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"Dr. Cheri Mah":

Dr. Mah is a highly respected sleep physician and n Adjungt Lecturer at the Stanford Sleep Medicine Center. Amongst high level athletes and sports franchises she's regarded as a sleep expert with a focus on benefits of sleep for Athletes in particular. Some of the clients she worked with in the past are Andre Iguodala, the Golden State Warriors from the NBA, San Francisco Giants from the MLB, Pittsburgh Steelers & Philadelphia Eagles from the NFL, San Jose Sharks from the NHL and many more.She's also currently a sleep expert for Under Armour and served on the performance council at Nike in the past and worked with companies such as ESPN, Gatorade & many more.

Today, we talked about all things sleep. Dr Mah gave extensive examples on the benefits of sleep as well as the dangers of under-slept athletes. We talked about the small things athletes can do in order to prepare themselves for journeys across timezones. Certain things you can do before, during and after your sleep. 

Did you know that bringing your own pillow from home already helps getting a better night of sleep? Did you know that the snooze button is not good? Did you know that your FT percentage, reaction time & speed in general suffers if you are under-slept? Do you know what "Sleep Debt" means? What is a "Nappuccino"? These topics and many more we discussed in this very unique and insightful episode!

Topics:

0:00 Intro5:20 Sleep Window & Sleep Debt16:05 Nappuccino   24:06 Timezones & Jetlag31:53 First night in new bed35:53 "NBA Schedule Alert" Project42:00 What can coaches do?49:15 Gaining player's trust52:00 Andre Iguodala's sleep journey56:30 Calm down routine after games1:04:15 Does supplementation help?1:07:45 "Napspressos"#DrCheriMah #DrMah #SleepDoctor #SleepPhysician #Sleep #Benefitsofsleep

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