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Now displaying: January, 2017
Jan 24, 2017

This week David had the honour of being joined by Dr. Trisha Scribbans. 

 

Dr. Trisha Scribbans’s research interests include identifying strategies of improving patient clinical outcomes following athletic therapy (AT) and other allied health care treatments/therapies and advancing the role of ATs and kinesiologists within the Canadian health care system. She is also interested in the mechanisms underlying the ability of high-intensity interval training/exercise (HIT) to elicit comparable improvements in local (e.g. skeletal muscle) and systemic metabolism as moderate-intensity extended duration exercise (i.e. endurance training), variability in individual responses to exercise training, and the development of anatomical and educational models for the improvement of manual skill acquisition in novice health care providers.

 

In this episode David & Dr. Scribbans discuss:

 

Topic 1: Exercise Adaptations and Training Intensity
 
Q1. What is Vo2 max & how significant a role does ones Vo2 max play in their health status? 
 
Q2. How is the exact definition of high intensity training? (Is there a difference between HIT and SIT?)
 
Q3. Can HIT elicit the same adaptations as conventional endurance training? Is one form of training superior to the other in terms of increasing Vo2 Max and performance?
 
Q4. What are the underlying mechanism that allow similar benefits to be achieved from HIT training as from endurance training?
 
Topic 2: Individuality and responses to exercise protocols
 
Q5What role does inter-individual response play in exercise response and adaptations? Do we all respond to exercise training in a similar way?
 
Q6. What factors might lead to these response differences?
 
For full shownotes see: www.hpascience.com/episode30
Jan 12, 2017

This week David had the pleasure of being joined by James Krieger. 

James Krieger is the founder of Weightology.  He has a Master's degree in Nutrition from the University of Florida and a second Master's degree in Exercise Science from Washington State University.  He is the former research director for a corporate weight management program that treated over 400 people per year, with an average weight loss of 40 pounds in 3 months.  His former clients include the founder of Sylvan Learning Centers and The Little Gym, the vice president of Costco, and a former vice president of MSN.

James is a published scientist, author, and speaker in the field of exercise and nutrition.  He has published research in prestigious scientific journals, including the American journal of clinical nutrition and the Journal of applied physiology.  n his previous lay publication, Weightology Weekly, he wrote over 70 articles per year covering the latest science in a manner that was friendly and easy to understand.  James is also the former science editor for Pure Power Magazine, and the former editor for Journal of Pure Power, both publications that delivered scientific, but lay-friendly, information on training and nutrition to athletes and coaches.  In addition, James has given over 75 lectures on fitness-related topics to physicians, dietitians, and other professionals, and has been a speaker at major events such as the AFPT Conference and NSCA Personal Training Conference.  In fact, James has been involved in the health, nutrition, and fitness field for over 20 years, and has written over 500 articles.  He is a strong believer in an evidence-based, scientific approach to body transformation and health.

James and David discuss:

 

Topic 1:  Insulin & fat oxidation
 
Q1. What is the difference between fat oxidation and fat loss? Is fat oxidation a good indicator of subsequent fat loss?
Q2. Is controlling insulin the key to fat loss? By keeping insulin low will we increase fat loss?
 
 
Q4. How important is protein intake pre & post workout? Does the anabolic window exist?
 
Topic 3:  Mentality and Critical thinking.
 
Q5. What is confirmation bias? How important is openly and genuinely considering opinions/ arguments which are contradictory to your own beliefs?
 
Q6. What is a strawman? How prevalent are strawman arguments in the health industry and how do we spot them? 
 
Q7. What are the most important elements of true critical thinking and interpretation? 
 
For full show-notes: www.hpascience.com/episode29
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