The Physiologic Flexibility Cert – How to maximize recovery techniques for better stress resilience -- goes live this coming Tuesday! I've had several questions on it and wanted to answer most of them below: 1) When do I get the first module? The first module will go out by the end of the day on
The Physiologic Flexibility Cert – How to maximize recovery techniques for better stress resilience goes live this coming Tuesday (Nov. 10)! I am super stoked about this one as I have been actively looking at this concept for well over 5 years. As I mentioned in the past, I started doing research on the concept
Ah.....nothing like hanging out on my couch on a cool Fall day with a fresh cup of Kick-Ass dark coffee post AM routine (red light, RPR, neuro rehab drills, cardio on the row and bike, cold water immersion in the ole freezer filled w water at 43F, reading brand new research. Yes, I read research
One of the comments I got from the BEER-HIIT study article I referenced about beer consumption around training was: nonsense since “everybody knows” that anyone who is serious about their fitness knows beer and gainz do not mix. It turns out this is false. Now, if you want to not drink, that is totally fine
Check out The Ready State Podcast I did with Dr. Kelly Starrett and his wonderful wife Juliet all about the Flex Diet! >> The Ready State Podcast w Dr. Mike T Nelson << Listen in. We covered everything from . . . Metabolism My MS thesis on a project that was so classified that I wasn’t even
Are you training harder at the cost of your health and overall energy level? Yes, you will have days where it's harder to get to the gym and pick stuff up and put it down; however, those days should be infrequent. A good metric to look at over the long term is HRV (Heart Rate
You know that you need to train in order to get dem' gainZ, but what then? Boring big basics here are best for recovery. Yawn... ...before you tune out, I have something new that can help you. At the top of the list, based on physiologic impact for recovery, is sleep. If I could wave
Earlier this year, when gathering in confined spaces was still a thing, I spent a few days in Northern MN at a "Fire and Ice" retreat at the Points Retreat center in Northern Minnesota. The goal was to experience the health benefits of both extreme cold and heat to reduce stress - which everyone did
What's my most hated recovery tip? You may be guessing it is some horrible cold water immersion or boring AF treadmill work. Good guess, but nope. My #1 recovery tip..... …..sleep more! It's a paradox since clients universally hated it when I talked about sleep with them; however, they loved the results when they actually did it. Sleep
During this time when everything is "different" than life before COVID 19, every chance I've had to think and talk about managing stress . . I take it. We may be feeling more worry and anxiety than ever, but there are some simple ways to control your response to stress. We are in this together
