The Physiology of the Warm Up

In this episode Dan & Owain discuss the physiology of the warm up. For many runners, a warm up features some jogging and possibly a few strides. But the warm up of a professional runner differs significantly, due to some interesting research into what is often referred to as "priming". Dan & Owain discuss some of the history of the research, the physiology of "priming", and offer some practical applications that you can try before your next session or race. If you give priming a go, let us know how you get on! Get in touch via X with your questions or comments - @dan_nash94 & @owainzerilli Research discussed: Ingham et al., Priming in 800m runners - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22868404/ Jones et al., Priming time to exhaustion - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14652506/ Mark Burnley's explanation of VO2 Kinetics - https://youtu.be/ptPHNo9z7eA

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This podcast is all about getting sport science research out into the public domain. We cover what we do and don't know regarding all topics related to endurance running performance and, more importantly, how can we use this information to make ourselves healthier and faster runners! Your hosts are Dr Dan Osborn-Nash, 2:12 marathon runner and sport physiologist for Welsh Athletics and Welsh Triathlon, and Owain Zerilli, MSc student exploring the effects of heat on EPO release and 2:38 marathon runner