In this Episode Xylon and David discuss the concept of 'life battery' and how athletes adapt to training. Particularly in the context of other stressors such as work of family.
(00:00) Introduction
(02:55) Community Shoutouts
(05:51) Episode Starts, what is life battery?
(07:35) Effect of Stress on Glucose
(09:00) Stress and Adaptation
(12:35) Factors that impact your ability to respond to training.
(14:31) What can an athlete do to cope with stress and better adapt to training?
(19:11) How does someone know they are stressed?
(20:25) What roles do nutrition and hydration play in stress and recovery?
(23:35) What role does sleep play in recovery and stress management?
(25:37) Is timing of sleep important or just amount of sleep?
(28:38) Modifying training around recovery
(33:37) Is there a way to track life battery and recovery status?
(37:40) Modifying training around work
(38:55) Why doing perfect training sessions isn’t always the right thing to do
(43:07) Lessons from Courtney Dauwalter’s approach
(46:09) What can using Supersapiens do to help with Life Battery
Blog and Article on Using CGM David Mentions:
https://blog.supersapiens.com/optimizing-health-and-performance-with-cgm/
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-023-01910-4