10/15/2019
Podcast: Wake. Dad. Drink. Repeat.
Podcast: Wake. Dad. Drink. Repeat. — Podium
Dr. Sprouse is the Head of Medicine for the EF Education First Professional Cycling Team . He is the owner of Podium Sports Medicine , a retainer based medical practice that serves all types of health conscious individuals from professional athletes and executives to the weekend warrior.
07/19/2019
Business Insider - Dr. Sprouse at Tour de France
Business Insider - Dr. Sprouse at Tour de France
CHALON-SUR-SAONE, France — Crashing is part of the Tour de France, but fortunately most of the time riders pick themselves up and continue riding. Yet even when they do, it's not always clear they should take the start the next day. How do teams decide whether it's safe for a rider to continue? Bu
07/05/2019
Bicycling Magazine: What happens after a bike crash?
Bicycling Magazine: What happens after a bike crash?
To get a better inside look at what happens after a crash, we tapped the EF Education First Pro Cycling Team’s Head of Medicine, Kevin Sprouse, who was on the scene after Craddock’s infamous crash, and American cyclist for EF Education First Pro Cycling, Nate Brown , who finished 43rd in the 201...
05/24/2019
Thoughts on CBD
Thoughts on CBD
In January of 2018, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) removed cannabidiol (CBD) from its list of banned substances. Immediately, my phone and email blew up! Athletes were asking whether they should start taking CBD and how they should use it. Now, a year and a half later, ques
04/26/2019
Hydration: For Health and Performance
Hydration: For Health and Performance
As the weather starts to heat up, questions keep popping up around hydration. This is a great topic to address for our first Q&A of 2019. However, rather than look at each individual question, I’m going to post an article which addresses all of it. What is the b
04/11/2019
Blog & Email
Blog & Email
As many of you know, this year has led to some big changes for me and my medical practice. I have taken the opportunity to move temporarily to Europe in order to work more closely with some of my athletes there. It’s a bit of a sabbatical from my office practice at Podium, but I
04/04/2019
Jet Lag
Jet Lag
I was recently interviewed for an article about jet lag. This is something that athletes and business travelers deal with regularly, and it can have a massive negative impact on performance. There are things you can do to mitigate the effect of travel though. Read the full article HERE . Tra
11/14/2018
Dr. Sprouse To Take Sabbatical in 2019
Dr. Sprouse To Take Sabbatical in 2019
I wanted you, our patients and friends, to be among the first to know about an important change coming to Podium in 2019. Next year my family and I are embarking on a new adventure, moving to Girona, Spain, as I spend more time working with professional athletes and the EF Pro Cy
10/09/2018
I got to sit down with Ted King at Blackberry Farm during the Pro-Am Classic last month for a recorded chat. It’s always good to catch up with Ted. If you’ve not yet heard his King of the Ride podcast, you should check it out! The episodes with Jason Gay, Lawson Craddock, and Bonnie Ford are great places to start. Highly recommended!
King of the Ride Podcast
I got to sit down with Ted King at Blackberry Farm during the Pro-Am Classic last month for a recorded chat. It’s always good to catch up with Ted. If you’ve not yet heard his King of the Ride podcast, you should check it out! The episodes with Jason Gay, Lawson Craddock, and Bonnie Ford are gre...
10/03/2018
At Podium, we're thrilled to support Pedal for Alzheimer's again this year! https://buff.ly/2zJBJHv
10/01/2018
Your new secret weapon for better performance and less pain!
Daily Movement: Start the Day Off Right
Well, that photo might be a bit extreme! However… Athletes are good at having a plan for their training. Many will follow a coach’s prescription or plan their own training days ahead of time. They will lay out their long days, their hill repeats, their lactate tolerance interva
09/28/2018
Antibiotics and Athletes: As we transition from our old site to this new one, there are some blog posts that I’d like to republish. Here’s one that is pertinent any time of year, but especially as we head into the fall and winter!
Antibiotics and Athletes
As we transition from our old site to this new one, there are some blog posts that I’d like to republish. Here’s one that is pertinent any time of year, but especially as we head into the fall and winter!