Best Loughborough Podcasts (2024)

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Essay #86: Henry Brown, ‘Anarchists in Epaulettes’ 16:35

28m ago16:35

16:35

In this essay, Henry Brown examines the controversial participation of anarchists in the Republican Army during the Spanish Civil War (1936-9). Despite the universal association of anarchism with antimilitarism, the Spanish anarchists responded to the demands of antifascist war in a nuanced fashion, creating a distinctive military subculture based …

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E15 - What’s really going on in the NHS and how to solve the problems 54:12

12h ago54:12

54:12

NHS Clinical Director Dr Edward Hartley shares his decades of experience working in the NHS, how its funding, structures and patients have changed over time, where the real problems lie, and how we solve them.By Loughborough University

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E14 - The science behind obesity 42:25

5h ago42:25

42:25

Dr James King talks about how obesity develops, how exercise and diet help to fight against health difficulties not just weight loss, and how drugs might be the answer to the obesity epidemic. 0.00-4.33 - Intro 4.34-6.14 - Prevalence of obesity within society 6.15-11.16 - Genetic components 11.17-16.39 - Interacting factors around energy 16.40-19.4…

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E76: Elite cycling and performance research 57:11

3h ago57:11

57:11

In this episode of the Experts in Sport podcast, host, Martin Foster, is joined by guests, Dr Richard Ferguson and Dr Dave Nichols, to discuss research around elite cycling and performance. Timestamps: 0.00-2.23 - Intro 2.24-8.59 - Competing at an elite level and training 9.00-12.29 - Individual or team sport and hierarchy 12.30-17.14 - Research to…

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E13 - Exercise is really important before, during and after cancer treatment 33:49

12d ago33:49

33:49

Dr Kajal Gokal talks about 20 years of evidence showing that physical activity before, during and after cancer treatment is important for health, that rest typically isn’t best, and how we can get this message out to more people. 0.00-6.00 - Intro 6.01-10.24 - Prevention and management of cancer 10.25-12.59 - Transition from ‘rest is best’ ideology…

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Essay #85: Alex Doyle, ‘Anarchism and the Nation in Cuba’ 19:48

5d ago19:48

19:48

In this essay, Alex Doyle examines how anarchists in late 19th and early 20th century Cuba grappled with thorny issues of the nation and nationalism in their pursuit of social revolution. Contrary to common assumptions about anarchism which posit that the movement wholly rejects and ignores the nation, the anarchists in Cuba, through their discours…

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E75: Performance analysis, AI, and penalties 1:01:04

22d ago1:01:04

1:01:04

In this episode of the Experts in Sport podcast, host Martin Foster is joined by Donald Barron (Loughborough University), Austin Fuller (Product Director of Football and Rugby business at Hudl, former FA insights and analysis) and Robin Jackson to discuss performance analysis, artificial intelligence, and football penalties. Timestamps: 0.00-2.23 -…

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E12 - Public health messaging and communication: what we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic 36:01

10d ago36:01

36:01

Independent SAGE expert Dr Duncan Robertson shares his experience during the pandemic of providing independent advice to the government about how to best communicate about health and science to the public, what we learned, and how we can do better in a future pandemic. Timestamps: 0.00-3.09 - Intro 3.10-4.27 - Involvement in the Independent SAGE Gr…

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Essay #84: Diogo Duarte, ‘Anarchy in the Streets’ 20:34

13d ago20:34

20:34

In this essay, Diogo Duarte proposes a different look at the history of the State, urban planning and social housing in Portugal, by bringing into the picture the often forgotten presence of a significant anarchist movement in the country. As he suggests, to fully understand some of the social and political processes that were underway in Portugal …

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E11 - Reimagining school lessons to make children more active 35:34

1M ago35:34

35:34

Professor Lauren Sherar talks about how children are less active now than ever before and how a whole-school approach is needed – even in lessons like maths and science – to reimagine the school day to get children more physically active. 0.00-2.38 - Intro 2.39-5.33 - Career background 5.34-13.01 - Children’s physical activity and benefits of sport…

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E74: Performance Analysis and Coaching in Tennis 1:05:40

17d ago1:05:40

1:05:40

0.00-2.59 - Intro and performance analysis overview 3.00-8.53 - Constraints-led approach within sport 8.54-15.18 - Tailoring training for elite athletes 15.19-18.57 - Performance analyst, coach, and athlete relationships 18.58-20.57 - Technological advancements informing data collection 20.58-30.29 - Research and metric development 30.30-37.22 - Un…

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E10 - Lavina Mehta MBE: how exercise ‘snacking’ took her from Watford to Windsor Castle 46:30

1M ago46:30

46:30

Health entrepreneur Lavina Mehta MBE talks about how a career change, short-bursts physical activity and exercising for sanity not vanity took her from a corporate career to being a national ambassador for health and fitness. 0.00-2.13 - Intro 2.14-6.55 - Background and career 6.56-15.02 - ‘Sanity, not vanity’, self-care, and social connection 15.0…

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Essay #83: Joshua Newmark & Sophie Turbutt, ‘Introduction: Iberian Anarchism in Twentieth-Century History’ 22:18

27d ago22:18

22:18

This essay introduces a short series of podcasts emanating from last year's 'Iberian Anarchism in Twentieth Century History' special issue. Joshua Newmark highlights some of the parallels and linkages between the Spanish and Portuguese anarchist movements, while Sophie Turbutt explores the key themes emerging from the special issue and what they co…

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E9 - A change is needed: How to support healthy eating in UK-based migrants and ethnic minorities 42:29

2M ago42:29

42:29

Dr Hibbah Osei-Kwasi talks about how a different approach is needed to support healthy eating for UK-based ethnic minorities and how migration presents unique challenges to promoting health diets. 0.00-3.36 - Intro 3.37-9.56 - Research and background of career 9.57-14.20 - Dietary behaviours and observations within communities 14.21-18.30 - Role of…

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E73: Misconceptions in Sports Injury Research 56:44

1M ago56:44

56:44

In this episode of the Experts in Sport podcast, host Stuart McErlain-Naylor is joined by guest Judd Kalkhoven, from Western Sydney University, to discuss common misconceptions within the scope of sports injury research. Timestamps: 0.00-4.50 - Intro 4.51-13.34 - Research and inspiration - causal models 13.35-22.53 - Implications for research findi…

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E8 - Gregg Wallace MBE: How he lost 5 stone and kept it off 49:33

2M ago49:33

49:33

TV’s Gregg Wallace talks about his career journey from greengrocer to TV personality to weight loss adviser. Gregg shares how he lost 5 stone and kept it off, as well as his thoughts on the viral track ‘buttery biscuit base’. 0.00-2.13 - Intro 2.14-3.59 - Loughborough University and Gregg Wallace Health collaboration 4.00-11.51 - Background and car…

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Essay #82: David Christopher, ‘Early Cronenberg and the Anarchist Apocalypse’ 18:39

1M ago18:39

18:39

In this essay, David Christopher explores and unpacks the mutually anarchistic and apocalyptic propensities in the early films of David Cronenberg. Christopher positions Cronenberg's films as exemplary of an innovative new methodology of cinema analysis for films following Cronenberg's influence. For more on these topics, see Anarchist Studies 32.1…

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E8 - Ethics of using animals in conflicts 48:00

2M ago48:00

48:00

The Geneva Convention protects people who have fallen victim to armed conflict, but there are more than four million military animals in service – so who looks out for them? Dr Josh Milburn explains the ethics of using animals in war.By Loughborough University

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E72 - Challenges within sports officiating 54:04

2M ago54:04

54:04

Dr Tom Webb, Associate Professor in the Centre for Business in Society at Coventry University, joins Dr Stuart McErlain-Naylor to discuss officiating within sports and the challenges that face referees and other officials across the landscape. Throughout the episode, conversations around the role and purpose of a sports official are centred, alongs…

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Essay #81: Andrew Whitehead, ‘The Anarchist Big Three and the Siege of Sidney Street’ 21:19

2M ago21:19

21:19

In this essay, Andrew Whitehead examines the two most lethal incidents linked to anarchism in London's history: the murder of three police officers during an attempted armed robbery at Houndsditch in December 1910 and the ensuing siege of Sidney Street in Stepney. He looks particularly at the links between the mainly Latvian perpetrators and three …

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E71 - Spirit of 2012: Legacy of events within sports 49:55

3M ago49:55

49:55

Dr Verity Postlethwaite, a doctoral prize fellow at Loughborough University, Ruth Hollis, and Amy Finch join Experts in Sport host Martin Foster to discuss Spirit of 2012 and the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games on UK populations. Timestamps: 0.00-5.04 - Introduction 5.05-8.14 - Formation of Spirit of 2012 8.15-10.43 - Providi…

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Essay #80: Jayne Malenfant & Hannah Brais, 'An Anarchist Approach to Housing Precarity' 17:43

2M ago17:43

17:43

In this essay, Jayne Malenfant and Hannah Brais unpack an anarchist approach to confronting housing precarity by bringing together existing anarchist scholarship while proposing housing interventions that support agency, anti-colonial work, and justice. They confront the inadequacy of existing housing interventions and propose an alternative vision…

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E70 - Racism in Sport: History, culture, and the role of the media 1:13:12

3M ago1:13:12

1:13:12

Racism is an integral issue in the arena of sport, but how can its history and mediated culture assist in breaking down barriers for athletes moving forward? In this episode of the Experts in Sport podcast, hosted by Martin Foster, Dr Nik Dickerson, from Loughborough University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, features as a guest to…

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Essay #79: Sean Scalmer, ‘Direct Action: The Invention of a Transnational Concept’ 32:13

3M ago32:13

32:13

This essay examines the rise of 'direct action' as a key concept in anarchist and radical politics over the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It traces the transnational arguments, texts and networks that made this possible. Sean Scalmer is a Professor of History at the University of Melbourne. This essay is a greatly edited version of…

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Essay #78: Sam C. Tenorio, ‘Black Cataclysm: Anarchism and Ruination’ 18:48

3M ago18:48

18:48

In this essay, adapted from his recently published book, Sam C. Tenorio (he/they) reconsiders the Watts Rebellion of 1965 and its ruinous disruptions, like arson, theft, and vandalism, as a cataclysm that clears material and discursive ground and proffers its own questions of property. It argues that the cataclysmic vantage of the Watts rebellion o…

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The Meaning of Home Episode: 16 45:45

4M ago45:45

45:45

Welcome to The Meaning of Home podcast, where we discuss the complexities and connections between home and homelessness This episode's theme is 'Self-Expression'. We discuss the importance of the arts and creativity in addressing the needs of people experiencing homelessness. Our guests are David Tovey and Matt Peacock, Co-Directors of Arts and Hom…

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E69 - Instrumented mouth-guards and concussion in Rugby Union 47:09

4M ago47:09

47:09

Dr Enora Le Flao (Postdoctoral Scholar, The Ohio State University), Dr Lizzy Williams (Senior Lecturer, Sport and Exercise Sciences, Swansea University) and David Powell (PhD student, Swansea University) discuss concussions in Rugby Union and instrumented mouth-guards, which have embedded sensors to measure linear and angular kinematics of the head…

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Essay #77: Nolan Bennett, ‘Alexander Berkman’s Anti-Prison Anarchism’ 24:37

4M ago24:37

24:37

In this essay, Nolan Bennett traces through Alexander Berkman's 1912 Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist an unresolved tension between two approaches to the prison: advocacy for political prisoners and advocacy against the politics of prisons. Berkman's ambivalence between these approaches amid his memoirs and later activism signify the book's importanc…

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E68 - The sports apparel waste problem 45:50

4M ago45:50

45:50

Joanna Czutkowna, a Doctoral Researcher at Loughborough University, joins Experts in Sport host Martin Foster to discuss sustainability of the fashion and sport industries and the big problems that future generations will potentially face as a result of waste. Timestamps: 0.00-2.30 – Introduction to guest & work 2.31-5.32 – Overview of sustainabili…

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Essay #76: Peterson Silva, ‘Mechanical Failures and Anarchist Freedom’ 17:15

4M ago17:15

17:15

In this essay, Peterson Silva talks about metaphors for freedom among anarchists. He particularly discusses a metaphor concerning failure in complex systems, pointing out that anarchists relate freedom to the deep transformation of social patterns. A list of the references he cites in this episode is available here. Peterson Silva is a writer, tran…

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Essay #75: Chris Robé, ‘Anarchism, Video Activism and State Repression’ 16:13

5M ago16:13

16:13

In this essay, Chris Robé explores the origins of video activism from the ecology, women’s liberation, and anarchist movements of the late 1960s and early 1970s. He then traces the state’s increasing surveillance of video activism and recent debates regarding the value of such activism among participants of the Stop Cop City movement. Chris Robé is…

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E67 - Coaching, skill acquisition and virtual reality in sport 51:42

5M ago51:42

51:42

Dr Rob Gray (Associate Professor in Human Systems Engineering at Arizona State University) talks about coaching in sport as well as skill acquisition in baseball and the future of virtual reality in sport Timestamps 00:00 - 03:41 - Introduction to guest, background and topic 03:42 - 09:49 - What is skill acquisition? 09:50 - 14:08 - Consistency vs …

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Essay #74: Pranay Somayajula, ‘Nationhood Beyond Nationalism: Towards an Anarchist Politics of Anti-Colonial Liberation’ 17:59

5M ago17:59

17:59

In this essay, Pranay Somayajula critically examines the anarchist movement’s relationship to anticolonial politics. Drawing on a rich history of anticolonial movements, from the Kurds in Rojava to the Zapatistas in Chiapas, who have sought national liberation and self-determination without being confined by the nation-state, he argues for an anarc…

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E66 - NFL, the Super Bowl and the future of American football in the UK 42:28

6M ago42:28

42:28

Jo Maher (Pro Vice-chancellor for Sport), Lamonte Winston (Head of NFL Academy at Loughborough) and Steve Hagan (Head Coach at the NFL Academy at Loughborough) talk about the NFL Academy, Super Bowl and the future of American football in the UK. Timestamps 00:00 - 02:24 - Introductions to guests, topic and backgrounds 02:25 - 09:25 - How did the pa…

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E7 - The menopause and the controversial ‘male menopause’ 37:26

6M ago37:26

37:26

Professor Eef Hogervorst, Professor of Biological Psychology at Loughborough University, sits down to discuss the factors influencing the menopause, what the best treatment options are, the relationship between oestrogen and dementia, and the controversies surrounding the andropause (the ‘male menopause’). Time Stamps: 00:00 - 06:22 - Introduction …

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E65 - Sport for climate action and nature 1:01:09

6M ago1:01:09

1:01:09

Dr Mark Doidge (Reader in Sociology of Sport), Katie Cross (Founder of Pledgeball) and Jenny Amann (PhD student at Loughborough University talk about the impact of climate change on sport. Timestamps 00:00 - 06:03 - Introduction to guests, background and topic of the episode 06:04 - 09:02 - What is Pledgeball now and how do people get involved? 09:…

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Essay #73: Christopher Powell, ‘Shame Economies’ 23:46

6M ago23:46

23:46

In this essay, Christopher Powell examines how sovereign statehood generates an economy of shame that fosters identification with the imagined sovereign. Achieving anarchy requires a shift in who is shamed and for what, shifting self-worth from ‘higher' ideals to horizontal solidarity. Christopher Powell is Associate Professor in the Department of …

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The Meaning of Home: Episode 15 41:25

6M ago41:25

41:25

Welcome to The Meaning of Home podcast, where we discuss the complexities and connections between home and homelessness This episode's theme is ‘Disparity’. We discuss the inequitable design of cities, joined by Nourhan Bassam, Founder of GamingX and author of The Gendered City.By HomeCDTPodcast

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E6 - Disgust – why our bodies are designed to be repulsed 45:34

6M ago45:34

45:34

Dr Elisa Becker, Researcher in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, discusses the role of disgust in protecting our health through the behavioural immune system, our relationship with eating meat and whether food packaging on animal products should go down the same path as cigarettes. Time Stamps: 00:00 - 02:56 - Introduction to…

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E5 - How we can design our houses to improve our health 43:41

6M ago43:41

43:41

Dr Ben Roberts, Lecturer in Building Energy at Loughborough University, discusses how our houses can help or hinder our health, why air conditioning isn’t always the best answer to reduce indoor heat, and how systemic building changes could transform our wellbeing. Time Stamps: 00:00 - 09:27 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background 09:28 -…

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E4 - How to make nutritious meals on a budget – advice from a Performance Chef 36:54

6M ago36:54

36:54

Varun Shivdasani, Performance Chef at Loughborough University's Elite Athlete Centre, discusses how he prepares nutritious meals on a budget, the importance of making cooking a family-friendly activity, and the future of precision nutrition. Time Stamps: 00:00 - 03:53 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background 03:54 - 05:56 - An average week…

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E3 - The unexpected ways that drama improves our health 32:52

6M ago32:52

32:52

Dr Catherine Rees, Reader in Drama at Loughborough University, discusses the various ways that applied theatre and the arts are making an unexpected but significant impact in improving the public’s health and wellbeing. Time Stamps: 00:00 - 03:39 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background 04:55 - 07:15 - Drama and health: How are these linke…

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E2 - Should our food show how much exercise is needed to burn off the calories? 48:26

6M ago48:26

48:26

Professor Amanda Daley, Professor of Behavioural Medicine at Loughborough University, breaks down the problem with current food labelling, the potential for P.A.C.E (physical activity calorie equivalent) labelling to provide a solution, and what she thinks about all the controversies surrounding this idea. Time Stamps: 0:00 - 07:20 - Introduction t…

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E1 - Colin Jackson CBE talks anxiety attacks, coming out, and dealing with retirement 35:40

6M ago35:40

35:40

Decorated athlete and sports broadcaster Colin Jackson CBE discusses his mental health struggles, his experience after coming out as gay, and the difficulties he faced when retiring from international athletics. Time Stamps: 00:00 - 04:12 - Introduction to guest, the topic and background 06:02 - 09:25 - Mindset as a professional athlete 09:26 - 12:…

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E64 - AFCON and football development in Africa 57:55

6M ago57:55

57:55

Abdul Faisal Chibsah (FIFA High Performance Specialist) talks about the Africa Cup Of Nations (AFCON) and the importance of the development of football in Africa. Timestamps 00:00 - 07:52 - Introduction to guest, background, and the topic of the episode 07:53 - 16:46 - Africa Cup of Nations and issues of football in Africa 16:47 - 22:34 - Talent de…

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Essay #72: Elena Pagani, ‘Interpersonal Freedom as Pluralist Radical Horizontality’ 37:14

6M ago37:14

37:14

In this essay, Elena Pagani presents theorising and practices of freedom as interpersonal and intersubjective. She does this through the conceptions of agonistic self-creation and agonistic empathy in conversation with empirical findings from a militant research of radical worker co-operatives in Greece. Her presentation invites us to imagine and p…

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Essay #71: Deric Shannon, ‘The Anarchist Critique of Capitalism’ 16:30

7M ago16:30

16:30

In this essay, Deric Shannon outlines the anarchist analysis and critique of capitalism. He also gives some potential explanations for capitalism's resilience. Deric Shannon is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Emory University's Oxford College. His most recent books are The State of State Theory: State Projects, Repression, and Multi-sites of…

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Essay #70: Sonia Hernández, ‘For a Just and Better World’ 26:27

7M ago26:27

26:27

In this essay, Sonia Hernández describes the central role Mexican women played in the emergence of anarcho-syndicalist organizing during the early 20th century. She examines the emergence of transnational feminism influenced by anarchist ideas in the Gulf of Mexico region - such women's labor activism left an indelible mark on the greater history o…

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Welcome to Experts in Health 2:14

8M ago2:14

2:14

Launching in January 2024... The Experts in Health podcast, brought to you by Loughborough University, highlights the latest research and trends in health, as we welcome a variety of guests across a host of different disciplines.By Loughborough University

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E63 - Deception in Rugby: The psychology and biomechanics 50:03

8M ago50:03

50:03

Dr Laurence Warren-Westgate (Assistant Professor in Sport, Exercise and Health Psychology at the University of Nottingham talks about deception, anticipation, psychology and biomechanics in rugby with host Stuart McErlain-Naylor. Timestamps 00:00 - 04:23 - Introduction to guest, background and the topic of the episode 04:24 - 08:33 - Anticipation i…

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