
The Performance Nutrition Podcast
Connecting you with world-leading experts in performance nutrition and the latest evidence-based research to level up your team sport, endurance, physique and weight-making sport nutrition.
The Performance Nutrition Podcast brings you in-depth conversational interviews with expert PhDs, doctors, athletes, researchers, strength and coaches to share their research, insights, and stories to inform your practice and take your game to the next level.
Latest episodes

Mar 29, 2020 • 55min
S4E7: The Athlete Gut: Troubleshooting GI Problems in Athletes w/ Dr. Patrick Wilson, RD, PhD
In Season 4, Episode #7, Dr. Bubbs interviews Dr. Patrick Wilson, RD, PhD, author of the new book The Athlete Gut.
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Mar 17, 2020 • 1h 1min
S4E6: REWIND – Immunity, Recovery & Low Energy Availability
In Season 4, Episode #6, Dr. Bubbs REWINDS the tapes to bring you a highlights podcast on immunity and recovery. In this episode, you'll hear from experts:
- Dr. David Pyne, PhD, exercise immunologist
- Christy Aschwanden, author of Good To Go
- Jen Sygo, MSc, sport dietician
- Brian St-Pierre, MS, performance nutrition director at Precision Nutrition
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PEAK40: The New Science of Midlife Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind

Feb 28, 2020 • 50min
S4E5: Sleep, Fatigue Accumulation & Adderall in Pro Baseball w/ Meeta Singh, MD
In Season 4, Episode #5, Dr. Bubbs interviews Dr. Meeta Singh, MD the service chief of sleep medicine, and section head and medical director at the Henry Ford sleep center in Michigan.
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PEAK40: The New Science of Midlife Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind

Feb 13, 2020 • 40min
S4E4: Strength Training for Basketball & NBA Nutrition w/ Bill Burgos MS
In Season 4, Episode #4, Dr. Bubbs interviews Bill Burgos, NBA Strength & Conditioning Coach with over 12 years currently working with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Feb 6, 2020 • 36min
S4E3: Performance Nutrition in Practice: Insights & Challenges in Pro Basketball w/ Marie Spano MS
In Season 4, Episode #3, Dr. Bubbs interviews Marie Spano MS, one of the country’s leading sports nutritionists, currently working for the Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta Braves.
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Jan 29, 2020 • 60min
S4E2: Life In The NFL, Nutrition for Power Athletes & Coping with Concussions w/ John Welbourn
In Season 4, Episode #2, Dr. Bubbs interviews former NFL offensive lineman John Welbourn, who started over 100 games and made 10 play-off appearances appearing in 3 NFC Championship games as a starter for the Philadelphia Eagles from 1999-2003 and Kansas City Chiefs from 2004-2007.
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PEAK40: The New Science of Midlife Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind

Jan 20, 2020 • 52min
S4E1: Ultra-Marathon Nutrition: Fueling Training, Recovery & Competition w/ Dr. Justin Roberts PhD
In Season 4 Episode #1, Dr. Bubbs interviews Dr. Justin Roberts, PhD, to discuss his recent work contributing to the JISSN position stand on nutritional considerations for single-stage ultra-marathon training and racing.
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Dec 30, 2019 • 57min
S3E39: Uncovering Your Unique Ability and Becoming a Change Maker w Dr. John Berardi, PhD
In Season 3, Episode 39, Dr. Bubbs interviews Dr. John Berardi, PhD, co-founder of Precision Nutrition, the world’s largest nutrition coaching, education, and software company.
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PEAK40: The New Science of Midlife Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind

Dec 13, 2019 • 40min
S3E38: CBD, Endocannabinoids and Impacts on Pain & Inflammation w/ Steve Ottersberg, MS
Season 3, Episode 38
Dr. Bubbs interviews Steve Ottersberg, MS, a research biochemist to talk all things CBD: the evolutionary background of the endocannabinoid system and the different functions of CB1 and CB2. He also discusses how CBD impact inflammation, the potential for CBD for head trauma and pain in professional sports, as well as the role of omega-6 to omega-3 balance in the endocannabinoid system.
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PEAK40: The New Science of Midlife Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind

Dec 1, 2019 • 55min
S3E37: Food Environment, Empowered Eating & Deep Health w Dr. Krista-Scott Dixon, PhD
In Season 3, Episode 37, Dr. Bubbs interviews Precision Nutrition Curriculum Director Dr. Krista-Scott Dixon, PhD, to talk about the challenges in the complex world of helping clients integrate nutritional changes.
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PEAK40: The New Science of Midlife Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind