by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Oct 3, 2026 | Newsletter
The internet has found a perfectly useful physiological metric… …and turned it into a religious war fought by GooRoos with ring lights. One camp treats VO₂ max like the final boss of human health. Get it higher. Then higher again. Keep going until your...
by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Oct 3, 2026 | Newsletter
Theory and PowerPoint slides are cute. Instagram GooRoos pointing out how another GooRoo is wrong is quite hilarious. But results? Results pay the bills. So instead of me ranting about stroke volume until the cows come home… …let’s look at actual humans....
by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Oct 3, 2026 | Newsletter
A review by Jang and colleagues raises a spicy possibility: Could essential amino acids, or EAAs, help “bypass” the cardio/lifting interference effect? Is this a mousetrap or meathead magic? Strap in, you beautiful iron-slinging mitochondria hoarder, as we break this...
by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Oct 3, 2026 | Newsletter
What up, you lifting meathead. I will bet you two stale donuts that you were never taught cardio. …But you were taught punishment. That is the dirty little cult handshake nobody wants to admit. Conditioning became the thing you did when you wanted to feel...
by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Sep 29, 2026 | Newsletter
In 1990, researchers did something wonderfully deranged. They took 12 pairs of identical twins, fed each man an extra 84,000 calories over 100 days, kept them mostly sedentary and watched the metabolic dice roll across the lab floor. Everyone gained weight. Shocker, I...
