Can You Be a Doctor AND an Elite Athlete? | Saskia Millard | Ep 54
About this episode
Saskia Millard discusses her experiences as a full-time doctor and elite athlete, exploring the challenges of balancing both roles.
Saskia is a full-time doctor, elite HYROX athlete and lifelong runner — and in this episode we get into how she balances high-level training with a demanding medical career. We talk about her journey from running at nine years old to competing at an elite level, the impact of stress fractures and RED-S, strength training, nutrition, the female menstrual cycle, performance pressure, and what it's really like trying to train around long days and night shifts. New episodes every Tuesday & Friday 00:00 — Meet Saskia: Runner, Doctor & HYROX Athlete 01:42 — How Running Started at Nine Years Old 08:10 — Discovering HYROX & Getting Competitive 15:00 — Racing Elite: Pressure, Penalties & Learning Fast 21:30 — How HYROX Changed Her Training 27:20 — Strength Training, Injury & Building a Durable Body 31:20 — Stress Fractures, RED-S & Female Athlete Health 35:00 — Nutrition, Fueling & Understanding Your Menstrual Cycle 41:40 — Olympic Dreams, Performance Pressure & the Mental Game 59:50 — Night Shifts, Sleep & Knowing When Not to Train 15% off 247 Represent - Use code: JAKE247 https://uk.representclo.com/collectio... BPN supplements - 10% off, Use code…
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