Season 3, Episode 35
Dr. Bubbs interviews Dr. Alan Walker PhD whose research is focused on the effects energy expenditure and workload have on biomarkers in athletes.
Summary of Episode
4:00 – Dr. Walker’s background in exercise and nutrition
7:45 – How do biomarkers inform athlete stress over 24-hours?
10:30 – Specificity vs. sensitivity with lab testing
11:30 – Alan’s work in seasonal long biomarker testing in elite female soccer players
13:00 – The collegiate pre-season & impacts on athlete readiness
14:00 – How iron status was impacted throughout the season
15:30 – IL-6, hepcidin and iron regulation
16:30 – The ‘delayed effect’ of biomarker assessment
17:30 – Biomarkers – The “Other-22 Hours” in the day
20:00 – The value of education and transparency in applying performance nutrition in practice
23:00 – ‘Big Rocks’ for athlete to support performance and recovery - Suggestions for
About Dr. Alan Walker, PhD, CSCS
Dr. Alan Walker received his BS from Salisbury University (’12), his MS from Rutgers University (’14), his Ph.D. from Rutgers University (’19), and earned his CSCS in 2016 with distinction in 2017. Alan is current an Assistant Professor of Exercise Science at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania. Alans’s research primarily focuses on sport science and implementing ways to maximize athlete health and performance. He has experience working with sports such as soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, swimming and diving, hockey, and boxing at the youth, collegiate, and professional level.
Links:
Biomarker Response to a Competitive Season in Division I Female Soccer Players
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