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Conversations with the elite athletes of Canada. Learn how these amazing Canadians use nutrition, training and mental toughness to push the limits of human physical performance. And overcome incredible obstacles along the way. Not just sports science, but really cool human interest stories too!
Season 1 Episode 1: Feb.10, 2025
Denis and Rachel discuss two key events of her career: 1. winning a bronze medal at the Toronto Pan Am Games in only her second ever marathon and 2. having to withdraw from the 2017 world championships because of a stress fracture. And all her lessons learned about RED-S thereafter. Training & nutrition for marathon racing.
Season 1 Episode 2: Feb.28, 2025
At just 9 years old, Patrick was struck by a drunk driver resulting in the amputation of both legs. He went on to play in 6 paralympic games where he won 3 gold medals plus 1 sliver medal, and was Canada's flag bearer in 2024. Quite simply Patrick is the Michael Jordan of wheelchair basketball. This is not just a story of athletic development, but of overcoming adversity.
Season 1 Episode 3: Mar.3, 2025
Canada's first ever Olympic gold medalist in the sport of weightlifting! But the road was not easy. Finishing one spot off the podium in 2008, Christine had to re-evaluate her training (and life itself) to persevere for another quad. Became an Olympic medalist after the failed drug tests of her competitors, Christine is now an advocate for clean sport. And mental health. And, of course, the amazing utility of weightlifting toward so many other sports.
Season 1 Episode 4: Mar.17, 2025
After discussing Ben's preparatory training & nutrition, Denis & Ben do a sit and watch of Ben's performance in each of the 6 disciplines from the 2024 Stihl TIMBERSPORTS® world championships. Biomechanics, physiology, awesome equipment, etc. Not to mention a simply unbelievable finale with some amazing life lessons.
Season 1 Episode 5: Mar.21, 2025
Denis and Heather discuss the development path that took her to 3 separate Olympic games. Only 3 other volleyball athletes have achieved this in Canadian history and Heather is the only female. Other topics of discussion include dynamics/ psychology of playing a partner sport, body image issues in beach volleyball and maintaining Olympic level performance as an "older" athlete.
Season 1 Episode 6: Apr.4, 2025
Not just an IFBB pro, Morgan MacDonald maybe the most massive body builder in the country. This conversation covers three areas. The first two are foundational, not just for the sport of body building, but for anyone looking to optimize his/her physique: 1. Training & 2. Nutrition. The 3rd part of the conversation is more taboo. Morgan discusses "pharmacology" with much appreciated candor
Season 1 Episode 7: Apr.7, 2025
In the mid 90s Eric Lindros was the most dominating hockey player in the world. Named one of the 100 greatest hockey players who ever lived. Today he is giving back to the game by coaching youth. Denis asks Eric to take us through his unparalleled career trajectory, and apply some of the lessons learned toward elite hockey development for players of all ages.
Season 1 Episode 8: May 9, 2025
Fresh off an Olympic gold medal in Paris, Denis and Brendon discuss the training behind creating Olympic level sprinters. Denis & Brendon do a sit and watch analysis of two races: 1. Brendon running the 200 meters at the 2023 world championships and 2. Canada's exhilarating gold medal performance in the 4x100 relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Season 1 Episode 9: May 23, 2025
TA’s adventures have taken her to 52 different countries and all seven continents. She has climbed 6 and 4/5 of “The Seven Summits,” the highest peak on all seven continents. Denis and T.A. focus their discussion on her 3 different attempts to climb MOUNT EVEREST. Super unique training & physiology for altitude. Plus "the mountain" as an analogy for many of life's challenges.
Season 1 Episode 10: June1, 2025
Catriona Le May Doan is a living legend of Canadian Olympics! The first Canadian in history to successfully defend a gold medal in an individual sport at the Olympics. Catriona and Denis discuss the pathway that took her to the pinnacle of athletics, and the lessons that can be applied to athletes from all other sports.
Season 1 Episode Supplements
- Episode 1 (June27): How to Become a Registered Dietitian
- Episode 2 (July4): Physiology at Altitude
- Episode 3 (July11): Accessible Sports
- Episode 4 (July18) : The Physics of Power
- Episode 5 (July25): The Value of Being Outdoors
- Episode 6 (Aug.1): Male Body Image
- Episode 7 (Aug.8): Is Body Building Healthy?
- Episode 8 (Aug.15) : Goal-Setting & Hockey
- Episode 9 (Aug.22): Energy Systems for Sprinting
- Episode 10 (Aug.29): The Perils of Early Sport Specialization
*Plus several "Bonus Question" episodes!
Season 2 Coming September 2025!
Jevon Holland (NFL New York Giants), Emma Lunder (Olympic Biathlon), etc