Hein Kriek is a Professional rugby coach, currently working as head coach of the Stellenbosch Academy of Sport Rugby International Institute. He has coached professionally in multiple countries and joins us to discuss coaching in foreign cultures following the recent appointment of Thoms Tuchel to coach the English Men’s Football team. There’s lots…

The Eggs are back to answer some key questions like what on earth is a Geezer Teaser? And are 3 crock pots better than 1? Plus, Brad swipes right on Dolph Lundgren!Autor: 3 Eggs

Episode 37 covers some updates to WADA’s banned list, the impact of caffeine on sleep and half marathon time prediction. We also briefly discuss Grand Slam Track’s venue announcements, Neymar hits the doctor’s office and we cover a bunch of community shoutouts and listener questions. (00:00) Introduction (01:50) David’s Background (10:04) David’s T…

It's the debut episode of 3 Eggs Are Better Than 1! Brad, Bryant, and Matt M go Sunny Side Up with some good news, Rantin' Stanton is back when Brad goes Hard Boiled, and the Eggs go down the rabbit hole to explore what might've happened if Kate Winslet would've moved over just a little bit.Autor: 3 Eggs

This week the episode focuses on a listener question about the determinants of endurance performance. Before this, we briefly recap the New York Marathon and cover our usual segments including the Doctor’s Office where we touch on concussion, concussion protocols and CTE. (00:00) Introduction (02:51) Xylon’s Injury Update (06:00) David’s Recovery f…

The guys debrief the big races from the weekend including Valencia half marathon and Kona Ironman, chatting pacing as part of this and some listener questions. They then discuss the Tour de France courses and have the usual segments. (00:00) Introduction (06:09) David’s Valencia Efforts (13:50) Pacing and How to Pace (21:37) Xylon’s Current Trainin…

This week’s episode starts with a recap of Cape Town Marathon and a view towards Valencia Half Marathon. We then tackle a listener question on potential downsides of heat training. After this we cover some thoughts from Chicago Marathon, some observations on brands in the running space and finally examine some papers on circadian rhythm and perform…

3 Eggs talking wrestling and scrambling pop culture - TeaserAutor: 3 Eggs

Matthew Marquardt is a professional triathlete currently Ranked 19th in the PTO rankings and 9th in the IM Pro Series. He came 11th in the 2023 IM World Championships and joins us to talk about his preparation for Kona 2024 and how he balances being a professional triathlete with being a full time medical student. (00:00) Introduction (00:24) The H…

We are joined on the podcast by Christie Jenkins, Co-Founder & Chief Investment Officer at F32 a multi-club football ownership group focused on world class player development. We discuss her journey, including competing in 3 sports at an international level and background in finance. We also discuss Women's sport and what the future looks like, inc…

The guys discuss the IMWC in Nice and Pogacar’s superhuman effort before a research paper on underfueling in the premier league and fuel requirements at different body weights. They answer some listener questions about training intensity and race shoes on pro’s and finish off with October’s 1% Better Challenge. (00:00) Introduction (02:03) Xylon’s …

Dr Amy Boalch joins the podcast this week to talk about safe participation in endurance events and common problems seen by event medical staff. Amy is the project lead for the race ready app, a medical doctor and currently undertaking her masters in medical education. She shares best practice advice for how to hydrate and manage pain in endurance e…

This week the community really shone and we answer a number of listener submitted questions, some about previous episodes some not. From there we discuss Jakob Ingebrigtsen’s debut half marathon and then it is onto some scientific papers. One on the physiology of backyard ultras and the other on recovery and carbohydrates. We finish up with some co…

This week is all about adapting to training. The guys discuss not ice bathing post training, longitudinal changes due to sprint training, life long cardiac changes in an elite marathon runner and the use of power data in anti doping. They also touch on magnesium supplementation and the race between Mondo Duplantis and Karsten Warholm, which landed …

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 …

In addition to answering a listener question about the impact of technology on sprinting, this week we discuss the use of theming in coaching. We also talk about the NYC marathon elite field, with many backing up from the Olympics and implications for this and we look at a paper quantifying the impact of steroid use. In response to requests we also…

In our 25th weekly episode, we cover some crazy performances from the sporting world before diving into some research on immunity with nutrition. We then touch on muscle memory and some of its implications for doping. As usual we finish with a look at the Doctor’s office, the 1% Better Challenge for August and what we will be watching. (00:00) Intr…

Our focus this week is on people who have GOAT arguments and the super subs who stepped up at the Olympics. We also discuss Olympic medals and happiness as well as discussing some listener questions, our 1% Better challenge for August and a visit to the Doctor’s Office. (00:00) Introduction (00:56) David’s polarized training in Chamonix (02:08) Xyl…

Show Notes: In this bonus episode, we talk to Hannah Walker. Hannah is a sports broadcaster and commentator who specializes in cycling. She has covered all of the major tours, including being one of the inaugural commentators for the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. In addition to this she has commentated on the World Championships and was the lea…

Show Notes: This week’s episode see’s Xylon recounting his experience at the Paris Olympic Games while David flew to London to run with a gold medalist. (00:00) Introduction (00:36) David’s crazy last 24 hours (03:00) Xylon’s travels are becoming exorbitant (03:43) Xylon was in Paris at the opening night of the athletics (04:25) Shoutout to a silve…

This week’s episode see’s both Xylon and David on the road, but getting their training done. They also chat to Sean Seale about preparing a Crossfit athlete for the Crossfit Games. (00:00) Introduction (00:31) David Being a Guinea Pig for Science (01:03) Xylon’s Recent Travels (02:18) Xylon’s Running (03:43) David’s Running (05:00) Nutrition in Reb…

Off the back of Biniam Girmay’s historic performance at the Tour de France, Xylon and David discuss African cycling as a means to further discuss talent identification, cultivation and cultural challenges in sport. They also chat to professional cyclist Merhawi Kudus, one of the first black Africans (along with Daniel Teklehaimanot) to ride in the …

In this episode we cover peaking in sport, whether going to live sporting event is good for your health and changes to the qualifying through the rounds of the Olympic Track Events. We then quickly visit the doctor’s office which is full of Sprinboks before discussing Carbon Monoxide in sport, how it works, is it performance enhancing and should it…

This week has a heavy focus on the Olympics and running. The guys touch a bit on Jonas Abrahamsen’s story of weight gain for performance gain before transitioning to discuss Olympic selection, Sifan Hassan’s crazy schedule and then some crazy running at Paris Diamond League and at Challenge Roth. It’s July so they also have a new 1% Better Challeng…

David briefly reviews Lavaredo and shares some strange things he saw and Xylon’s not running as much as he thought. They then discuss race medals, and some community shoutouts. They cover some happenings at the Tour de France, the crazy fast day at Western States 100 and then return to the second half of the interview with Eloise du Luart covering …

Race week for David looms as Xylon gets back into training. The guys discuss Christiano Ronaldo’s longevity and what the world was like when he debuted, alongside some interesting ethical considerations in the world of doping in track and field. The finish off with part one of an interview with professional triathlete Eloise du Luart about her use …

Hannah Walker is a sports broadcaster and commentator who specialises in cycling. She has covered all of the major tours, including being one of the inaugural commentators for the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. In addition to this she has commentated on the World Championships and was the lead commentator and podium announcer for the commonwealt…

Xylon’s sick and David explains why post event sickness happens and what you can do to prevent it all as he is tapering for Lavaredo. They then discuss how to maintain performance when injured, the benefits of course knowledge and changes to the Tour de France course. Following this they discuss Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam Track, the Spring Energy…

Xylon and David cover indoor vs outdoor training in the main portion of this episode after touching on all the regular segments. Usain Bolt enters the doctor’s office, and the guys discuss some NCAA track & field, tennis, skateboarding and cycling. (00:00) Introduction (02:17) Recovery Discussion (06:52) David’s Lavaredo Preparation (11:12) Communi…

In this bonus episode David and Xylon dissect and recap Xylon's Comrades Marathon effort. We dive into learnings, feedback, thoughts and advice for those planning to run the Comrades or do any endurance event. (00:00) Introduction (01:18) Post race sleep and vibe (02:01) Supporting and crewing vs racing (02:30) Race Debrief (06:54) Nightmare happen…

Xylon and David cover trends in sport this week. We discuss tapering in light of Xylon’s Comrades taper, recovery from major events and Xylon’s fueling plan for the Comrades. We then answer a listener question and get to what’s come across David’s desk including the announcement of World Athletics Ultimate Championship and a discussion about changi…

Hot off the press, this episode is all about heat and heat training with guest, Dr Jamie Stanley. We briefly catch up about training and some potential upcoming topics before we dive straight into our interview. (00:00) Introduction (01:09) David’s training and USA trip (02:08) Psychology and Metric vs Imperial units (06:36) Xylon mentions Kona (07…

This week is all about rules. Some athletes and teams are good enough to make the sport change them, others break them and some sports are evolving and changing them. We also have our regular segments including our 1% Better Challenge and some listener questions. (00:00) Introduction (02:20) David’s Brooklyn Half Marathon Efforts (04:32) Xylon’s Tr…

This week’s episode is a big one on shoes and choosing shoes. We touch on a listener question about nutrition during taper before diving into our interview with our guest Michal ‘Nitta’ Nitschke. He joins us and explains all things choosing shoes, injury risk and how shoes have evolved. (00:00) Introduction (00:24) Xylon complains about heat traini…

This week we discuss the health benefits of mass participation sporting events and their risks, we touch on Kylian Mbappe racing Usain bolt and finally Red Bull’s acquisition of Bora-Hansgrohe before we talk about the use of nicotine in sports in response to a listener question. (00:00) Introduction (01:54) Xylon going Rogue on his Training (05:15)…

Xylon and David cover some NIL news out of high school, they discuss how absurd the Kenyan Olympic marathon teams are and some strange doping news out of China. They briefly touch on IM Texas results and get to quite a bit of injury news between Bell’s Palsy, a rib stress fracture and some cardiac arrhythmias. They also debut some new branding and …

After some recapping of the Marathon majors and a potential for an Olympic Duathlon, the guys talk about the prevalence of underfueling in endurance athletes, reviewing a recently released paper. (00:00) Introduction (00:43) Cycling Feed Zones and Crashes (03:59) Xylon’s lack of Training (07:16) David’s Training (09:00) Community Shoutouts (11:32) …

Episode 7 sees us review Xylon’s Two Oceans run, premier a new segment and briefly review the T1-00 Singapore before diving into the main part of the episode, a timely review of the latest in research on Supershoes. (00:00) Introduction (00:25) Xylon’s Two Oceans Review (08:41) David’s training update (11:21) Community Shoutouts (12:08) Update on W…

This week’s episode sees us discuss the new world club rugby cup, some research on chest fairings, transitioning from rugby 15s to 7s, the hardest geezer and Team Visma-Lease a Bike’s ongoing crash headaches. (00:00) Introduction (01:14) Dave’s running and time at altitude (02:45) Dave’s Berlin Half Marathon review (05:15) Xylon’s pre for Two Ocean…

In this episode we touch on some rule changes in Ironman, World cross country championships, Wout van Aert’s big crash and what it means for Visma-Lease a Bike and a HUGE drug scandal in Australian sport. (00:00) Introduction (00:50) David’s training (02:03) Injury risk and loading (04:52) Xylon’s half marathon efforts (06:27) Big announcement (09:…

This week we discuss some rugby news, Wales being called out by Georgia and planning of world cup cycles, running a squad and team cohesion vs best individuals. We also touch on some American sports, discussing the success of Women’s college basketball and why it’s outperforming the men’s, why the NFL combine is the worst job interview ever and we …

In this week’s episode Xylon and Dave talk to Nicolai Morris about her work with one of the world’s best high jumpers Nicola Olyslagers and their non-conventional approach to getting Nicola ready for her recent world indoor championships gold medal. (00:00) Episode Starts (01:00) David and an explanation of high heart rate during training (04:38) X…

In episode 2, we talk through a big interview Jakob Ingebrigsten recently gave where he talked about doping in track and field. “I think doping is worse now than 10 years ago,” Ingebrigtsen told the Times. We take a look at the factors around women closing the gap on men as race distance gets longer and talk about overheating from the recent T100 M…

Episode 1 of 1% Better is all about aerodynamics. We chat to one of the world's experts in aerodynamics, Robby Ketchell, about the Visma-Lease a Bike helmet that broke the internet, learnings for cyclists about aero position and some aerodynamics and their impact on running. We also touch on AI and aerodynamics. (00:00) Episode starts (00:56) Xylon…

Join our hosts Xylon van Eyck and David Lipman as they introduce themselves, the podcast and briefly discuss some interesting changes to the track & field landscape with the upcoming 'Drive to Survive-like' Netflix series for track & field, an announcement from Seb Coe that there will be more frequent World Championships and the news of Michael Joh…

Jessica Jackson, Owner of Jacked Nutrition out of Lexington Kentucky, comes on today to discuss functional nutrition strategies, habit building, and why she started her meal prep company. We also dive into the comprehensive approach of dieting and the mindset part that goes with it. This was just a flat-out awesome conversation. ENJOY! Visit Jacked…

Dr. Yina comes to the conversation today to discuss: - women's health and healing - Her own story of why she went to chiropractic - Eastern vs. Western Medicine - Why your inner environment is EVERYTHING Shop MYB Apparel (15% Off with code 1BM) Apply for Online Nutrition/ Lifestyle Coaching Follow Dr. Yina Support the show…

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Dr. Drew Denson, a Doctor of Chiropractic, joins the conversation today to go over everything BIOHACKING. We dive into all things: - Cold Plunge therapy and wim hof - Tools that allow you to thrive in your daily wellness routine - Five Chimps theory - Human evolution and Performance (breaking world records) The Roger Bannister Effect - is the pheno…

Dr. Drew Denson, a Doctor in Chiropractic joins the conversation today to go over everything BIOHACKING. We dive into all things: - chiropractic care and what to look for - comprehensive care model that he and his team use to help their clients heal - how the body heals and how stress affects it - 🍄 and other amplifiers - biohacking techniques and …