Flex Diet Podcast

• [7:15] Intro to Rebekah's research on medicinal plants in Peru
• [11:48] Differences and similarities with LSD and ayahuasca
• [18:57] First steps in finding a guide
• [22:44] What to consider
• [24:28] Dr. Mike's experience
• [31:42] Ayahuasca's components
• [42:26] Advice for people new to the experience
• [50:35] The brewing process
• [54:52] What it would take to move toward legalization

Connect with Rebekah:

• Twitter

About Rebekah:

Rebekah's research is interested in the relationship between culture, altered states of consciousness and health. She is currently investigating altered states of consciousness and ego dissolution.

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• [2:19] Going to live events
• [6:37] What more happens in person
• [8:54] Talks I enjoyed
• [13:11] Tips for running an online training business

Referenced links:

• Flex Diet Podcast Episode 188: Why fitness seminars are worth the expense and how to make the most out of them: An interview with Ali Gilbert
• Fitness Insider Newsletter
• Gonzo Grip Training with Adam Glass
• Physiological Flexibility Certification

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• [3:33] How Mike got into kettlebells
• [10:26] What kettlebells were first like
• [13:26] Kettlebells during the pandemic
• [19:51] How Mike trains people to use kettlebells in a workout
• [29:09] Teaching the kettlebell swing
• [35:04] A tip for kettlebell snatches
• [41:25] Going back to the goal - what are you trying to achieve?
• [47:01] Mike's top 3 kettlebell exercises
• [51:36] Download Mike's e-book, "One Day Strength Challenge"

Connect with Mike:

• Website
• Facebook
• The Strength Connection Facebook Group
• Instagram

About Mike:

"I’m Michael, Coach, Kettlebell Instructor, Intuitive Practitioner and Connector of Strength. My mission is to be a navigator to those who want anything but an average life find their path towards physical, mental, and spiritual strength."

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• [3:59] Discipline as a skill
• [8:29] Don't wait for motivation
• [17:02] Research vs. experience
• [20:33] Know what you're willing to sacrafice
• [28:17] Over and under-estimating what you're capable of
• [36:00] Recovery
• [41:31] Predictive performance

Find Brian:

• Facebook
• Website

About Brian:

Brian founded and served as CEO for one of the largest fitness and sport education organizations in the world from 2002 – 2011. While working as a Performance Coach for Olympic, Professional and National Team athletes, Brian toured as a guest lecturer through New Zealand, Australia, Sweden, Italy, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Canada and the United States.

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• [6:37] Quantum biology and experiment design
• [27:20] Asking the right questions
• [35:36] Cognitive neuroscience
• [50:19] Meditation
• [1:02:10] Humans are drawn to extremes
• [1:14:07] Wizard Sciences and solving specific problems

Connect with Ian:

• Instagram Wizard Sciences
• Instagram Ian Mitchell
• Wizard Sciences 15% Product Discount, Note: this is not an affiliate link and i make no money on it, as i wanted to stay impartial. I would love to hear your data, though, so hit me up.

About Ian:

Ian is an inventor, scientist, biochemist, and founder of Wizard Sciences. At Wizard Sciences they work to develop groundbreaking supplements to help with brain function, anti-aging, and performance optimization. Ian has a wide array of milestones, including working with NASA astronauts and Olympic athletes to help optimize performance through his research and supplements to support human potential.

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• [6:23] How Dr. Forbes became interested in creatine
• [8:25] Research on  L-arginine
• [15:46] Creatine 101
• [22:30} Should you consider bodyweight in creating dosing?
• [32:10] Creatine and muscle gain
• [39:27] Male/female comparisons
• [52:04] Forms of creatine and the best kind to take
• [5407] Creatine and the brain
• [1:02:21] Potential risks and benefits
• [1:05:09] Anything coming that compares to creatine?

Connect with Dr. Forbes:

• Instagram
• [email protected]
• Creatine Course

About Dr. Forbes:

Dr. Scott Forbes’ primary interest is in sport science and has focused on various nutritional and training interventions to enhance athlete performance. In addition, he has expertise examining nutritional and exercise interventions for optimal muscle and brain health in older adults. He has worked as a personal trainer as well as an athlete consultant for several professional and varsity level sport teams.

Creatine Research:

• The Effects of Creatine Supplements on Brain Function with Dr Eric Rawson - YouTube
• Common questions and misconceptions about creatine supplementation: what does the scientific evidence really show? - PubMed
• Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Brain Function and Health - PubMed
• Current Evidence and Possible Future Applications of Creatine Supplementation for Older Adults - PubMed
• Perspective: Creatine, a Conditionally Essential Nutrient: Building the Case - PubMed
• Meta-Analysis Examining the Importance of Creatine Ingestion Strategies on Lean Tissue Mass and Strength in Older Adults - PubMed
• Efficacy of Creatine Supplementation Combined with Resistance Training on Muscle Strength and Muscle Mass in Older Females: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis - PubMed

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• [11:22] Why should you go to a live event?
• [22:39] Why the expense is worth it
• [25:40] The energizing effect
• [30:52] Making more progress is a short period of time
• [38:39] Tips for talking to speakers
• [44:47] Planning your year to spend wisely
• [51:27] Where you can find Ali speaking

Connect with Ali:

Instagram: @thealigilbert

Website

Silverback Summit

Upcoming Conferences:

• Raise the Bar
• NeuroSports Conference
• Real Coaches Summit 2023

About Ali:

Ali graduated Springfield College in 2003 with a degree in exercise science. From there she worked for Velocity Sports Performance. She then began training people in her hometown of Greenwich, CT, which led her to specialize in golf fitness becoming a 2-time Golf Digest Top 50 Golf Fitness professional, as Greenwich had 9 golf clubs.

This brought her a primarily male clientele, and eventually landed her in the mens health arena. She lectures nationally and internationally on testosterone, TRT, and her approach to coaching men online. She has been featured in Muscle & Fitness, T-Nation, + various podcasts for her work in mens health. Certifications include CSCS, SFG, FMS, FRC, TPI.

Ali in her own words:

Hi, I’m Ali. I am a wife, dog mom, meathead, and I fucking love a good steak. And fast Jeeps. I normalize boner talk. 

I help busy men get jacked, look great naked, optimize testosterone + conquer nutrition. I do this by helping guys sift through the bullshit and provide them with structure + a plan that works for their lifestyle. 

I’m the one men hire when they have taken themselves as far as they can alone. I offer a highly unfiltered, truthful approach. I have coached thousands of attorneys, doctors, other coaches, CEO’s, executives, veterans, current military, and any dude looking to optimize his health. 

I have a true passion for men’s health + have made it my life’s work to help dudes find the solutions to all their fitness nutrition + hormone needs.

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• [6:07] How Matt got interested in physiology
• [16:17] Why it's good to be wrong sometimes
• [23:31] Matt on training grip
• [33:17] Thinking about strength and how you actually get stronger
• [45:31] Aging and longevity
• [54:19] Matt on massage and handling stress
• [1:07:59] Coaching and awareness
• [1:10:45] Violent consistency
• [1:28:10} Dealing with distractions
• [1:36:02] MMA and UFC
• [1:44:03] Planning for productivity

Find Matt:

• Oxidative Potential Podcast
• Instagram: Resilience HP

Dr. Mike's Upcoming Conferences:

• The Great Northern Festival (Cold and Sauna)
• Instagram: The Great Northern Festival
• Raise the Bar
• NeuroSports Conference
• Real Coaches Summit 2023

Referenced Links:

• Oxidative Potential Podcast - Dr. Mike T Nelson - Building a Resilient Athlete, Physiological Flexibility, Homeostatic Regulators
• Flex Diet Podcast Episode 111: My Plant Medicine Experience with Ayahuasca and Kambo in Costa Rica

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• [4:34] Working in a cadaver lab and unexpected findings
• [18:40] Asymmetry in the body and in professional athletes
• [24:19] How we shape what's around us and what's around us shapes us
• [32:10] Curiosity in life and movement
• [40:37] The importance of making mistakes
• [48:18] Flexion and extension
• [52:39] Defining fascia
• [56:48] Why fascia has been ignored
• [1:06:21] Teaching origin and insertion
• [1:22:52] Can fascia be changed structurally?
• [1:30:31 Hands-on fascia work
• [1:33:42] Can fascia hold emotions and memory?

Lauri's book:

The Myofascial System in Form and Movement

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Connect with Lauri:

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Website

About Lauri:

Lauri is an Adjunct Professor at Pace University (NY), Visiting Associate Professor Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Rush University Medical Center (Chicago), a licensed Creative Arts Therapist, a member of the American Association for Anatomy, a board-certified member of the Academy of Dance/Movement Therapists, a Yoga Alliance yoga teacher and education provider at the 500-hour level, a Stott Pilates instructor, certified yoga therapist (IAYT) and provider and former faculty for Anatomy Trains ® and Anatomy Trains ® Dissections.  

She co-leads www.knmlabs.com and guests internationally for dissection projects including the Fascia Net Plastination Project.  She is the author of The Myofascial System in Form and Movement (Handspring Publishing, Dec. 2022) and a contributor to The Anatomy of Yoga Coloring Book (Staugaard-Jones and Nemetz, North Atlantic books, 2022) as well as numerous articles.  She has presented internationally including at Harvard Medical, Oxford University and at conferences for the American Association for Anatomy and more. Information available on www.wellnessbridge.com.

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Listen to hear:

• [6:10] Ways bros are ahead of physique science and ways they are behind
• [12:46] What people don't know about pharmacology
• [15:46] Diuretics and risk
• [26:20] Has diuretic use increased?
• [34:43] The push toward extremism and the subjectivity of judging
• [42:49] Having the foundation matters
• [51:26] Bodybuilders who died young and risk factors
• [1:06:49] Cardiovascular training
• [1:11:23] Dr. Escalante's advice

Connect with Dr. Escalante:

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Website

Referenced Links:

• Dead Bodybuilders Speaking from the Heart: An Analysis of Autopsy Reports of Bodybuilders That Died Prematurely - PubMed
• Analysis of the efficacy, safety, and cost of alternative forms of creatine available for purchase on Amazon.com: are label claims supported by science? - PubMed
• Can Bodybuilding Peak Week Manipulations Favorably Affect Muscle Size, Subcutaneous Thickness, and Related Body Composition Variables? A Case Study - PubMed
• Flex Diet Podcast Episode 107: Peak Week: How to Look Leaner by Manipulating Water, Carbs, Salt, and More with Dr Guillermo Escalante - Dr. Mike T Nelson

About Dr. Escalante

From Dr. Escalante's website:

Dr. Escalante is currently a Professor of Kinesiology and Dean Fellow for the College of Natural Sciences at California State University, San Bernardino. He is a scholar in the areas of exercise science, sports nutrition, and sports medicine. His research interests include sports nutrition/supplementation, body composition assessment, physique enhancement, and sports injury prevention/rehabilitation. Dr. Escalante has over 52 peer-reviewed publications and abstracts in the fields of exercise science, sports nutrition, sports medicine, and kinesiology. He regularly presents at regional, national, and international conferences on his research and serves as a sports nutrition/exercise science consultant to various companies in the health/fitness/sports supplement space. Additionally, he has served as an expert witness in the areas of sports nutrition and sports medicine. Dr. Escalante has secured over $150,000 of internal funding to support his teaching and research as well as over $5 million in external funding as principal investigator or co-investigator through various businesses and agencies, inclusive of the US Department of Education and the US Department of Veteran Affairs. 

Dr. Escalante holds a BS in Athletic Training with a Biology minor and an MBA with concentrations in Marketing and Healthcare Management from the University of La Verne. He also received a Doctor of Science in Athletic Training from Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions and is certified as an athletic trainer through the National Athletic Trainer’s Association (NATA), a strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), and as a Sports Nutritionist through the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN). In 2021, Dr. Escalante became one of only 36 fellows (out 36,000+ members) of the ISSN for his contributions in the field of sport nutrition. Dr. Escalante is an active member of the NATA, NSCA, and the ISSN. He serves as a reviewer and associate editor for the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (JISSN), is the chair of the NSCA Bodybuilding and Fitness Special Interest Group, and is on the executive board for the NSCA Nutrition and Metabolism Special Interest Group. He also serves as a reviewer for 8 major journals including the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and the British Journal of Nutrition. 

Dr. Escalante also has over 50 publications in mainstream fitness magazines and websites including Muscle & Fitness, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Bodybuilding.com, Muscular Development, and MuscleMag International Magazine. He has appeared on television, radio shows, and podcasts discussing fitness, health, bodybuilding, and performance enhancement drugs. He has been a competitive bodybuilder since 2000, a bodybuilding/physique coach since 2004, and was a bodybuilding judge and/or sports medicine provider for MuscleContest International from 2010-2019.

Dr. Escalante is an instructor with the Kaiser Permanente Post-Doctoral Physical Therapy Orthopedic and Sports Fellowship programs where he teaches post-doctoral physical therapy fellows sports nutrition and practical applications of exercise science for sports performance enhancement. He was also an instructor to third year Doctor of Physical Therapy students at Western University of Health Professions between 2004-2018. 

Prior to going into higher level education, Dr. Escalante owned and operated an outpatient orthopedic physical therapy and personal training business for 18 years and was an owner/operator of 2 World Gym franchises.  He also served as interim head athletic trainer for East Los Angeles Community College, was a fitness/health consultant for the US Department of Defense, and was the Chief Operating Officer and Sports Medicine Coordinator for a large physical therapy/sports medicine practice in Southern California. Over the course of his 20+ year career, Dr. Escalante has had the opportunity to train, treat, coach, and/or consult with thousands of athletes and non-athletes alike inclusive of professional athletes in the NFL, MLB, NBA, LPGA, Olympians, and IFBB bodybuilders/physique competitors.

Dr. Escalante prides himself in his commitment to life-long learning and professional development. When he is not reading, researching, writing, or teaching, you can find him in the gym working out, walking his dogs, in the kitchen making delicious nutritious food, riding his Harley, and enjoying time with his wife and family traveling or watching TV at home. Dr. Escalante also enjoys singing under his alter-ego “Gil” and is working on his skills in stand-up comedy.  

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