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WHOOP Podcast
Mike Mancias, trainer to LeBron James, discusses the role recovery plays in keeping his athlete on the court, and why he's been "all-in" on WHOOP since the beginning.
Mar 27, 2019
46:22
LeBron James' long-time athletic trainer Mike Mancias talks about his journey from equipment manager of a small college basketball team to training an all-time great (6:17), working with Tim Grover and Michael Jordan (10:18), durability and post-game recovery (18:52), getting involved with WHOOP (24:27), effects of the NBA lockout in 2010-11 (26:31), what he sees in WHOOP data (27:24), nutrition trends (29:11), his best training tip for the everyday athlete (30:24), recovery methods to combat aging (32:21), what to do when you're "low energy" on gameday (36:19), his career highlights (39:34), and improving the happiness of NBA players (42:07).
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