The Skeptic's Guide To Sports Science with Nicholas Tiller, PhD | EP#239

That Triathlon Show

Mikael Eriksson

Health, Swimming, Endurancesports, Run, Cycling, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Ironman, Swim, Bike, Sports, Running, Sportscience, Triathlon

4.9 • 596 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2020

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Nick Tiller, PhD, is a postdoc in exercise physiology and respiratory medicine, at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. In addition to his academic pursuits, he writes about science, health, exercise, critical-thinking, philosophy, and ultra-marathoning, and is an ultra-marathoner and endurance athlete himself. He is the author of "The Skeptic's Guide to Sports Science: Confronting Myths of the Health and Fitness Industry". IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: -The sports, health, and fitness industry, money and marketing, and the prevalence of unsubstantiated claims -Examples of hyped-up or straight out snake-oil products in the industry -How to be a critical thinker and protect yourself from falling prey to false marketing claims -Understanding critical thinking: Cognitive biases and logical fallacies -Understanding science: the concepts of scientific consensus, statistical significance, and meaningful effect/effect size SHOWNOTES: https://scientifictriathlon.com/tts239/ THAT TRIATHLON SHOW HOMEPAGE: www.thattriathlonshow.com SPONSORS: Precision Hydration - One-size doesn't fit all when it comes to hydration. Take Precision Hydration's FREE sweat test and learn how you should hydrate. Use the discount code THATTRIATHLONSHOW15 to get 15% off your order OR use the code THATTRIATHLONSHOW and get your first box for free. ROKA - The finest triathlon wetsuits, apparel, equipment, and eyewear on the planet. Trusted by Javier Gómez, Gwen Jorgensen, Flora Duffy, Mario Mola, Lucy Charles and others. Visit roka.com/tts for 20% off your order. LINKS AND RESOURCES: The Skeptic's Guide to Sports Science Nick's website Balancing the art and the science of endurance training with Susan Sotir, PhD | EP#167 Science to Practice | EP#109 RATE AND REVIEW: If you enjoy the show, please help me out by subscribing, rating and reviewing: www.scientifictriathlon.com/rate/ CONTACT: Want to send feedback, questions or just chat? Email me at mikael@scientifictriathlon.com or connect on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.

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0:00.0	And scientific skepticism is a term that was coined by a renowned astrophysicist and cosmologist called Carl Sagan.
0:08.9	And the ethos of scientific skepticism is basically to value the process, process of science and evidence-based practice above any and all conclusions that might result.
0:21.8	It's about eliminating bias.
0:23.3	It's about humility.
0:24.9	It's about honest inquiry and academic integrity.
0:31.2	That Treflon Show, 239.
0:33.7	Thank you. Hey, what's up everybody, and welcome back to another episode of that triathlon show,
0:52.2	the podcast presented by Scientific Traathlon.com.
0:56.0	I'm your host Michael, and on today's episode, I interview Nick Tiller.
1:00.1	Nick is a PhD in exercise physiology and respiratory medicine at Harbor, UCLA Medical Center.
1:07.6	In addition to his academic career, he writes about science, health, exercise, critical
1:12.6	thinking, philosophy and ultramarfoning. He is himself an ultramarfoner and endurance athlete, and he is
1:20.6	the author of the newly released The Skeptics Guide to Sports, Science, confronting myths of the health and fitness industry and that is the topic of
1:29.3	our interview today but before we get into that big thanks to our sponsor's precision hydration
1:35.3	precision hydration make electrolytes in different sodium concentrations so you can match your
1:41.7	sodium intake to how much sodium you lose in your sweat.
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1:55.4	and taking the free online sweat test, which is a quiz consisting of 10 questions or so and the results from this
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2:09.7	it will be a good ballpark estimate and can give you a great idea of where to start figuring out
2:14.9	your hydration strategy which is especially important for races
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