Happy Sunday from beautiful MN, where it has been nice and cool at night, making this my favorite time of the year.

Enjoy your Sunday night and tune into the Enhanced Games if you're into sports performance live on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/live/aSy5L2DqDDw?si=9ZS-ZQFgB250TMRB.

I gave my Enhanced Games predictions on IG earlier today:https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYu820APyb2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link​

Always curious as to what you think, so hit me back.

Here's what went down this week:

Newsletters:

• ​Ultra Nerdy: SS-31 peptide: Your mitochondria are not “broken” just because your conditioning sucks, your sleep is trash, and a guy online with frosted tips said a peptide would turn you into a human power plant.
• ​My oops is your gainZ: Find out how an unlabeled bottle, an accidental double dose, and a “well this could go badly” moment turned into one of the cleanest, most focused deep-work sessions I’ve had in years.
• ​Creatine As A Fat Burner? Easy There, Lab Coat Cowboy: Find out how a fascinating new mouse study on creatine, brown fat, and thermogenesis got twisted into “creatine is a fat burner” and why the actual human data tells a much less sexy, but far more useful, story.

Flex Diet Podcast:

• ​Episode 385: Rob Wilson on BJJ Performance Frameworks, Grip Training, Recovery Tech & The Check Engine Light Book

Iron Radio:

• ​Fun Outside the Gym​

Instagram posts of the week:

• ​Attention Meathead Lifter — Stop Doing Zone 2 Cardio​
• ​My Tip for the Sleep-Deprived Meathead Brain​

Gym Tune of the Week: The HU "Yuve Yuve Yu”

The first time I heard this song years ago, my exact reaction was:

“What the F is this?”

Mongolian throat singing…
Monster guitars…
A wall of sound that still somehow felt metal as hell.

I had no clue who these guys were, so naturally I went down the rabbit hole, found more of their music, and immediately loved it.

Fast-forward to this past Wednesday, and the wonderful wifey and I finally got to see them live.

They were amazing.

Huge sound. Killer energy. Completely unique.

Check them out, crank it up, and let the Mongolian metal thunder do its thing.

Much love,
Dr Mike

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Mike T Nelson CISSN, CSCS, MSME, PhD
Associate Professor, Carrick Institute
Owner, Extreme Human Performance, LLC
Editorial Board Member, STRONG Fitness Mag
​​Mike T Nelson is a Ph.D. and not a physician or registered dietitian. The contents of this email should not be taken as medical advice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any health problem - nor is it intended to replace the advice of a physician. Always consult your physician or qualified health professional on any matters regarding your health.

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