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...
by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Sep 26, 2026 | Newsletter
After two days in Reston, Virginia, I was fired out of the flying germ tube and deposited back home. You know the machine: a pressurized aluminum Petri dish where a stranger coughs directly into your neck for three hours and the beverage cart contains the only...
by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Sep 26, 2026 | Newsletter
I got a great question from a 45-year-old lifter. He trains full body 5–7 days per week, keeps moving between exercises and rarely sits around. RDLs. Bench. Leg extensions. Rear delts. Walk to the next station, recover, smash another set. His heart rate stays elevated...
by Dr. Mike T. Nelson | Sep 26, 2026 | Newsletter
You’ve probably heard of the Norwegian 4×4. Four minutes hard. Three minutes easy. Repeat four times. VO₂max can go up. Everybody from longevity podcasts to cardio GooRoos loves it. And for good reason. The original study was legit… …but the way most...
