The Real Science of Sport Podcast

A podcast by Professor Ross Tucker and Mike Finch

200 Episodes

  1. Chepng'etich's Marathon World Record Analysis: Too Good To Be True?

    Published: 10/18/2024
  2. DISCOURSE SPECIAL: Is Elite Cycling Safe Enough? / Rugby's Smart Mouthguards / Is Sinner Guilty of Doping? and Much More

    Published: 10/3/2024
  3. How David Roche Used Science To Dominate One Of The World's Biggest Trail Races

    Published: 8/29/2024
  4. Science of Sport Spotlight 8: A Guilty or Innocent Sinner? And Tragedy at the Crossfit Games

    Published: 8/22/2024
  5. Does Talent Need Trauma To Succeed? A Sports Psychologist Weighs In

    Published: 8/20/2024
  6. Paris 2024 Recap Bumper Show: Highlights, Lowlights, Stats and Final Insights

    Published: 8/14/2024
  7. Paris 2024 Daily: Day 16 - Hassan makes History, Track Triumphs for Kipyegon and Ingebrigtsen

    Published: 8/11/2024
  8. Paris 2024 Daily: Day 15 - A Magnificent Marathon and a Night of Redemption on the Track

    Published: 8/10/2024
  9. Paris 2024 Daily: Day 14 - Tebogo claims the 200m, McLaughlin-Levrone breaks a WR, and Holloway gets his gold

    Published: 8/9/2024
  10. Paris 2024 Daily: Day 13 - Men's 400m and Steeplechase golds, and a weight loss controversy

    Published: 8/8/2024
  11. Paris Special: The Art and Science of Sport Climbing

    Published: 8/7/2024
  12. Paris 2024 Daily: Day 12 - How Cole Hocker Became an Olympic 1500m Champion in a Race for the Ages

    Published: 8/7/2024
  13. Paris 2024 Daily: Day 11 - Hodgkinson delivers under pressure and 5000m controversy

    Published: 8/6/2024
  14. Bonus Episode: Why test the sex of an athlete? The IOC seem confused. We offer some reasons

    Published: 8/5/2024
  15. Paris 2024 Daily: Day 10 - How Noah Lyles became Olympic 100m Champion by 5/1000th of a second

    Published: 8/5/2024
  16. Paris 2024 Daily: Day 9 - Julien Alfred: Olympic 100m champion. Plus cycling, swimming & relay analysis

    Published: 8/4/2024
  17. Paris 2024 Daily: Day 8 - Cheptegei wins 10000m gold, and a French 1-2-3

    Published: 8/3/2024
  18. Paris 2024 Daily: Day 7 - Biles soars, Women's boxing controversy and the Track programme begins

    Published: 8/2/2024
  19. Science of Sport Bonus Short: Biles beats rivals and "the Twisties". Insights from performance psychology

    Published: 8/2/2024
  20. Paris 2024: Males Are About To Fight in Women's Boxing. How Did We Get Here?

    Published: 8/1/2024

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World-renowned sports scientist Professor Ross Tucker and veteran sports journalist Mike Finch break down the myths, practices and controversies from the world of sport. From athletics to rugby, soccer, cycling and more, the two delve into the most recent research, unearth lessons from the pros and host exclusive interviews with some of the world's leading sporting experts. For those who love sport. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.