Recovery
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Recovery
You’re Not Overtraining. You’re Undersleeping
Sleep is one of the most overlooked factors in strength, recovery, and long-term performance. Learn why quality sleep drives muscle repair, hormone balance, and nervous system recovery. And how prioritizing rest can help you break through plateaus, reduce injury risk, and make real progress instead of constantly training exhausted.
The Secret Weapon in Your Gut
What if your performance ceiling isn’t in your program, it’s in your gut? Join shares insights from Dr. Tom Incledon on how specific bacterial strains regulate over 100 genes tied to inflammation, recovery, and adaptation. And why the future of elite performance may start in the microbiome.
How Much Protein Actually Builds Muscle?
How much protein do you really need after training? John cuts through the bro-science and lays out simple, bodyweight-based protein targets that actually drive recovery, strength, and long-term durability. Learn how to build your daily protein intake like an adult, why consistency beats chasing the mythical “anabolic window,” and how to stop guessing, and start fueling your training with intent.
Ep 839 – Tayla Cannon on Injury & Performance
John sits down with physiotherapist and athlete, Tayla Cannon, to cut through the noise around injury recovery. She exposes common rehab myths, shares the strategies that actually work, and explains how athletes can train smarter, stay durable, and get back stronger after setbacks.
Energy Drinks Are Killing Your Gains
You can’t out-train poor sleep. If you’re constantly tired, wired, or dragging through training, these three no-BS tips will help you get better sleep, recover faster, and show up ready to perform.
Contrast Therapy: Shift Your Perspective
Burnt out? Sore? CNS fried from going full-send? Contrast therapy is the brutal recovery method elite athletes use to reset their nervous system, crush inflammation, and force the body back into rebuild mode. This isn’t about relaxation, it’s about survival. If you’re training like a savage, you better recover like one. Certified Power Athlete Coach, Matthew Spaid, explains how to weaponize heat and cold to stay unbreakable.
Ep 784 – Re-up: Dr Dituri on breathing top performance
Discover the shocking benefits of hyperbaric oxygen therapy as we re-boot one of our favourite episodes with Dr. Joe Dituri. Can 90 minutes a day in a chamber unlock your ultimate performance? Tune in to find out.
Chill Out: Cold Therapy Benefits with Coolmitt
Discover the CoolMitt: a cutting-edge palm cooling device based on Stanford research, designed to accelerate recovery and enhance physical and mental performance. Ideal for athletes, fitness enthusiasts, first responders, and high-stress professionals.
Ep 772 – Cryotherapy; more than just a trend.
Unlock that next level of badassery with Cryotherapy. Friend of the Podcast, Mike Sarraille, and Wyatt Ewing…
Maximizing Recovery with Caffeine
After a challenging workout, your body undergoes a process of recovery and replenishment crucial for muscle repair…
