Dr. Heather Linden is the Senior Director of Physical Therapy for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and UFC Performance Institute.

SHOW SPONSORS: 

Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: 

🥦 Athletic Greens: ⁠https://athleticgreens.com/abe⁠ Free 1yr Supply Vitamin D + Travel Packs

💪 BUBS Naturals: ⁠https://www.bubsnaturals.com/?discount=abemaynard⁠ 20% off order

👟 Vivo Barefoot: ⁠https://www.vivobarefoot.com⁠ 10% off w/code "MIP10"

EPISODE LINKS: 

Heather's Instagram

UFC UPI Homepage

PODCAST INFO: 

Podcast website: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/abemaynard.com/the-mayn-idea-podcast⁠

Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mayn-idea-podcast/id1587799395⁠

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1v6OzDxxMUYlNUXN1AAPw3?si=eda5aae609874c69⁠

RSS: ⁠https://anchor.fm/s/6b4fbe04/podcast/rss⁠

YouTube Full episode playlist: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMGFodxtKEioDkOtd65xyuXs5p1qNjQpC⁠

YouTube Clips Channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYA_B1bx0rWVs-mNWc2QidA⁠

OUTLINE: 

Here’s the timestamps for the episode. You should be able to click through then timestamp on most players: 

(0:00) Intro 

(01:58) Heather's Athlete History

(05:55) UFC Performance Institute Vision

(12:05) Sports Performance, Data, and Martial Arts Analytics

(18:00) Can Fighters Trust Professionals Who Don't Fight?

(21:00) When To Call A Fight From Injury

(28:00) 16 Week vs. 8 Week Fight Camps

(38:00) Recovery For Cervical Issues, Stingers, and Spinal Compression

(40:00) Cold Plunge and Hyperbaric Chamber Effectiveness

(46:20) Best Recovery Tools for Grapplers

(49:00) UPI and Banned Substance

SUPPORT AND CONNECT: 

Instagram: ⁠https://instagram.com/abemaynard⁠

Tik Tok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/abemaynard⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/public-profile/settings?trk=d_flagship3_profile_self_view_public_profile