Dr. Marc Bubbs is the Performance Nutrition Director for Canada Basketball and performance nutrition consultant for a portfolio of professional and Olympic athletes preparing for Tokyo 2021.

Marc is the author of the highly-acclaimed and best-selling book PEAK – The New Science of Athletic Performance That Is Revolutionizing Sports which highlights the tactics and strategies of elite athletes and performance staff in professional sport. His upcoming new book PEAK40 – The New Science of Mid-Life Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind has just come out this May. Marc is also the host of the Performance Nutrition Podcast.

This episode covers:
- Marc’s background and current projects
- Overtraining vs under recovery
- The recovery pyramid
- Recovery nutrition: The big 3, micronutrients, supplements
- Alcohol and recovery
- Exercise and immunity
- Strategies to monitor recovery - biomarkers, HRV, wearables
- Popular recovery strategies; Cryotherapy, Cold + hot therapy, percussive massage guns, CBD oil.
- Sleep and performance

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