S1E12: Inside the Performance Science Guiding Today's Athletes

On this episode we're joined by Jordan Troester, Director of Performance and Sports Science at Oregon Athletics department. Jordan discusses his work at Oregon Athletics and Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon, what it's like to be a sports scientist, he shares his advice to runners and debunks some common misconceptions about sports science and sports science research.   Topics  Inside the day-to-day of directing performance and sports science [1:08]  The game-changing "profile load and monitor" model in applied sports science [3:49]  Driving innovation with the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance [7:01]  Winning strategies for race day prep [11:21]  Strategies to boost your health and performance that go beyond cardio and strength[17:30]  Innovations reshaping athlete training and recovery [21:31]    Guest  Jordan Troester, Director of Performance and Sports Science at Oregon Athletics  Resources  Oregon Athletics, learn more about University of Oregon's athletics department and the integrated support systems in place to help student-athletes thrive, from sport performance, recovery, to academic development and leadership training.  Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, explore the groundbreaking research initiative here at Oregon that brings together scientists, coaches, and clinicians to help advance research in human performance through collaboration in movement science, sports science, recovery, and injury prevention.  GSUN, find out more about the Global Sport University Network, a summit where universities from around the world come together to share research, practices, innovations that contribute to the advancement of sports science, athlete development, and human performance education.  Listen to more episodes and explore the Oregon Podcast Network at news.uoregon.edu/podcasts