Hi {NAME}, Lately feeling younger has been top of mind. All I want to do is be able to workout, run, and still be recovered enough to feel like I could go run sprints at the park with my kids. Iâll tell you, a few months ago, that was a bit of a struggle. Not because Iâm not in shape⦠If you know me, you know I stay in shape year round. But itâs like the more I increased my intensity and volume of workouts (along with dieting) the less "spunk" I would have for other fun activities that require some athleticism and power. Iâll be honest, I even tried some recovery peptides from my doctor (BPC-157 and TB500). I think they had an impact, but Iâm not willing to be on these kinds of things long term. But I have come up with a bit of a playbook that I follow that seems to help me out quite a bit. Some of it (okay, a lot of it) is subjective and anecdotal, so donât hate me for not going to science-town here, but I also want to be real. 1. SHORT Cold Plunges. When I say short, I mean 1-minute. I used to think that I would need to go in for 5 minutes and let it be an ego-driven experience⦠I think this is where a lot of my distaste of cold-plunging came into play. Now, I do short plunges (or showers) 4x per week in the evening (no longer in the morning). Noticeable change in my soreness the next day. 2. Colostrum supplementation when I feel run down. I know that a lot of people take it daily (and I am not opposed to that). But I have been taking it on days that I train harder or I am more exhausted. This also gets me a bit more runway out of the product, but I do know a lot of people swear by taking it daily. The one I use is [ARMRA]( because it is NOT heat treated. This is extremely important because heating it absolutely kills the benefits. ARMRA is the only brand that has a unique technology to cold process. A lot of people use Colostrum for the immune system as the lactoferrin as well as other compounds in bovine colostrum can activate T-Cells, but I try to take this logic and apply it top recovery. I also tend to get sick a lot WHEN my training is harder or I am more stressed, so it makes sense that I take it on the days when I am more run down (or take it daily and slightly increase my dose on days I am run down). WARNING - this stuff is not for kids. Kids should take a smaller dose. Itâs potent and it works and it has over 400 bioactive compounds (safe for adults, but just moderate dosage for kids). If you want to try it, you can use code THOMAS [Here and save 15% off]( I DO NOT CONSIDER THIS A SUPPLEMENT. THIS IS A WHOLE FOOD PRODUCT. Super important that people realize that. Itâs a bioactive food and something we can really thrive with and one of the main reasons so many cultures use it. [15% off ARMRA is Here using Code THOMAS]( 3. Biking on Days When My Body Says "no." What I mean by this is sometimes that concussive nature of running is just so much harder on my body and if I feel exhausted but still need to train hard, I find ways around it. For example: If My body is too banged up or I am too tired to run, Iâll bike. Not that biking is easier, per say, but it doesnât seem to drain my recovery tank the same as running. For lifting, I focus on time under tension when I am more exhausted in general. What I mean by this is rather than banging out reps and counting volume that way, I focus on how long the muscle is under tension. Sometimes doing longer, slower reps that tax the muscle in a different way. I seem to get a nice burn from it, but I donât seem to pull from that same tank I otherwise would. 4. Water. Not drinking it. But getting in it. Holy cow, I have been missing an integral part of training and recovery for years and years. Getting in and doing some breath holds, some mild underwater drills and breathing exercises (nothing extreme, and always where there is someone to keep an eye on me) has made a huge difference in my breathing and consequently my parasympathetic tone. Funny thing is I have never been crazy about swimming. But here I am, mid thirties, learning that I am loving it and itâs made all the difference in my sleep, recovery, and state of mind. Get in the water and try it. 5. Increased my magnesium intake even more. I realized something. I oxidize magnesium like a maniac. That means even when I take 500mg, I burn through it and donât get the same effect as someone else. Maybe itâs because of my muscle mass. Maybe my stress levels? I do not know exactly. However, I increased my dose from 500mg to 800-1000k mg and it has changed my state of mind, sleep, and recovery. I donât know if this can be the case for you or not, because everyone is different, BUT, itâs an easy thing to try to titrate your dose up a little bit more. I prefer a diMagnesium malate form as it wonât make you run to the toilet if you slightly over do it. Lol. 5 Big things I have changed in the past 6 months to make me feel younger, fresher, and happier, especially when I am on the field with my kids! Thomas Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( Thomas DeLauer, PO Box 1120, Stateline, NV 89449, United States