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#67 — Hormone Health for the Older Male & Female Athlete w/Dr Kyle Gillett

Dr Gillett provides high-level tips on how the older athlete can recover and maintain hormonal health for improved general health, higher fitness, and a better quality of life. Listen in to hear about the surprising mistakes people make with common supplements and other tips for dealing with common conditions such as: low energy, lack of focus, declining strength, and more.

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#66 — Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) for Training & Recovery w/Derek Hansen

Join in as Derek goes through the many ways EMS can be used by older athletes to deal with limited ROM, injuries, surgeries as well as simple recovery from exercise and as a substitute for exercise when traveling or otherwise unable to get it done the natural way.

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#65 – Optimizing Aging Muscle, w/Brendan Egan, PhD

Sponsor: RePowerU — a free fitness practices assessment (a 10-minute questionnaire) Dr. Egan is an expert in skeletal muscle function and adaptation during aging. Brendan joins Wise Athletes today to share his unique insights into the synergy between nutrition and exercise interventions to optimize performance in older athletes. BIO Brendan Egan, PhD is Associate Professor…

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#64 – Eating for Higher Energy w/Dr. Rick Johnson

Sponsor: RePowerU — a free fitness practices assessment (a 10-minute questionnaire) Discussion Summary: Today I am pleased to present episode #64 with one of the world’s foremost experts on fructose and why people get fat, Dr Richard Johnson.  Today you will also learn some easy changes to your own lifestyle to improve your health, which…

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#63 — Boosting Testosterone Right with Rick Cohen, MD

For men, think of your testosterone as an overall marker of your health and wellbeing. Wondering about the benefits of sufficient testosterone? Improved athletic performance, Decreased workout recovery time—less joint pain, stiffness and muscle soreness, Increased lean muscle mass and decreased body fat, Enhanced libido and sexual function, Feeling calmer, more stress-proof, and more positive about your life

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#62 — Body Image & Eating Disorders, Doug Jowdy, PhD

Today we explore the all-to-common problem of using exercise to compensate for eating disorders and body image issues. Dr. Doug Jowdy talks though how to think about this problem and how we can overcome it.

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#61 — Mental Flexibility, Doug Jowdy, PhD

Dr. Doug Jowdy the renowned sports psychologist who works champion athletes as well as older athletes like you and me who seek a path to higher athletic performance today while ALSO transitioning toward a path of health and athletic longevity.
Today, Doug has returned to provide more tips for me and you to use to strengthen our psychology….to make us stronger mentally in optimizing the balance between longevity and athletic performance.

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#60 — A Winning Mind with Doug Jowdy, PhD

Dr. Jowdy has been practicing the art and science of psychology since 1986. He considers it a blessing to join people on their journey in the arena of sport, or in the game of life. It is his passion to serve as a guide to help others create a life that exceeds one’s expectations

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#59 — Strength Training for Endurance, Chris Peden

Strength training enhances exercise economy, anaerobic capacity, lactate threshold, maximal strength, maximal speed and endurance, while also reducing the rate of fatigue. Isn’t that a cyclists ultimate wish-list?”

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#58 — Is Sugar Really so Bad? (Richard Johnson, MD)

Dr. Johnson will tell us why we put on excess weight, why we find it hard to sustain weight loss, why we get high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, and gout, and how these disease are all related.  Yeah.  And, You will also learn some easy changes to your own lifestyle to improve your health, which is of course the foundation for being a strong athlete.

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