Standing still, or the shooter episode with Dr Digpal Ranawat
It's not just his Olympic gold. Abhinav Bindra has been a pioneer when it comes to sports science in India as well. He is the first of our a...
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Secrets of Sports Science
Faster, Higher, Stronger…yes! But how do elite athletes get there? With a little help from sports science, of course. This is the golden age of athleticism. It’s no coincidence that it’s als...
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13 episodesBack injuries, Mirabai Chanu & elite sports physio with Chandani Parsania
In 2018, after Mirabai Chanu won her first Commonwealth Games gold, a back injury threatened to end her career. In this episode, Mirabai's p...
All about muscle, strength & power with coach Abhinav Manathanath
What is the process of building muscle? What's the difference between training for hypertrophy (increasing muscle size), strength, and power...
Dehydration: the runner's enemy, with Dr Rajat Chauhan
Are you feeling more fatigued than usual? Do you have unexplained aches and pains? Struggling to do mileage that usually comes easy to you?...
How to train like an elite runner with Hugo Van Den Broek
Understanding the three pillars of endurance running: VO2 Max, Muscle Efficiency and Lactate Threshold, and how to program a training schedu...
Sleep and the athlete with Dr Sam Pullinger
This is an era of chronic sleep deprivation, triggered largely by our addiction to the screens of our personal devices. But how do athletes...
Ready for Game Day with Dr. Wayne Lombard
South African strength & conditioning specialist Dr. Wayne Lombard was the Indian women's hockey team's scientific advisor from 2017 to 2021...
Concussion in cricket with Cricket Australia Chief Medical Officer Dr John Orchard
Dr Orchard was on the field that day in 2014 when Phillip Hughes got hit in the head by a cricket ball and died later from his injury. It ma...
How early should children go into formal coaching? With Dr Mark Williams
There was a time when the best footballers in the world—from Maradona to Johann Cruyff or Zinadine Zidane—learned their skills playing stree...
The art of the javelin throw with Dr Klaus Bartonietz
You may know him as Neeraj Chopra's coach. But Dr Bartonietz or "Dr Javelin" is one of the world's leading experts on throws, and has been c...
How to deal with performance anxiety - with Dr Eddie O'Connor, Sports Psychologist
What is the key to mental toughness? Should you believe everything your brain tells you? What is mindfulness? How do you shift from thinking...
How to bowl faster, better – with Dr. Rene Ferdinands, University of Sydney
Do you supinate or pronate to generate spin to the cricket ball? How can you get more revs per minute? Are you a fast bowler looking to incr...
Surviving the IPL | How cricketers remain fit and injury-free
John Gloster, the physiotherapist and head of sports science for Rajasthan Royals, talks about assessing players before the start of a seaso...