Dr. Reid Reale, PhD

The Performance Nutrition Podcast

English - July 19, 2020 20:03 - 48 minutes - 88.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 55 ratings
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In Season 4, Episode 13 Dr. Marc Bubbs interviews Dr. Reid Reale, PhD, Performance Nutrition Manager at the UFC’s Performance Institute in Shanghai, China.

EPISODE SUMMARY:
3:30 – Reid’s background exercise science and nutrition
4:00 – Physical demands of MMA and competition format
7:45 – Resting metabolic rate (RMR) in adolescent athletes
9:45 – Performance testing at the elite MMA level
15:00 – Transportable RMR devices; worth the price?
17:40 – Academy vs. professional MMA fighters
21:30 – The current evidence-base for MMA fighters
23:40 – How to think about weight-cutting: what can you manipulate?
28:00 – Energy intake leading up to weigh-in
32:40 – Use of water-loading protocols to make weight
35:40 – Hydration testing methods – general to more specific
41:10 – The evolution of research in MMA