About this episode

Brendan Egan discusses the challenges of maintaining athletic longevity through nutrition and exercise.

Professional Supplements for Wise Athletes (click to see the "always on" discount) Brendan Egan, PhD Associate Professor of Sport & Exercise Physiology at Dublin City University Associate Dean for Research (Faculty of Science & Health) Current research investigates skeletal muscle function and adaptation across the life course, with special interest in the synergy between nutrition and exercise interventions ranging from athletes to older adults. Nutrients investigated include caffeine, creatine, omega-3 fatty acids, resveratrol, leucine, protein hydrolysates, beetroot juice, and exogenous ketones. Outside of academia, through his sporting career as an Gaelic footballer, Brendan has had a lifelong association with sport, training and performance at all levels of competition from grassroots to elite level, and also practices in the field as a performance nutritionist with emphasis on intermittent field-based team sports, and endurance athletes, most recently with the Dublin Hurlers and the Irish Paratriathlon team. Find Brendan's work here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brendan-Egan and contact info here…

People in this episode

Guest: Brendan Egan

Topics covered

• athletic longevity
• nutrition and exercise
• skeletal muscle function
• performance nutrition
• training load
• intermittent field-based team sports

Keywords

• athletic longevity
• nutrition
• exercise physiology
• performance
• training load
• muscle function

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dublin City University, Irish Paratriathlon team, Dublin Hurlers

Products: caffeine, creatine, omega-3 fatty acids, resveratrol, leucine, protein hydrolysates, beetroot juice, exogenous ketones

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