The roles of nutrition, hormones, and muscle physiology have been well established when it comes to improving athletic performance. But what if optimizing the gut microbiome is a crucial missing piece? This is exactly where Dr. Sara Campbell and her team at Rutgers University focus their research. Dr. Campbell pioneered studying the connection between the microbiome and movement over a decade ago – with fascinating results.
In today’s episode, Dr. Sara Campbell discusses the latest research on the effect of exercise on our gut microbiome, how the microbiome can enhance athletic performance, and the emerging paradigm shift highlighting the role of microbial metabolites.
Today on The Lab Report:

4:30 Meet Dr. Sara Campbell
8:20 The bidirectional axis between gut bacteria and exercise
14:00 Parsing out the noise in designing research studies
18:00 Antibiotics effects on exercise
21:04 Aerobic exercise, resistance training, HIIT and the microbiome
26:00 Targeted probiotics for athletic performance?
29:30 Bacteria vs. their metabolites
40:10 The Fireball

Additional Resources:
Dr. Sara Campbell
GI Effects + Microbiomix
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