We’re joined by elite racewalker and Olympic athlete Jemima Montag. She has recently returned home from the 202 Commonwealth games, after winning gold in the 10,000-metre event. In addition to her sporting accomplishments, Jemima is also a full-time medical student, and international Olympic committee young leader, who is pioneering a program to help break barriers for young women in sport. We spoke to Jemima about common misconceptions associated with the sport of race walking, her involvement with project supernova at the Australian institute of sport, and her holistic approach to preparing for elite-level competition.
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Episode Content
00: 00:00 – Intro to Jemima
00:00:35 – The Radix Nutrition Podcast
00:00:49 – Intro to Race Walking
00:02:50 – Running vs Walking
00:05:38 – Misconceptions about Racewalking
00:06:34 – Regulations: Racewalking vs Running
08:29:19 – Pushing the Limits of Racewalking. Breaking Technique. Getting Red Cards
00:10:24 - Becoming the Perfect Technician
00:11:14 – Incorporating Running into the Routine & Running a Marathon
00:12:34 – 10km Commonwealth Gold. From Road Racing to Track
00:13:49 – Dealing with Pressure & the Expectations of a Previous Win
00:15:54 – 10km vs 20km Racewalk
00:17:30 – Nutrition at the Common Wealth Games
00:20:07 – Acclimating to New Diets
00:21:20 – Training your Gut to New Nutritional Interventions
00:23:02 – Why use Radix Meals
00:26:01 – Achieving Ingredient Diversity
00:27:27 – The Interrelations between Medicine, Training & Nutrition
00:28:54 – Application of Science and Training
00:29:15 – Sports Nutrition with Professor Louis Burke | Project Supernova
00:29:42 - Nutrition Intervention Strategies, Testing High Carb, Ketogenic, Low Energy Availability Diets
0:32:09 – Dealing with RED-S
00:34:03 – Helpful RED-S Mitigation Tools - Dexa Body Composition Scan
00:34:23 – Resting Metabolic Rate Test
00:36:06 – Learning to Fuel Adequately
00:37:38 – IOC Young Leaders Committee. Play On- Overcoming Barriers in Sport
00:43:10 – Motivation Behind the Play On Project
00:46:36 – What’s Next?
