Mid Life Athlete
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. Email us via midlifeathletepodcast@gmail.com Twitter @PodMidInstagram @mid_life_athlete Midlife Athlete podcast uses Buzzsprout to get our shows out to the world. Buzzsprout is easy, inexpensive and a fun way to have your own talk show. We love how our show is online and listed in all the major podcast directories (like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and more) within minutes of finishing our podcast.To get started with Buzzsprout, use the link below. It lets Buzzsprout know we sent you and helps support our show. Plus if you sign up for a paid plan they’ll send you a $20 Amazon gift card.https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1456093
Episodes
66 episodes
S4E4 Conquering the Way of the Roses
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 both the red rose...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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7:14
S4E3 Patagonman
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. Starting in the A...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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45:22
New Year resolutions
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...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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36:04
S4E1 We're back!
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 where we all started wit...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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37:28
S3E12 One Man's Quest to Lift 200 Elephants!
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 awareness and funds for en...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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50:38
S3E11 How to approach strength training
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 need to have specific goal...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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1:11:29
Our own Greg Ryan & Nick Gibbins chase another burpee world record
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 24 hr period to rai...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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58:06
S3E10 Anaerobic Training - what happens when we do it
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, intermittent bouts of exerc...
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1:11:09
S3E9 How to train for aerobic & VO2 capacity
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, done correctly. The id...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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39:01
S3E8 The respiratory & circulatory systems
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 oxygen and nutr...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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30:42
S3E7 The body's energy systems
In this episode, Jason and Greg tackle the basic tenants of the bodies energy systems. Show notesThe energy systems represent the body’s ability to convert chemical energy stored in food into mechanical work. There are three main en...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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43:57
S3E6 Muscles: how they work
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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S3E5 A slight change in direction. Introducing Mid Life Athlete framework
After 2 years of interviewing mid life athletes and experts, we've learnt a heap of things and are taking a slight change in direction. During our Summer break we started drawing on that knowledge to work on a framework for mid life ath...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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30:48
S3E4 Should we rethink healthcare as more prevention-as-a-service?
We've mentioned many times on this podcast the benefits of exercise on health. With significant behaviour change could we rethink healthcare as more of a prevention as a service rather than sickcare which is what we've got today. Dr Ramin Rafei...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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54:53
S3E3 Questions you may ask about a Mid Life Athlete Framework, with listener & mid life athlete JC Cangilla
Jason and Greg chat to JC Cangilla, a listener & mid life athlete who reached out with some questions following us publishing a newsletter on a draft mid life athlete framework:
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Season 3
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45:45
S3E2 Who would have thought of sweat as data?
Greg and Jason chat to Stefan van der Fluit, Founder and CEO of FlowBio and 2018 Netherlands age group ironman champion. Who would have thought of our sweat as data. Well that’s exactly what FlowBio does. Through its innovative Flowpatch it mea...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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54:12
S3E1 Alternative truth
Mildly enraged by a few articles that came across Greg's screen this week, we unpick the central messages behind these articles and call out what we think are alternative truths. Extending these themes we talk about Stephen Seiler's recen...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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29:28
Musings #7
We're back for Season 3! To kick off, Jason and Greg catch up on their summer exercise;, chat about v1 of the Mid Life Athlete framework revealed via our Substack site and how important it is to focus on form when starting back to training and ...
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Season 3
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47:05
S2E19 Breaking the marathon age group world record at 71. What mid life athletes can learn?
This episode provides a possible glimpse into our future. We chat to Jo Schoonbroodt or ‘Jogger Jo’ as he is colloquially known, who at 71 just ran a 2 hr 54 min 19 sec marathon to become the world record holder for the 70-74 age group. An asto...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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43:17
S2E18 Sleep: why it's important; how to measure & tips for improving quality
Like it or loathe it, we all need sleep. Pretty much every animal sleeps and given the risks associated with being unconscious for periods of time then it must be pretty important. In this episode we delve much deeper into sleep, with 2 experts...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:21:29
S2E17 Setting a new Everesting record
It's not often you get to interview a word record holder but Jason & Greg had the pleasure of chatting to Nima Javaheri, who set a new cycling Everesting world record in March 2022, raising money for blood cancer. Nima's no stranger to incr...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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53:50
S2E16 Is SUP the new mid life athlete sport?
Is stand up paddle boarding (SUP) the new mid life athlete sport? Jason and Greg find out more chatting to mid life athlete, Simon Hutchinson. Simon played rugby for best part of 35 years and when hanging up his boots turned to end...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:07:03
Musings #6
Jason and Greg chat about previous guests, the lost art of patience, future challenges and Greg's health assessment for life insurance. Drop us an email at midlifeathletepodcast@gmail.comYou can find Midlife Athlete onTwitte...
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Season 2
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53:51
S2E15 Kevin Weber's story of running to stay alive
Once in a while we get a guest who demands listening to. Kevin Weber is one of those guests. An extraordinary and inspiring story of how one man's refusal to give up on life after being given a diagnosis of terminal cancer has led him to run ul...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:16:00
S2E14 The impact of exercise on ageing joints
What happens to our joints as we age and what impact does exercise have? Greg and Jason find out more by chatting to Dr Eva Carneiro, a specialist in sports and exercise medicine. Dr Carneiro has previously worked with elite footballers and ath...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:08:27