Swearing, Sleep & Failure Points

1 % Better - Hidden Stories in Sport

In this episode the guys discuss some results from the Valencia marathon and address some listener questions about ultramarathon success and failure points. They go on to discuss swearing as a performance enhancer and the impact of orthorexia on sleep.

(00:00) Introduction

(04:00) David’s Update and Training

(05:13) Xylon’s Update and Birthday

(11:50) Community Shoutouts

(14:00) Valencia Marathon Observations

(16:38) How Can Someone Debut With Such a Fast Marathon?

(21:35) Is the Success of East African Runners Good for Running?

(24:24) Listener Question on Failure Points

(28:12) Listener Question on Muscle Damage in Ultramarathons

(38:38) World Athletics Awards

(42:27) Swearing as a Performance Enhancer

(46:32) Orthorexia and Sleep

(53:53) Doctor’s Office - Repeated Concussion

(57:56) December’s 1% Better Challenge

(61:25) What We are Watching

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Article on Ultramarathon Performance from Listener Q

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-024-02127-9

Article on Effect of Swearing on Performance

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11586181/

Article on Sleep and Nutrition

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-nutrition-society/article/sleep-nutrition-for-athletes/C5DA06B12F24CB65E8783C1A2CE425E9

David’s Substack Article on Coffee

https://open.substack.com/pub/healthperformancenexus/p/coffee?r=34wgun&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Article on Orthorexia and Sleep

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11512811/

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