Imperfect Progress with Anne Guzman
77 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsThe place to be if you want actionable information from the best in the industry related to sport science and nutrition. We also talk about navigating adversity and every guest has a story to share. Let's learn, laugh and grow together.
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Episode #13: A 3x World Champion and her Coach talk Training Progress, Rest, Overcoming Adversity and HRV with Tim Cusick and Amber Neben.
March 30, 2021 03:28 - 1 hour - 53 MBWhen you get a three time world champion and her world class coach on the same podcast, there's a whole lot of wisdom and expertise that arises. Enter Amber Neben and Tim Cusick. Amber Neben is no stranger to cycling. With two world time trial championship gold medals to her name and one team time trial world championship title, plus over 70 career wins, including several national road and time trial titles and being a 2x Olympian, she has more than a little experience to share with us toda...
Episode #12: Creatine and your Brain: Concussions, Athletic Performance, Anti Aging, Sex Differences and More with Dr. Brian Roy and Jensen Murphy
February 16, 2021 21:43 - 58 minutes - 51.1 MBIf you’re an athlete, there’s a high likelihood you’re familiar with and may have experience with creatine supplementation. Creatine, which is inherently part of our body’s energy production, has a robust body of evidence backing it which reaches back decades. Evidence runs deep for creatine’s ability to improve performance in sports with short explosive sub 30s efforts and repeated burst as well as resistance training type exercise. More recently, creatine research has been focused on new ...
Creatine and your Brain: Concussions, Athletic Performance, Anti Aging, Sex Differences and More with Dr. Brian Roy and Jensen Murphy
February 16, 2021 21:43 - 58 minutes - 51.1 MBIf you’re an athlete, there’s a high likelihood you’re familiar with and may have experience with creatine supplementation. Creatine, which is inherently part of our body’s energy production, has a robust body of evidence backing it which reaches back decades. Evidence runs deep for creatine’s ability to improve performance in sports with short explosive sub 30s efforts and repeated burst as well as resistance training type exercise. More recently, creatine research has been focused on new ...
Creatine and your Brain: Concussions, Athletic Performance, Anti Aging, Sex Differences and More - Episode #12 Dr. Brian Roy and Jensen Murphy
February 16, 2021 21:43 - 58 minutes - 51.1 MBIf you’re an athlete, there’s a high likelihood you’re familiar with and may have experience with creatine supplementation. Creatine, which is inherently part of our body’s energy production, has a robust body of evidence backing it which reaches back decades. Evidence runs deep for creatine’s ability to improve performance in sports with short explosive sub 30s efforts and repeated burst as well as resistance training type exercise. More recently, creatine research has been focused on new ...
Dr. Amy Bender: How to create a sleep strategy to optimize cycling performance and support mental health in 2021 - Episode 11
January 15, 2021 21:44 - 1 hour - 57 MBTired of being tired? You're not alone. Millions of people struggle with sleep every night. In Canada, 1 in 2 adults have trouble going to sleep or staying asleep and 1 in 5 do not find their sleep refreshing. Yet, sleep is a powerful free tool at your disposal that can improve your athletic performance, mental and physical health. Knowing how many athletes struggle with sleep, I decided it was due time to source one of the best sleep scientists in the industry to help gather some tactics t...
Episode #11: Dr. Amy Bender: How to create a sleep strategy to optimize performance and support mental health in 2021
January 15, 2021 21:44 - 1 hour - 57 MBTired of being tired? You're not alone. Millions of people struggle with sleep every night. In Canada, 1 in 2 adults have trouble going to sleep or staying asleep and 1 in 5 do not find their sleep refreshing. Yet, sleep is a powerful free tool at your disposal that can improve your athletic performance, mental and physical health. Knowing how many athletes struggle with sleep, I decided it was due time to source one of the best sleep scientists in the industry to help gather some tactics t...
Dr. Amy Bender: How to create a sleep strategy to optimize performance and support mental health in 2021
January 15, 2021 21:44 - 1 hour - 57 MBTired of being tired? You're not alone. Millions of people struggle with sleep every night. In Canada, 1 in 2 adults have trouble going to sleep or staying asleep and 1 in 5 do not find their sleep refreshing. Yet, sleep is a powerful free tool at your disposal that can improve your athletic performance, mental and physical health. Knowing how many athletes struggle with sleep, I decided it was due time to source one of the best sleep scientists in the industry to help gather some tactics t...
Episode #10: Dr. Scott Lear: Why sitting and being sedentary is detrimental to your health and how you can alter your environment to move more
December 13, 2020 17:04 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBHave you caught yourself deep into a Netflix binge, wondering where the hours went? How about fixated on a project at your desk while day turns to night, barely having moved? You ask yourself, "Where did the time go and when is the last time I stood up?" I can definitely raise my hand here. Although long periods of focus clearly have some benefits, from a health perspective, remaining immobile for hours on end on a regular basis has negative implications on our health. The good news? It's ...
Dr. Scott Lear: Why sitting and being sedentary is detrimental to your health and how you can alter your environment to move more
December 13, 2020 17:04 - 1 hour - 66.3 MBHave you caught yourself deep into a Netflix binge, wondering where the hours went? How about fixated on a project at your desk while day turns to night, barely having moved? You ask yourself, "Where did the time go and when is the last time I stood up?" I can definitely raise my hand here. Although long periods of focus clearly have some benefits, from a health perspective, remaining immobile for hours on end on a regular basis has negative implications on our health. The good news? It's ...
Mike Garth F1 Performance Coach: The Power of Self Awareness in Sport and Life
November 05, 2020 01:18 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBFrom under the hood of the car to under the driver's helmet, performance coach Mike Garth has become an expert in all aspects of auto racing. He's spent countless hours working with F1 Red Bull auto racers as well as professional endurance athletes, including cyclists and triathletes. Mike truly believes coaching is an art and it quickly became apparent to me during our conversation that he's mastered the art and has listened to himself and found his calling. Mike's combination of engineeri...
Episode #9: Mike Garth F1 Performance Coach: The Power of Self Awareness in Sport and Life
November 05, 2020 01:18 - 1 hour - 54.6 MBFrom under the hood of the car to under the driver's helmet, performance coach Mike Garth has become an expert in all aspects of auto racing. He's spent countless hours working with F1 Red Bull auto racers as well as professional endurance athletes, including cyclists and triathletes. Mike truly believes coaching is an art and it quickly became apparent to me during our conversation that he's mastered the art and has listened to himself and found his calling. Mike's combination of engineeri...
David Swain: How to step into change in life and career
September 17, 2020 15:14 - 1 hour - 74.1 MB“What’s the worst that can happen? We only have one life, you have to go for things...” David Swain David Swain is no stranger to making big changes and taking the “leap.” He shares his story with us during this insightful conversation, giving us a look inside the origins of his own drive and his ability to thoughtfully navigate change throughout his life and career. From Small Town to Big Business, How David Swain Moves Through Change to Live a Life of No Regrets How did a psychology and...
Episode #8: David Swain: How to step into change in life and career
September 17, 2020 15:14 - 1 hour - 74.1 MB“What’s the worst that can happen? We only have one life, you have to go for things...” David Swain David Swain is no stranger to making big changes and taking the “leap.” He shares his story with us during this insightful conversation, giving us a look inside the origins of his own drive and his ability to thoughtfully navigate change throughout his life and career. From Small Town to Big Business, How David Swain Moves Through Change to Live a Life of No Regrets How did a psychology and...
Episode #7: Dr. Felice Jacka: The Power of Diet on Mental Health
September 08, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MB“Half of all mental disorders start before the age of 14, you want to get in and prevent them before they start and that means making sure that kids are getting the right nutrition and physical activity and obviously when they get into adolescence not smoking.” Dr. Felice Jacka, Director of The Food and Mood Center and founder and president of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research has dedicated her career researching nutritional psychiatry as well creating programs t...
Dr. Felice Jacka: The Power of Diet on Mental Health
September 08, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MB“Half of all mental disorders start before the age of 14, you want to get in and prevent them before they start and that means making sure that kids are getting the right nutrition and physical activity and obviously when they get into adolescence not smoking.” Dr. Felice Jacka, Director of The Food and Mood Center and founder and president of the International Society for Nutritional Psychiatry Research has dedicated her career researching nutritional psychiatry as well creating programs t...
Dr. Heather Logan-Sprenger PhD: Optimizing Endurance Performance through Hydration and Menthol Mouth Rinsing
August 23, 2020 19:41 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBIt’s SUPER hot out there this summer so this week’s episode with Dr. Heather Logan Sprenger is fitting, since we dive into hydration and regulating body temperature so we can beat the heat! Listeners will gain insights into Heather’s youth in sport and how this played into her long career as an elite athlete and professional athlete in the sports of hockey and road cycling. While cycling full time Heather was also doing her PhD…that’s intense and I had some questions about how she managed t...
Episode #6: Dr. Heather Logan-Sprenger PhD: Optimizing Endurance Performance through Hydration and Menthol Mouth Rinsing
August 23, 2020 19:41 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBIt’s SUPER hot out there this summer so this week’s episode with Dr. Heather Logan Sprenger is fitting, since we dive into hydration and regulating body temperature so we can beat the heat! Listeners will gain insights into Heather’s youth in sport and how this played into her long career as an elite athlete and professional athlete in the sports of hockey and road cycling. While cycling full time Heather was also doing her PhD…that’s intense and I had some questions about how she managed t...
Molly Hurford: One Woman’s Quest to Get More Young Girls on Bikes and Reading Books
August 22, 2020 18:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBWelcome to the Imperfect Progress Podcast! I’m excited to share this episode focused around girls in sport, women in coaching and community involvement with author, athlete and entrepreneur Molly Hurford. If you love cycling and you love reading, you and Molly Hurford (@mollyjhurford) will have a few things in common. Let’s add writing, travel and small dogs to that list too! Molly Hurford is passionate about getting girls on bikes and reading books, so much so that she’s writing books abo...
Episode #5: Molly Hurford: One Woman’s Quest to Get More Young Girls on Bikes and Reading Books
August 22, 2020 18:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBWelcome to the Imperfect Progress Podcast! I’m excited to share this episode focused around girls in sport, women in coaching and community involvement with author, athlete and entrepreneur Molly Hurford. If you love cycling and you love reading, you and Molly Hurford (@mollyjhurford) will have a few things in common. Let’s add writing, travel and small dogs to that list too! Molly Hurford is passionate about getting girls on bikes and reading books, so much so that she’s writing books abo...
Dr. Emily Kraus: Bone Health and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-s) in the Endurance Athlete Population
July 13, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MB"There’s still this notion that, in female athletes, that it’s ok to lose their period during high intensity training in the middle of a season, cross country or track and field for example, and I continually have to educate that that’s not normal and that lack of period is a good sign that something is off…” Dr. Emily Kraus Dr. Emily Kraus is a Sports Medicine Physician working out of Stanford Children’s Health Center, where her focus is rehabilitation and sports related injuries as well a...
Episode #4: Dr. Emily Kraus: Bone Health and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-s) in the Endurance Athlete Population
July 13, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 65.6 MB"There’s still this notion that, in female athletes, that it’s ok to lose their period during high intensity training in the middle of a season, cross country or track and field for example, and I continually have to educate that that’s not normal and that lack of period is a good sign that something is off…” Dr. Emily Kraus Dr. Emily Kraus is a Sports Medicine Physician working out of Stanford Children’s Health Center, where her focus is rehabilitation and sports related injuries as well a...
Episode #3: Dr. Alwyn Wong: Injury Prevention and Stress Management
June 28, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBWith decades of experience in the health and fitness industries, Dr. Alwyn Wong is a wealth of knowledge. Alwyn has worked with athletes in the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, and PGA, as well as Olympic, and IFBB athletes. He currently works as a Chiropractic Doctor out of Toronto, Canada. Alwyn specializes in acupuncture and active release techniques and more recently you’ll find him speaking on anti-aging and stress reduction. Alwyn also teaches at a traditional acupuncture school and operates his b...
Dr. Alwyn Wong: Injury Prevention and Stress Management
June 28, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBWith decades of experience in the health and fitness industries, Dr. Alwyn Wong is a wealth of knowledge. Alwyn has worked with athletes in the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, and PGA, as well as Olympic, and IFBB athletes. He currently works as a Chiropractic Doctor out of Toronto, Canada. Alwyn specializes in acupuncture and active release techniques and more recently you’ll find him speaking on anti-aging and stress reduction. Alwyn also teaches at a traditional acupuncture school and operates his b...
Episode #2: Olympian Leah Kirchman: The Secret Sauce to Consistency in the Pro Peloton
June 17, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 26.5 MB“I equate focusing on health with high performance and when you have a healthy resilient body then you’re going to get a better performance and it’s going to be sustainable. Making that connection is key, it’s not choosing one or the other.” Leah Kirchmann If you follow women’s cycling, Leah Kirchmann will be a familiar name to you. As one of the world’s most consistent performers on the professional road circuit, riding with Team Sunweb, it’s no surprise that Leah has a purposeful strateg...
Olympian Leah Kirchman: The Secret Sauce to Consistency in the Pro Peloton
June 17, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 26.5 MB“I equate focusing on health with high performance and when you have a healthy resilient body then you’re going to get a better performance and it’s going to be sustainable. Making that connection is key, it’s not choosing one or the other.” Leah Kirchmann If you follow women’s cycling, Leah Kirchmann will be a familiar name to you. As one of the world’s most consistent performers on the professional road circuit, riding with Team Sunweb, it’s no surprise that Leah has a purposeful strateg...
Episode #1: Tim Cusick: Navigating Training Uncertainty and Mindset During the Pandemic
May 03, 2020 17:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBAthletes all over the world are facing uncertainty about when the next competition is and where their focus should be right now. Although athletes tend to be resilient and forward thinking, these times present athletes with a unique stress, compared to the almost expected ‘forks in the road’ that they contend with regularly. A good coach helps us navigate our way through difficult situations and helps us to adjust and refocus. Through experience, foresight and the ability to remain calm, a ...
Tim Cusick: Navigating Training Uncertainty and Mindset During the Pandemic
May 03, 2020 17:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBAthletes all over the world are facing uncertainty about when the next competition is and where their focus should be right now. Although athletes tend to be resilient and forward thinking, these times present athletes with a unique stress, compared to the almost expected ‘forks in the road’ that they contend with regularly. A good coach helps us navigate our way through difficult situations and helps us to adjust and refocus. Through experience, foresight and the ability to remain calm, a ...