Training Science Podcast

Are asymmetries something we should actually be fixing… or just better understanding? Chris Bishop is an Associate Professor of Strength and Conditioning and one of the leading researchers in interlimb asymmetry, bringing years of work across performance, rehab, and applied sport science.

In this conversation, Chris breaks down one of the most misunderstood topics in sports performance. From how asymmetries are calculated to whether they even matter, this episode challenges common practices in screening, rehab, and training decisions. He explores why asymmetry data is often noisy, how context changes everything, and why chasing symmetry alone may not lead to better performance or reduced injury risk.
Today’s speakers:
Dr Martin Buchheit: https://martin-buchheit.net/    
Chris Bishop: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-bishop-a2462b35/

What if you could bring lab level physiology into every training session?
Arnar Larusson is the founder of Tymewear and is working to make breathing data accessible outside the lab, giving athletes real time insight into how their body is actually responding to training.
Coming from a background in mechanical engineering and prosthetics, Arnar saw the gap between what we can measure in controlled environments and what athletes can access in the real world.
This conversation explores how ventilation and breathing patterns reveal intensity, efficiency, and stress in ways that heart rate and power alone cannot.
From identifying ventilatory thresholds to understanding fatigue and durability, this episode looks at how breathing data could reshape how we train and measure performance.
Today’s speakers:
Prof Paul Laursen https://www.paullaursen.com/
Arnar Larusson https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnar-larusson-58872a2b/ 
Tymewear: www.tymewear.com

What does it take to build a career across the highest levels of sport and keep evolving along the way?
Jon Bartlett has worked across football AFL the NBA and Olympic cycling building a career shaped by curiosity adaptability and a constant drive to learn.
Rather than staying in one system Jon chose to explore different sports and environments to understand how high performance actually works in practice
From hands on roles with athletes to leading global development systems and now working in performance technology his journey shows how transferable thinking leadership and problem solving can be across completely different contexts.
This episode dives into what he learned at each stage how his role evolved over time and why stepping outside your comfort zone is often the biggest catalyst for growth.
Today’s speakers:

Dr Martin Buchheit: https://martin-buchheit.net/
Jon Bartlett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-bartlett-8284503a/

What does it take to build a career across the highest levels of sport and keep evolving along the way?

Jon Bartlett has worked across football AFL the NBA and Olympic cycling building a career shaped by curiosity adaptability and a constant drive to learn.

Rather than staying in one system Jon chose to explore different sports and environments to understand how high performance actually works in practice
From hands on roles with athletes to leading global development systems and now working in performance technology his journey shows how transferable thinking leadership and problem solving can be across completely different contexts.

This episode dives into what he learned at each stage how his role evolved over time and why stepping outside your comfort zone is often the biggest catalyst for growth.
Today’s speakers:

Dr Martin Buchheit: https://martin-buchheit.net/
Jon Bartlett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-bartlett-8284503a/

We all “love” 😍 STRENGTH & gym training 🏋🏻 to a certain degree - but that does not mean that you CANNOT develop SPEED & STRENGTH without it!
Dr Darren Burgess want you to understand that WHOLE sport CULTURES ⚽ 🏀 🏈 have been developed over decades without having very much strength or speed specific training AT ALL. Many footballers in Europe for example barely do any gym work. Obviously that does not mean it is useless, but it is important to understand that apparently you can get good at the sport WITHOUT it.
In the 72nd episode of The Training Science Podcast, Martin and Darren discuss how:
🏛️ various sports “cultures” can be a downside or upside if you are a multidisciplinary professional;
🏋️ player specific loads are important, but you need to remember ALL the other types of load a player (and staff too!) experience - it is a whole wellbeing model;
🕛 chronic load for adaption, rehab or simply helping players to improve needs to be balanced and maintained for certain durations, but without “peaks” and “valleys”.
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Today’s speakers:
Dr Martin Buchheit https://martin-buchheit.net/  
Dr Darren Burgess https://au.linkedin.com/in/darren-burgess-a1580628 
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