The TriDoc Podcast, triathlon and health in one place
Jeff Sankoff is the TriDoc, a physician who will do the research so you don't have to in order to understand if any of those things marketed to endurance athletes can deliver close to what they promise. Before you put anything in or on your body, understand what the science says by listening to an expert who has done the work for you.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 180
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 59: Continuous glucose monitoring/Jason Friedman-ultrarunner
In this episode:
More data is more better right? Maybe, and then again, maybe not. Just because you can measure something doesn't necessarily mean that you should or that knowing that measurement is n…
Episode 58: Bicarbonate supplementation/Tom Miller-life changing diagnoses
In this episode:
Bicarbonate is the latest in a long line of supplements to get the TriDoc treatment. I review the physiology to support the theoretical benefits and then review the scientific evidenc…
Episode 57: Post-Covid Syndrome/Jon Mason-Running with power
In this episode:
The pandemic continues to be a scourge around the globe but even for those who recover the virus often leaves significant disability for many, many months. I discuss what is known of …
Episode 56: Athlete heart with Murray & Papadakis pt2/Hunter Allen
In part 2 of her interview with Dr. Michael Papadakis, Helen Murray of the Inside Tri Show explores the association between endurance sports and atrial fibrillation and gets some insight in to the ri…
Episode 55: Athlete heart with Murray & Papadakis pt1/Iggy Perillo
In a collaboration with Helen Murray of The Inside Tri Show, I present part 1 of her interview with Dr. Michael Papadakis, a leading cardiologist and expert in sports cardiology on the impact of exer…
Episode 54: DVTs and training/Tim Crowley; The Powerful Triathlete
Deep vein thromboses are potentially dangerous clots in the large veins of the legs or pelvis that can break and travel to the lungs. Treatment is to take a blood thinner for at least three months. B…
Episode 53: Lumen/Mario Mejia
The Lumen advertises itself as a handheld device that is the first of its kind able to help users 'hack their metabolism'. What is it, how does it work and more importantly is it of any use to the en…
Episode 52: Vitamin D/Brodie Sharpe on running injuries and rehab and orthotics
In winter when daylight hours shrink and temperatures drop we tend to get much less sun exposure due to staying indoors and putting on more clothes to stay warm. While this obviously has the benefit …
Episode 51: Markers of cell injury and death in triathlon/Bryan Dunn on Arizona 70.3 during a pandemic
Triathlons are great for the mind and on the whole for health and well being but long distance events can definitely take a toll on our bodies. Researchers have known for some time that markers of ti…
Episode 50: The menstrual cycle and female athlete performance/Michael Bowers of Campus Cycles
While women can do pretty much anything men can athletically this doesn't mean that there aren't important differences between the sexes. The most important of those relates to the female menstrual c…
Episode 49: Post-Covid 19 myocarditis/Khem Suthiwan
Returning to training after Covid-19 seems like it should only be a matter of waiting for symptoms to resolve. Unfortunately for many this takes a really long time and for others, an insidious, under…
Episode 48: Overtraining syndrome/Frazer Atkinson mental performance coach
We often hear of overtraining but it seems quite nebulous. Is it really a thing? How is it defined and diagnosed and treated and most importantly can it be prevented? These are surprisingly tough que…
Episode 47: Kinesiotape/Bill Plock-303Endurance
Since it's appearance at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing kinesiotape has become all the rage among amateur athletes as a means of rehabilitating injury, preventing new injuries and enhancing performance…
Episode 46: Epsom salts/American Bicycle Group
Epsom salts have been advocated as a cure all for most anything that ails you for more than four hundred years. Despite that, there is almost no science to either support or refute the claims that ma…
Episode 45: Triathlon Taren's woes/Nate Heath of Tri Mob
Triathlon Taren posted a pretty grim status update in which he shared his frustrations related to weight gain and difficulties with maintaining fitness. But what he attributed this to has led many ph…
Ep. 44: Saddle sores/Diversity in triathlon, Linus Pagusera
Long hours in the saddle can be uncomfortable but made even more so if you develop a saddle sore. For some people these painful lesions are recurrent and can be a significant problem during the summe…
The TriDoc Podcast-Trailer
The TriDoc Podcast is a bi-weekly show that gives answers to triathletes' questions on all matters related to health, wellness and medicine as it pertains to multi-sport. With interesting guests from…
Episode 43: Debut of Dead and Slaughter, the Dad and Daughter Horror Show
A special episode of the TriDoc podcast with a crossover debut of another podcast! Dead and Slaughter visit the Bates Motel to discuss the impact that Hitchcocks's classic film had on the horror genr…
Episode 42: AMP Human/Diversity in Triathlon; Faren Campbell
Bicarbonate has been advocated as a means of enhancing performance for many years by virtue of its ability to neutralize lactic acid in muscle cells but the evidence has been lacking to really suppor…
Ep. 41: USAT return to racing guidelines/Diversity in Tri: Marcus Fitts
USAT released guidelines for a phased approach to a return to racing. Do these guidelines make sense? Will they adequately protect participants from infection with Covid if races do return in 2020? D…