Hosted by Jason Smith & Greg Ryan · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 73 episodes
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Many more of us are challenging ourselves and performing at a high level in sport, particularly endurance sports, well into our middle age. This podcast explores everything you want to know as a mid-life athlete, from how age affects our performance; how our bodies react to training; how should we train as a mid-life athlete; how can we prevent injury; what’s the best recovery process; tips on nutrition and how can we improve our mental health & psychology. We’ll interview experts in their field from coaches, medical professionals, trainers etc and a range of successful mid-life athletes to explore the secrets to success as a mid-life athlete. The Midlife Athlete podcasts are free and we hope our fans enjoy them. Go to https://midlifeathlete.substack.com to subscribe to our newsletter and automatically get our latest podcasts, blogs, offers etc into your inbox.
Jason Smith & Greg Ryan hosts Mid Life Athlete, a health show with 73 episodes published.
In this deeply personal and moving episode of the Midlife Athlete Podcast, host Greg Ryan sits down with his regular co-host, Jason Smith, who steps into the guest seat to share the motivation behind his upcoming enduran
Jason taps into Greg's expertise and chats about pain and injury. In this part 2 goes deeper into why injuries happen to one side, one tissue, one person — and what that means for recovery. Together they reframe how a mi
Jason taps into Greg's expertise to discuss all things pain and injury. Part 1 covers what pain actually is and how the body responds to injury. Support the show Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and automaticall
In this episode, Jason and Greg sit down with Dr. Sandra Kaufman , a renowned physician, anesthesiologist, and longevity researcher. Dr. Kaufman explains her "Kaufman Protocol," a scientific framework that breaks down th
Jason (& Greg when he joins) chat to Sarah Webster, a 46-year-old veterinary surgeon, mum, and the women's 24-hour world record holder. She ran 278km — 173 miles — around a track in Albi, France, and it was only her seco
Greg and Jason pick up from the creatine episode and explain why creatine is so important to mitochondria, our bodies energy cells. We also explore a classic case of social media mis-selling - 'lymphatic reset'. Somethin
Greg and Jason are joined by Steve Jennings, otherwise known as the 'Creatine OG'. Steve was a former professional cyclist turned entrepreneur and innovator who’s spent over 30 years building and launching nutrition bran
It's been a while....almost 2 years. Greg and Jason are back kicking off season 5. Support the show Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and automatically get our latest podcasts, blogs, offers etc into your inbox.
Greg & Jason are back doing their own challenges. This is a short pod immediately after the guys just completed the Way of the Roses, a 275km (171 miles), a spectacular coast to coast cycle route which passes through bot
Jason and Greg chat to Gavin Booker, who recently took on and conquered Patagonman. The race is not for beginners. It's a grueling triathlon that takes place in one of the most breathtaking natural settings in the world.
Happy New Year everyone. We shoot the breeze with some New Year resolutions and future guests. Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and automatically get our latest podcasts, blogs, offers etc into your inbox. Suppo
Afer a long hiatus of 6 months where kids exams, the Summer and work/life got in the way Greg and Jason are back for a season 4. We intend to complete delving into our mid life athlete framework plus we're going back to
Jason and Greg are back interviewing amazing mid life athletes. In this episode we chat to Matthew Forgham, who was part of a team of 6 men shifting 1 million kg of weight in 24 hours. The challenge was to raise awarenes
In this episode, Jason and Greg discuss the importance of strength training in maintaining health and athletic performance, and provide advice on how to create a structured strength training program. We talk about the ne
Listeners may have heard Greg talk about his latest challenge - an attempt at the 24 hr team relay burpee world record. Instigated by Nick Gibbins a team of 3 men and 3 women will attempt to do over 12,000 burpees in a 2
This is part 1 of a 2 part chapter on anaerobic training. Anaerobic training is important for mid-life athletes to combat muscle loss, strength loss, and loss of power as they age. It involves high-intensity, intermitten
Aerobic and VO2 capacity training is important for mid-life athletes as aerobic capacity decreases after the age of 40 years and VO2 max decreases gradually with age. These declines can be slowed down by aerobic exercise
Jason and Greg discuss the respiratory and circulatory systems and how they work together to support the body. The circulatory system, made up of the heart and blood vessels, brings blood to and from the lungs to deliver
In this episode, Jason and Greg tackle the basic tenants of the bodies energy systems. Show notes The energy systems represent the body’s ability to convert chemical energy stored in food into mechanical work. There are
Before we delve into one of the main parts of the Mid Life Athlete framework - exercise - we thought we’d tackle some foundational topics, starting with muscles and how they work. In this episode we cover: Three types of
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