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Episode 105 of the Guru Performance ‘We Do Science’ podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss “To Supplement, or Not to Supplement” with Professor Craig Sale (Nottingham Trent University, UK).

In this session we get into:

• Defining Supplements
• Food vs Supplements
• Do Sports Supplements Work?
• The Evidence Base for Supplements
• Effectiveness of Supplements
• Doping and Contamination Risks

Key Papers / Resources:

• IOC consensus statement: dietary supplements and the high-performance athlete
• Guru Performance Institute Position Stand #5 – Practical Considerations for Supplement Use in Sport
• SENr Position Statement on Supplement Use in Sport
• ResearchGate for Professor Craig Sale

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Episode 68 of the Guru Performance ‘We Do Science’ Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss ‘Beta Alanine Supplementation & Performance’ with Abbie Smith-Ryan PhD, University of North Carolina, USA – and Professor Craig Sale, Nottingham Trent University, UK. In this session we get into:

• Mechanisms and Use of Beta Alanine Supplementation Overview
• Carnosine & Buffering
• Beta Alanine Supplementation Strategies
• Safety of Beta Alanine
• Effects of Beta Alanine on Exercise Performance

JISSN Review Paper: ‘International society of sports nutrition position stand: Beta-Alanine‘, Eric Trexler et al, Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2015, 12:30

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Episode 60 of the Guru Performance ‘We Do Science’ Podcast! In this episode I (Laurent Bannock) discuss ‘Bone Health and Performance’ with Professor Craig Sale, Nottingham Trent University. In this session we get into:

• Bone Struture and Function
• Normal and Abnormal Bone
• Bone Health and Performance
• Stress Fractures
• Bone and other Injury Risks in Athletes
• Factors Influencing Bone Health: Genetics, Mechanical, Hormonal, Nutritional
• Acid-Ash Hypothesis
• Supplements and Bone
• Assessing Bone Health Status

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