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#35 – Personalized Health & Athletic Performance with Gil Blander, PhD

Today’s WiseAthletes episode is with one of the leading minds in the basic biology of aging and translating scientific discoveries into new ways of detecting and preventing age-related conditions. He is the founder of InsideTracker. InsideTracker is the only fitness program that analyzes a sample of blood and, in conjunction with your wellness and lifestyle goals, provides a personalized diet, nutrition, exercise plan, which is best for your body and your goals.

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#34 – Greater Endurance with Chest Expansion — Bob Prichard

Bob Prichard has worked with over 5,000 athletes to improve their performance by improving their flexibility and efficiency. His 18 Olympic athletes have won 43 Gold Medals and set 11 World Records.

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#33 – Megan Hottman on Road Cycling Safety

Megan Hottman has represented over 160 cyclists in their individual cases, as well as provided counsel to other lawyers, to cycling groups, bike shops, and organizations. She has authored many articles and also co-authored a cycling law resource book, Bicycle Accidents, Crashes & Collisions: Biomechanical, Engineering, and Legal Aspects

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#32 – Helping Older Athletes Feel Young Again with Dr. Mike T Nelson

My motivation to starting Wise Athletes was to uncover knowledge that would help older athletes like myself to slow the progression of the symptoms of aging on athletic performance and on life in general.  I don’t particularly like the idea of getting old, and I’m happiest when I can forget my age because my body…

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#31 – Sleep Mastery with Dr. Amy Bender

Award winning sleep scientist Dr. Amy Bender is our source of evidence based insights that will play an integral role in creating your new sleep strategy. After spending over 15 years studying sleep through many avenues including work as a sleep technician, clinical research, written publications, interviews for stories in Oprah Magazine and public speaking appearances including her Ted Med talk, Dr. Bender has an intimate relationship with the science. Her ability to translate the science to the field is evident through her successful work with NHL, Canadian national team athletes and Olympic athletes.

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#30 – Mushrooms: The Missing Ingredient for Recovery?

Our topic today is mushrooms, and whether mushrooms are a missing element in the older athletes’ arsenal of performance, recovery, and longevity. Helping Glen and I to better understand mushrooms is Jeff Chilton, an expert in the study of historical uses and impact of medicinal mushrooms, and who is also the Founder of Nammex, the very first company to supply medicinal mushroom extracts to the nutritional supplement industry.

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Bonus: SBT GRVL with Amy Charity

SBT GRVL is a world-class gravel race experience held on the amazing gravel roads in and around the iconic Steamboat Springs, CO. The combination of the great views and fun people make for an unforgettable gravel riding experience.

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#29 – Dr. Seiler on Athletic Performance Longevity

I asked Dr. Seiler to join me on Wise Athletes to discuss his research and speculate about how older athletes can keep the machinery healthy for performance today while also doing the right things for athletic longevity, which is more than just healthspan.

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#28 – 24-Hour Countdown: How to be ready for your race

Racing is a special opportunity. As an adult, you don’t get to feel this alive very often. Enjoy it, and avoid wasting it or turning it into a disaster you’ll regret. To do your best, remove impediments that CAN be removed quite easily. This stuff isn’t hard or expensive. It just requires a little planning ahead.

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Bonus – NedGravel with Gavin Coombs

Gavin and his team built one of the most challenging gravel races in the world. They built organized rides for all of us out of their regular fun rides, which have a ton of climbing and technical sections, and all at an elevation of 8,000-10,300 feet. The 3 courses pay homage to the hardened miners, dreamers and misfits who came before us as we ride through ghost towns, past mines and up mountains. The 3 courses vary in length and difficulty to accommodate a wide range of skills and desires for suffering.

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