World-renowned sports scientist Professor Ross Tucker and veteran sports journalist Mike Finch break down the myths, practices and controversies from the world of sport. From athletics to rugby, soccer, cycling and more, the two delve into the most recent research, unearth lessons from the pros and host exclusive interviews with some of the world's leading sporting experts. For those who love sport.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
The Real Science of Sport Podcast
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World-renowned sports scientist Professor Ross Tucker and veteran sports journalist Mike Finch break down the myths, practices and controversies from the world of sport. From athletics to rugby, soccer, cycling and more, the two delve into the most recent research, unearth lessons from the pros and host exclusive interviews with some of the world's leading sporting experts. For those who love sport.<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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[…] What are the reasons potentially for scarring? Yeah, that's a great question. We're looking at this. It's an ongoing thing. There are multiple hypotheses. One thing we're particularly interested in is blood pressure. We think that a lot of athletes have high blood pressure on exercise, but because we typically only measure your blood pressure at rest when you come to see us or when you go to see a GP or when you measure it yourself, then we don't know about that blood pressure on exercise. That's something we're working on right now, hopefully with the British Heart Foundation. There is potentially genetic risk. […]
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