The Infinite Monkey Cage
How to Build the Perfect Athlete - Helen Glover, Hugh Dennis, Steve Haake and Emma Ross
July 23, 202542 min · 8,892 words
Show notes
Brian Cox and Robin Ince are limbering up for a high-performance episode all about what it takes to build the perfect athlete. Joining them on the track are physiologist Dr Emma Ross, sports engineer Professor Steve Haake, Olympic rowing legend Helen Glover, and comedian Hugh Dennis - who’s getting into gear and reliving his cycling adventures in the Pyrenees.
Highlighted moments
If you paint a tennis court green, an acrylic court green, people go, oh, I love this tennis court. If you paint the exact same tennis court red, people go, oh, this is really hard. I hate this tennis court. It's much harder than the last one we had. And it's just the colour.
“about 60% of the variance between the two is down to genetics. But genetics to do with all sorts of things. So, yes, someone's aerobic capacity, their fitness, their strength, their muscle composition, but also their propensity to be injured.”
“if you went to a village primary school, you're 10 times more likely to be an elite athlete.”
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