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#842 - Dr Mike Israetel - Exercise Scientist’s Masterclass On Recovery & Stress Management

2024/9/23
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Recovery is like maintaining a machine. High performance leads to wear and tear, requiring repair and replenishment. Understanding fatigue, the disruption of the body's normal state, is key to effective recovery.
  • Recovery is homologous to machine maintenance.
  • Fatigue disrupts the body's optimal state.
  • Micro-damage, neurotransmitter depletion, and hormonal shifts contribute to fatigue.

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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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