Hello 2024 News Wrap: Another World Running Record / UCI Rules on Brake Levers / Crazy VO2 Numbers / Cold Weather & Concussion

To kick off Season 6 we wrap up some of the latest news from the world of sports science including the craziness of world running records, UCI bans on in-turned brake levers, one athlete's crazy high VO2 Max numbers and why cold weather may increase the risk of concussion in contact sports.SHOW NOTESLetsrun article on the 10km WR of Agnes NgetichArticle on the UCI’s clampdown on inturned brake leversMore detailed discussion of the implications of the UCI policyThe discussion about the insanely high VO2max reported in Blummenfeldt, and some chat about why it may not be entirely legitThe paper we mention that shows how many of the gas analysers used in exercise testing don’t have the reliability and accuracy they should haveThe analysis showing that concussion risk in the NFL may be higher on cold daysRugby start Louis Rees Zammit heads to make it in the NFL, this article explains the challenges he’ll facePodcast that mentions Coco Pops as a pre-exercise ‘meal’ (don’t overdo this advice!), part of Ross’ tongue-in-cheek New Year’s resolutions (full episode is subscriber only)Article by Stuart Philips, a future guest of the pod, on the benefits of resistance trainingInterview with Tommy Lundberg on the same resistance training topic Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.