stephen
curry

stephen’s day.

• On waking
  Sunlight in the first hour

  “Whatever time you wake up, try to get a little natural sunlight, get outside, get some fresh air.”

  light
• First hour
  Eat within the first hour

  game days: eggs or an omelet with breakfast meats and spinach, a bowl of yogurt, granola and berries, and a small protein smoothie.

  nutrition
• Morning
  Mobility and core

  “Some type of mobility stretching or core work in the morning if we don’t have shootaround.”

  fitness

• Afternoon
  Pregame nap

  “I usually take a pregame nap somewhere in there, at least an hour, somewhere between one and three hours.”

  sleepenergy
• After games
  Cold tub at every opportunity

  “Just getting in the cold tub at every opportunity, the compression sleeves that get circulation in your legs going, the sauna.” His home recovery area has a cold plunge tub.

  cold & heatrecovery
• Rest days
  Infrared sauna, 15–25 minutes

  20 to 25 minutes in his infrared sauna on rest days, and 15 minutes straight after a game or a big workout.

  cold & heatrecovery

• Wind-down
  Compression boots in bed

  “I wear Normatec compression boots when I watch a show in bed, read a book, or talk to my wife.”

  recoverysleep
• Before sleep
  A sleep sound track

  he puts on an audio track, “a sleep sound device meant to trigger the brainwaves and help you get deep sleep.”

  sleep

• 11 pm–1 am
  Night owl bedtime

  “I go to sleep between 11 p.m. and 1 a.m., depending on the night.” He aims for at least eight hours.

  sleep