet Lag and Circadian Rhythm Changes (18:25) Light Exposure and Jet Lag (19:48) Travelling East vs Travelling West (21:49) Circadian Rhythm and Food (25:01) What Implications does Circadian Misalignment have for Racing? (31...

(00:00) Introduction (01:30) Supersapiens scientific research (04:52) Episode starts (07:45) What was Scott’s academic journey? (10:25) Why is Nutrition often Secondary in Medical Care? (15:19) How did Scott get into Physiotherapy as a career? (18:06) How did Scott end up back in Australia? (21:14) What Role does Nutrition Play in Injury? (28:05) Recommendations for Athletes to Help Prevent Injury...

Andrew is a researcher studying the influence of nutrition and metabolism on health, disease, and performance. He gained his Exercise Science degree from FSU before pursuing his doctorate in Biomedical Sciences with the Metabolic Medicine Lab at University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. Personally, he also uses exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle factors to manage Type-1 Diabetes for...

Biggest Training Mistakes   In this episode David and Xylon address some common mistakes athletes make and how to address them.   (00:00) Introduction (02:40) Community Shoutouts (05:30) Episode Starts (08:20) What are the fundamentals of training? (10:41) Why does the body improve? (13:03) The problems with boom or bust training (15:56) Waxing and waning motivation and managing this (20:27) Under...

Chris is the Head Coach & founder at 3 Sports Science. Alongside this he works as Exercise Physiologist and Human Performance Optimization Program Coordinator for the US Air Force.  After enlisting into the US army he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned into the Military Police (MP) Corps serving 3 tours to Iraq, as a Platoon Leader, Battalion O...

Lisa is a professional cyclist with Lidl Trek. She is an Olympic gold medalist from Tokyo 2021 and World record holder in the team pursuit with Germany. She is also a world champion in the mixed relay team time trial, national German time trial champion and multiple medalist at the European championships. She has won the Healthy Ageing Tour as well the Bene Ladies Tour twice and has a love hate re...

Paul is the Co Founder and CEO of HIIT Science, Co Founder and head of product at Athletica AI and an adjunct professor at Auckland University Of Technology and the University of Agder. He has previously worked at High Performance Sport New Zealand, and as an associate professor at Edith Cowan University in Australia. He currently coaches a select few high performance athletes in triathlon, runnin...

In this Episode Xylon and David discuss the concept of 'life battery' and how athletes adapt to training. Particularly in the context of other stressors such as work of family. (00:00) Introduction (02:55) Community Shoutouts (05:51) Episode Starts, what is life battery? (07:35) Effect of Stress on Glucose (09:00) Stress and Adaptation (12:35) Factors that impact your ability to respond to...

03:00 – Community shoutouts 10:00 – Episode starts 12:15 – How did Fernanda get into gymnastics and how did she end up in the USA for it? 14:15 – How did Jiu Jitsu and Capoeira impact Fernanda’s trail running and mountaineering? 17:20 – How did Fernanda transition into running from her martial arts and gymnastics? 19:10 – How did Fernanda become a professional trailrunner? 24:00 – How did Fernanda...

01:57 – Community shoutouts 06:55 – David & Xylon update 09:34 – Episode starts 10:48 – What does Stephen call himself? 12:54 – What was Stephen’s first race? 14:17 – What was Stephen’s most recent race? 19:17 – Where did Stephen run his 2:09 20:20 – What was the genesis of Stephen’s thoughts around his relationship with running? 27:10 – Stephen explains being married to the idea of helping pe...

Brendan Egan is the head of the School of Health & Human Performance at Dublin City University. Brendan’s research investigates skeletal muscle function and adaptation across the life course, with special interest in the synergy between nutrition and exercise interventions ranging from athletes to older adults Brendan received his BSc Sport and Exercise Science from the University of Limerick...

Ruth is a professional trail runner hailing from the West Coast of New Zealand, most famous for winning the 2022 Western States 100, having come second the year prior. Trail running fans were no stranger to Ruth though, given her absolute dominance of the 30-50k distance in the years preceding this having won some of the most prestigious trail races in the world including the OCC at UTMB and Marat...

Kristi is a PhD Candidate in Muscle Physiology at Queen’s University with the goal of contributing to our understanding of diet, food timing, exercise, and metabolism. She is wildly passionate and curious about all things diet, lifestyle, metabolic flexibility, aging, and longevity. You may recognize Kristi from her work in science communication with the Zero Longevity app and on Dom D'Agostin...

Petter is a professional trailrunner/skier for the Adidas Terrex team. In 2022 Petter won the high profile Transvulcania race in La Palma and the CCC race at UTMB, setting a new record,  amongst other races leaving him with a top 10 ranking in the trailrunning world. He holds the fastest known time for Kebnekaise (sweden’s highest mountain) which is 7 km and 1460 meters of ascent, including a glac...

01:32 – Community Shoutouts Café Legs Blog: https://blog.supersapiens.com/beating-cafe-legs/ 06:55 – Episode Starts 07:44 – What is David’s academic background? 09:40 – What interested David in the behavior change and why did he study it? 11:30 – What is the difference between endurance and team sport athletes? 14:28 – How has David’s more general background influenced his career path? 16:36 – Wha...

Show Notes: 01:35 - Community shoutouts  Lisa Norden Blog:  https://blog.supersapiens.com/how-lisa-norden-optimizes-glucose-to-achieve-ironman-goals/   Blog Xylon Mentions: https://blog.supersapiens.com/unlocking-adaptation-the-vital-connection-between-sleep-and-nutrition/   04:50 - David’s training and low intensity training 09:15 - Episode Starts 09:57 - What are Ketones? 11:58 - What are the di...

Tsgabu Grmay is a professional cyclist who rides for Jayco AlUla. Tsgabu is the first Ethiopian ever to ride the Tour de France. He is a 3x national road champion, 6x national time trial champion and a former African time trial champion. Tsgabu became the first Ethiopian to win an international cycling race when he won a stage of the Tour of Taiwan.    02:15 – Birthday announcement 03:20 – Communi...

Skye is a professional Ironman triathlete who quit a well-paying accounting job in pursuit of her dreams. She worked two jobs to put herself through college and graduated at 22 with a masters degree. She officially became a pro triathlete in 2016 and has since won multiple professional races in the 70.3 and full distance ironman. Her debut at Kona last year saw an impressive 9th place despite some...

00:35 – Weather chat 02:35 – Episode starts 06:30 – Is recovery part of the event you do? 09:10 – Is recovery different when you are doing a new distance? 12:13 – Training age and load tolerance. 17:30 – Stress tolerance and load imposed from non-training factors. 18:26 – HRV discussion 21:02 – Muscle soreness vs hormonal recovery 26:10 – Nutrition, hydration, and their role in recovery. 28:38 – S...

Tao Geoghegan Hart is a professional cyclist with Ineos Granadiers who showed his potential from an early age when he was one of the best junior riders in the world. His development continued steadily in the pro ranks until he came of age in 2020, winning the Giro d’Italia, cycling’s second biggest race after the Tour de France. Tao is a deep thinker and an advocate for justice. He’s always spoken...

Today, we’re talking to Phil Southerland, CEO and Founder of Supersapiens. As founder of the all-diabetes cycling team starting with the Team Type 1 Foundation and then Team Novo Nordis. Phil has leveraged CGM to help to deliver hope and inspiration for people with diabetes. Through that experience, he pioneered getting CGM to the bike computer, which enabled a new class of speed for the Team Novo...

02:11 – Community shoutouts 10:40 – Episode starts 11:39 – Discussion of different training and paces for middle distance and long distance 13:42 – How did Matt start in sport? 17:21 – What did Matt do between quitting middle distance and starting marathoning? 19:22 – What motivated Matt to start running marathons? 23:02 – How did Matt progress so quickly from a 3hr marathon to 2:43 marathon 28:33...

Megan is a Doctor in the Royal Air Force as well as riding for the Pro-Noctis Heidi Kjeldsen 200 Degrees Coffee Cycling Team in the UK. Despite facing multiple challenges in her athletic life, she never gave up and is in pursuit of her dream. She is a self admitted sun and peanut butter lover. 01:30 – Xylon’s recent achievements 03:00 – Dave’s training 03:55 – Community shoutouts 08:20 – Episode s...