About this episode

Sam Brown discusses the importance of recovery for Air Force pilots and how he integrates down-regulation into their training.

Sam Brown spends his days training Air Force pilots and aircrew who run on nicotine, caffeine, and alcohol — and almost never turn off their nervous system. He reveals why the toughest operators need recovery just as much as intensity, how he sneaks down-regulation into workouts disguised as hard training, and what years of coaching in Altus, Oklahoma taught him about real performance under extreme cognitive load.

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Mike T Nelson

Guest: Sam Brown

Topics covered

• performance
• recovery
• training
• cognitive load
• Air Force pilots

Keywords

• Air Force
• performance
• recovery
• training
• cognitive load
• nicotine
• caffeine
• alcohol

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Air Force

Places: Altus, Oklahoma

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