The Future

In our episode this week the guys discuss some of the changing landscape of sport; be it the body changing in response to strongman, the evolution of trailrunning, projects vs racing or U20 progression through to open racing. They briefly discuss the use of exogenous ketones, the benefits of group training and of course debut September’s 1% better challenge.     (00:00) Introduction (00:35) Exogenous Ketone Use  (01:23) What are Ketones? (06:00) Research on Exogenous Ketones (11:22) David’s Struggles with his Running (15:04) RPE Whilst Training with Others (17:29) Xylon’s Training (23:47) Community Shoutouts (27:25) Impacts of Strongman Training on the Body (35:52) U20 World T&F Championships and Performance Projection  (43:05) Killian Jornet’s “Alpine Connections” Project (47:39) UTMB Observations (51:18) Women vs Men and Recovery (55:34) Ruth Croft’s Race and Pacing (59:27) The Attrition of the Men’s Race at UTMB (61:42) Suguru Osaka’s Running at UTMB (63:49) Diversity in Trailrunning (67:00) The Widening Gap Between Have’s & Have Not’s in Sport (69:28) Doctor’s Office  (73:50) September 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 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 Article on Strongman and Muscle Size https://journals.physiology.org/doi/pdf/10.1152/japplphysiol.00342.2024  Pacing Plots from UTMB Women’s - https://trailflow.io/2024-utmb-womens/  Men’s https://trailflow.io/2024-utmb-mens/  Article on Diversity in Trailrunning https://www.irunfar.com/the-changing-geography-of-trail-running-and-ultrarunning-a-look-at-nations-represented-at-utmb-and-ccc  Submit topics, feedback or questions to us on Instagram via DM or to the email address: [email protected] Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onepercentbetterpod?igsh=MW1tcGM4MHQ4bm5oaw==  Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Trendy Style by PillowVibes https://tunetank.com/track/1027-trendy-style/