Without proper recovery, training alone might not get your athletes to their goals. At the same time, how much of what we know about recovery is actually based on unscientific assumptions? You might be surprised at how much we don’t know about recovery.
Dave Schell sat down Christie Aschwanden, author and lead science writer for FiveThirtyEight, to discuss her new book, Good to Go: What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn from the Strange Science of Recovery. They discussed topics like inflammation, sleep, and even New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady to get to the bottom of our sometimes unscientific approach to recovery.
Season 6 Ep 4 — How to Utilize Running Power Metrics with Dr. Will O'Connor
Season 6 Ep 3 — Kristin Armstrong: Navigating an Era of Wearables, Data & Social Platforms
Season 6 Ep 2 — Exploring Joe Friel's 40-Year Coaching Evolution
Season 6 Ep 1 — How Sociology of Sport Impacts Coaching with Brian Gearity
Season 5 Ep 12 — Building Strength and Durability in Endurance Athletes With Chris Lee
Season 5 Ep 11 — Youth Development and Age-Appropriate Progression with Lance Watson
Season 5 EP 10 — Triathlon Offseason Training Secrets with Mike Ricci
Season 5 Ep 9 — What Coaches & Athletes Should Know About the Business of Endurance Coaching
Season 5 Ep 8 — The Intersection of Cycling & Sailing: Ben Day's Journey to the America's Cup
Season 5 Ep 7 — Mental Health Disorders in Ultra Endurance Athletes with Jill Colangelo
Season 5 Ep 6 — 5 Mistakes Endurance Athletes Make for Weight Loss with Renee Eastman
Season 5 Ep 5 — Dynamic Loading, Physiological Testing and Effective Range with Gordo Byrn
Season 5 Ep 4 — Manaslu and Ultrarunning at 75 with David Babbitt and Coach Land Heintzberger
Season 5 Ep 3 — The Habits to Running Healthy and Lifelong with Coach Amanda Brooks
Season 5 Ep 2 — NVDM's Secrets to Training Triathletes with Natasha van der Merwe
Season 5 Ep 1 — How Zone 2 Biochemistry Powers Athletes' Biomechanical Energy with Iñigo San Millán
Season 4 Ep 12 — Training for World-Class Skimo and a Leadville MTB 100 Podium with John Gaston
Season 4 Ep 11 — The Essentials of Training Plans with David Warden and Matt Fitzgerald of 80/20 Endurance
Season 4 Ep 10 — The Moxie & Grit of Pro Mother, MTB Racer and Coach Sonya Looney
Season 4 Ep 9 — Triathlon Peaking and Tapering with Craig Alexander, Plus Kona 2022 Predictions
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