Episode 209: Dr. Ian Dunican - Sleep and Performance - Part 2 - sleep cycles, caffeine, and sleep disorders

The Robbie Bourke Podcast

English - April 26, 2019 12:32 - 1 hour - 110 MB - ★★★★ - 35 ratings
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Previous Episode: Episode 208: Dr. Ian Dunican - Sleep and Performance - Part 1

Next Episode: Episode 210: Greg Potter - Circadian Rhythm masterclass

This episodes is Part 2 of my discussion with Dr. Ian Dunican from Sleep4Performance.com.

For Part 1: Click here

Ian has over 20 years international professional experience in health, safety and improvement within military, mining, rail, oil & gas and utilities. His work draws on his background in the military, the resources sector, utilities, rail industries and with elite sporting organisations.

Ian has worked with major mining companies to develop fatigue risk management strategies and systems requiring the quantification, analysis and interpretation of multiple data streams to support health, safety, financial strength and productivity. Ian has led and guided projects all over the world including Mozambique, South Africa, Canada, USA, Australia and Mongolia.

He is currently the Director of Melius Consulting/Sleep4Performance and has recently completed a PhD with the University of Western Australia (UWA), where he worked with elite sporting organisations/athletes to optimise performance. Ian is highly sought after with professional athletes, working with Olympic and elite athletes with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and professional teams in Super Rugby, Basketball, Australian Rules Football (AFL) and martial arts (judo, boxing, grappling).

On this episode Ian and I discuss:

We discuss 90 minute sleep cycles
We discuss human biases and instant gratification
We discuss caffeine and its effects on human health and performance
I ask Ian about caffeine effects on adenosine and sleep pressure
I ask Ian for his thoughts on meal timing
We discuss sleep disorders
I asked Ian about this thoughts on meal composition its effects on sleep

This was an outstanding episode and I hope you all enjoy it as much as we did!

Stay Strong,

Show Notes:

Website - sleep4performance.com.au

Website - meliusconsulting.com.au

Facebook - Sleep4Performance

Twitter - @sleep4perform

Instagram - sleep4perform

Podcasts Mentioned:

Research and Articles Mentioned:

Caffeine use in a Super Rugby game and its relationship to pos t-game sleep.

The impact of meal timing on performance, sleepiness, gastric upset, and hunger during simulated night shift