I am back in Minnesota for a couple days as we head out to the Ancestral Health Society conference this coming Wed night since I am presenting there Thurs AM on the use of CBD. Hit me up if you are going to be there. This past few days I was in Maine doing a
Another factor that you may have not considered is your current VO2 max This goes by other names such as "aerobic base" or 'aerobic capacity." I am not going to split a hairy rat's butt hairs about the difference. Typically you can get a VO2 max test done with fancy equipment, but what if you
If you want to poke the hornet’s nest, just mention ketones and performance. Here is a question I got the other day: “Hey Doc, I read your newsletter yesterday and I have a question. What if I did a keto approach for 5 -8 weeks and then before my performance test day I loaded up
Here is one of the big ones I hear about CBD (cannabidiol) and recovery. “Yo bro, don’t you know that CBD helps increase growth hormone and lowers cortisol?” Something that bumps up GH and lowers cortisol has the potential for helping recovery from lifting and maybe fat-loss too. The claims for the magical power of
Ah, commercial gyms.... I typically only lift at them when I travel and one day a week at home for "dude-brah upper" day as I like the machines and DBs. Yesterday, I was doing some DB rows with Fat Grips. I thought I could eek out 1 more rep on my third set with 85
Longevity is all the rage now in fitness and there is some controversy about what the best approach is now. Some say that protein is even bad for your now as it activates some evil mTOR. Is that true? Should you be working to maximize longevity and to hell with performance and body composition? Many
Ketogenic Diets Suck for Speed and Power More data just in case you needed it as a brand new study has found some shocking conclusions (1). They took 16 young men and women, and tested them over 4 days under: 1) a low carb condition of less than 50 grams per day and 2) a
As you know, I’m a huge kiteboaring fan. In January of 2019, I hit up La Ventana, Mexico (Baja) hoping to kiteboard. I got in 2.5 days only out of 8 days there as the wind had other ideas. Such is life, and I know you don’t feel any sympathy for me, especially when there
One of the main questions I’ve been getting a ton recently right after “should I go keto?” is: What is the effect of cannabis or CBD on exercise performance and recovery? I've written a bit about this before, but now I have a full video on just that put out by the fine folks at
Image credit: Outlook - Releaf Does cannabis (aka weed, marijuana, ganja, you get the idea), increase exercise performance? This was a question that was proposed to me by a magazine recently. Hang on to your joint as we go down the nerd chute.First off - there is not much hardcore research. Very little in
