Ross Tucker works out how much weight in theory you would need to lose in order to compensate for not wearing supershoes. Of course you need the excess weight to start with and why not do both? For more like this listen wherever you get your podcasts or find us here on Youtube

Ross Tucker theorises out loud about whether there could be a benefit to doing quality training in "normal shoes" and then race in "super shoes" in the same way that we can live high and train low or train hot and compete cool. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or find us on Youtube.

Deliberate block or not it was clear that Kasia Niewiadoma had to spend energy to regain Vollerings wheel. Ross Tucker explains how much and why it was an enforced inefficiency Listen wherever you get your podcasts or find us on Youtube

Was Niewiadoma blocked? Maybe. But whatever the intent there is no doubt she had to work harder to get back to Vollerings wheel. Ross Tucker calculates the numbers behind the cost of her power surge and along the way discovers Kasia's FTP. Part 1 of 2 Listen wherever you get your podcasts

Ross Tucker explains the ideal timing of pre-exercise carbs to avoid reactive hypoglycaemia if you are susceptible to it. From our exclusive episode "The Carbohydrate Trap: Why Fuelling Before Exercise Can Backfire, and How to Avoid It" Listen wherever you get your podcasts or find us on Youtube

Reactive hypoglycaemia can occur if you get the timing of your carbs and exercise wrong. Ross Tucker explains the mechanism behind the issue. From our supporter exclusive episode "The Carbohydrate Trap: Why Fuelling Before Exercise Can Backfire, and How to Avoid It"

Despite rumours the marathon wall is not yet dead. Although high carb fuelling has reduced it's likelihood it still awaits the unwary runner. Ross Tucker imparts some handy advice on the two most important facets of planning your next race Listen wherever you get your podcasts or find us on Youtube

The Guardian's Chief sports reporter Sean Ingle was in Las Vegas for the Enhanced Games. He now joins us to discuss his interactions with the names behind the games & what it may mean for the future of sport Listen wherever you get your podcasts or find us on Youtube

Latest Spotlight where we discuss the Boston Marathon. Were the performances as impressive as they initially seem? What fuelling are the elites really doing? Plus rugby domination, doping mysteries and robots! Listen wherever you get your podcasts or find us on Youtube

In this Spotlight we explore why riding on cobbles is so hard. Why the cost of your shoes might not matter as much as you think and why transparency in doping might not be as it seems when it comes to confessions Listen wherever you get your podcasts or find us on Youtube

Ross shares a presentation on soft headgear use & its potential to reduce brain injury risk in Rugby. This is for all the parents, players and coaches who have seen the claims about headgear and want to understand the reality of concussion prevention youtu.be/eOAZOd1yjpQ

New Episode including a Six Nations roundup. How to win Milan - San Remo. ABSA Cape Epic thoughts. Marathon Insights with a new "legit" WR and a new ACSM position stand on strength training. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or on Youtube youtu.be/1HZ1ljLo2qA?...

Ross Tucker explains pacing and the "physiological death zone" How intensity and pacing are intrinsically linked and why you can't cheat the cost of an unsustainable pace From our Spotlight series of videos youtu.be/VcET4m01ql Or listen wherever you get your podcasts

The Winter Olympics are a weekend from concluding so we look at the Nutella doping defence of an Italian biathlete & we discuss the performance of Ilia Malinin who confessed to "traumatic thoughts" before his ill-fated free-skate performance Listen wherever you get your podcasts

Lesley McKenna is a pioneer in the world of action sports. In this wide-ranging interview, Lesley draws from her experience and her research to share fascinating insights that ultimately reveal the science of "the stoke" Listen wherever you get your podcasts

Our first Spotlight on the Winter Games: We have seen some spectacular performances and notable talking points. We start with Lindsay Vonn's decision to race only 9 days after a ruptured ACL. Was it a justifiable, correct one? Listen wherever you get your podcasts

New Spotlight - In fact a News Spotlight. Joe Klecker ran a 2:10 in NYC, but caught our eye because he planned to take in 175 g per hour of carbs in the form of almost 3 L of fluid. We talk about that strategy and how it fits in the new carbohydrate paradigm

Latest episode - Two papers on metabolic costs of exercise were published last week with contradictory findings. We try to explain why these studies contradict one another & the importance of energy balance in metabolism. Listen wherever you get your podcasts

In this week's show, we tackle intriguing physiological questions raised by listeners, explore whether different types of exercise interfere with one another to undermine training benefits, and run the Spotlight across stories from the sports world Listen wherever you get your podcasts

This week on Spotlight, we dive DEEP into the world of physiology, pacing, fatigue and the brain. Using some enthralling races from Kona and Chicago at the weekend, and your Discourse questions and comments, we explore how pacing ‘errors’ happens, and the physiological consequences of those mistakes

New Spotlight Podcast - How to Avoid the Traps of Bro Science / Protecting the Brain in Contact Sport / "Athlete Trafficking" and Talent Pathways Listen wherever you get your podcasts

New Podcast - Malcolm Gladwell Talks Sport Malcolm shares his views on why passion lasts longer than pressure in sport, how to save track and field from itself, doping, why tennis reflects the good & bad of sport and whether super shoes should be banned. Listen wherever you get your podcasts

New Spotlight: Should Doping Coaches Be Banned For Life? / Heat and Heart Rate / Tokyo Rivalries In Focus Athletics Update More Cycling Controversy Boxing Screening Doping News HR & Heat Mount Rushmore of Sport Ross does Robots

New Spotlight - Zone 2: The Debate Continues / World Records Old and New Edwards, Duplantis and Kipyegon. Old, new and potential Illuminated Mouthguards Return to Zone 2 and Cycling Weight Listen wherever you get your podcasts Now you can watch on Youtube too www.youtube.com/@realscience...

New Podcast Episode - Inside The World of Women's Professional Cycling Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio has seen it all in a 15 year pro career and now joins us to weigh in on the current status of women's cycling and talks Zwift, UCI regulations and rider welfare. Listen wherever you get your podcasts

New Spotlight - Fitness, Fatigue and a Tour Without Fire (But Hope From the Women's TDF) TDF Mens Fizzle TDF Femmes Concussion & Controversy Lions Concussion Listener Questions on Fitness Scores HR And Fatigue Youth Hype & Hazards 10000 or 7000 a day? Listen Wherever You Get Your Podcasts

New Episode: Trust Issues: Doping, the Media, and the Athlete’s Dilemma TdF roundup - Remcos woes, JV's choice and Quinn's complaint Doping - Who answers the questions? Who should be asking them? Women's sport - tailormade? Inury - Watch the spikes? Listen wherever you get your podcasts

Hormones, Hype & High Performance: The Menstrual Cycle in Sport We are joined by Dr Kelly McNulty, researcher & practitioner, and Sarah Massey, experienced coach. Whether you're a coach, practitioner, or athlete we offer a grounded perspective on managing training around the menstrual cycle.

As the Hives once sang "Hate to say I told you so" Ruth Chepngetich the women's marathon world record-holder has been provisionally suspended after a positive doping test Relisten to the analysis following last years record at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

New Spotlight Episode - Staying Cool at the Tour - Gimmick or Gain? | Busting the Hype About Salty Sweat - Wimbledon Wrap - SA Rugby Rulebending - Cold Hands, Hot Pace - Salty Sweaters - Pacing Advice - Zwift Racing Fairness Listen wherever you get your podcasts