The Supersapiens Podcast

Mar 04 2024 48 ep. 78 mins 34
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At Supersapiens, we’re on a mission to unlock better. We measure your body minute-by-minute 24/7 to deliver actionable insights on nutrition, recovery, sleep, performance and more. The Supersapiens community ranges from top professional athletes in the world to fitness enthusiasts looking to become the best version of themselves. What gets measured, gets managed – come learn what it takes to optimize performance for you.

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Thank you, and a big announcement

Mar 04 2024 5 mins  
Please follow David and Xylon on their new podcast. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/1-better-podcast0 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/1-better-hidden-stories-in-sport/id1733835329

Overtraining May not Exist - Assoc Prof Alex Coates

Feb 25 2024 86 mins  
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 pr

Sleep and Circadian Rhythm

Feb 12 2024 36 mins  
(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 Racin

RED-S, Nutrition when injured and weight loss - Scott Tindal: Chief Nutrition Officer at Fuelin

Jan 29 2024 110 mins  
(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 Prev

Low Carb for Athletes, Learning Metabolism through Diabetes and Diabetes as an Asset - Dr Andrew Koutnik

Jan 15 2024 101 mins  
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 Typ

Biggest Training Mistakes Being Made

Dec 11 2023 53 mins  
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 ma

Being blown up, The Human Weapon System & Wearables - Dr Chris Myers

Nov 27 2023 73 mins  
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 Lea

Lisa Klein, Olympic Champion – Fueling the Olympics and maturing as a professional cyclist

Nov 12 2023 71 mins  
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 ha

Prof Paul Laursen - Improving Fat Burning, Durability and AI Coaching

Oct 30 2023 89 mins  
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 t

Life Battery, Adapting to Training and Life Stress

Oct 16 2023 51 mins  
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 a