1. Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
Heart Rate Variability (or "HRV") is the metric which elite athletes are following daily to assess their recovery and plan their daily training. The science around HRV dates back many decades, but on...
11 Sep 202053min
2. Glucose Metabolism for Health and Performance
Glucose, or "blood sugar", is a variable which can change significantly throughout our day. Those kinetics are a major determinant of our health and of our athletic performance. In this episode, we ...
11 Sep 20201h 1min
3. Sleep Basics
Sleep. It seems so simple, but sleep is often an overlooked determinant of health and performance. The recognition of this importance is growing, and for some, the pendulum may have even swung too f...
11 Sep 20201h 3min
4. Caffeine as a Performance Aid
Caffeine is the most frequently consumed psycho-active substance in the world. It has been studied for decades, and it's benefit for sports performance is well-documented. Even so, few understand th...
11 Sep 202059min
5. Keeping the Pros Fit and Healthy
While at the PGA's Memorial Tournament in Dublin, OH, I got to sit down with two of the top trainers and physios in professional sports. Adam Kerley, Nic Catterall, and I sat down with tacos and bour...
11 Sep 20201h 26min
6. Joe Gambino - Performance Physiology
On this episode, I share with you a recording of the Par Four Performance podcast on which I was a guest. I spoke with Joe Gambino, physical therapist in New York City, to discuss how the tenets of p...
11 Sep 202053min
Season 2 Trailer
Season 2 of The Podium is about to be launched! In this season, we will address:- HRV (Heart Rate Variability) as a measure of recovery- Glucose metabolism for health and performance- Sleep- Caffeine...
8 Sep 20202min
COVID Review and Update
The amount of misinformation and politicized skewing of data has been both amazing and disheartening. In this episode, I dig into the questions that I am most frequently asked by patients. For some,...
8 Sep 20201h 20min
