Poke around the internet and it gets confusing in the land of supplements Here is a question I got the other day. “Hey doc, I heard that BCAAs are not useful at all for adding muscle. Is this true? Thanks." - Mark If you are old like me, you remember back to the stone
I want to discuss the rare times where prolonged distress may be useful. As discussed yesterday, I like a mainly eustress model for nutrition, training, and even recovery items like sauna, cold, fasting, etc. Stressors that are acute. Every so often, a prolonged, massive distress – if done correctly – can provide a huge
Ah, home sweet home! In a bit, two former M3 online clients will be here for a fun day of learning, lifting, assessments, and much more. Wahoo! One of the “fun things” we will do is cold water immersion (CWI) in the sealed chest freezer in the Extreme Human Performance Center filled with 47
No, I am not talking about rumored super strong windows on the Tesla Cybertrunk – which as a side note, appears to be available mid-next year, according to Elon. I am talking about the period post-training where the bro-logic sayZ that you need to consume protein and carbs immediately or else all the lean
I had a great time jumping down the nerd chute with Jason Leydon on the Conquer Athlete Podcast this week! Check out my interview, as we talking all about cold water immersion, psychedelics and testosterone. We discuss: What a typical day looks like for me My thoughts on cold water immersion: how
I had the honor of joining Matthew DesRoches on the Oxidative Potential Podcast. Check it out! >>>Listen Here<<< We discuss: My early research on heat transfer How I got into researching metabolic flexibility and heart rate variability The concept of physiologic flexibility Blood glucose Temperature changes When to pull the physiologic
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Poke around the ole interwebZ, and you will find no shortage of hacks and easy ways to avoid the basics. Newsflash Brosky – you can’t escape the basics. They're the foundations for better body comp, performance, and health. If you have the aerobic capacity of a propanol-ed possum, get thee to the rower or
One thing I love about my friends is the questions they ask. This past Spring, a friend asked a great question that I could not get out of my brain. After a crazy Day 2 of “The Process” put on by the Special Forces Experience, Jess, myself, and others were relaxing for a bit
I recently returned from the epic ISSN meeting, and it was back to “normal” (if anything I do is really “normal”) Monday. I was tired and after a bit more coffee than usual, I made it to the commercial gym where I do more upper body “bro work” on Mondays. I was dragging in
Steven Pressfield had a great short video the other day in response to the many questions he had received about how to write a book. Stay with me here, as this is related to lifting more weight. His answer was profound and simple instead of going off on some crazy technique or a 3-hour
