Owen Stanley, Sr. Associate Athletic Trainer, shows off the theralight 360 red light therapy bed at LSU’s new recovery center at the football operations building on Monday, August 26, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU head coach Brian Kelly stands in the players lounge at the football operations building on Monday, August 26, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The new players lounge features multiple televisions with video game systems allowing team bonding and relaxing at the football operations building on Monday, August 26, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU’s new recovery center features a barbershop with memorabilia and other LSU touches at the football operations building on Monday, August 26, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Metronaps sleep pods are another addition to LSU’s new recovery center at the football operations building on Monday, August 26, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The sleep pods allow for a short rest by blocking out outside distractions to help recovery. LSU’s new recovery center has a Mecotec cryo chamber where players get a quick three minute blast at -120 degrees to help recovery at the football operations building on Monday, August 26, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. LSU’s new recovery center features a hydrotherapy suite at the football operations building on Monday, August 26, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
By 2:15 p.m. Monday, football players began to fill the practice facility.
They walked past the revamped nutrition area and sat .