10 October 2022
Olympics, recovery, protein, biohacking, coaching and more with Govert Viergever - E6
In this episode, I talk with Govert Viergever about his health and biohacking journey. We talk about:
- Training for the Olympics
- Recovery tools and protocols
- The role of protein in performance and health
- How individualized nutrition and supplementation helps
- What goes on in the Olympic village
- And more...
- Find Govert on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Govertviergever
- Govert's website: http://www.govertviergever.com/
- Govert's coaching company: https://humanupgrade.nl/
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Episode timing:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:30) Training for an olympic event
(05:41) VO2 max and training motivation
(12:22) It's all about recovery and protein is king
(21:53) Biohacking for recovery
(26:57) Using cold and heat for recovery
(27:55) Using supplements and mushrooms for recovery
(34:03) How Govert helps people through his biohacking business
(39:47) The difference between biohacking and functional medicine
(44:31) What does a coaching program with Govert look like
(49:39) Common things that go wrong in health
(52:43) Dealing with trauma and limiting beliefs
(59:57) Practical tips for improving your health
(01:06:57) Outro and disclaimer
