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A Science Based Guide to Met Flex on NBT podcast

A Science Based Guide

to Met Flex on NBT podcast

Huge thanks to my friend, Chris Kelly, who asked me to be a guest on the Nourish Balance Thrive podcast. It’s an honor to be asked back to chat about nerdy science.

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Enjoy!
Dr Mike

Nerd fuel (aka references):

1. Cohen, Jacob, et al. “Cannabinoids as an Emerging Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders.” Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 37.1 (2020): 28-34.

2. De Oliveira, Ramon Martins, et al. “Effect of individualized resistance training prescription with heart rate variability on individual muscle hypertrophy and strength responses.” European journal of sport science 19.8 (2019): 1092-1100.

3. Thamm, Antonia, et al. “Can heart rate variability determine recovery following distinct strength loadings? A randomized cross-over trial.” International journal of environmental research and public health 16.22 (2019): 4353.

4. de Zambotti, Massimiliano, et al. “The sleep of the ring: comparison of the ŌURA sleep tracker against polysomnography.” Behavioral sleep medicine 17.2 (2019): 124-136.

5. Goodpaster, Bret H., and Lauren M. Sparks. “Metabolic flexibility in health and disease.” Cell metabolism 25.5 (2017): 1027-1036.

6. Abe, Takashi, Charles F. Kearns, and Yoshiaki Sato. “Muscle size and strength are increased following walk training with restricted venous blood flow from the leg muscle, Kaatsu-walk training.” Journal of applied physiology 100.5 (2006): 1460-1466.

7. Dolan, Eimear, et al. “A systematic risk assessment and meta-analysis on the use of oral β-alanine supplementation.” Advances in Nutrition 10.3 (2019): 452-463.

8. Ellekjaer, Karen L., et al. “Lactate versus acetate buffered intravenous crystalloid solutions: a scoping review.” British Journal of Anaesthesia (2020)

Dr Mike T Nelson Presenting Flex Diet

Dr. Mike T Nelson

PhD, MSME, CISSN, CSCS Carrick Institute Adjunct Professor Dr. Mike T. Nelson has spent 18 years of his life learning how the human body works, specifically focusing on how to properly condition it to burn fat and become stronger, more flexible, and healthier. He has a PhD in Exercise Physiology, a BA in Natural Science, and an MS in Biomechanics. He’s an adjunct professor and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine. He’s been called in to share his techniques with top government agencies. The techniques he’s developed and the results Mike gets for his clients have been featured in international magazines, in scientific publications, and on websites across the globe.

  • PhD in Exercise Physiology
  • BA in Natural Science
  • MS in Biomechanics
  • Adjunct Professor in Human
  • Performance for Carrick Institute for Functional Neurology
  • Adjunct Professor and Member of the American College of Sports Medicine
  • Instructor at Broadview University
  • Professional Nutritional
  • Member of the American Society for Nutrition
  • Professional Sports Nutrition
  • Member of the International Society for Sports Nutrition
  • Professional NSCA Member
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Transcript

And nerdy science it is . . . Here is what we discussed:

  • [00:05:10] Mike’s previous appearances on NBT podcast
  • [00:05:23] Cannabidiol (CBD).
  • [00:05:43] DEA prohibits synthetically-produced Delta-8, as of August 2020.
  • [00:06:41] Sleep and CBD. [00:07:31] Review of cannabinoids in the treatment of PTSD (reference below (1)
  • [00:08:28] Heart Rate Variability (HRV).
  • [00:08:41] HRV fails to predict readiness to train; (reference below (2 & 3)
  • [00:14:17] Oura Ring.
  • [00:16:49] Oura Ring’s ability to differentiate sleep stages (reference below (4)
  • [00:20:57] Flex diet certification.
  • [00:31:55] Book: The Power of Bad: How the Negativity Effect Rules Us and How We Can Rule It, by John Tierney.
  • [00:34:01] Physiology flexibility.
  • [00:37:46] Wim Hof breathing exercises.
  • [00:43:05] Exercise training can alter how the body handles a large meal (reference below (5)
  • [00:44:06] Pop tart test.
  • [00:45:19] Article: The Porcelain Doll Diet.
  • [00:48:55] Breathing as a homeostatic regulator.
  • [00:52:18] Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) training; Podcast: Blood Flow Restriction Training for Improved Strength, Performance, and Healthspan, with Jim Stray-Gundersen, MD.
  • [00:55:12] Hypertrophy from walking using BFR training (reference below (6)
  • [00:55:31] Moxy muscle oxygen monitor.
  • [00:57:10] Fat Gripz.
  • [00:57:15] Supplements.
  • [00:58:07] Beta-alanine (reference below (7)
  • [00:59:45] Sodium bicarbonate.
  • [01:01:14] Lactate; Cytosport’s Cytomax.
  • [01:01:46] Recent study evaluating IV lactate (reference below (8)
  • [01:03:21] Flex Diet Podcast, hosted by Dr Mike T Nelson.
  • [01:04:31] Dom D’agostino on the Flexdiet Podcast:

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