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You’re drinking more coffee. Taking more supplements. Sleeping longer when you can.
Yet your energy still crashes. Your focus disappears. Your recovery feels slower. And...
Learn how to prevent burnout forever, in under 40 minutes
Most people think burnout is obvious. That you’ll feel it coming. The reality is, you don’t.
In this episode of the Optimising Human Performance Podcast,...
What 20+ Years in Elite Military Performance Teaches About Nutrition
Most performance problems aren’t obvious. They’re not in your training plan; they’re not in your effort. They’re in the things you consistently ignore.
In this...
How to Perform When Fear Is Real: Resilience, Stress Exposure, and Leadership with Ash Alexander-Cooper OBE
Fear is easy to talk about in theory. It is harder when the stakes are high, and you still have to think clearly, lead others,...
Sleep for Performance
Sleep is probably affecting your performance more than you think. In this episode, Martin I. Jones, performance psychologist and sleep specialist, explains how to spot...
Perspective, Pressure, and Performing Through Adversity
What if the biggest obstacle to performing under pressure isn’t the situation itself, but the way we think about it? In this episode, Martin talks...
Embracing the Unknown with Solo Ocean Rower with Annasley Park
Former GB cyclist-turned-adventurer and solo ocean rower Annasley Park has built her life on the value of fortitude. In this episode of the Optimising Human...
The Future of Female Soldiers: Training, Nutrition, and Menstrual Health in Military Optimisation
In this episode, Dr Julie Greeves, principal physiologist for the British Army and expert in applied human physiology, shares groundbreaking research on female soldier health,...
Are You Born to Run on Less Sleep? A Neuroscientist’s Guide to Genes, Fatigue, and Practical Strategies for High-Stress Environments: With Dr Allison Brager
In this episode, Martin & JP talk to Dr Allison Brager, an active-duty Army officer and neuroscientist specialising in sleep and fatigue research.
Dr. Brager...
The Science of Mental Fatigue: Strategies for High Performance & Endurance with Prof Sam Marcora
Are you ready to unlock your full potential in high-demand situations?
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Why Optimising Human Performance
Many of those individuals live and operate in the shadows. They often cannot speak openly about what they do, the environments they work in, or the pressure they carry. The demands of those roles can be intense, but the burden is often invisible to everyone around them.
This podcast was built for them.
Its purpose was to provide practical, credible conversations on performance, recovery, resilience and wellbeing for people working under pressure, especially those who cannot easily share the reality of their work. Over time, the audience grew. We began to hear from people in other high-stress professions who said the episodes were helping them too: leaders, clinicians, coaches, athletes, emergency responders and others operating in demanding environments.
That wider response has shaped what the podcast has become. While those burdened by secrecy remain at the heart of why it exists, the conversations now support a broader community of people trying to perform well, recover properly and stay effective under pressure.