Gut Health and the Microbiome in Athletes - Assistant Professor Emily Dow

After some early discussions thanks to both some research and listener questions and input we briefly touch on Zegama, the Shanghai diamond league and the Football World Cup before jumping into the interview. Our guest this week is Assistant Professor Emily Dow who is a nutrition scientist, strength and conditioning specialist, and educator currently on faculty at the University of Arizona. Emily’s PhD was in the area of the area of the microbiome and her work spans the breadth of the gut brian axis, exercise physiology and female physiology in addition to the ways we can leverage science to support physical and mental performance. (00:00) Introduction(00:12) Medical Question - Why Are Elites Different (13:04) David’s update(14:08) Xylon’s Update(17:09) Running Power vs Lactate for Intensity Control (21:27) Community Shoutouts (27:38) Listener Question - Carbohydrates and Decision Making (29:22) Football World Cup - Shakira vs Italy (31:35) Tove Alexandersson’s Zegama Record (33:35) Diamond League Shanghai (41:10) Interview Starts  (43:10) Vinegar and Gut Health   (45:37) What are Probiotics, Prebiotics & Postbiotics? (46:37) Defining Gut Health(50:15) Classification of Carbohydrates (52:27) Fibre (54:14) Postbiotics   (55:54) Should People be Using Probiotics? (59:17) Measuring the Microbiome(1:01:15) How Stabile is the Adult Microbiome? (1:03:04) Improving Gut Health without Probiotics(1:05:11) Fibre Recommendations (1:05:55) Gut Barrier Integrity and Exercise (1:08:45) Resistance Training for Gut Barrier Integrity (1:10:20) Mice vs Humans in Research (1:12:49) Fibre for Athletes and General Populations (1:17:03) Is There an “Athletic” Microbiome? (1:19:46) The Microbiome’s Impact on Sleep(1:22:26) Emily’s Training (1:24:40) What Excites Emily in Microbiome Research? (1:27:00) Specific Training Adaptations to Vinegar (1:29:15) Review   (1:30:41) Doctor’s Office - Peter Bol    (1:31:05) What We’re WatchingThanks 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/1pbIf 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/1pb-plannerThanks also to Stryd for their sponsorship, check out Stryd:Stryd helps you optimize your training and racing by measuring your running power, providing real-time data to improve efficiency, pace, and performance on any terrain. Plus, it integrates seamlessly with your favorite running watch for real time guidance! Go to https://stryd.live/opb to export Stryd’s cutting-edge technology and how it can empower your run.Links to Emily:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dremilydow/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilydow1/ Website: https://dremilydow.com/ Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7416-6853 Paper on Stryd and Thresholds https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/ijspp/aop/article-10.1123-ijspp.2025-0579/article-10.1123-ijspp.2025-0579.xml Paper on FIbre in Athletes https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12106500/ Submit topics, feedback or questions to us on Instagram via DM or to the email address: [email protected] 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/