The Firefly: A tiny portable device taking the recovery industry by storm because of what it can do

With, Andy Smith: A dose of perspective, on recovery, performance & life

Andy holds degrees in MSc. Strength & Conditioning + BSc. Sports Therapy. He is an athlete as well as Founder, Co-Founder, COO, Innovator, for his brands, LiftGyms, Brawn Power, 3P Training as well as a Gymshark consultant & Industry thought leader. We touched on many facets of performance & recovery both mentally and physically, in sport & life. Andy's shares his attitude & responses in the insane scenario where he broke his leg playing rugby, and we come to learn this stays true for how he approaches almost everything. We discuss formats and reasoning in athlete training and care within team environments, outsourcing, collabing, and much more. Instagram: Pretty_powerlifter

The Firefly: A tiny portable device taking the recovery industry by storm because of what it can do

A chat with Ceo Anthony Kjenstad & Director Jake Wilks on their product. Firefly, is being utilized by over 200 professional & collegiate teams because it can simply increase microcirculation by up to 400%, therefore assisting with recovery. We have a very candid conversation on their journey over the last 5 years - their genuine nature gives a very refreshing perspective on how it actually goes to get to this point, the science behind it, who it helps (everyone), where they intend to head in 2022 and more. Get a hold of the firefly that same exact product athletes are using at www.recoveryfirefly.com

Cryotherapy in a Recovery Regimen: Targeted Cryotherapy vs Whole Body? Dee breaks it down

As a rollover topic from Episode 2 Dee discusses real world scenarios of providing treatments in different scenarios, athletes & sport organizations. She shares her preference of delivery, if she had to choose. What should the athlete/client consider, the coaches consider, business owners consider in treatment delivery, be it for elite athletes, every day warriors or anything inbetween. Technology is advancing, fast, so how to navigate that as well. Knowledge is power.

The Multifaceted Approach + PhD findings of Cryo within Elite sport w/Jill Alexander (BSc, MSc, PhD)

Jill's Resume is so impressive & extensive we continued it below. Today's discussion goes into many chapters of recovery & what is to be seriously considered for optimum results: • The Multifaceted Approach • Optimal Application Of Cryo, is there any? 😏 • External Factors on timliness of Cryotherapy • Readiness of the Athlete for play, what to consider and what affects this? • Physcological responses • Measures of Performance. Is it Winning? Or Otherwise? • Functional Performance levels • Real world perspectives vs Lab studies • ** Findings of Detrimental Responses in PhD study** • Microcycles and Macrocycles in recovery to consider • Journal of Elite Sports Performance & The football hub's research opportunities & More! Jill's credentials are beyond impressive and alot can be learned from a - Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead BSc (hons) Sports Therapy, MSc Football Sci & Rehab, Research and Funding Lead Football Performance Hub, University of Central Lancashire. • UCLan Email – JAlexander3@uclan.ac.uk • Journal of Elite Sport Performance Website https://www.journalofelitesportperformance.com/ and Email – info@journalofelitesportperformance.com • Football Performance Hub (UCLan) – contact Dr David Rhodes DRhodes2@uclan.ac.uk

Episode 1 - Meet Dee

A short introduction to the show where, you get to learn more about Dee and what lead to The Recovery Life. Her background, her why and journey here - her discoveries and the path forward in helping The Recovery Process.