#446 - Dr Duncan French - The UFC's Cutting-Edge Training Protocols

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 12 March 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

Dr Duncan French is the Vice President of Performance at UFC's Performance Institute.

The UFC has some of the world's top athletes, now backed by cutting edge data-driven interventions from some of the most advanced protocols and coaches on the planet. Duncan is using everything from diagnostic tools to recovery, VR training, psychedelic supplementation, scientifically-backed rep range protocols and peri-training nutrition.

Expect to learn how Duncan navigates the politics between fighters' gyms and the UFC's central performance institute, how athletes manage the psychological strain of fight week, what key metrics Duncan's team analyse to judge athlete's health, how to maximise muscle growth from two sessions a week and much more...

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0:00.0	Bonjour friends, welcome back to the show.
0:03.0	My guest today is Dr Duncan French.
0:05.7	He's the Vice President of Performance at the UFC's Performance Institute.
0:09.9	The UFC has some of the world's top athletes now backed by cutting-edge data-driven interventions
0:16.6	from some of the most advanced protocols and coaches on the planet.
0:20.7	Duncan is using everything from diagnostic tools to recovery,
0:25.0	VR training, psychedelic supplementation, scientifically backed rep-range protocols,
0:30.4	and peri-training nutrition to get the most out of his athletes.
0:34.4	Expect to learn how Duncan navigates the politics between fighters, gyms,
0:38.6	and the UFC's Central Performance Institute,
0:41.3	how athletes manage the psychological strain of fight week,
0:44.7	what key metrics Duncan's team analyse to judge athletes' health,
0:48.4	how to maximise muscle growth from two sessions a week, and much more.
0:53.0	The UFC is a beast, man.
0:56.2	Say what you want, even if you don't enjoy MMA, what they've done in terms of their media,
1:01.0	the way that they promote their fights, the way that they are now,
1:03.9	coaching their athletes with a central performance institute.
1:06.8	It really is cutting-edge, and Duncan is the driving force behind what's happening
1:11.4	from a strengthening-conditioning perspective.
1:13.6	So yeah, if you're an athlete or a coach or just a fan of strengthening conditioning
1:18.2	of the UFC in general, begin to love this.
1:20.4	In other news, this episode is brought to you by BioOptimizers.
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