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13 Overhyped Fitness & Recovery Hacks That Waste Your Time and Money | Ep 383

13 Overhyped Fitness & Recovery Hacks That Waste Your Time and Money | Ep 383

Update: 2025-10-06
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Confused about which fitness and recovery tools actually work?

Ice baths, red light therapy, massage guns, collagen supplements, and more! The marketing makes them all sound like you NEED THEM NOW.

Learn about 13 overhyped tools ranked from least to most overhyped based on what the science actually says, when they might help in specific situations, and how to avoid wasting money on gadgets that don't move the needle.

1 recovery tool that DOES actually work:

Timestamps:

0:00 - The hype problem in fitness
4:34 - Ranking framework: evidence, context, and ROI
5:24 - #13-11: Ice baths, cryotherapy, and compression garments
8:16 - #10-9: Massage therapy, foam rolling, and percussion guns
11:16 - #8-7: Tart cherry juice and sauna
14:25 - #6-5: Dry needling and red light therapy
17:18 - #4-3: BCAAs, EAAs, and collagen supplements
20:02 - #2-1: Electrical stimulation and glutamine
22:09 - The real priorities for fitness and recovery
24:03 - 3 questions to ask before buying any too


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13 Overhyped Fitness & Recovery Hacks That Waste Your Time and Money | Ep 383

13 Overhyped Fitness & Recovery Hacks That Waste Your Time and Money | Ep 383

Philip Pape, Evidence-Based Nutrition Coach & Fat Loss Expert