As I'm writing this, my wonderful wifey Jodie is driving as we will be back at home tonight for the first time in about 6 weeks. As you may know, we were in S, Padre TX hanging out, kiteboarding, and working too. The day that we headed out, I was scheduled to do my 2,000
We are often insulated from our environment. In the winter, we warm our homes. In the summer, we cool them. But we may be unintentionally harming our health by not challenging our bodies to deal with the ambient temperature. A panel of experts today explains how we can benefit from cold therapy, offering practical first
Greetings from my last night here in S. Padre TX as we start to drive home over several days tomorrow. Today, I wanted to share with you a question I get a lot on Heart Rate Variability (HRV). "Question on HRV via Oura Doc. My HRV sucks via the Oura ring, what do I do?"
Today's health science news covers a new strength and conditioning book, body characteristics of elite strongmen, and problems with omega-6 vegetable oils. Then the guys address how they handle stressed and exhausted clients who need to perform in the gym. Also, sincere thanks to Fall Funds Drive contributor Fred, as well as strong monthly supporters
My first “formal” experience with Wim Hoff breathing was many years ago via a good friend telling me to investigate it. This was before anyone really knew who Wim was in the USA. And I did what everyone does now with anything new, I did the “Dr Google”. I found a video of some doooooode
It's episode 600! After covering a backlog of mail, reviews, and news, the intrepid triumvirate look back at how the show has changed over the years. Science topics include strength maintenance whilst dieting, nuts and weight gain, keto supplements, and problems with excessive fructose intake. After the mid-show break, a retrospective covers competitive and ideological
This week, we have been chatting about the second system to train for increased recovery ability and to be more robust. The first system was temperature and the second system is pH. Your body has to regulate both core temp and blood pH very tight. Small deviations = no bueno. Since your body is an
The Physiologic Flexibility Cert – How to maximize recovery techniques for better stress resilience -- goes live this coming Tuesday! I've had several questions on it and wanted to answer most of them below: 1) When do I get the first module? The first module will go out by the end of the day on
The Physiologic Flexibility Cert – How to maximize recovery techniques for better stress resilience goes live this coming Tuesday (Nov. 10)! I am super stoked about this one as I have been actively looking at this concept for well over 5 years. As I mentioned in the past, I started doing research on the concept
The pH system of your body, which is the second system of Physiologic Flexibility, can be acutely stressed by . . . 1) Breathing When you hyperventilate (fast, rapid breathing), you are blowing off (exhaling) more carbon dioxide. Less CO2 = more alkaline pH temporarily. The reverse happens when you hold your breath. Your metabolism
