Peak Performance & Athletic Longevity
The strategy & tactics of superior performance as we age.
Join us as we unravel the puzzle of athletic performance longevity.
Our Episodes
We hope you’ll join us on our exploration of how to build and maintain superior athletic performance as we age.
#180 | The Art of Avoiding Injury | Jeremy Bettle, PhD
The skill of training hard while avoiding injury Bruce Lee once said: "Patience is not passive — it is concentrated strength." For most of his athletic career, Joe had no idea what that meant. Now he does. The older athlete's greatest asset isn't strength or fitness. It's consistency....
#179 | TRT: Less is More | Nayan Patel PharmD
Hormone health influences everything from energy and sleep to mood, metabolism, and libido—yet mainstream treatments are often driven by generic protocols and limited lab interpretations. To truly reclaim your youthful edge, you must recognize that TRT is the "finishing touch" rather than the foundation,...
#178 | Athletic Longevity isn’t Easy | Brendan Egan, PhD
We lose muscle and strength (and vo2max, coordination, response time, power, and more) as we age: a use-it-or-lose-it issue only or something more? … “use it or lose it” is certainly a thing. It applies to everything and always has, but we lose...
#177 | Bodycomp FMD | Renee Fitton MS RD
An enlightening conversation with a FMD expert (from Prolon) on my usage of FMD (with exercise and lifestyle) to help a fit older athlete manage body comp (more muscle and less fat) while not interfering with muscle building or cardiovascular fitness efforts (endurance...
#176 | Truth in Cycling | Jim Martin PhD
Professional Supplements for Wise Athletes (click to see the “always on” discount) Jim Martin – The Cycling Scientist Dr. Jim Martin is a life-long competitive cyclist and well-known professor and researcher in exercise science whose work has had a strong impact on understanding cycling...
Clip of Misfiring Mitochondria (shortened version)
Mitochondria live inside your cells and regulate energy, metabolism, and cellular signaling to drive your body’s physiology, endurance, and resilience. The function, dynamics, and efficiency of mitochondria correlate with either health and well-being or poor health and sickness. Normal aging, diet, exercise, exposure to stressors,...
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