Tom Clark - Mitigating the Effects of Jet Lag

About this episode

Tom Clark discusses the effects of jet lag on athlete performance and strategies to mitigate its impact.

Episode 213: In this episode, Andy McDonald is joined by Tom Clark — a sports scientist and performance coach with over a decade of experience working at the highest levels of elite sport. Currently completing a doctorate focused on jet lag and circadian disruption, Tom brings rare, first-hand insight into the challenges of global travel in high-performance environments. Having coached across the world in Formula One, his work centres on understanding how travel fatigue, disrupted sleep, and circadian misalignment influence athlete readiness and performance. Across the conversation, Tom unpacks the realities of jet lag in elite sport — exploring how travel affects physiological rhythms, why its impact varies between athletes, and how practitioners can better assess and manage it within performance systems. The discussion also examines practical interventions to minimise disruption, alongside the role of new technologies designed to support high-performance travel. ㅤTopics Discussed: • Understanding jet lag• Impact of travel and circadian disruption on performance• Assessing jet lag in athletes• Key interventions to reduce travel fatigue• Phaze — a solution for high-performance…

People in this episode

Host: Andy McDonald

Guest: Tom Clark

Topics covered

• jet lag
• circadian disruption
• athlete performance
• travel fatigue
• high-performance environments
• interventions
• technology in sports

Keywords

• jet lag
• circadian rhythms
• athlete readiness
• travel fatigue
• performance coaching
• sports science
• high-performance travel

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Products: Phaze

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