E60 - Optimising athletic performance - lessons from the animal kingdom

Experts in Sport

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

1. Introduction to guest and background in field and research of the subject (00:00:00)

2. What is the speed duration relationship? (00:07:50)

3. Why can we benefit from knowledge from the Animal Kingdom? (00:14:35)

4. How do we control and measure what animals do? (00:18:56)

5. How does motivation become an issue when measuring animals? (00:30:02)

6. General trends that have emerged from this research (00:34:14)

7. Mythbusting on the accumulation of lactate (00:43:32)

8. How can Animals affect the future of Athletes? (00:45:20)

9. “Lions don’t warm up in the jungle” - Is there truth behind the saying? (00:48:34)

10. Final thoughts, Thank you, links and Goodbyes (00:51:42)