Episode 78 of The Mental Game features one of the world’s foremost experts on sleep, circadian rhythm and performance: Dr. Alan Kubey.
Dr. Kubey previously worked as a sleep consultant for NASA. He was recently contracted to advise the University of California, Berkeley basketball programs as they traversed the country in their first season as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Cal’s status as an ACC school presented myriad challenges for the program, including regular cross-country trips to sites like Duke, UNC, and Boston College to play those East Coast schools. So, the Golden Bears brought in Dr. Kubey, a passionate Cal alum, to counsel their teams on how to manage their sleep and circadian rhythms during the gauntlet schedule.
Dr. Kubey’s world-renowned work has the potential to change how college and professional teams (and you) approach travel.
On The Mental Game, Dr. Kubey…
NOTE: Dr. Kubey’s comments are not meant to be medical advice and are Dr. Kubey’s own. They do not represent the positions of any of the institutions he works for, have worked for or are mentioned during this episode.
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