Why I actually hate bonuses (and what you get anyway)


I'll be honest about something here.

Bonus stacks make my eye twitch.

You know the ones. Forty "free" items duct-taped to an offer until the page looks like a ransom note, every item stamped with a made-up value so the total screams $14,000 for a $200 course. The marketing version of putting a spoiler on a Yugo.

It's a tactic that is usually hiding a thin product underneath.

Hence, before I tell you what comes with the Flex Diet Cert this week, let me tell you what the cert actually is. Because that's the real offer. The bonuses are just accelerators.

One Hour. Then The Steps.

Each of the 8 interventions is about one hour. In that hour you get the hardcore nerdy context so you know what the heck you are talking about.

However, that is not all, as I also give you the exact steps to run with a client.

8 interventions from protein to carbZ to micronutrition to sleep and much more.

Then after each one, as short module on the theory compiled straight into action. Each intervention has the details and the action steps.

That's the thing I could not find in 2004. Textbooks gave me physiology with no application — beautiful, useless, like a Ferrari with no wheels. Apps gave me application with no understanding — press button, receive macros, learn nothing.

The cert is the bridge. Complex physiology turned into simple actions, an hour at a time, ranked by Coaching Leverage™ so you always know what to reach for first.

So that's what you're buying.

Now the accelerators — and yes, these are time-gated, because they reward people ready to move, not "think about it for six months."

Bonus 1: The free hour with me (next 48 hours only). Enroll by tomorrow (Tues) night and you get a private one-hour call — just you and me, ask anything. Nutrition, training, HRV, business, the client who is slowly driving you insane. Normally $250. Expires Tuesday, June 16 at midnight Pacific.

Bonus 2: Costa Rica sports-nutrition deep dive A nearly 2-hour lecture on which supplements actually work versus which ones are marketing wearing a lab coat. Expires Wednesday, June 17 at midnight Pacific.

Bonus 3: The advanced "Level 2" modules. Six advanced modules I built for a gym that paid over $1,200 for them and that I do not sell anywhere else. Expires Wednesday, June 17 at midnight Pacific.

One more drops Thursday? I'm giving a talk at ISSN that day, and the expanded version is coming to you. More when it lands.

Miss a deadline and the bonus is gone. The cert stays exactly the same. Only the extras have a clock.

https://miket.me/fdc

Much love and met flex,

Dr Mike

PS - The FDC is not cheap and to help you out with payments you can use Affirm/Klarna at checkout if you'd rather spread it out. Doors close Monday, June 22 at midnight PST.

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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Dr Mike T Nelson

Creator of the Flex Diet Cert & Phys Flex Cert, CSCS, CISSN, Assoc Professor, kiteboarder, lifter of odd objects, metal music lover. >>>>Sign up to my daily FREE Fitness Insider newsletter below

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