Joel Jamieson on the Train, Recover, and Repeat Mindset

When Joel Jamieson, Founder and CEO of 8WeeksOut, began working with athletes and clients in his gym 20 years ago, he realized the key role of recovery, as well as its unpredictability.

While the results of training were driven by recovery, recovery was, in turn, driven by factors coaches couldn’t track inside the gym: sleep duration, nutrition quality, and physical movement.

Joel’s passion for closing this gap between training and recovery led him to create Morpheus, a fitness platform designed to accelerate recovery and fitness.

Joel joins me today to discuss his “Train, Recover, and Repeat” model and explain why it is crucial to take client and athlete recovery beyond taking a day off.

He describes the interrelatedness of sleep, quality nutrition, movement, and training, and how they all work together to encourage recovery.

Joel also discusses how integrating recovery in a training program increases client retention at the gym and underscores the importance of sustainability in health, training, and fitness.

Training is important, but recovery dictates how much you can train. – Joel Jamieson

This week on the Physical Preparation Podcast:

What heart rate variability is and how it led Joel to work with improving recovery
Joel’s “Train, recover, repeat” model
Earning the right to train and the importance of sustainability in losing weight and getting healthy
The correlation of sleep, recovery, and results
Joel’s advice for getting better sleep
Why you need physical movement even if it’s your off-day from the gym
The four pillars of recovery
Why rest and recovery don’t mean doing absolutely nothing
Filling the gaps in programming and using days off as preparation for high-intensity training days
The real cost of not putting enough recovery
How integrating recovery days into a training program leads to a better fitness business
Why there are more conversations around rest and recovery today
What Morpheus is and how it helps clients become more accountable for their health, fitness, and recovery

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