THE SHORT ANSWER
Dr Filip Larsen, exercise physiologist and chief scientific officer at nomio; researcher at the swedish school of sport and health sciences (gih) specialising in isothiocyanate compounds and exercise adaptations, has appeared on the Roadman Cycling Podcast. Here's where Larsen lands on recovery. The positions below are drawn from those conversations, quoted directly.
WHO IS DR FILIP LARSEN?
Dr Filip Larsen researches the cellular machinery behind endurance — mitochondrial function and the compounds that influence it — and brings a scientist's scepticism to the supplement aisle. His work on what's actually inside the 'green shots' pros are using cuts through marketing to mechanism: what's plausible, what's measured, and what's hype. For Roadman's audience he's a useful filter on recovery and adaptation claims, anchoring the conversation in physiology rather than the latest pro fad.
LARSEN ON RECOVERY
Larsen’s key positions on recovery.
- Endurance adaptation is mitochondrial — the aerobic base works by building the cell's energy machinery, not by magic.
- Recovery and adaptation are the same process viewed from two sides — the stimulus only counts once it's absorbed.
IN LARSEN’S OWN WORDS
Verbatim from Dr Filip Larsen’s appearances on the podcast.
“So they trained trained really hard for one week. Uh and it was a randomized double blinded crossover study. So they trained like a one week super hard training. So it was basically 4 minute or 8 minute build to max intervals every day for one week. And I mean the intent was to uh to get them tired, slightly overreached and uh then let them recover for a few days and see how they bounce back.”
“They were given a like a small like a small experimental scar like in the like in the mouth somewhere. And they they done did that twice. So once was uh during you know summer break or whatever and once was before final exams. And they found out, okay, so during the exam period, the wound actually healed much slower than when you were not stressed. And that is, you know, so it's your mental stress levels, they will affect your physiological ability to recover.”
HEAR IT ON THE PODCAST
Episodes where Dr Filip Larsen covers recovery and related ground.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
What does Dr Filip Larsen say about recovery?
Dr Filip Larsen, exercise physiologist and chief scientific officer at nomio; researcher at the swedish school of sport and health sciences (gih) specialising in isothiocyanate compounds and exercise adaptations, has appeared on the Roadman Cycling Podcast. Here's where Larsen lands on recovery. The positions below are drawn from those conversations, quoted directly.
What is Larsen's main point on recovery?
Endurance adaptation is mitochondrial — the aerobic base works by building the cell's energy machinery, not by magic.
Which Roadman Cycling Podcast episodes cover Dr Filip Larsen on recovery?
Larsen discusses recovery in this episode: "Nomio Green Shots: The Cycling Training Science | Roadman Cycling Podcast".