Mike Watts is the Director of Global Performance at Under Armour. His job is to help athletes from all sports to optimize their performance, recovery, and improve the efficiency of their training and nutrition. Mike expertise includes movement patters, sleep and especially breathing. We discover that a vast majority of elite athletes, and regular folks alike, breath disfunctionally and we all can learn to use oxygen more efficiently to increase performance and improve the quality of our everyday lives. Take a deep breath and enjoy Lindsay Berra's conversation with Guru, Mike Watts. Part one of a two part series. 

Mike Watts is the Director of Global Performance at Under Armour. His job is to help athletes from all sports to optimize their performance, recovery, and improve the efficiency of their training and nutrition. Mike expertise includes movement patters, sleep and especially breathing. We discover that a vast majority of elite athletes, and regular folks alike, breath disfunctionally and we all can learn to use oxygen more efficiently to increase performance and improve the quality of our everyday lives. Take a deep breath and enjoy Lindsay Berra's conversation with Guru, Mike Watts. Part one of a two part series.&nbsp;

In today’s society the elite athlete is revered, admired, even worshiped. And many of us would aspire to be more like our heroes. On Food of the Gods host Lindsay Berra speaks to athletes from leagues like the NFL, MLB, NBA, and Nascar, to professional surfing, the Olympics, and everywhere athletes strive for an edge. She explores a key question: What does it take? Could we eat like them, train like them and how exactly do our heroes drive themselves to peak performance? The takeaway will influence all of us to better understand what it takes to be a world class athlete, and what we can learn from them.

In today&rsquo;s society the elite athlete is revered, admired, even worshiped. And many of us would aspire to be more like our heroes. On Food of the Gods host Lindsay Berra speaks to athletes from leagues like the NFL, MLB, NBA, and Nascar, to professional surfing, the Olympics, and everywhere athletes strive for an edge. She explores a key question: What does it take? Could we eat like them, train like them and how exactly do our heroes drive themselves to peak performance? The takeaway will influence all of us to better understand what it takes to be a world class athlete, and what we can learn from them.

Food of the Gods

In today’s society the elite athlete is revered, admired, even worshiped. And many of us would aspire to be more like our heroes. On Food of the Gods host Lindsay Berra asks a key question: What does it take? How did they get there – to the top of their field? How can we give our bodies the best chance at being more like theirs? Could we eat like them, train like them and how exactly do our heroes drive themselves to peak performance? We follow top athletes to find out. The takeaway will influence all of us to better understand what it takes to be a world class athlete, and what we can learn from them.

In today&rsquo;s society the elite athlete is revered, admired, even worshiped. And many of us would aspire to be more like our heroes. On Food of the Gods host Lindsay Berra asks a key question: What does it take? How did they get there &ndash; to the top of their field? How can we give our bodies the best chance at being more like theirs? Could we eat like them, train like them and how exactly do our heroes drive themselves to peak performance? We follow top athletes to find out. The takeaway will influence all of us to better understand what it takes to be a world class athlete, and what we can learn from them.