Episode 050 - Dr Jeff Spencer: Learning to Win Before You Begin




D&D Fitness Radio Podcast show

Summary: We celebrate our 50th Episode by speaking with performance and recovery expert, Dr. Jeff Spencer. Jeff has coached, mentored and been the ‘cornerman’ to some of the world’s highest achievers from Fortune 500 leaders to Gold Medal Olympians. In our interview with Jeff, we cover as much ground as humanly possible on all aspects of general health, performance and recovery as it to relates to athletes, corporate leaders and the human race. Jeff’s experience in elite cycling and the Tour de France gives us an opportunity to fully understand the extent of the recovery and performance measures taken to ensure the top cyclists in the world were prepared for each of the 21 stages, en route to victory. These strategies can also be applied to other sports and competitive fields across the board, and Dr. Spencer outlines his approach to helping his clients achieve their goals. Whether it is his application of science, his use of technology or his ability to get the most out of his clients, Dr. Spencer is on the cutting edge of all aspects of human performance.<br><br>Dr. Jeff Spencer created his first goal at 9 years old with some crayons and paper. That goal was to be an Olympic cyclist at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. Twelve years later, that goal became a win and at 21 years old, Jeff was in Munich representing the United States Olympic team. After retiring from professional competition, he went back to school to earn a Masters degree in sports science. In the decades since then, Dr. Spencer was honored as the International Sports Chiropractor of the Year. He has worked with high achievers in nearly every profession from Olympic gold medalists, to iconic musicians to millionaire entrepreneurs. Jeff continues to work behind the scenes developing these world-class performers into superstars in their field.<br><br>For more information on Dr. Jeff Spencer, you can follow him via the links below:<br><br>Website: <a href="https://www.drjeffspencer.com/" rel="noopener">https://www.drjeffspencer.com/</a><br>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dr.jeffspencer/" rel="noopener">https://www.instagram.com/dr.jeffspencer/</a><br>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jeff.spencer1" rel="noopener">https://www.facebook.com/jeff.spencer1</a><br>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffspencer" rel="noopener">https://twitter.com/jeffspencer</a><br><br>The D&amp;D Fitness Radio podcast is available at the following locations for downloadable audio, including: <br><br>iTunes – <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/d-d-fitness-radio-podcast/id1331724217" rel="noopener">https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/d-d-fitness-radio-podcast/id1331724217</a><br><br><a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/dd-fitness-radio-28797988/" rel="noopener">https://www.iheart.com/podcast/dd-fitness-radio-28797988/</a><br><br>Spreaker.com – <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/d-and-d-fitness-radios-show" rel="noopener">https://www.spreaker.com/show/d-and-d-fitness-radios-show</a><br><br>You can reach both Don and Derek at the following locations: <br><br>Don Saladino: <br><a href="http://www.DonSaladino.com" rel="noopener">http://www.DonSaladino.com</a> <br>Twitter and Instagram - @DonSaladino <br>YouTube - <a href="http://www.youtube.com/donsaladino" rel="noopener">http://www.youtube.com/donsaladino</a> <br><br>Derek M. Hansen: <a href="http://www.SprintCoach.com" rel="noopener">http://www.SprintCoach.com</a> <br>Twitter and Instagram - @DerekMHansen <br>YouTube - <a href="http://youtube.com/derekmhansen" rel="noopener">http://youtube.com/derekmhansen</a>