399. Dr. Pat Davidson: Optimizing Recovery and Performance For Muscle Growth

Grow or Die Podcast

Justin Mihaly

Healthandwellness, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Mindset, Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Education, Supplements

4.6 • 949 Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Grow or Die podcast, we dive deep with Dr. Pat Davidson, a renowned strength coach, exercise scientist, and former competitive athlete. Dr. Pat opens up about his journey from battling substance abuse to becoming a world-class expert in optimizing human performance. We explore the critical role of recovery, the science behind aerobic and anaerobic conditioning, and the transformative power of sleep. Dr. Pat also shares personal insights into overcoming life's challenges, building resilience, and the importance of maintaining mental health alongside physical fitness.

Timestamps:

[00:00:00] Episode introduction and welcome message.
[00:02:02] Introduction to Dr. Pat Davidson's impressive athletic and professional background.
[00:02:33] Dr. Pat discusses his early struggles with substance abuse and the journey to recovery.
[00:07:23] The impact of childhood trauma and how it shaped Dr. Pat’s resilience.
[00:12:27] Dr. Pat's thoughts on the modern world’s challenges for men and finding personal meaning.
[00:20:33] Advice for gaining confidence: building muscle, reading books, and speaking your truth.
[00:32:32] Insights on the importance of continuous self-improvement in training and life.
[00:44:06] The essentials of recovery: anaerobic system and sleep science.
[00:50:26] Dr. Pat's approach to aerobic conditioning and its benefits year-round.
[00:56:11] Overcoming the inertia of fear and facing life's challenges head-on.
[01:00:00] Dr. Pat's perspective on self-esteem, integrity, and setting tangible goals.
[01:04:11] Final thoughts on avoiding victim mentality and being proactive in life.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	What are your relationship with recovery?
0:03.0	What are people missing with recovery?
0:05.8	What do you think recovery actually looks like?
0:08.9	Well, I think the big rocks of recovery are an aerobic system and sleep.
0:13.5	You know, like, people do all this dumb shit
0:16.4	and it's like...
0:17.4	So you don't jump into a cold tub every morning?
0:19.7	No, not at all.
0:21.4	Like, my morning routine would probably make most people be like what the
0:24.6	fuck like you know no like an aerobic system will allow you to have a lower
0:31.8	resting heart rate and to be more in the parasympathetic side of your autonomic nervous system.
0:37.0	It'll allow you to recover faster between sets. It'll allow you to recover faster between exercise bouts.
0:43.6	It'll become, it'll make it easier for you
0:45.8	to recover between training days and training cycles
0:49.8	and this, that, and the other thing.
0:50.7	And aerobic system is an amazing thing.
0:52.8	It's literally the base of the pyramid.
0:57.8	Everything else can kind of be stacked on top of that.
1:00.2	And then sleep is the other one.
1:01.8	Like if you get into sleep science,
1:03.6	it's just such a incredibly powerful thing.
1:06.3	It's, you know, the benefits are literally endless
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