1 % Better - Hidden Stories in Sport

In this episode the guys discuss some results from the Valencia marathon and address some listener questions about ultramarathon success and failure points. They go on to discuss swearing as a performance enhancer and the impact of orthorexia on sleep.    (00:00) Introduction  (04:00) David’s Update and Training (05:13) Xylon’s Update and Birthday (11:50) Community Shoutouts (14:00) Valencia Marathon Observations (16:38) How Can Someone Debut With Such a Fast Marathon?  (21:35) Is the Success of East African Runners Good for Running?  (24:24) Listener Question on Failure Points (28:12) Listener Question on Muscle Damage in Ultramarathons (38:38) World Athletics Awards (42:27) Swearing as a Performance Enhancer (46:32) Orthorexia and Sleep (53:53) Doctor’s Office - Repeated Concussion (57:56) December’s 1% Better Challenge (61:25) What We are Watching Thanks to Precision Fuel and Hydration for their sponsorship, use the link below to get 15% off your first order and support the podcast:  https://visit.pfandh.com/theonepercentbetterpodcast [https://visit.pfandh.com/theonepercentbetterpodcast] If you’re unsure how which products to use or how to plan your race nutrition check out Precision’s Fuel & Hydration Planner (if you follow this you will have your discount applied automatically on your first order too):  https://visit.pfandh.com/onepercentfuelplanner [https://visit.pfandh.com/onepercentfuelplanner] Article on Ultramarathon Performance from Listener Q  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-024-02127-9 [https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-024-02127-9] Article on Effect of Swearing on Performance https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11586181/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11586181/]  Article on Sleep and Nutrition  https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-nutrition-society/article/sleep-nutrition-for-athletes/C5DA06B12F24CB65E8783C1A2CE425E9 [https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-nutrition-society/article/sleep-nutrition-for-athletes/C5DA06B12F24CB65E8783C1A2CE425E9]  David’s Substack Article on Coffee https://open.substack.com/pub/healthperformancenexus/p/coffee?r=34wgun&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web [https://open.substack.com/pub/healthperformancenexus/p/coffee?r=34wgun&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web]  Article on Orthorexia and Sleep https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11512811/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11512811/]  Submit topics, feedback or questions to us on Instagram via DM or to the email address: podcast.1percentbetter@gmail.com [podcast.1percentbetter@gmail.com] Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onepercentbetterpod?igsh=MW1tcGM4MHQ4bm5oaw== [https://www.instagram.com/onepercentbetterpod?igsh=MW1tcGM4MHQ4bm5oaw==]  Follow us on X: @PodOnepercent  Join the Strava Group: https://www.strava.com/clubs/onepercentbetterpod [https://www.strava.com/clubs/onepercentbetterpod]  Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Trendy Style by PillowVibes https://tunetank.com/track/1027-trendy-style/

Paul Francis is the CEO and Cofounder of FC 32. Paul’s career includes time with both the Italian and British Olympic federations, multiple NFL teams and numerous advisory board positions including Strava. He was Global head of sports science for Adidas and prior to this he worked in innovation for nike. He joins us to discuss developing elite environments with lessons that span sport and business.  (00:00) Introduction (03:05) Interview Starts (04:40) Gold Zones  (06:17) Microdosing Excellence  (06:45) How Does Paul’s System Fit into Scouting? (08:08) Strengthening Weaknesses vs Strengthening Strengths  (10:29) Stability as a Success Metric (12:15) Game Style and Coach Selection (14:25) Managing an Underperforming Player (17:45) How Does the FC32 System Fit into Player Development  (21:06) Coaching Incentives (23:15) What Has Influenced Paul’s Outlook on Football Development  (28:00) Following Fans vs Clubs   (31:20) What Does the Initial Process of Taking Over Clubs Look Like? (36:30) Communicating Decisions to Fans   (38:55) How Does FC32 Choose Clubs?  (41:41) How Does FC32 Work with Agents? (44:41) What Role Does Mentorship Play in FC32? (48:10) What are the Best Environments that Paul has Been in & What was Common Amongst Them?  (53:12) Are Fans Less Patient These Days? (56:14) Fans Influence on the Game  (58:20) What’s the Biggest Level of Club FC32 Would Target?  (61:30) November’s 1% Better Challenge Thanks to Precision Fuel and Hydration for their sponsorship, use the link below to get 15% off your first order and support the podcast:  https://visit.pfandh.com/theonepercentbetterpodcast [https://visit.pfandh.com/theonepercentbetterpodcast] If you’re unsure how which products to use or how to plan your race nutrition check out Precision’s Fuel & Hydration Planner (if you follow this you will have your discount applied automatically on your first order too):  https://visit.pfandh.com/onepercentfuelplanner [https://visit.pfandh.com/onepercentfuelplanner] Link to Gold Mine Effect Book Mentioned: ⁠https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16447373-the-gold-mine-effect⁠ [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16447373-the-gold-mine-effect]  Links to Paul: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pf1 Submit topics, feedback or questions to us on Instagram via DM or to the email address: podcast.1percentbetter@gmail.com [podcast.1percentbetter@gmail.com] Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onepercentbetterpod?igsh=MW1tcGM4MHQ4bm5oaw== [https://www.instagram.com/onepercentbetterpod?igsh=MW1tcGM4MHQ4bm5oaw==]  Follow us on X: @PodOnepercent  Join the Strava Group: https://www.strava.com/clubs/onepercentbetterpod [https://www.strava.com/clubs/onepercentbetterpod]  Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Trendy Style by PillowVibes https://tunetank.com/track/1027-trendy-style/

Hein Kriek is a Professional rugby coach, currently working as head coach of the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport Rugby International Institute. He has coached professionally in multiple countries and joins us to discuss coaching in foreign cultures following the recent appointment of Thoms Tuchel to coach the English Men’s Football team. There’s lots in this for non-rugby and football fans though, with many lessons on leadership and for the workplace. (00:00) Introduction (03:46) Interview Starts (05:00) Coaching Future Springboks (06:33) How Do We Know What Players Are Worth Financially? (08:56) Off Field Factors That Impact Value in Rugby (11:45) Differences Between Leagues in Value of Players (14:29) Team Makeup and Player Profiles (20:25) Mavericks in Sport (22:34) Spotting and Nurturing Talent (24:34) Challenges of Coaching in Foreign Cultures (26:57) Difficulties of Coaching Overseas When Things Aren’t Going Well (29:33) What Was The Appeal of Coaching in Different Cultures (32:33) Lessons from Coaching in Different Cultures (35:55) How Does a Coach Deal with Different Environments (39:44) Leading in High Performance Environments (47:52) Culture and Perspective (51:22) Building the Foundation of Success (61:21) A Crazy Game of Rugby (63:34) Commonalities and Differences from Coaching Environments Hein has Been in (67:01) Welcome to the Big League Moments (68:23) Worst Loss Hein has Ever Had (69:45) Moments that Make it Worth it Thanks to Precision Fuel and Hydration for their sponsorship, use the link below to get 15% off your first order and support the podcast: https://visit.pfandh.com/theonepercentbetterpodcast If you’re unsure how which products to use or how to plan your race nutrition check out Precision’s Fuel & Hydration Planner (if you follow this you will have your discount applied automatically on your first order too): https://visit.pfandh.com/onepercentfuelplanner Links to Hein: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hein-kriek/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hein_kriek?igsh=MXRwNG5uMnNwNGhtNg== Hein’s Website: https://www.thefinalpass.com/ Article Mentioned https://thefinalpass.com/leadership-in-high-performance-environments Submit topics, feedback or questions to us on Instagram via DM or to the email address: podcast.1percentbetter@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onepercentbetterpod?igsh=MW1tcGM4MHQ4bm5oaw== Follow us on X: @PodOnepercent Join the Strava Group: https://www.strava.com/clubs/onepercentbetterpod Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Trendy Style by PillowVibes https://tunetank.com/track/1027-trendy-style/

Episode 37 covers some updates to WADA’s banned list, the impact of caffeine on sleep and half marathon time prediction. We also briefly discuss Grand Slam Track’s venue announcements, Neymar hits the doctor’s office and we cover a bunch of community shoutouts and listener questions.    (00:00) Introduction (01:50) David’s Background   (10:04) David’s Training (12:00) Xylon’s Update (17:50) Community Shoutouts (22:48) Listener Question on Bone Stress Injuries (25:30) Calcium Supplementation (28:39) Listener Question on Kelvin Kiptum’s Potential (36:00) Grand Slam Track Venues  (38:59) Prediction of Half Marathon Times  (46:35) Updates on WADA Banned List for 2025 (49:50) Caffeine and Impacts on Sleep  (56:53) Doctor’s Office - Neymar  (63:17) November’s 1% Better Challenge (64:30) What We are Watching Thanks to Precision Fuel and Hydration for their sponsorship, use the link below to get 15% off your first order and support the podcast:  https://visit.pfandh.com/theonepercentbetterpodcast [https://visit.pfandh.com/theonepercentbetterpodcast] If you’re unsure how which products to use or how to plan your race nutrition check out Precision’s Fuel & Hydration Planner (if you follow this you will have your discount applied automatically on your first order too):  https://visit.pfandh.com/onepercentfuelplanner [https://visit.pfandh.com/onepercentfuelplanner] Articles on Predicting Half Marathon Pace https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38685085/ [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38685085/]  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37534223/ [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37534223/] 2025 Banned Substance List https://www.usada.org/spirit-of-sport/new-2025-wada-prohibited-list/ [https://www.usada.org/spirit-of-sport/new-2025-wada-prohibited-list/] Article on Caffeine and Sleep https://academic.oup.com/sleep/advance-article/doi/10.1093/sleep/zsae230/7815486?login=false [https://academic.oup.com/sleep/advance-article/doi/10.1093/sleep/zsae230/7815486?login=false]  Article on Hamstring Injuries Post ACL Reconstruction  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34709603/ [https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34709603/]  Submit topics, feedback or questions to us on Instagram via DM or to the email address: podcast.1percentbetter@gmail.com [podcast.1percentbetter@gmail.com] Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onepercentbetterpod?igsh=MW1tcGM4MHQ4bm5oaw== [https://www.instagram.com/onepercentbetterpod?igsh=MW1tcGM4MHQ4bm5oaw==]  Follow us on X: @PodOnepercent  Join the Strava Group: https://www.strava.com/clubs/onepercentbetterpod [https://www.strava.com/clubs/onepercentbetterpod]  Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Trendy Style by PillowVibes https://tunetank.com/track/1027-trendy-style/

This week the episode focuses on a listener question about the determinants of endurance performance. Before this, we briefly recap the New York Marathon and cover our usual segments including the Doctor’s Office where we touch on concussion, concussion protocols and CTE.    (00:00) Introduction (02:51) Xylon’s Injury Update  (06:00) David’s Recovery from Valencia Half Marathon  (13:00) Community Shoutouts  (14:30) New York Marathon Review  (23:39) Listener Question Determinants of Endurance Performance  (26:42) VO2Max  (31:02) VO2Max and Longevity  (33:57) Economy/Efficiency  (37:14) Threshold  (39:19) Critical Pace/Critical Power/FTP (39:58) Lactate (44:25) Durability/Fatigue Resistance  (46:10) Factors Impacting Durability/Fatigue Resistance  (47:47) Fuel Sources and Fatigue  (52:44) Predicting Marathon Time and Breaking 2hrs (53:17) Threshold (54:43) Predicting Marathon Time and Breaking 2hrs (60:12) Doctor’s Office - Concussion Protocols   (65:22) November’s 1% Better Challenge (68:24) What We are Watching Thanks to Precision Fuel and Hydration for their sponsorship, use the link below to get 15% off your first order and support the podcast:  https://visit.pfandh.com/theonepercentbetterpodcast [https://visit.pfandh.com/theonepercentbetterpodcast] If you’re unsure how which products to use or how to plan your race nutrition check out Precision’s Fuel & Hydration Planner (if you follow this you will have your discount applied automatically on your first order too):  https://visit.pfandh.com/onepercentfuelplanner [https://visit.pfandh.com/onepercentfuelplanner] Article on Physiology of Endurance Performance  https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/jphysiol.2007.143834 [https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/jphysiol.2007.143834]  Article on the Differences Between Men and Women  https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1113/JP272268 [https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1113/JP272268]  Article on Physiology of 2hr Marathon  https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00647.2020?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org [https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00647.2020?rfr_dat=cr_pub++0pubmed&url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori%3Arid%3Acrossref.org]  Article on Durability as the Fourth Dimension of Endurance Performance https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP284205 [https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP284205]  Submit topics, feedback or questions to us on Instagram via DM or to the email address: podcast.1percentbetter@gmail.com [podcast.1percentbetter@gmail.com] Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onepercentbetterpod?igsh=MW1tcGM4MHQ4bm5oaw== [https://www.instagram.com/onepercentbetterpod?igsh=MW1tcGM4MHQ4bm5oaw==]  Follow us on X: @PodOnepercent  Join the Strava Group: https://www.strava.com/clubs/onepercentbetterpod [https://www.strava.com/clubs/onepercentbetterpod]  Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Trendy Style by PillowVibes https://tunetank.com/track/1027-trendy-style/