Sports chiropractor and lifelong athlete on injury, recovery and building a body you can trust | Martin Kumm, Sports Chiropractor, WorldTour Cycling team EF Education-EasyPost, Expert Series 20

Pain shows up late. By the time you feel it, the process has usually been running for months. In this Expert Series episode we sit down with Martin Kumm, a sports chiropractor who has spent the past five years with WorldTour cycling team EF Education-EasyPost, alongside years working in ice hockey and track and field. He is a lifelong athlete himself, from national level basketball to triathlon to cycling. We go through the questions athletes ask us over and over. Does a warm up actually prevent injury, and how long should it be? Should you stretch, or are you someone who should not? Is a cool down worth the time? How much strength training do you really need, and what happens to it during a three week race? Are magnesium and creatine worth the money? And now that the research has shifted, is the cold plunge still doing anything for you? Martin also explains why he can tell whether a professional cyclist played other sports as a child just by asking them to stand on one foot, and why plantar fasciitis you feel in your heel often starts in your toes. If you coach, his closing answer may change how you plan your season. Stop trying to prevent injuries and start building a robust athlete. 🔗 MARTIN https://www.instagram.com/martinkumm_cycling/ https://cycling.clinic/ride-ready/ 👋 HOSTS Human Endurance is hosted by Bruna and Fabi, coaches, athletes, and co-founders of augo. Bruna: https://instagram.com/justbrunathings Fabi: https://instagram.com/endurance_fabi To support this podcast, head over to augo and create an account: https://www.augotraining.com https://instagram.com/augo.training