Ben Greenfield Life
Huberman Lab
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Recover Like a Pro

12 episodes

Train hard, recover harder. Sleep optimization, contrast therapy, nutrition timing, and the tools elite athletes use to bounce back faster between sessions.

Train hard, recover harder. Sleep optimization, contrast therapy, nutrition timing, and the tools elite athletes use to bounce back faster between sessions.

Episodes

1
Ben Greenfield Life
Ben's #1 "Sleep Simulation" Tactic: The Art & Technology of Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) Life Network: RAW Podcast #12
Ben Greenfield Life Ben Greenfield 2024-11-21

Ben Greenfield shares his personal experience and deep dive into Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR) and Yoga Nidra as his top daily recovery tool. He addresses the reality that most peo...

2
Huberman Lab
Sleep Toolkit - Tools for Optimizing Sleep & Sleep-Wake Timing
Huberman Lab Andrew Huberman 2022-08-08

Get morning sunlight within 30-60 minutes of waking, keep your bedroom at 65-68F, and maintain a consistent wake time. Supplements like magnesium threonate and apigenin can help...

3
Modern Wisdom
Dr Mike Israetel - Exercise Scientist's Masterclass On Recovery & Stress Management
Modern Wisdom Dr Mike Israetel 2024-09-23

Dr Mike Israetel joins Modern Wisdom to discuss exercise scientist's masterclass on recovery & stress management. Key topics include science-backed methods to reduce fatigue and...

4
Ben Greenfield Life
How To COOL Your Body For Better Sleep, INCREDIBLE Travel Sleep Tips & Orion Vs. Eight Sleep With Dr. Michael Breus
Ben Greenfield Life Ben Greenfield 2025-12-13

Ben Greenfield covers how to cool your body for better sleep, incredible travel sleep tips & orion vs. eight sleep with dr. michael breus. Key topics include body temperature an...

5
FoundMyFitness
#076 Building Muscle with Resistance Exercise and Reassessing Protein Intake | Stuart Phillips, PhD
FoundMyFitness Dr. Stuart Phillips 2022-06-29

Muscle mass is one of the strongest predictors of how long you'll live. The current protein RDA is too low—optimal intake is 1.2-1.6g/kg, and older adults need even more per mea...

6
FoundMyFitness
#088 The Science of Optimizing Sleep - Special Preview
FoundMyFitness Rhonda Patrick 2024-03-26

Four levers that directly control sleep quality: morning light exposure to set your circadian clock, bedroom temperature for melatonin production, meal timing relative to bedtim...

7
Huberman Lab
Essentials: Build Muscle Size, Increase Strength & Improve Recovery
Huberman Lab Andrew Huberman 2025-04-10

Andrew Huberman explains the neuroscience and physiology of muscle growth, strength development, and recovery. He covers the three-tier motor control system (upper motor neurons...

8
Modern Wisdom
Menno Henselmans - The New Science Of Using Protein To Build Muscle
Modern Wisdom Menno Henselmans 2024-06-06

Menno Henselmans joins Modern Wisdom to discuss the new science of using protein to build muscle. Key topics include whether your body can absorb more than 20g of protein per me...

9
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin
Dr. Michael Ormsbee: Food Timing, Nutrition & Supplements for Fat Loss, Muscle Growth & Recovery
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin Michael Ormsbee 2025-04-02

Dr. Andy Galpin interviews Dr. Michael Ormsbee, a professor of exercise science and nutrition, about the intersection of food timing, macronutrient strategy, and supplementation...

10
Stronger Than Your Boyfriend
Muscle Soreness: What it Means and How to Deal With It
Stronger Than Your Boyfriend 2022-09-27

Heather and Katie from Bar Path Fitness tackle one of the most common misconceptions in fitness: that muscle soreness equals a good workout. They explain that delayed onset musc...

11
The Tim Ferriss Show
Andy Galpin — Rebooting Tim's Sleep, Nutrition, Supplements, and Training
The Tim Ferriss Show Dr. Andy Galpin 2024-01-17

Dr. Andy Galpin, human performance scientist and co-director of the Center for Sport Performance at CSU Fullerton, works with Tim to reboot his sleep, nutrition, and supplement ...

12
Boundless Life
The Official KAATSU Episode: Everything You Need To Know About How To Use Blood Flow Restriction For Muscle Gain, Injury Recovery, Testosterone, Growth Hormone & Much More!
Boundless Life Steven Munatones, John Doolittle 2020-04-25

Ben Greenfield hosts Steven Munatones (CEO of KAATSU Global) and John Doolittle (former Navy SEAL) for a deep dive into KAATSU blood flow restriction training. The episode disti...

Related Research

Impact of different doses of cold water immersion on recovery from acute exercise-induced muscle damage
Wang H, et al. (2025)
Network meta-analysis of 55 RCTs found 10-15 min at 11-15°C optimal for reducing muscle soreness and damage markers.
Non-acute effects of passive heating interventions on cardiometabolic risk and vascular health
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Meta-analysis of 20 RCTs found passive heating (sauna, hot water) improves cardiometabolic and vascular health outcomes.
The effect of percussion massage therapy on the recovery of delayed onset muscle soreness in physically active young men-a randomized controlled trial.
Li H, Luo L, Zhang J, et al. (2025)
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Effects of Yoga Nidra on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Ghai S, Odyniec P, Ghai I (2025)
Meta-analysis of 73 studies (5,201 participants) found Yoga Nidra produced large reductions in stress (g = -0.80 to -1.70), anxiety (g = -1.35 to -1.43), and depression (g = -0.69 to -0.92) compared to active and no-intervention controls.
The Effect of Creatine Supplementation on Resistance Training-Based Changes to Body Composition: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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Creatine supplementation during resistance training increased lean body mass by 1.14 kg, reduced body fat percentage by 0.88%, and reduced fat mass by 0.73 kg compared to training alone.
A systematic review of ambient heat and sleep in a warming climate.
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Higher outdoor or indoor temperatures are consistently associated with degraded sleep quality and quantity worldwide, with limited evidence of fast human adaptation to heat.