Hvmn Enhancement: Biohacking, Health, And Cognition
Pushing the Limits of the Body and Using Data Effectively ft. Tim Don || Episode 68
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:47:21
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Synopsis
A day before the Hawaii Ironman World Championship, Tim Don was hit by a vehicle, breaking his C2 vertebrae...an injury known as the hangman's fracture. His only option for continuing his athletic career was to wear a halo, something he compares to a "medieval torture device". One look at it and you'd agree. 5 titanium screws were forced into his skull, severely limiting his movement so his neck could heal. Six months later, he completed the 2018 Boston Marathon in under 2:50. After such a traumatic injury, how did Tim manage to get back on his feet so quickly? We dive into the determined, strong-willed, and astute mindset of one of the world's greatest triathletes. In this discussion, you'll discover: The physical and nutritional interventions Tim followed in order to heal faster so he could get back to racing The science component of triathlon training - How should athletes think about the growing set of data available to them? As "amateur" sports gain in popularity with the culture shift of people wanti