This week on Strain on the Game, Stephen Warnock and Adrian Lamb sit down with Dr. Robin Thorpe, one of the world’s leading performance and recovery experts and the former Senior Performance Scientist & Head of Recovery at Manchester United.For a decade (2009–2019), Robin worked directly with the first team under Sir Alex Ferguson, David Moyes, Ryan Giggs, Louis van Gaal, José Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjær, overseeing the recovery and regeneration of elite players. During that time, United won 10 national and international titles, and Robin became known as the person players trusted to get them physically and mentally ready for the next match.In this episode, Robin reveals what really happens behind the scenes of Premier League recovery and answers the questions fans never get to hear:What does recovery actually mean in elite football?How do clubs monitor fatigue and predict injury risk?What do players do immediately after a match?Cryotherapy, compression, hydrotherapy, what works, what doesn’t?How do travel, fixture congestion, and December chaos impact performance?Why is mental and emotional recovery just as important as physical?Plus: real stories from working with world-class athletes including Zlatan Ibrahimović, Wayne Rooney, Alexis Sánchez, Robin van Persie and Chicharito and how different personalities respond to recovery demands.Beyond football, Robin has consulted across the NBA, MLB, MLS, PGA Tour, Olympic Track & Field, and was Director of Performance at Red Bull, supporting global sports projects and building systems to maximise performance and availability.👉 If you’ve ever wondered what the pros really do after a game, this episode takes you inside the recovery rooms, onto the training pitches, and into the decisions that keep elite players on the field.

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