Episode 450: Fat Oxidation Levers | Dr. Matthew Cook
Human Performance Outliers Podcast with Zach Bitter
Zach Bitter
4.7 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2025
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Dr. Matthew Cook is a Senior Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science at the University of Worcester. Dr. Cook has worked with a range of athletes including cyclists and runners. He joined the podcast to discuss the topic of fat oxidation as it pertains to endurance training and racing.
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| 1:36.5 | Matt, thank you so much for joining the podcast. |
| 1:38.8 | I'm excited to dive into some topics with you around fat oxidation and maybe a little bit of just exercise |
| 1:45.3 | science in general. Yeah, brilliant. Yeah, thank you for having me. I'm happy to share |
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