KoopCast

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Originally released on October 14, 2021. Nick Tiller Research is a fellow at the Lundquist Institute at Harbor-UCLA where he studies clinical respiratory and exercise physiology, and the physiology / pathophysiology of ultra-endurance exercise. He is also a columnist at Skeptical Inquirer Magazine, and the author of The...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Brendan is an Associate Professor of Sport and Exercise Physiology and Head of School for the School of Health and Human Performance at DCU. His current research investigates skeletal muscle function and adaptation across the life course, with special interest in the synergy between nutrition and exercise interventions...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Professor Bishop is a world leader in muscle exercise physiology, with over 250 scientific publications. He leads the Skeletal Muscle and Training research group at Victoria University in Australia. The focus of his research group is to examine how diet, exercise, and genes interact to regulate skeletal muscle adaptatio...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Alannah McKay completed a Bachelor of Science (Exercise, Health, and Sports Science) at the University of Western Australia in 2014. Subsequently, Alannah completed a post-graduate position within the Physiology department at the Australian Institute of Sport, where she was involved in preparing many Australian athletes...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Dr. Olivier Girard is an Associate Professor in Human Performance and Research Director of the Sports Science, Exercise, and Health Department at the University of Western Australia. He spent 20 years in the field of exercise physiology and biomechanics developing and facilitating performance outcome-based solutions for...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Amy-Lee Bowler is a Ph. D. candidate at the University of Bond in Australia. Her research seeks to understand the current practice pathways and subsequent dietary management used by sports dietitians when assessing and managing energy availability in athletes. Episode highlights: (25:45) Personalization of blood glucose...

View all timestamps and show notes on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: (2022 Re-Release) Dominic Guinto is the Director of Athlete Services for CTS. His role is dedicated to finding the right solution for endurance athletes across the world. Episode highlights: (28:00) The best athlete feedback: why do you want a coach, expectations (34:05) Long term athlete-coach relationships: finding a...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Harlan Austin, Ph. D., is a licensed psychologist with national certifications in sport psychology and addiction psychology.  With 20 years of experience working in the sport and clinical psychology field, Harlan has worked with individuals focused on high performance, return-to-performance, and leadership development....

View all timestamps and show notes on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: (2022 Re-Release) Meredith Terranova is a performance nutritionist to many of today’s top ultrarunners. She has been helping her clients reach their nutritional goals since 2004.  Through Meredith’s guidance, her clients have reached goals ranging from losing weight, wellness nutrition, race nutrition, training and reco...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Charlie Pedlar, Ph. D. is a researcher at St. Mary’s University in Twickenham, London. He started out as a research assistant for the British Olympic Association based at Northwick Park Hospital. He has since held positions as London Region Lead Physiologist at the English Institute of Sport (primary sport: British Athl...

View all timestamps and show notes on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: (2022 Re-Release) The weekend training camp is an essential element of most ultrarunner’s training programs. Coaches Ryne Anderson, Cliff Pittman and host Jason Koop discuss how to set up the most effective training camp possible inclusive of goals, volume and the right timing relative to your race. Ryne Anderson is a C...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Carla Meijen comes back on the podcast to discuss her newest book Empowered Birth which takes lessons learned during training and racing and translates and reframes them to empower the pregnancy and birthing process. Episode highlights: (9:20) Stephanie’s athlete-pregnancy journey: mental and physical pain, the unknown,...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Coaches Jason Koop, AJW, and Neal Palles discuss the takeaways from last week’s podcast with Dr. Scott Frey . Episode highlights: (6:36) Adjusting training for life stress: methodologies, acceptance and awareness, using RPE, experiential training and pain, “taper” your cognitive load (23:46) Koop’s takeaway: your relati...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Dr. Scott H. Frey is an internationally renowned neuroscientist, psychologist, accomplished endurance athlete, author, and teacher. Scott helps individuals and groups identify and realize their aspirations. He can be reached at: Scott@CerebralPerformance.com Episode highlights: (33:42) Factors that reduce pain tolerance...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Dr. Antonio is the chief executive officer and co-founder of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, an academic nonprofit dedicated to the science and application of sports nutrition and supplementation. In addition, he is the co-founder and vice president of the Society for Neurosports, an academic nonprofit wi...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Chiel Poffe is a Postdoctoral researcher at KU Leven. His areas of focus are energy metabolism and ketones. Episode highlights: (32:56) Practical ketone use: best during high-intensity training, 25g after exercise and before sleep, individual variance, potential improved sleep, muscle recovery, cognitive benefits, cost...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: This conversation is about how we, as coaches, practically implement heat training strategies for our athletes. You can find previous podcasts on this subject here: https://www.jasonkoop.com/podcast/heat-acclimation-strategies-with-julien-periard-phd AJW is a coach for CTS and an eminent ultrarunning statesman. AJW’s bi...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Lindsay is an exercise physiologist at the Olympic and Paralympic Training Center’s Athlete Performance Lab, and the High Altitude & Environmental Training Center (HATC). She works with USA Triathlon, USA Cycling and other Team USA Athletes in Sport Sciences and Data Analytics towards Olympic success. This episode o...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Andy Kirkland started out as a sports scientist at the Scottish Institute of Sport and now is a Lecturer in Sports Coaching at the University of Stirling. Episode highlights: (36:30) The limiting factor of coaching is time: time spent communicating with athletes, time is monetized so this is a challenging factor, alloca...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Dr. Scott Forbes is an associate professor in the department of Physical Education Studies at Brandon University and an adjunct professor in the faculty of Kinesiology and Health Studies at the University of Regina in Canada. Dr. Forbes is a certified sport nutritionist through the International Society of Sports Nutrit...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Brady earned his bachelor’s degree with honors from Northern Kentucky University and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Florida, where he’s researching the effects of exercise and sleep deprivation on cardiovascular health. His other research interests include low-carb/keto diets, intermittent fasting, an...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview:  Maddy is a 5th year doctoral candidate in clinical psychology at the University of South Florida, where she is working with Dr. Diana Rancourt within the DEPTH lab. Her dedication to understanding disordered eating behaviors among athletes began while completing a joint BS/MS degree at Drexel University. Maddy will be...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Nicola is an athlete and professor of motor sciences at the University of Udine. His research has recently focused in the areas of steep train running and how poles can improve performance. Episode highlights: (44:42) Metabolic results of maximal testing: no energetic differences with or without poles, at maximal effort...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: CTS coaches Jason Koop, Andy-Jones Wilkins, Adam Ferdinandson and Ryne Anderson discuss how to avoid a pre race crisis of confidence. Episode highlights: (8:30) Viewing training holistically: highlighting the totality of training to build athlete confidence, recency bias (33:40) Readjusting race goals: setting expectati...

View all show notes and timestamps on the KoopCast website . Episode overview: Carla is a chartered sport and exercise physiologist and senior lecturer in applied sports psychology at St. Mary’s University, UK She has a keen interest in endurance performance inspired by her work providing mental support at running events. She researches and teaches in sport psychology and also works as a sport psy...