Roscoe discovered red light therapy on Thursday. By Friday, our Iron Intern had zip-tied four panels, a reptile heat lamp, and what looked suspiciously like a stolen Spirit Halloween decoration into a glowing booth in the supply closet. On the door: “Do not disturb. GainZ in progress Bro.” I asked why he needed the reptile lamp. “Dr Mike, I have a hypothesis. Where’s the heavy stuff?” His hypothesis? If a little red light helps recovery, three hours inside his homemade raccoon toaster should...

Go on to the internet and every GooRoo treats recovery like a cleanup crew: more sleep, more protein, a deload, maybe a walk and a massage gun that sounds like a small construction project. Good stuff. Keep it. If your sleep and nutrition are a dumpster fire, fix those first. ....But there is another question nobody wants to ask: What if the problem isn’t your cleanup crew? What if your system is not resilient enough? Two Sides Of The Recovery Coin I like to think about recovery in two...

In my last newsletter told you why your physiologic buffer zone can shrink with age. A lot of the stress chewing through that buffer are thing you didn’t sign up for it. The economy is a toddler juggling chainsaws. The news is a 24-hour panic buffet. Your inbox has apparently figured out how to reproduce without supervision. And your nervous system is trying to figure out whether that email marked “urgent” is an actual threat or another meeting that could have been a nap. Here’s the nasty...