Great Content From Sport Scientists Most Athletes Have Never Heard

Not long ago, I came across a Youtube video titled, “For a very long time without fatigue: the physiology of critical power.”

The video had been published in 2021 by Dr. Mark Burnley on his Youtube channel “All-Out Physiology.” Burnley is a renowned exercise physiologist lecturing at Universities in the United Kingdom among others. I had never heard of Burnley, his comprehensive contribution to sports science research, or this particular video. And yet, as I watched the video, I came across one useful insight after another.

After watching that video I got to thinking… what other great content from sport scientists is out there that I’ve never heard?

I’ve been slowly searching for answers to that question and the result is this list of my favourite interesting and insightful contents so far that are not widely known. You may see a few videos in this list you already came across, but my guess is that most people are not aware of many of them – just as I wasn’t when I first started looking around.

As far as I know this is the only place where you can watch these sports science insights in one place.

Great Content From Endurance Sports Scientists

This list is organised by presenter name and topic spectrum. Click on a video down below and start watching. Each creator is separated by name and the video topics are headed ones more above. The creator order and topic is as follows:

Dr. Mark Burnley – Exercise Physiologist, Endurance
Dr. Stephen Seiler – Endurance Sport Scientist
Dr. Matt Miller – Sports Scientist, MTB Expert
Dr. Will O’Connor – Sports Scientist, Running Expert

1. Dr. Mark Burnley – All-Out Physiology

You can find Burnley’s website here.

What is the lactate threshold?

Why does lactate threshold correlate with performance?

What is critical power?

For a very long time without fatigue: the physiology of critical power

Fatigue Resistance

Maximal oxygen uptake

2. Dr. Stephen Seiler

Short Interval Blocks for Endurance Athletes – Part 1

Short Interval Blocks for Endurance Athletes – Part 2

Short Interval Blocks for Endurance Athletes – Part 3

Long, low intensity endurance sessions: When is Low too low? When is Long too long?

Training Intensity Zones: general rules and importance of individual testing.

How do I find my maximal HR?

What are the Trainable Components of Endurance Physiology? International Biathlon Union

Towards a shared mental model of the endurance training process – Seiler’s Pyramid of endurance training needs from 19:13 minute

3. Dr. Matt Miller

The REAL Simple Science of Why EVERY Mountain Biker Should Think About FTP (Includes FREE Workout)

Or read Miller’s relating blog post article here.

4. Dr. Will O’Connor

Lactate Threshold vs Tempo Running – The SCIENCE of Training Zones

How To Use A Lactate Meter For Faster Running

This Stops 90% of Runners Getting Faster

This is an on-going project. If you know of other great sports science content, please contact me.

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