Dr Glenn McConell chats with Emeritus Professor David “Doc” Costill who is an absolute legend of exercise physiology and human performance. He was Founder and Director of the Human Performance Laboratory at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, USA. He made the lab one of the top labs in the world and has a remarkable track record. He supervised the who’s who of exercise physiology research including 7 people (8 including me) who have been on the Inside exercise podcast.0:00. Introduction, Dave’s the reason I started this podcast3:54. Frank Pyke5:37. Many people on the podcast were supervised by Dave6:00. Dave a fantastic supervisor6:20. How Dave started his career. Ohio State.10:23. 1966. Cortland College. Coaching running coach etc. Bob Fitts16:18. Dave’s incredible swimming ability18:15. Early running/ running groups/running research24:12. PhD: essentially supervised himself27:43. Worked crazy long hours/ Ball State University36:48. Temperature regulation and running research37:53. Heart disease and exercise research38:35. Sports nutrition research39:58. Caffeine and exercise research43:30. He exemplifies the golden age of exercise physiology44:10. Dissemination of information in the lay press/Jim Fixx47:30. Endowed Chair/applying for grants. 48:20. D. Bruce Dill and the Harvard Fatigue Lab51:55. David Costill showed Bengt Saltin soleus biopsies57:35. Phil Gollnick58:50. Dave’s sense of humor/treats people as equals1:00:50. Awesome morning routine with Dave / Bill Fink1:05:00. His untimed exactly 10 min naps1:06:40. Dehydration, temp regulation and ex perf1:07:16. Muscle glycogen and exercise (running vs cycling)1:08:50. Eccentric exercise1:11:50. Dave Pearson1:12:48. His swimming research/tapering and his swimming career1:33:17. He found his swimming times really dropped off after 801:37:00. His health1:39:15. Bicarbonate supplementation and exercise performance1:42:48. Bob Fitts and Dave looking at single muscle fibers1:46:00. Space research1:48:03. Bear hibernation research1:52:58. Enjoyed being in the lab, “like being in a candy store”1:56:29. Exercise physiology textbooks vs online learning1:57:40. Dave’s treadmill VO2 max at 87 years old1:59:02. Dave’s swimming and running textbooks2:01:15. Dave’s hobbies: pilot, restoring cars, building planes!2:09:55. Funny Awards Dave gave out2:12:00. Outro (9 seconds)


Inside Exercise brings to you the who's who of research in exercise metabolism, exercise physiology and exercise’s effects on health. With scientific rigor, these researchers discuss popular exercise topics while providing practical strategies for all.The interviewer, Emeritus Professor Glenn McConell, has an international research profile following 30 years of Exercise Metabolism research experience while at The University of Melbourne, Ball State University, Monash University, the University of Copenhagen and Victoria University.He has published over 120 peer reviewed journal articles and recently edited an Exercise Metabolism eBook written by world experts on 17 different topics (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-94305-9).Connect with Inside Exercise and Glenn McConell at:Twitter: @Inside_exercise and @GlennMcConell1Instagram: insideexerciseFacebook: Glenn McConellLinkedIn: Glenn McConell https://www.linkedin.com/in/glenn-mcconell-83475460ResearchGate: Glenn McConellEmail: glenn.mcconell@gmail.comSubscribe to Inside exercise:Spotify: shorturl.at/tyGHLApple Podcasts: shorturl.at/oFQRUYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@insideexerciseAnchor: https://anchor.fm/insideexerciseGoogle Podcasts: shorturl.at/bfhHIAnchor: https://anchor.fm/insideexercisePodcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/4025218Not medical advice