S3 E03 The First Rule About Sleep is… Don't Talk About Sleep. With Nick Littlehales The Young Player Wellbeing Podcast

On this episode we get the opportunity to talk to the legendary 'elite sport sleep coach' Nick Littlehales. Nick is a #1 international best selling author with his book 'Sleep' and has worked with some of the top performing athletes, clubs and coaches in the world, including Manchester United and Alex Ferguson; heard of them? He is the creator of the R90 Technique which has revolutionised the way so many look at sleep. This technique helps individuals to optimise recovery to maximise wellbeing and performance by breaking down their 24 hour day into cycles. On the episode Nick breaks down this cycle and offers practical tips which can be immediately applied.



We have wanted to dedicate an episode on sleep since starting the podcast and have managed to secure the best guest to do this. It was a privilege to have a guest of Nick's calibre on the podcast and we encourage you to try to take as much from this as possible - it could help you redefine the meaning of 'sleep'! The episode was mind - blowing to be a part of. When you have an expert like this on, you let him do his thing. We hope when you tune in you feel the same way we do!



Nicks socials below



Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_sportsleepcoach/



LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicklittlehales/



Twitter: https://twitter.com/sportsleepcoach⁠



Website: https://sportsleepcoach.com/



Talking Points

 

1. Intro and welcome to episode (00:00)

2. Nick’s experience in sport growing up (3:45)

3. Experiences of wellbeing / psychology as an athlete (6:31)

4. Early interests in sleep (8:22)

5. Impact of sleep on wellbeing and performance (20:05)

6. The R90 Technique (34:10)

7. Summarising (1:15:40)

8. Our key take aways (1:22:51)

9. Closing thoughts (1:27:52)