Shane Ryan FULL Interview: Enhanced Games PED Protocol, Abu Dhabi Missiles, & Swimming FAST
5/19/20261 hr 55 min
Shane Ryan returns to the Night Swim Podcast for an in-depth conversation about the Enhanced Games! Just days before the event, Shane breaks down his personal PED protocol, the groundbreaking medical case study in Abu Dhabi, training under Brett Hawke, and what it’s really like competing on enhancements.
Topics covered:
- Life in Abu Dhabi during missile attacks and drone warnings
- The 8-week Enhanced Games protocol (testosterone, GH, stimulants, peptides + more)
- Blood work, MRIs, VO2 max testing, and strict medical monitoring
- Training, suit issues, water weight management, and how the body actually feels
- James Magnussen, Kristian, Cody Miller, Hunter Armstrong updates
- Why many “clean” athletes are already on similar substances via TUEs
- ISL payment issues, Swim Ireland drama, retirement, and what’s next
- Enhanced care, longevity, and the future of the Games
Shane also shares wild stories from the compound, full-body suits, recovery tools, and why this is more than just swimming — it’s entertainment + science.
If you want the raw, unfiltered truth about the Enhanced Games from an athlete actually doing it, this is the episode.
Drop your questions and predictions for the races below!
Watch the Enhanced Games live this weekend on YouTube, Twitch, Kick & Roku.
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First 90 secondsDax Hill· Host0:00
Welcome back, guys, to the Night Swim podcast. I have my voice back. Elvis tried to hijack the show and make it his own, but wasn't able to pull it off. So the, the real MVP is back. [laughs] We're gonna get this thing popping off the right way with your favorite two co-hosts. I am Dax. This is Elvis. Elvis, how you living?
Elvis Burrows· Host0:21
Good, good, good. I'm looking down 'cause I'm trying to post this thing on, um, on our, on, on Instagram before we start recording, but- Yeah, make sure- ... it's like- ...
Dax Hill· Host0:30
you hit the link this time ...
Elvis Burrows· Host0:32
for real. Uh, it's funny you say that 'cause we had some people messaging saying like, "Hey, I like you on the show by yourself." And then we had someone, uh, message, "Bring Dax back, I hate listening to Elvis."
Dax Hill· Host0:43
[laughs] [laughs] So we got- We got- ... three to one ...
Elvis Burrows· Host0:48
mixed feelings.
Dax Hill· Host0:48
Dude, I'm not gonna lie, I thought that, just, like, 'cause I'm just thinking, like, America, I was like, dang. I was like, "I wanna be the bigger star than Elvis." But then, like- [laughs] ... everybody DMs you, and I was like, oh, okay, I guess I'm Robin. [laughs] Like, okay, I guess that's how this is gonna go then. So it, it, it's all good.
Elvis Burrows· Host1:07
No, I think it's, um, I think it's probably 'cause I'm more active on social media than you.
Dax Hill· Host1:13
Yeah, definitely.
Elvis Burrows· Host1:15
That's why. You're f- you're more famous, though.
Dax Hill· Host1:17
I don't know about that, man.
Elvis Burrows· Host1:19
No, you- It doesn't seem that way ... I was just trying to make you feel better.
Dax Hill· Host1:21
Appreciate it. Nothing makes me feel better.
Elvis Burrows· Host1:23
Like, I'm like the bad, I'm like the bad famous, though. I'm like- Most worse ... hated famous.
Dax Hill· Host1:28
Infamous ...
Elvis Burrows· Host1:29
infamous, you know?
Dax Hill· Host1:29
Yeah.