Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• A consistent 8 hours (or more) of sleep is perhaps the most crucial reason for LeBron’s career longevity
• Hot/cold contrast baths are LeBron’s go-to recovery method
  • Typically, this involves 5 minutes of each, cycled for 3x
• In regards to nutrition, LeBron focuses more on what he doesn’t put in his body, as opposed to what he does
• “When the world and everything around you is at a rapid rate, or you feel like the pressure is mounting up… or you’re thinking ‘I don’t know if I can do this,’ it’s always important to take a moment to sit back, relax, calm your mind, take a couple deep breaths… and envision yourself in a better place” – LeBron James
• “Training isn’t just for professional athletes… Training is a lifestyle. It makes your mind fresh, it makes your body feel great, and it increases your focus.” – LeBron James

Welcome back to Season 4 of Trained. To kick off our season, we’re sitting down with one of the greatest basketball players ever, LeBron James. LeBron is a three-time NBA champion, four-time MVP, and the current forward for the LA Lakers. With his trainer Mike Mancias, LeBron’s created a training routine that focuses not just on his day-to-day goals but on longevity — because he has no plans of stopping his career anytime soon. In this episode, LeBron and Mike give us an inside look into the deliberate approach that’s defined their training routine: how they’ve learned to optimize LeBron’s sleep, their approach to recovery through contrast hydrotherapy, and how they incorporate meditation into LeBron’s schedule. Because for LeBron and Mike, training isn’t just something they do in the gym; it’s a lifestyle. And one that needs to be planned.