In this episode, the dojo discusses the myth that a person has to be filled with trauma, angst, and insecurity to be exceptionally strong in the weight room.

In this episode Miyanovich, Duffin, and Castore discuss "Grindatrutide" - the Goldilocks zone of optimum exercise and training stress on the human body. Diet, exercise, and peptides are all discussed. How important is it that humans, at minimum, use their legs regularly for optimizing peptides, nutrition, and medicine? What happens at the cellular level when we move our legs? How does exercise or leg motion effect the things we ingest or inject? Also, how important is it that we don't overdo things?

In Part 3 of this series, Miyanovich and Joey discuss: the solutions are right here with us, accepting that you are enough, moving on from extreme lifting, recognizing other people's value, the need for men to adapt and change, weights not being the center of the universe, and pushing the world to become more self-aware.

In Part 2 of this series, Miyanovich and Joey discuss: the impacts of getting fat when you are a kid, the importance of the martial arts, just wanting to get better at something, the dark reasons for lifting weights, Joey's attempted suicide and near overdose, the dangers of putting everything into other people, accepting that you are a sensitive caring person, honoring the Yin-Yang balance as a man.

In Part 1 of this series, Miyanovich and Joey discuss: entering the Dad-zone, transitioning in middle age, having a substandard upbringing, "Soul Lifting", and the unavoidable tractor beam of discussing Eric Bugenhagen.

In Part 2 of this series, Miyanovich and Castore discuss: the signs that mitochondria are healing, measuring improvements, exogenous keytones as the #1 medicine for mitochondria, what are the types of mitochondrial dysfunction, the budget-friendly foods, supplements, and peptides for addressing mitochondrial dysfunction.

In Part 1 of this series, Miyanovich and Castore discuss: the importance of the mitochondrial lens, glycogen and keytones, the need for fundamental exercise, peptides and supplements, preparing the soil of the cellular environment or "your peptides aren't going to do shit." (Duffin)

In Part 4 of this series, Miyanovich and Walz discuss: Jon going on TRT, are you thriving or are you just living?, normalizing hormonal health for men, weightlifting, fitness, powerlifting, the positives of connecting with other men at the gym, policing toxic men, and the retarded politics that surround the concept of masculinity.

In Part 3 of this series, Miyanovich and Walz discuss: Jon’s upbringing, Jon’s dad, abuse, being abandoned by your mom, when your dad reaches "giant sack o shit status", patching it up later in life, when your parents are genetically missing capacities, the limits of forgiveness, "Team Reaper Bait", and Jon being a good step dad.

In Part 2 of this series, Miyanovch and Walz discuss: getting back into exercise, guys becoming body and health aware, Toxic Masculinity vs The Evolving Male, Jon’s upbringing, and reacting adversely to “standard” masculine energy.