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In this episode, we have a fascinating discussion with Dr. James Hoffman on the crucial nature of sleep and recovery. Dr Hoffman's highly rated eBook, Recovering From Training Link to RP+ RP's YouTube Channel :52 Dr. James' background 4:50 the field of Kinesiology 7:22 Dr. James working in academia 10:56 RP 'recovering from training' book highlights 12:59 defining MRV, MEV 16:00 an example of over-training 19:20 external psychological and lifestyle factors leading to over-training 21:30 when do you start de-conditioning from not training 25:49 passive recovery strategies, sleep importance 34:57 how some people survive with very little sleep 37:28 is catch-up sleep real 40:37 Lori does a sleep study 44:50 nutrition, active recovery, supplemental recovery strategies 50:50 biggest take-homes about recovery 55:00 James on cryo therapy 58:14 James on massage gun 1:00:55 compassionate touch 1:03:57 James on rough massages 1:07:55 most overrated recovery modality 1:13:20 Jame's favorite IG pages of fat pets 1:15:14 recovery priorities for average people