PerformanceNutrition

S4E11: Weight-Cutting, Nutrition & Behaviour Change in Jockeys w/ Dr. Dan Martin, PhD

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.

 @NutritionDan

Research Papers

The horseracing industry’s perception of nutritional and weight-making practices of professional jockeys.

Male Flat Jockeys Do Not Display Deteriorations in Bone Density or Resting Metabolic Rate in Accordance With Race Riding Experience: Implications for RED-S.

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