From Paper to Podium

Professional rugby union player Jack Willis, and musculoskeletal expert Professor Keith Baar join Charlie and James to explore injury and how best to recover from career-threatening injuries.You often can’t have a conversation about sports performance without coming across the topic of injury, so in this episode Wasps flanker, Jack shares his experience after his devastating injury while playing for England at the Six Nations, what’s got him through his darkest moments and how his recovery through rehab is going. Professor of Molecular Exercise Physiology, Keith Baar, has worked with hundreds of elite athletes as a scientific advisor. Keith shares his expert insight into what is happening in the body during injury, with tips and advice on how to avoid it and recover effectively. Learn more about our brands by visiting scienceinsport.com and phd.com Produced by Astrid Productions for the Science in Sport group.

Four time Tour De France winner, Chris Froome, and expert on Hydration for performance, Dr Lewis James, chat to Charlie and James about how hydrating correctly can be the difference between winning and losing.After winning seven Grand Tours, Cyclist Chris Froome OBE knows what it takes to perform race after race, but most recently has made an incredible recovery after a horrific crash in 2019. He discusses how he fuelled and hydrated his successes and his road to recovery. Dr Lewis James, Senior Lecturer at Loughborough University, then breaks down the numbers on how to determine the best hydration for optimum performance.Follow @scienceinsport on socials and check out the website for more articles on Hydration. Produced by Astrid Productions for Science in Sport.

World-record swimmer, Adam Peaty, and globally-renowned expert in training for performance, Professor John Hawley, join Charlie and James to discuss the importance of setting a goal for every session, what Concurrent training is and how we can use it to maximise performance.Throughout his career, Adam Peaty, has not only smashed world records but he’s also won an Olympic gold medal. In this interview, he reveals how, and importantly why, he uses concurrent training as a method to find a balance between his strength and endurance.Professor John Hawley then explains the importance of setting a ‘why’ for every session and how our bodies respond to different training techniques to make sure we’re on track with our goals. Follow us @scienceinsport on Instagram and Twitter for more exclusive content with our podcast guests. Produced by Astrid Productions for Science in Sport.

Manchester United players Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw and Lee Grant join Charlie and James in this Soccer Special.This episode unveils the behind the scenes details of what it really takes to keep a footballer fit and focussed. All three players share their fuelling and recovery strategies, their advice for amateur and aspiring professional footballers and they also reflect on how their careers and performances have been shaped by the development of sports science over the years. Follow us @scienceinsport on Instagram. Produced by Astrid Productions for Science in Sport.

Arsenal and England football player, Jordan Nobbs joins Charlie and James to discuss the impact the menstrual cycle has on her training, performance and nutrition as well as her commentary on being a woman in a male-dominated sport.Historically, menstrual cycles and female athletes have been left at the bottom of the priority list amongst research labs and sports scientists. It’s a heavily male-dominated industry and overtime, this has led to studies being carried out on males and the results being applied to females, disregarding physical differences.Firstly, you’ll hear Jordan Nobbs talk about how the industry can be improved, as well as how more research into periods heightening injury risk, could have prevented her from missing the world cup in 2019.Expert on menstrual cycles, Dr Kirsty Elliott-Sale, then joins to share her insights on how women must become a priority in research in order to ensure female athletes are no longer viewed as subordinate gender in sports science. Follow us @scienceinsport on Instagram.Produced by Astrid Productions for Science in Sport.

In this bumper episode, Geraint Thomas, Professor Steve Peters and Dr Trent Stellingwerff chat to Charlie and James about weight management and how you can apply their expertise to achieve your goals.First, you’ll hear from Steve Peters, the author of the self-help book ‘The Chimp Paradox’. Steve explains how to take back control of your mind and therefore body by using his mind management model, which is praised as a tool of success by high-profile athletes such as Geraint, Steven Gerrard and Victoria Pendleton.Then Geraint Thomas explains how he fuelled for his Tour De France win in 2018 as well as discussing the physical and mental difficulties of managing weight as a competing athlete.Lastly, renowned Sports Scientist, Dr Trent Stellingwerff shares his insights and expertise on a common yet damaging weight loss side effect known as ‘Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport’. It’s a hot topic in sport science right now that, if you take your training seriously, you need to be aware of.Follow us @scienceinsport on Instagram.Produced by Astrid Productions for Science in Sport.