E60 - Optimising athletic performance - lessons from the animal kingdom

Dr Mark Burnley (Senior lecturer at Loughborough University) talks to host Stuart McErlain-Naylor about how the study of animals can aid athlete endurance training alongside other performance parameters. 

Timestamps 

00:00 - 07:49 - Introduction to guest and background in field and research of the subject 

07:50 - 14:34 - What is the speed duration relationship?

14:35 - 18:55 - Why can we benefit from knowledge from the Animal Kingdom?

18:56 - 30:01 - How do we control and measure what animals do? 

30:02 - 34:13 - How does motivation become an issue when measuring animals? 

34:14 - 43:31 - General trends that have emerged from this research

43:32 - 45:19 - Mythbusting on the accumulation of lactate

45:20 - 48:33 - How can Animals affect the future of Athletes?

48:34 - 51:41 - “Lions don’t warm up in the jungle” - Is there truth behind the saying?  

51:42 - 53:41 - Final thoughts, Thank you, links and Goodbyes

Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction to guest and background in field and research of the subject
• 7:50 What is the speed duration relationship?
• 14:35 Why can we benefit from knowledge from the Animal Kingdom?
• 18:56 How do we control and measure what animals do?
• 30:02 How does motivation become an issue when measuring animals?
• 34:14 General trends that have emerged from this research
• 43:32 Mythbusting on the accumulation of lactate
• 45:20 How can Animals affect the future of Athletes?
• 48:34 “Lions don’t warm up in the jungle” - Is there truth behind the saying?
• 51:42 Final thoughts, Thank you, links and Goodbyes