Hydration for Athletes: Should you drink sports drinks with glucose?
This video clip is from episode #200 – AMA #33: Hydration—electrolytes, supplements, sports drinks, performance effects, and more, originally released…
How fasting can impact sleep
This audio clip is from our sleep series with Matthew Walker, Ph.D. — episode #127 – fasting, gut health, blue light,…
The difference between maximum aerobic capacity and efficiency
This video clip is from #151 – Alex Hutchinson, Ph.D.: Translating the science of endurance and extreme human performance, originally…
Breaking down VO2 max: Definition, history, why it plateaus, and whether it really matters
This video clip is from #151 – Alex Hutchinson, Ph.D.: Translating the science of endurance and extreme human performance, originally…
#207 – AMA #35: “Anti-Aging” Drugs — NAD+, metformin, & rapamycin
“It’s really hard to know, in my view, how important sirtuins are as longevity factors…If we accept that, then it’s difficult to know [the importance of] activation of sirtuins by NAD as a longevity mechanism.” —Matt Kaeberlein
#206 – Exercising for longevity: strength, stability, zone 2, zone 5, and more
“We can do zone 2 our entire lives; we can do it safely, and it just yields enormous dividends.” —Peter Attia
Dispelling myths that excess protein intake increases cancer risk
This video clip is from episode #205 – Energy balance, nutrition, & building muscle with Layne Norton, Ph.D. (Pt.2), originally…
#205 – Energy balance, nutrition, & building muscle | Layne Norton, Ph.D. (Pt.2)
“Lean body mass is inversely proportional to your risk of mortality after age 50.” —Layne Norton
#204 – Centenarians, metformin, and longevity | Nir Barzilai, M.D.
“If you prevent aging and age-related disease, you’re going to compress morbidity, too.” — Nir Barzilai
What is the role of genetics in determining one’s work ethic and success in a given discipline?
This clip is from episode #183, James Clear: Building & Changing Habits, originally released on November 8, 2021.