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Exercise Scientist’s Masterclass On Recovery & Stress Management - Dr Mike Israetel - #842
About this episode
Dr Mike Israetel is a Professor of Exercise and Sport Science at Lehman College and the Co-Founder of Renaissance Periodization.
Muscle building and fat loss are often the main focuses of bodybuilding. But what about recovery? What are the most effective ways to recover quicker, reduce stress and get more jacked?
Expect to learn what it means to actually recover from fatigue, how recovery is measured if you're not a professional athlete, Dr Mike's thoughts on regular weed usage, science's most effective ways to reduce fatigue, the biggest mistakes people make when trying to recover well, what evidence there is for supplements, saunas & cold plunges and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) How to Understand Recovery
(06:01) Stress & Fatigue’s Impact on Recovery
(22:48) Can You Measure Recovery?
(25:23) Why Mike Used Weed
(33:49) Tools for Recovery Tracking
(43:28) Two Types of Fatigue
(50:25) Biggest Inputs That Reduce Fatigue
(55:06) Most Common Sleep Errors
(01:02:03) What People Get Wrong About Rest
(01:18:04) Biggest Food Mistakes People Make
(01:23:37) What is Stress Management?
(01:29:45) Advice for People in a High Stress Situation
(01:33:38) Does Cardio Work for Recovery?
(01:48:35) Heart Rate & Stretching for Recovery
(01:53:31) The Science of Hot & Cold Therapy
(01:59:28) Mike’s Main Recovery Takeaways
(02:09:31) Where to Find Mike
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