Over the years, there have been many mixed messages from drinking to thirst to avoiding dehydration at all costs through to making sure we are not too over hydrated and risking the ill effects of Hyponatremia. So how do we make sense of hydration science? That is our focus for this expert edition with Andy Blow sports scientist and founder of Precision Hydration. Andy blow is the founder of Precision Hydration, a sports scientist who has co authored a number of scientific studies and books and he's worked at the elite level of performance throughout his career, including enjoying the role as team sport scientist for the Benetton and Renault Formula One racing teams and ongoing work with the Porsche Human Performance Centre. In addition, Andy himself is an accomplished triathlete having won an XTERRA World Title and boasting numerous top 10 Iron Man and 70.3 finishes to his former triathlon racing resume. Here is my conversation on all things hydration science with Andy blow. Andy explores the history around hydration for performance. Drinking to thirst versus drinking to a schedule, what to do before we exercise, special considerations for hot environmental conditions, hydration needs relating to the length of an event sub 60 minutes right up to nine to 10 hours plus and the importance of understanding our own sweat rate and sweat concentration in trying to best look after our own hydration needs and therefore performance. Show Sponsor: Dr Shona Halson Livestream We are excited to put the spotlight on the Science of Recovery with this upcoming Livestream event on 24th October 2020 with Dr Shona Halson.   If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.

Rian Doris, co-founder of Flow Research Collective, discusses the concept of flow and its neurobiology. He explores the characteristics of flow state, the differences between flow and meditation, and the flow triggers in extreme sports. He also shares insights on athletes' body composition and the importance of persistence. The podcast concludes with a mention of upcoming events and support for the audience.

Dr. Margo Mountjoy discusses the concept of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sports (RED-S) and its impact on athletes' performance and health. She explains the signs and symptoms of RED-S, screening methods, and treatment options. The podcast also covers topics such as weight loss while maintaining energy balance, returning to sport post-pregnancy, and the challenges in measuring energy intake and expenditure. Dr. Mountjoy emphasizes the importance of recovery nutrition and the need for strategic energy intake for endurance athletes. Overall, the podcast provides valuable insights into recognizing and reversing low energy availability in athletes.

On this episode, Associate Professor Patrick Wilson PhD covers the often unsexy but so necessary world of how to navigate our athletes gut. Patrick recently authored a wonderful book that I feel has a place in every athlete's library, The Athletes Gut: the inside science of digestion, nutrition and stomach distress. In this expert edition, Patrick explores gut physiology, gut anatomy, the remarkable trainability of our gut, gut issues and symptoms, what goes wrong and why, the influence of psychology of the athlete on gut function, hydration, fuelling to ensure energy requirements are met and the consequences of being low on energy availability, hydro gel technology with regards to carbohydrate absorption, FODMAPs, salt/sodium loading and ingestion while training and racing and so much more. Patrick is an assistant professor of exercise science and directs the human performance laboratory at the Old Dominion University. He earned his PhD in exercise physiology from the University of Minnesota and completed postdoctoral training in sports nutrition at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Patrick has authored more than 40 scientific articles that span the disciplines of exercise science, sports nutrition, and health. Show Sponsor: Dr Shona Halson Livestream We are excited to put the spotlight on the Science of Recovery with this upcoming Livestream event on 24th October 2020 with Dr Shona Halson.   If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.

During this episode we feature Catriona Bisset who will share around her highs, lows and many learnings from her career to date. Catriona shares around dealing with athlete pressures, navigating this difficult time that we all find ourselves in, working through an eating disorder as an adolescent athlete, which ultimately combined with the pressures she was dealing with led to a 10 year hiatus from the sport. Upon her return, Catriona became the 2019 Australian 800m champion. Catriona shares around the concept of being the CEO of our own bodies, the importance of strength and conditioning for both performance optimisation and also injury prevention and rehabilitation, overcoming pre racing anxieties, switching our minds off when we race, the concept of treating our bodies with kindness. And of course, Catriona survived the physical performance round and issues a fantastic physical challenge for the week. Show Sponsor POGO Physio Online Telehealth Consultations POGO Physio believe that everyone deserves access to complete and remarkable physiotherapy services.  Our goal is to get you back to your Physical Best.  Find out more about our Telehealth Consultations and book online HERE>>. If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.

Dr Amit Mistry is a Clinical Lecturer in Sport & Exercise Medicine, he is the Chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Sport & Exercise Special Interest Group and he is a Clinical Sport and Exercise Psychiatrist from the UK. Dr Mistry is the co-author of a recently released book, “Case Studies in Sports Psychiatry”, which is a must for anyone working in the field of sport and exercise.  Dr Mistry shares many learnings pertinent to every athlete, every coach, every health and sport practitioner.  Topics explored include:  Exercise Addiction – What is it and how is it differentiated from a healthy undertaking of sporting activity. When Dr Mistry shared the characteristics of exercise addiction, I’ll put my hand up and say I ticked most of the boxes. What is the Role of Perfectionism in Sport – when is it helpful and when does it become problematic or potentially maladaptive. Depression and anxiety in athletes, what are the warning signs and what are the ways these conditions can be best treated and stewarded. In other learnings include the topics of eating disorders and disordered eating, event anxiety and ADHD and its role in sporting performance. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Show Sponsor Masters Athlete Online Symposium If you are interested in the health performance of masters athletes don't miss the FREE upcoming Masters Athlete Online Symposium HERE>> If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.

On this bonus episode well be hearing from several of our 16 featured experts that will be presenting on the day. Topics to be explored include: Physiology of the master athlete Strength and conditioning for the master athlete Navigating menopause for the female master athlete Running through and with knee osteoarthritis for the master’s athlete Mental health for the master’s athlete Running injury free for the master’s athlete The rehabilitation of cycling injuries and lower back pain along with hamstring tendon injuries of the master’s athlete Presenting on 5 considerations for the master’s triathlete SUBSCRIBE NOW! Show Sponsor Masters Athlete Online Symposium If you are interested in the health performance of masters athletes don't miss the FREE upcoming Masters Athlete Online Symposium HERE>> If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.

JF Esculier is the Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia. He is the Head of Research and Development and Speaker at the Running Clinic and in industry circles you can’t go past good running injury research without JF Esculier being somewhere amongst it. JF is listed as one of the 15 World Class Experts at the upcoming The Physical Performance Show co- hosted Master’s Athletes Online One Day Symposium. We thought it would be a great opportunity to showcase this conversation with JF Esculier around a topic that few people know more about on the planet and that is the relationship of running and knee/hip osteoarthritis. In this conversation, you’ll hear JF share around the misconceptions about running and knee osteoarthritis, the findings of current research into the relationship between running with known symptomatic and asymptomatic knee osteoarthritis. JF issues guidelines on what to do if you do have known symptomatic knee osteoarthritis to promote the best future of your joints and issues a great physical challenge feel the week. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Show Sponsor Masters Athlete Online Symposium If you are interested in the health performance of masters athletes don't miss the FREE upcoming Masters Athlete Online Symposium HERE>> If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.

This bonus episode is a Q&A which is in addition to the recent 3 hour livestream with Dr Steven Seiler. On the Livestream, Dr Seiler wasn't able to get to all the questions during the 3 hours so we thought that we would bring you this bonus Q&A session answering your many questions. You can find more about the livestream here: https://www.pogophysio.com.au/dr-seiler-livestream/ SUBSCRIBE NOW! If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.

James Fletcher has worked with some of the planet's leading athletes across a multitude of sports in helping them bring science to their breath and boost performance through respiratory or specifically in Inspiratory muscle training. James spent years working with elite circus performers in the Cirque Du Soleil, has worked with Australian 100m freestyle record holder and Olympian Cam McEvoy, other Olympic swimmers including James Roberts and Madi Wilson.  Big wave surfers such as Kai Lenny and Ryan Hipwood and the host of other world-leading performers and athletes. On this exploration of the science of breathing we discuss: the key question of can breathing training improve performance. Is there a correct way to breathe can and how strength training improves Inspiratory muscle function and therefore performance Is there a correct way to breathe Can strength training improve the inspiratory muscles function. The mechanisms by which breathing training can boost performance What to do if you're feeling a little over anxious The role of hypoxic training in boosting performance There’s some great and practical tips for endurance athletes around what to do with our breathing in the role that breathing consciousness and specific training techniques can have in boosting our performance. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Show Sponsor Masters Athlete Online Symposium If you are interested in the health performance of masters athletes don't miss the FREE upcoming Masters Athlete Online Symposium HERE>> If you enjoyed this episode of The Physical Performance Show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.