13. Dr. Jeff Davidson | Behind The Scenes of Treating UFC Fighters & High Performance Athletes

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka

Gary Brecka

Health & Fitness

4.8 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 28 November 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Get weekly tips on how to optimize your health and lifestyle routines - go to https://www.theultimatehuman.com/ For more info on Gary, please click here: https://linktr.ee/thegarybrecka Body Health Your Body Health code is ULTIMATE10. Your audience will get 10% off. https://BodyHealth.com/ultimate What does it take to be a fighter in the UFC? In this episode, Gary is joined by friend and Medical Doctor, Dr. Jeffrey Davidson, Chairman and Chief Medical Director for the UFC. Dr. Davidson might have the coolest jobs as a physician as he is also the Medical Director for multiple other emergency facilities and is an Emergency Consultant for the Las Vegas Raiders of the NFL, and NHL Vegas Golden Knights. They discussed the medical screening process for fighters, how fighters safely cut and rehydrate weight, and the various technologies and modalities used at the UFC Performance Institute to prepare fighters for competition. He also shares the typical injuries seen in the UFC and what they often suture together there on site. Tune in to hear the “small” optimizations like nutrition, cold therapy, breathwork, and staying hydrated, that will help you become the ultimate human. 02:00 Safety and growth of MMA with UFC Chief Medical Director. 06:45 What is the UFC fighter medical screening and training like? 12:00 How much weight are MMA fighters losing and are there safe weight cutting methods? 16:30 Benefits of high altitude training and hyperbaric chambers for athletes. 21:00 Typical injuries UFC fighters experience and providing emergency medical care. 23:15 Medical care for athletes and differences in modern medicine approaches. 29:00 The basics that optimize the health of peak athletes and your everyday human alike. 33:30 Advancements in injury recovery so athletes aren’t experiencing as many career ending injuries. 38:15 How to maintain physical and mental health in high stress environments. FOLLOW Gary Brecka: @garybrecka The Ultimate Human: @ultimatehumanpod Subscribe on YouTube: @ultimatehumanpodcast Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. It is not intended for diagnosing or treating any health condition. Always consult a licensed healthcare professional before making health or wellness decisions. Gary Brecka is the owner of Ultimate Human, LLC which operates The Ultimate Human podcast and promotes certain third-party products used by Gary Brecka in his personal health and wellness protocols and daily life and for which Ultimate Human LLC and / or Gary Brecka directly or indirectly holds an economic interest or receives compensation. Accordingly, statements made by Gary Brecka and others (including on The Ultimate Human podcast) may be considered promotional in nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Every high performance athlete is looking at how do I get that little bit of an edge.
0:04.2	I think I've probably worked like 32,000 rounds.
0:07.2	First time I ever saw an ear torn off. It did catch my attention. It's a tough sport.
0:12.1	Getting to know you has really opened to my eyes to how you really can optimize the body.
0:17.5	Whatever you think is healthy, you can get healthier.
0:20.0	Enjoy what you do every day and to feel productive every day.
0:23.6	That's the ultimate human. Ultimate Human.
0:36.0	Welcome to the Ultimate Podcast.
0:38.0	I'm your host Gary Breck, a human biologist where we go down the road of everything anti-aging longevity bio-opt- and
0:45.0	we go down the road of everything anti-aging, longevity, bio-optimization, and everything in between.
0:48.0	I'm super excited for this this this podcast
0:51.0	because I've got a very good friend of mine,
0:53.2	Dr Jeffrey Davidson on.
0:55.3	He's a medical doctor, not just any medical doctor.
0:58.9	I've got your CV here, so I hope you're sitting down
1:01.4	and you have a few minutes for me to read through this, but he's the chairman and medical director.
1:05.9	Most people know him as the chairman and medical director for the UFC.
1:09.8	But he has also the medical director for the emergency department at Valley Hospital right here in Vegas,
1:15.2	which is a pretty big emergency department. Tough, the contender series. He's the medical director of EMS Medical West.
1:24.0	He's also the medical director of CCT and AMR.
1:27.0	Event Medicine for AMR.
1:30.0	He's the medical director for Air Med, Las Vegas.
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