The Enhanced Pod

Leigh-Ann Paulick

The Enhanced Pod explores human performance at its edge. From the Enhanced Games to biohacking, genetics, and the future of athletic competition, seasoned sports broadcaster, Leigh-Ann Paulick asks the hard-hitting questions about optimization, ethics, and what it means to be human in an age of enhancement. Performance. Science. Future.

Episodes

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    "Prof. Tim Noakes: I Promoted Carb-Loading for 50 Years, Then Got Diabetes"

    Prof. Tim Noakes spent 50 years promoting carb-loading. Then he developed type 2 diabetes from his own advice. At 76, he's published research that challenges everything about sports nutrition—and reversed his diabetes with low-carb, high-fat diet. Topics: Two glucose pools, why muscle glycogen is a dump (not fuel), fat adaptation, industry influence, Comrades runners' health crisis, diabetes reversal, what should actually be in your race pack. Season 1, Episode 5The Enhanced Pod

    1h 10m

  2. 11 MAR

    Clinton van der Berg: What "Guns and Needles" Uncovered About PEDs in SA Sport

    Clinton van der Berg spent years investigating PED use in South African sport. The result: "Guns And Needles" - the definitive book on doping in SA. Topics covered: - Why he investigated PED use in SA sport - Finding Liza de Villiers (youngest steroid positive, age 14) - The reality of underground PED use - Why SA athletes turn to performance enhancers - The Telegraph article: "SA rugby drug testing in decline" - The truth: Budget cuts affecting ALL sports, not just rugby - His reaction to the Enhanced Games - Medical supervision vs. prohibition - Lessons from writing the book - Performance under pressure: Meditation practice "These guys weren't really trying to cheat in the traditional sense. They were just trying to make their way." - Clinton The system fails athletes. Then punishes them for it. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GUr1aVG4oro Next week: The Science of Performance Enhancement and Medical Supervision. Follow @theenhancedpod on Instagram Visit: leighannpaulick.com

    38 min

  3. 4 MAR

    Dr. Ben Coetsee: Longevity Medicine - What Athletes Know That You Can Use

    Dr. Ben Coetsee is a longevity medicine specialist working with athletes and executives to optimize performance and extend healthspan.Longevity medicine isn't about curing disease—it's about predicting it before you're even at risk.In this episode we explore what elite athletes know about their bodies that most people don't, and how you can apply those same principles to your life.Topics covered:- What longevity medicine actually is (not just for the wealthy)- The F1 car analogy: learning from elite athletes- Sarcopenia: why your thigh muscle predicts longevity- The peptide black market problem (athletes ordering substances meant for rats)- Medical supervision vs. underground use- The three biomarkers Ben tracks: HbA1c, ApoB, and hormones- How to drop stress in real time: the physiological sigh- Why movement, sleep, and stress management matter more than supplementsThis isn't about living to 150. It's about optimizing the years you have. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hEJeXIxwcSg Follow @theenhancedpod on InstagramVisit: leighannpaulick.comNEXT WEEK: Clinton van den Berg, author of "Guns 'n Needles," on his research into PED use in South African sport.

    45 min

  4. 24 FEB

    May 24th: The Day Sport Changes Forever?

    May 24th, 2026. Las Vegas. 50 athletes competing with performance-enhancing drugs under medical supervision.The Enhanced Games isn't just a sporting event - it's a question about the limits of human performance.In this episode:- What the Enhanced Games actually is- Who's competing (5 key athletes to watch)- What they're taking (the science explained)- What YOU can learn from elite performance optimizationWhether you care about sport or not, the questions this raises - about enhancement, longevity, and human potential - they matter.Subscribe: @theenhancedpod Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qMYhN3XL1uo

    11 min

  5. 17 FEB

    The Conversation We're Not Having

    From whispered secrets to Instagram ads—something has fundamentally shifted in how we think about human performance. In this first episode, I introduce The Enhanced Pod: why I'm covering the Enhanced Games, what elite athletes are really doing, and why the line between 'natural' and 'enhanced' keeps moving.

    10 min
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The Enhanced Pod explores human performance at its edge. From the Enhanced Games to biohacking, genetics, and the future of athletic competition, seasoned sports broadcaster, Leigh-Ann Paulick asks the hard-hitting questions about optimization, ethics, and what it means to be human in an age of enhancement. Performance. Science. Future.

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