Season 4, Episode 11
Dr. Marc Bubbs interviews Dr. Dan Martin, Ph.D post-doctoral researcher at Liverpool John Moore’s University and Performance Nutritionist in professional horse racing, Formula 1 racing and football.
SUMMARY OF EPISODE
3:00 – Dan’s background
5:15 – Current practices of professional jockey’s in making weight
12:30 – How much does environment and advice from peers impact jockeys?
14:30 – Dan’s research in weight-cutting in jockeys
17:00 – Why do athlete NOT identify as athletes?
18:30 – Relative energy deficiency in sports (RED-S), bone density and pro jockeys
23:00 – Dan’s research in behaviour change, nutrition and pro jockeys
28:00 – Layering in nutrition behaviours in pro sport
36:00 – Influence of social media and internet on athlete behavaiour
39:00 – Reframing athlete questions to promote athlete reflaction
41:30 – Parallels between pro horse racing and pro car racing (F1)
44:00 – Effects of dehydration and mental-physical performance
47:00 – Future of research in pro jockeys and horse-racing
About Dr. Dan Martin, PhD
Dan works as a Performance Nutritionist in professional horse racing, for the Haas team in Formula 1 and the Huddersfield professional football club in England. He’s currently currently a post-doctoral research at Liverpool John Moore’s university investigating the development, implementation, and evaluation of an industry-specific education platform to assist jockeys in nutritional knowledge and weight management.
Research Papers
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