Bite Size: The 1 Thing Destroying Your Recovery (And It’s Not Training)

https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts211/v4/76/7a/0f/767a0f71-d137-40a2-24af-acc656208829/mza_16524739682471922300.jpg/600x600bb.jpg

Performance Intelligence

Andrew May

362 episodes

1 day ago

There's IQ. There's EQ. Introducing PQ. All things human performance with PQ founder, Andrew May, exploring the latest in human performance with an all-star cast of subject matter experts covering physical and psychological wellbeing, performance psychology, sport, business, entertainment, the performing arts, leadership, and science. Learn valuable lessons that can be applied to optimising performance in your personal and professional life. Performance Intelligence applies to the way we turn up in relationships and the way we turn up at work, it applies to the way we perform in front of 10,000 people and the way we perform in front of one.

All content for Performance Intelligence is the property of Andrew May and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.

Self-Improvement

Education,

Health & Fitness

Bite Size: The 1 Thing Destroying Your Recovery (And It’s Not Training) | Dr Shona Halson

Performance Intelligence

14 minutes

3 weeks ago

Bite Size: The 1 Thing Destroying Your Recovery (And It’s Not Training) | Dr Shona Halson

What if the secret to performing at your best isn’t training harder — but sleeping better?

Recovery expert Dr Shona Halson reveals why sleep isn’t just rest — it’s the foundation of both physical recovery and mental growth. She and Andrew share what they’ve learned from working with elite athletes, and how the quality of your sleep directly shapes your ability to learn, adapt, and perform — in sport and in life.

🎧 From episode #145 of The Performance Intelligence Podcast.

Listen to the Real Science of Sport episode mentioned: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-real-science-of-sport-podcast/id1461719225?i=1000712107079
Read the Recovery Umbrella article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34941807/
View the Recovery Rocket:https://performanceintelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/recovery-rocket-1.png

https://performanceintelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/recovery-rocket-2.png

Use Code "PQPODCAST10" to get 10% off your Lumo Coffee order:https://lumocoffee.com/

Interested in sharing your story? Email Producer Shannon at support@performanceintelligence.com today with your story and contact details.

Learn more about Andrew and Performance Intelligence: https://performanceintelligence.com/
Find out more about Andrew's Keynotes : https://performanceintelligence.com/keynotes/

Follow Andrew May: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/

If you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.